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David Beckham Gets a Gold iPod Touch

Jason Chen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT

We thought Beckham had been officially exiled from his home country, but apparently he's back ~~and captaining their squad~~. His teammates were sooooo thrilled at his return that they all chipped in and purchased a gold iPod Touch (probably from these people) and engraved his name on the back. Not only that, they engraved what it was for—his 100th cap—so Becks wouldn't think that it was for being the most handsome guy on the squad. In comparison, I expect something along these lines when I reach my 10,000th blog post. Maybe a solid gold keyboard. Or some money. [Telegraph]

EA Sports Fifa '07 Case Mod Winner Melds Sport, Hardware

kthompson — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:53:05 EDT

The winner of last year's EA Sports Fifa case mod contest pulled a repeat this year, managing to outdo himself as well as the competition. The case itself is covered in a textured paint that simulates a leather soccer ball (sorry 'the rest of the world,' your sport is still "soccer" here) and even the peripherals are airbrushed to match. But the real kicker is the removable foosball table atop the chassis. Almost makes you wish you played Fifa, doesn't it?

Machine Specs:
• Mainboard: Asus nForce Socket AM2
• CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+
• RAM: Corsair 1024MB XMS2 PC6400
• GFX: Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
• DVD: LG DVD burner
• HDD: Western Digital 250GB
• PSU: Xilence 420W
• SND: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

[EA Fifa '07 Case Mod via Geekologie]

Subbuteo Giant Inflatable Pitch: Inflate Your Way to Soccer Fun

blongo3 — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:00:38 EDT

It seems like every week there's some new giant inflatable object for sale. One week it's a bathtub go-kart track, the next it's a human-sized hamster ball. Well, today we found an inflatable soccer field, big enough for you and three buddies.

That's right, for the sporty gadgeteer who has it all, there's an inflatable 12' x 20' soccer field. Now you can shoulder your opponent (or teammate if you're a jerk) into the boards and have him bounce right back. And if that doesn't get you going, it can go from flat-to-inflated in just 30 seconds with the included air pump

The question we have for you, the loyal reader is:

– Ben Longo

Inflatable football pitch big enough for four [Slashgear]