As if society wasn’t lazy enough Hasbro has announced that they will be releasing new varieties of classic board games with an electronic tower that is going to run the game.

The tower will manage aspects of the game such as dice rolls, rent, cash flow, etc. The tower “bathes the board in infrared light, and a camera can see reflectors placed on each game piece.”  The days of dealing out paper money and a banker are gone apparently. Paper money is being replaced by a plastic money card that is automatically reloaded by the tower when you pass go, collect rent from another player, etc.

Monopoly Live will be available this fall for around $50. You can still pick up the classic for around $15 if you are terrified about Sauron’s tower being able to watch your every move don’t want to drop the cash for the electronic version. But just think of all you will be missing. As one of the games designers, Leif Askeland said “The tower never makes a mistake”.

The tricky part is the birds flight time is 30 second–during which time the duck is bobbin’ and weavin’–and you have to get 3 direct hits to bring the duck down in that time. Each time you hit the duck it stutters for a second–dropping altitude–to reveal that you have hit it. After 3 shots the duck is downed–cherish that sweet sweet victory–then do it all again.

At only $29 I may have to give one a try and let you know. [HS]

“It’s the future of gaming.” –  or at least that is what OnLive is hoping for. After seven years in “stealth development” they have now announced their new product. OnLive hopes to bring a new world of  streaming video games to TVs, entry level PCs, and MACs, through the internet.

Interested? OnLive is currently looking for beta testers to stay at home wearing the same raunchy clothes for days without sleeping give their streaming game service a try, and provide them with feedback about the experience. To be apply as a beta tester visit the OnLive site and fill out the form. If you are lucky and are chosen to sit at home and play OnLive while gorging on microwaveable meals and delivery pizza as a beta tester you will get to use their service for free, in exchange for your feedback.

Mr. Nakamura Akira is a member of the Japan Rubber Band Gun Shooting Association–I wish I was kidding–and creator of the rubber band machine gun. The gun is capable of firing off 200 rounds rubber bands without a reload–which is good since loading the 200 rubber bands is very time consuming.

Now that you have seen what the gun can do take a look at what Nakamura can do:

And yes–unfortunately–I believe that is a holster he has under his left arm.

Interested in making one yourself? Nakamura has the book for sell on amazon for a little over $16 USD–that is if you can read Japanese.

When excitement was building around the initial release of the Nintendo Wii there were pictures circulating that had the Wii in a wide assortment of colors. Much to our dismay we have been stuck with white since release day.

Just recently news and pictures of a black Wii have been making their rounds. It is now confirmed that the black Wii will be released on August 1st…. in Japan ONLY!

Bummer for the rest of the World. Nintendo has said there are “no plans to have other colors of Wii in the U.S.”

It does however play sound from computer or other 3.5mm jacked device. The closest thing that this autobot does are the fold out speakers. The helmet folds open like ears–unlike any transformer we have seen–in order to expose the speakers.

Still for those die hard Transformers fans this is a great desk decoration that is quazi-functional too!

Its true. Using your PC and some special hardware–along with included software that looks like something from a video game made in the 90s–you can aim and fire USB powered missiles–ok foam darts–from your PC.

Need to be able to perform a remote attack? Get a rocket launcher with mounted web cam to take a shot beyond view. Not good with a crosshair? Get your laser guided missile system–seen in the picture above.

Choose from 3 different version available at ThinkGeek.