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Plenty of news to talk about, but first we recap our weekends. We all used the holiday weekend differently: Jeff sailed a boat (in the sun!) on the Potomac river; Wilson became the only Asian Agent Double Oh Nothing for Her Majesty's Secret Service, and I had the unfortunate experience of actually laboring at work on Labor Day. Hear all the juicy details on the first half of the show.
Next up, we talk about Google's latest product, a version of the popular Monopoly real estate game that uses Google Maps as a giant playing board! Turns out that this isn't the first role-playing game to incorporate the popular online mapping Web site: users found a way to play RISK using Google Maps when it first debuted in 2005!
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Speaking of things to come, we always like taking a look into the future, so this week in time travel, we bring you Boondock Saints 2! Every male born after the year 1970 should be well aware of the original Boondock Saints, which featured two brothers on a mission to cleanse their city of scumbags--classic story, but something about the theatrical gunfights and archetypal characters made it into a cult classic. We're excited about the new one, even though it doesn't feature Willem Dafoe.
Finally, in typical Monday show fashion, we delve off into a trip down memory lane and rediscover our love for Beavis and Butthead, who recently made a short comeback to promote Mike Judge's latest film "Extract." Surprise! Wilson hates it. All that and more on today's episode of The 404!
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It's Monopoly, but with your photos.
(Credit: Photojojo)What's one possible gift for a photographer who likes to play Monopoly? Photojojo has an interesting twist on the original real estate game--instead of the names of places, you replace them with your favorite snaps.
Bundled in the $30 package are the game board, player pieces, property deeds and pieces, a photo-cutting guide, a stick of glue, and even a marker pen to doodle on the board. The rules of Photo-opoly are similar to those of Monopoly, although Photojojo encourages you to come up with your own to make the game more fun.
So, how much is the picture of Uncle Fred scratching his bum worth? You decide.
Take a chance with the "Flash" and "That's Life" cards.
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Wi-Fi paint? Bust warmer? Face slimming mask? Bandai telling women how to understand men? Why, that's just crazy talk! The Gadgettes are back in the saddle again, and this time, they ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
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Made-in-Japan Wi-Fi blocking paint
British Airways to allow in-flight texting
Computer newbs kick QWERTY to the curb
Thanko’s new plug-in bust warmer… whatever next?
Bandai helps women understand men
Japanese face slimmer will definitely not work as advertised
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Remember back in the '90s when that PC-game version of Monopoly was released? I didn't follow its progress too well, but I can imagine that board game enthusiasts were probably up in arms that one of their favorite titles was adopting an electronic form. It must have been like Jedi defecting to the Sith, except for the fact that the Monopoly computer game didn't seem to catch on like its cardboard-and-fake-money predecessor had.
Well, now the reverse is happening. Sort of. Nintendo Monopoly, one of Uncrate's most recent featured products, brings video game characters to a board game platform. Characters like Mario (duh), Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Kirby are featured in this latest version of Monopoly, which supplements other branded Monopoly games like Family Guy Monopoly, Disney Monopoly, and Marvel Heroes Monopoly. I'm not sure how strictly it adheres to the original Parker Bros. game--I'll be very disappointed if there's no "Get Out of Bowser's Lair Free" card--but Nintendo diehards might find this a fun little party activity once everyone starts getting headaches from Mario Kart.
Additionally, if you're snowed in this winter and the power's knocked out, this could be a clever way to fend off Wii withdrawal (Wiithdrawal?) without needing to invest in a generator.
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