Albert Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 ThinkGeek, well known for selling a wide variety of merchandise that appeals to geeks of all kinds, has introduced a new product sure to win over the hearts of Atari fans the world over: Executive PONG. Paying homage to the first PONG systems that shipped in the 70s, ThinkGeek has faithfully recreated PONG while bringing to it modern aesthetics and technology. The Executive PONG unit features a high-contrast, internal DLP projector so you can project your game of PONG onto any flat surface and two brushed metal, as well as a pair of wireless bluetooth paddles, so you'll be enjoying PONG in style and comfort. To learn more, please visit the Executive PONG site at ThinkGeek, where you can order yours today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 VERY nice. Mind, $750 is a tad steep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 VERY nice. Mind, $750 is a tad steep! Most of that probably has to do with the price of the projector, not to mention integrating the game PONG with the projector and then the support for the wireless bluetooth paddles. Looks very sharp, though! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 hmmm... 1st of month... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I just bought one. I'll let you know how it works when I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy_Whelan Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I just bought one. I'll let you know how it works when I get it. Don't just try it on the wall in the house...try it on the side of the house outdoors for REALLY BIG pong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 defentily first of april. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyinghippo Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I just bought one. I'll let you know how it works when I get it. Don't just try it on the wall in the house...try it on the side of the house outdoors for REALLY BIG pong! Better... Outside at NIGHT! Then you could see it better, and it would just plain rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I just bought one. I'll let you know how it works when I get it. Is there a full money back guarantee? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 LOL, wireless Pong. Will these April Fools never stop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 LOL, wireless Pong. Will these April Fools never stop? Dang! I was hoping to write off the cost of this executive pong as a business expense! Major decisions could have been decided by the winning pong score! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 ...so now I have a googlephonic stereo with a moonrock needle. Sounds fine for the car, but now I need something for the living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Those paddles look suspiciously like Griffin PowerMates. I wouldn't put it past ThinkGeek to come up with something like this. (After all, they have given the world caffeinated soap.) But it also seems suspiciously like an April Fool's Day joke. I also would have expected that any "suits" who could afford to blow $750 of company cash on something like this (and would actually do it) were already back to their fry cook jobs in the wake of the dot-com crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 OK, clicking a link deeper, I could clearly see that it WAS an April Fool's Day joke. The thing that actually tipped me off more than anything else was that there was no mention of "Licensed by Atari" or anything of that sort. I know if this thing was real, Infogrames would have their greedy paws all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) It's another one of ThinkGeek's outstanding prank ads, like thier PC EZ-Bake Oven. http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml I want one of these! http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/habicase.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/caffederm.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/gastron.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/virus.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/fundue.shtml http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/742d/ Edited April 28, 2005 by WildBillTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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