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Crap! Just when we thought we’d found our collective ceiling regarding geek-attracting gadgetry. Moroever, while we continue fighting the urge to snap up a Prestige Edition of Activision’s upcoming Modern Warfare 2 – just because it comes with night-vision goggles – our penchant for all things sci-fi is also being tested anew.
No words needed. We\'re losers and cannot help ourselves. Image: Play.com.
Specifically, as the November DVD and Blu-ray release of Star Trek looms large, accompanying sales-boosting merchandise is starting to seep from the marketing woodwork. While we can turn our noses to replica Phasers and flip communicators, the nature of our profession might be a problem after clapping eyes on a limited edition Star Trek-branded USB drive.
Suitably cheap at just $29 USD, which means we can (almost) justify the purchase to friends and family, the individually numbered 4GB drive has not only been cannily designed to resemble a Starfleet insignia, but also comes complete with a pre-installed copy of the hit action blockbuster.
Granted, one possible setback arises after learning the drive’s content is DRM protected, but we’ll forgive that particular shortfall – just this once – because the movie can be run on five different devices and can also be ripped to DVD, so it’s not that bad.
Now all we need is to similarly justify the $150 USD required to secure midnight snooping and possible arrest while decked out in fully functioning night vision specs.
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