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		<title>Street Pad Patriot Joypad: the Star Spangled Joystick</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/11/26/street-pad-patriot-joypad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t tell if this American flag inspired joypad is a proper tribute to the good old U.S. of A., or if the giant holes poked in the front of it count at defacing the flag. Well, either way this flag-waving joystick has its intentions in the right place &#8211;&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t tell if this American flag inspired joypad is a proper tribute to the good old U.S. of A., or if the giant holes poked in the front of it count at defacing the flag. Well, either way this flag-waving joystick has its intentions in the right place &#8211; assuming you&#8217;re not anti-American.<span id="more-23547"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-23548  aligncenter" title="patriot_joypad_american_flag" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/patriot_joypad_american_flag.jpg" alt="patriot joypad american flag" width="600" height="772" /></p>
<p>The only &#8220;bombs bursting in air&#8221; will be the ones dropping on you <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOJvAD4sN-Y">while you&#8217;re playing Modern Warfare 2</a> with this thing. The Street Pad wireless joypad works offers a large 8-way D-Pad, multi-speed turbo fire modes, and comes with a wireless USB dongle for use with either a PC or PS3. It&#8217;s available over at <a href="http://www.totalconsole.com/servlet/the-1003/STREET-PAD-WIRELESS-FOR/Detail">TotalConsole</a> for $24.99 (USD).</p>
<p>And if you&#8217;re not into patriotism, there&#8217;s always this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-23550  aligncenter" title="burning_fire_joypad" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/burning_fire_joypad.jpg" alt="burning fire joypad" width="600" height="381" /></p>
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		<title>Statue of Liberty USB Drive Welcomes Immigrant Memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[America &#8211; land of the free, home of the brave, and a place where memories are made &#8211; and stored in digital files with names like DSCN00043.JPG. Whether you think this Statue of Liberty USB flash drive is a tacky souvenir or not, it definitely is one of the more&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>America &#8211; land of the free, home of the brave, and a place where memories are made &#8211; and stored in digital files with names like DSCN00043.JPG. Whether you think this Statue of Liberty USB flash drive is a tacky souvenir or not, it definitely is one of the more unusual USB drives I&#8217;ve seen in a while.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-22313  aligncenter" title="statue_of_liberty_usb_drive" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/statue_of_liberty_usb_drive.jpg" alt="statue of liberty usb drive" width="600" height="606" /></p>
<p>Other than the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_April_2008.JPG">color of the base stone</a>, I&#8217;d say these 4.3-inch tall Lady Liberty drives from <a href="http://www.supertalent.com">Super Talent</a> are pretty accurate 1:421 scale replicas of the real thing &#8211; other than the fact that they get their bluish-green hue from dyed rubber instead of weathered copper <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris">verdigris</a>. I suppose it would have been pretty hard to make a copper USB drive with a little tiny staircase and people inside. But I bet it could be done. Then you&#8217;d have to leave it out in the elements for 200 years to get that perfect patina.</p>
<p>The drives are available in 4GB ($14 USD), 8GB ($19.50) and 16GB ($34.45) versions over at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref%255F%3Dnb%255Fss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dsuper%2520talent%2520statue%2520liberty%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Delectronics&amp;tag=technabob-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=technabob-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" title=" photo" />. As an added bonus, you&#8217; don&#8217;t have to take a boat ride and then wait in line for 3 hours to see what&#8217;s inside this version.</p>
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