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Pocket Guitar Hero and Wiimote Flash Drives
UMF Skibum | 8:25 PM on 02.20.2008 3 comments




For the uninitiated, Technabob and Ubergizmo are fantastic sites for tons of video game gadgets and goodies. Of course, that means they are unbelievable sources for C-blog fodder, especially in the department of cute little gizmos.

Por exemplo.

Basic Fun has teamed up with Activision and Red Octane to create the pocket-sized Guitar Hero Caribiner. The 4” by 3” game has an LCD screen, which displays notes coming at you in the 5 traditional Guitar Hero columns. No strumming is required, though there is a whammy bar for the ever important “bendy notes.” Best of all, the game has a collection of songs from GH I and II for your playing pleasure, including Smoke on the Water, Rock this Town, Cherry Pie, Killer Queen, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’, Miserlou, Heart Shaped Box, Message in a Bottle, Jessica, and Surrender. If you're ready to have the Police in your pocket, the game comes out this March for a paltry 14.99.

SolarMemo enters the adorable arms race with a pocket-sized WeDisk Wiimote flash drive. The drive, undoubtedly soon to be sunk by the copyright and trademark police, should be available in sizes up to 8 GB. Perhaps my favorite part is the functionality of the A button, which releases the USB connector. No price has been given yet, but the sheer coolness of the drive makes it worth almost anything. If payment can be made in sexual favors, I should have plenty of these to give out as prizes soon.



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