Technabob » target http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Gta Iv Available Now at Target (Not) http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/16/gta-iv-available-now-at-target-not/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/16/gta-iv-available-now-at-target-not/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:35:39 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/16/gta-iv-available-now-at-target-not/ Grand Theft Auto IV… is available now. While we’d all love for this to be true, the eagerly-anticipated game]]> Somebody at Target seems to have jumped the gun just a little bit. Apparently, they’ve hung this banner in the electronics department of one of their Orlando, Florida locations stating that Grand Theft Auto IV is available now. While we’d all love for this to be true, the eagerly-anticipated game isn’t due to be released until April 29, over a month from now.

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Flickr contributor Lividfiction came across the display at his local Target store, and managed to snap a couple of pictures before anyone in the department got smart enough to realize the gross inaccuracy of the signage.

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Heck, even Target’s PS3 & Xbox 360 game reservation cards list the release date as “03/2008″. Now either somebody really screwed up here, or GTA IV is coming out much earlier than expected. I’m going with the first one.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/16/gta-iv-available-now-at-target-not/feed/ 4 The Poker Chip USB Flash Drive http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-poker-chip-usb-flash-drive/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-poker-chip-usb-flash-drive/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:21:49 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-poker-chip-usb-flash-drive/ The gimmicky USB device du Jour is this flash memory drive that looks like a poker chip. The drive itself isn’t anything fancy, but the fact that it slides into the chip-shaped container for storage makes it a little more fun.

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The Memorex Poker Chip Flash Drive won’t win any awards for storage capacity, weighing in at modest 1GB, but it’s a fun gift for the poker addict in your life. They’re expected to show up in Target stores later this month.

Don’t get any funny ideas about using one of these in a casino. Since they’re red, they look most like a $5 chip, so it’s likely to cost you quite a bit more for one of these drives than an equivalent real chip. Now if only they made these in purple or black…

[via Engadget]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-poker-chip-usb-flash-drive/feed/ 5 Xbox 360 Elite Street Date Broken http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/18/xbox-360-elite-street-date-broken/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/18/xbox-360-elite-street-date-broken/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:06:25 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/18/xbox-360-elite-street-date-broken/ From the looks of this post up on Digg, a certain bullseye-wearing big box retailer has accidentally let loose the new Xbox 360 Elite model a couple of weeks early.

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The new model is slated for release on April 29th, but at least one branch of Target (in Chico, California) has sold this one to a lucky buyer. The receipt shows a purchase price of 479.99, and it sure looks like the authentic box art.

That said, it could still be a quality Photoshop job, so you be the judge.

[UPDATE: Xbox 360 Fanboy has pointed out that this particular system is for sale over on eBay, starting at $600. Many more pics, including the serial number label are on display there.]

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