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Author Topic: You wanted the best, you got the best! Self Destruct button available July 30th  (Read 2114 times)

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I never did get around to making one..........

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That is too cool. I was going to hack a usb hub into a broken NES controller but this would be pretty sweet.
I've got a fever...

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holy crap 61 dollars ofr a usb hub jeez

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PLUS IT SAYS 25.03 FOR SHIPPING.  100 BUCKS FOR A USB HUB IS OUTRAGEOUS.   COUNT ME OUT.  THAT IS ANOTHER WHOLE FRIGGIN HD FOR THAT PRICE.

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Yeah, that sucks.  I saw it and was thinking of all the cool things I could wire those switches and stuff to - but then saw it's only a USB hub and the switches/button just makes some noises.  Bleh.

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Definitely overpriced, but here's a video 'review' of it (with a nice soft-core porn soundtrack).   It even comes in a cool box!

http://www.akihabaranews.com/news-12221-.html

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Oooo I so want one. I would wire it up to my PC's power switch.
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You can get the same switches used in that hub at any electronics store such as Jameco: http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&categoryId=3540

and they won't cost you $100

I have a few of those on/off toggle switches and a turnkey switch to turn on my cab... they're pretty cool  :)

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That music is cool.

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The video makes it look cheap. He is really careful when he puts the key in.

Problems I see is that there is no place for external power. So If you run a Pen tab and or other devices like scanners etc, you will not have enough juice.

And I was a little saddened to see that the button did nothing to the computer. It would be great if it acted like an interface and when you pressed the button you could trigger an event within the keyboard. Instead you get a 4 bit sound effect blasted through a little 1 inch speaker. Hmmmmm. That is $62.99 too much.
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$100 is a great price for that!

(if your the guy selling $30 worth of parts-most of the cost being the USB hub-for that much)
$6.75 the hard way-one quarter at a time.

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Yeah, and the bloody thing doesn't even work, I mean, it simply is NOT self-destructing...I want that thing to blow up if I spent $100,- on it and when I find the right time to use it  :laugh2: