New Toy Arrival

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-10-22 03:34pm

Rarely do I take time to brag about a new toy, but since this is such an extraordinary toy .....................

I'll brag.

Anyway, my wife ordered for me the Handspring Treo 600, which is a smartphone that includes just about everything but built-in airbags (think Handspring just didn't have room for those), and it all but redefines the smartphone. the thing didn't come cheap (they run around $600), but my wife got it for $400, since she already owned a Treo 300. Click the link above and learn about it. I won't be back home until the end of this week, so I've yet to lay my grubby paws upon it, but I soon will

Oh, and for those who wanna see what the toy looks like, hereyago:

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-10-22 03:37pm

Hey, jegs2! Good to see you are still around, as I haven't seen you post in a while.

Very slick smartphone, indeed. Can it do your taxes and tell you when you've got spinach in your teeth?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-22 03:42pm

Can`t hardly wait for the day they`ll connect all these things directly in our brains.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-10-22 03:57pm

I'd rather have one of these:

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-10-22 04:31pm

I'll take this:

And this:

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-10-22 04:40pm

MP-5 and a Thomson machine gun. Yup, that'd make me happy.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-22 05:13pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:MP-5 and a Thomson machine gun. Yup, that'd make me happy.

That's no Thompson SMG.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-10-22 05:16pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:MP-5 and a Thomson machine gun. Yup, that'd make me happy.

Are you smoking the whacky tobaccy?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-10-22 05:32pm

*points to the puny offerings presented by Einey and Nathan
[crocodile dundee] Thants not a gun, this is a gun! [/crocodile dundee]

my desired toy!

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-10-22 05:42pm

For when you really defenetly absolutly just must reatch out and touch somone accept no substitute.

Bofors!

AT-4 and Carl Gustav grg/48

Pain the Swedish way

Edit

BTW nice to hear from ya jegs, take care out there and come back safe and sound!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-22 05:43pm

That is a lovely phone, though I would have bought a cheap cellphone and splurged on a Palm Tungsten T3 or one of the high-end Toshiba PocketPCs.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-22 05:51pm

MUAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAH!!!! COWER, FOOLS!!!!!

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-10-22 05:52pm

phongn wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:MP-5 and a Thomson machine gun. Yup, that'd make me happy.

That's no Thompson SMG.

Oh, damnit. I meant, automatic rifle. Sorry, it's a slow day for me.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-22 05:59pm

Chardok wrote:[img]ttp://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/200209
1445/www.wired.com/news/images/full/metal_storm1b_f.jpg[/img]

MUAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAH!!!! COWER, FOOLS!!!!!

how many shots per minutes does it fire?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-22 06:00pm

The Wired says over a million.

Die Linky Von Der METALSTORM!!!

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-10-22 06:01pm

Chardok wrote:The Wired says over a million.

a million holy shit that`ll pulverise anyone in front of it.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-22 06:10pm

MetalStorm is useless.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-22 06:13pm

C'mere and say that

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-22 07:48pm

And, praytell, what uses are there for MetalStorm?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-22 08:25pm

Well...should I just point you to the demonstration video, or give specific examples? Or shall I just say why I as a former military member would have liked to have had one mounted on my Humvee?

#1 Versatility- it can be configured (Using prepacked barrels) to fire leathal, nonlethal, variable rate of fire, flares, Etc.

Oh screw it, you're right....it is kinda impractical...And I really don't know enough to debate it...it's still neat to look at

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-10-23 10:53pm

How did we go from talking about a $600 smart-thingy to a talk on who can find the biggest gun?

Anyway, wouldn't the electronic systems of the MetalStorm be prone to malfuntion?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-10-23 11:03pm

phongn wrote:MetalStorm is useless.

Absolutely, but it makes for bitchin photos.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-10-23 11:52pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
phongn wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:MP-5 and a Thomson machine gun. Yup, that'd make me happy.

That's no Thompson SMG.
Oh, damnit. I meant, automatic rifle. Sorry, it's a slow day for me.

You have referred to the glorious M14 as simply an 'automatic rifle'? HOW DARE THEE!!!

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-10-24 12:09am

Jegs is a geeeeek. Neener neener neeener.

Nice to see you are still around we have not hear from you in a while. If I get some money soon Im gonna buy a nice set of binoculars or a spotting scope for hiking the East Bay hills. We all have our toys.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-10-24 12:43am

phongn wrote:And, praytell, what uses are there for MetalStorm?

A few people I can think of would use them to achieve full erection.