The Nuclear War Launcher (and USB hub) heads West.

zekrahminator · Jul 31, 2006

Is someone showing off their new tech toys like it's their job? Are you sick and tired of people thinking their "liquid cooling" is all the rage? Just need some tech-oriented stress relief? Introducing the USB Nuke box! The nuke box, or so it was dubbed by The Register, has authentic lights and sounds, and gives you a 4 minute countdown when you press "the big red button". During peacetime, this toy turns into an ordinary USB hub. The nuke box is headed West from its original selling point in Japan, and the company is accepting pre-orders here.

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overcast · Jul 31, 2006

uhh what?

zekrahminator · Jul 31, 2006

It's a very pretty USB hub

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Frogger · Jul 31, 2006

after the count down will it nuke your hdd or just fizzle out

Darksaber · Jul 31, 2006

Frogger said:
after the count down will it nuke your hdd or just fizzle out

everyday russian roulette with your hard drive!!!! :laugh:

sinner33 · Jul 31, 2006

Someone explain this to me. I know it's a USB hub, but what the heck does pushing the red button and waiting 4 minutes do? Is this big thing just a waste of space?

Cause at the moment, I find the USB missile launcher more entertaining shooting small humming birds in a cage.

randomperson21 · Jul 31, 2006

its pretty................................

Dippyskoodlez · Jul 31, 2006

sinner33 said:
Someone explain this to me. I know it's a USB hub, but what the heck does pushing the red button and waiting 4 minutes do? Is this big thing just a waste of space?

Cause at the moment, I find the USB missile launcher more entertaining shooting small humming birds in a cage.

Entertainment.

i_am_mustang_man · Jul 31, 2006

i think that's damn cool, but i wouldn't buy it

if one of my friends got it for me as a gift, i would love it tho

overcast · Jul 31, 2006

You must be easily amused.

i_am_mustang_man said:
i think that's damn cool, but i wouldn't buy it

if one of my friends got it for me as a gift, i would love it tho

Bull Dog · Jul 31, 2006

*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

wtf8269 · Jul 31, 2006

Yeah, I don't understand what it does after the countdown either. My guess is shut your PC down. But who knows. I remember seeing somewhere there was a USB Nerf missile launcher that you could control on your pc. It could rotate, adjust it's angle, and launch all by the click of a mouse. By far the coolest fucking thing I've seen that's USB powered. I really wish I knew where I saw it though...

EDIT: Here it is. Not sold in US though.

Chewy · Jul 31, 2006

I think it just makes noise or somthing to ward off them anoying people around u?

overcast · Jul 31, 2006

HURRY AND SELL THE POWER PLANTS.

Bull Dog said:
*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

infrared · Jul 31, 2006

That's cool

Sandman · Aug 1, 2006

overcast said:
HURRY AND SELL THE POWER PLANTS.

AND MOVE ALL 80 TANKS OUT OF THE CORNER WHERE YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE HIDDEN! :laugh:

Bob The Fish · Aug 1, 2006

Sandman said:
AND MOVE ALL 80 TANKS OUT OF THE CORNER WHERE YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE HIDDEN!

MY TANKS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dippyskoodlez · Aug 1, 2006

Bull Dog said:
*Nuclear Launch Dectected*

Damnit now I have a craving for some l33t c&c RA actionss!!! :roll:

pt · Aug 1, 2006

This could be used with some games, like c&c red alert

EVEN BETTER: if you're surrounded with ppl that wants to kill you just get a laptop wire the HUB to the laptop and say: "We are all going to dye" and push the buttom, it could be quite effective in some places of the world :roll:

POGE · Aug 1, 2006

Good power switch for my PC.

zekrahminator · Aug 1, 2006

pt said:
This could be used with some games, like c&c red alert
EVEN BETTER: if you're surrounded with ppl that wants to kill you just get a laptop wire the HUB to the laptop and say: "We are all going to dye" and push the buttom, it could be quite effective in some places of the world

Yes! Someone needs to make a mod so that it can be used as a gamepad

(though, disabling the fancy lights and sound would be tricky).

Sandman · Aug 1, 2006

Nah, I would find a way to set it as a macro for easy network nuking. Set it up with ettercap so the little red button fucks everyones connection on campus. Then you can threaten people with it and stuff. Demand money when they're feverishly working on a huge project for the next day.

Alla yo money or it's no easybib for you, bitch! :laugh:

Dippyskoodlez · Aug 2, 2006

zekrahminator said:
Yes! Someone needs to make a mod so that it can be used as a gamepad (though, disabling the fancy lights and sound would be tricky).

definatly a leet nuke button for C&C. :laugh:

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