We know that today’s iPhone coverage has driven most of you to the brink of insanity (OK, let’s be honest, that was actually the booze and black magic markers kicking in, but our iPhone coverage isn’t helping matters), but if there’s one thing that will shut up an Apple fanboy, it’s this Hellboy 2 Big Baby life-size replica. A shotgun combined with a six-shooter, it features six removable shells and a wind-up music player (featuring Lullaby and Goodnight). And at 19 kilograms, it’s not fucking around. But the best part is that you can call your Apple-fanboy buddy and tell him that you just dropped US$699 on something without a touchscreen or iTunes support. [bigbadtoystore via nerd approved]
For the ultimate game of Duck Hunt, Marksman Training Systems is offering the ST-2 shooting simulator–the first on the market for shotgun and rifle shooting. Co-developed by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, the simulator is so accurate that its used by Russian and Slovakian national clay shooting teams as a way to practice before the Olympics.
Hunting season’s coming up, and a lot of guys are getting sick and tired of looking at each other’s ugly mugs, longing for a woman’s touch. What better way to attract those lovely ladies to the hunting festivities than a pink shotgun? Offered for the first time this season exclusively by sporting goods and gun purveyor Gander Mountain, this 20-gauge Remington 870 Junior shotgun is offered complete with a pink Remington hat for $369.99. All that’s missing is the Hello Kitty insignia.
Might be a great Christmas present for that special lady in your life, or for that unusual hunting partner with the purdy mouth, with whom you spent a little bit too much time last year. The verdict: Not likely to be any more positive to marketers than pink gadgets. The chances of this succeeding at retail? I’d gather far worse than the chances of pink gadgets. Just a hunch. [ShopLocal] More »
