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The Dog Ate My Wii Control

Just a quicky to let you know I have found a fault with the new [tag-tec]Wii[/tag-tec] from Nintendo …

Yes it’s fun , yes its small and yes it is certainly going to sell well when launched there is going to be 20 games available with more anticipated soon in the new year. It comes with the sports games straight out of the box which look to be pretty good fun.

You can operate this wireless control device with one hand which is another big plus , it makes rumbling noises and even has it’s own built in speakers.Since it’s wireless their is no risk of the kids catching the wires and pulling everything on top of them and no need to sit 3 feet from the screen to make it work.

You must be wondering what could be wrong with such a techically brilliant piece of modern technology?

Well as you might know the wii is motion sensitve so you can control the action of your sword or light stick or whatever just by waving it around. This leads to some pretty exciting game play.

Things were going so well? I was swinging my virtual? baseball bat and hitting it all over the ball? park? when disaster struck..

You see the thing about waving your arms all over the place apart from risking knocking your coffee across the room from the table is that the family pets are expecting you to throw something ..

I expect you can guess what happened next the dogs started barking and the was all hell let lose as they then tried to grab the wii control assuming it was sort of dog chew a stick.

Well I am afraid to say in all this excitement my hand was getting warmer and warmer and the next thing I know my slippery hand has just slung the wii remote across the room.

I bet that wasn’t? in Nintendo’s testing program? ?

Well there’s a mad rush across the living room and there is me and 2 Bishon Frise? dogs in a? chase to grab the wii remote.

Well in my book it was? cheating they ganged up on me and? the younger one put a neat block on which left me floundering and the next thing I hear is the crunch of dog on plastic and that was the sad end to my [tag-tec]wii remote[/tag-tec]..

I had owned this toy? just a few hours and the dog? had already eaten it..

It has to be said before my wii remote went to that? home where all those sadly busted? tv and video remotes seem to eventually? end up, it was? fantastic fun !

This from someone who’s last games console he actually paid for himself? was a? SNES so as you can see I keep up with the latest technology in the video gaming world.?

Ok I confess? the kids have got a PS2 and a zillion computer games and are crazy about MTG (magic the gathering… I know before you say it’s a card game) and occasionally I will challenge them at soccer, Formula? 1 or even? something else but I am certainly no expert.

? If you want my opinion for what it’s worth at around $250 it is much cheaper than the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 but since I have yet to try those I can’t comment how it compares. May be I will get the kids one soon and see how that works out..

But before you part with your hard earned cash on the Nintendo wii make sure you banish the dogs, cats , kids (yes they will get a go? eventually).

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Launches On Line Electronics Store with 20% Rebates called RocknRebates.com

It sounds like something you guys would just love you get to buy your favorite stuff and then get 20% rebates what do you think ?

I thought you would at least want to check this out I know I did.

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Automatic means when customers make a purchase at the store, they are given either an instant rebate automatically reducing the retail price by 20%, or

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will mail customers their rebate check within 14 business days. No forms to complete, stamps to buy, receipts to send, credits to use towards purchases, no miles or points to redeem: Just cash in hand! And the associates at RocknRebates.com think that is just Rock’n. “We believe we have a Rock-solid program – great products, low prices and fast, easy, automatic rebates with no hassle or effort to be made by the customer.

You can’t beat it,” says Brian Sveinsson, Director of Store Operations.RocknRebates.com features a wide selection of best selling, name brand electronics such as Big Screen TV’s, cameras, home theater systems, video games, satellite/audio/video equipment, electronic accessories and the like to suit anyone.

When you complete your selections, you always get 20% off your order as either Cash Back or an Instant Rebate, except shipping and handling – direct to the customer.

Very few companies offer this type of program when comparison shopping on the web. Associates at RocknRebates.com are not only proud of their products and site, they are also proud of the expedient ability to create a company, products and services so quickly.

The employees at RocknRebates.com are ecstatic and enthusiastic to get their first of several businesses off the ground in a matter of a few weeks. “We came together as a team to achieve in weeks, what takes some companies months or years to create. We leveraged our strengths, knowledge and commitment to get this store up and running,” according to Mike Maas, Founder and CEO. “Our methodology and approach is one that is easily repeatable and will be utilized to launch several of our forthcoming ventures,” Maas continues. “This is a fun business! Everyone works hard because we love the environment,” says Rick Clear, Senior Vice President of Operations. “We all get together on a teleconference and solve problems or address improvements, then implement them quickly.

Decisions happen fast around here. That’s how we launched the business in record time,” Clear said.RNR, Inc. plans to launch its second and third businesses in the second Quarter of 2006. The first site will be an export business selling games and novelty products to the international marketplace as a wholesale distributor.

It will initially feature such products as card, dice and board games and expand to other highly desired consumer goods.

The third venture will be a direct-to-consumer fashion accessories business, which will begin planning stages in late March 2006, in addition to other businesses currently being researched and planned.

About RNR, Incorporated RNR, Inc., was founded in December 2005, by CEO Mike Maas whose strategy is to target several opportunities to market new and exciting products via E-commerce, wholesale distribution and direct-to-consumer businesses.