Shake While You Quake for $20?

Bill Houlehan, the same dude who has a million unopened atari 2600 games for sale from his cave warehouse is now selling Aura VR Units which are essentially a vibrating vest you hook up to any audio source (read:pc playing quake, although I suppose it has pr0n potential as well if you swing that way). No big deal, except at $20 I figured this is might be worth mentioning on a quiet sunday afternoon. here's another review of the thing. You can get more info at the website which is a strange mix of oddball old widgets (Atari T-Shirts? Tetris Keychains? 14 Acres of Colorado Land?) that amuses the hell out of me.

Comments

What ever happened to... subwoofer chairs?

[John_Booty]

I was at E3 in '98, and I remember trying out some subwoofer-equipped gaming chairs. I believe they were from the same company that is producing these subwoofer-equipped vests, but I'm not sure... anyway, the funny thing about the chairs was that the subwoofer was located directly under your 'nads!

It was not pleasant experience. Sort of a gentle vibration might be kinda cool but this chair delivered a rather jolting effect... when I fired the machine gun in the demo game they had hooked up, I instantly regretted it. :)

I couldn't help but think that spending more than a few minutes in them without seriously damaging your reproductive system. It was one of those products where I was like, "umm... someone actually thought this was a good idea, and was able to convince enough investors as well in order to actually get this thing MADE?".

Usually, before purchasing any product, one of the little checks I run through in the back of my mind is, "will this damage my reproductive capabilities?". I think a good rule for potential product manufacturers to follow might be, "will this damage the reproductive capabilities of others?"

Might have felt nice if you were a girl though, I dunno. :)

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How much does it cost for a front page story?

[duffbeer703]

I'm interesting in selling some stuff, I would like to know how much it costs to get a front page 'news' story on slashdot?

Do I need to pay per click, or can I pay a flat rate for the story?

Want a slightly used 747?

[rebelcool]

This amused me

Several other types of large planes for sale there too.

odd massager

[Grim Trigger]

I'm more worried about the pr0n potential of a Mr. Potato Head Massager.