Double Trouble: A Recharging pad and a new Anime

Folks. 2 things have come to my attention, and every time that happens, there's bound to be Double Trouble

Double Trouble

First off, for those of you who own a variety of devices, from Blackberries to Iphones to Nintendo DSs, comes a Power Mat. This so-called mat let's you charge your devices without the need of additional AC Adaptors.

To use the Powermat, you simply take a device that is “wearing” a receiver and place it on the Powermat. That’s it! Sound and light indicate that a connection has been made and that the device is charging. A second sound indicates when the device is removed from the mat. Once on the mat the device will charge as fast or faster than the stock power adaptor.

I dunno. That sounds really suspicious. I mean, put a device with a receiver on the mat and that's it? Where's the fuckin catch to this?



I mean, look at the hell at this. It looks like a snowboard. Who wants to charge their devices on a snowboard? And furthermore, who even wants to wirelessly charge their devices? That's about as obscure as 2D Platformers, period. Plus that sounds like taking away the freedom to use AC Adaptors to charge. I like the extra wires when it comes to charging. I want that extra clutter. Tripping over a charging wire builds character, like an episode of The Glenn Beck show.

Let's just hope the $99 price point drives people away. Otherwise, this may be doom and gloom for our beloved, yet outdated, AC Adaptors.

And secondly, it seems Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City will feature its own Japanese Anime, dubbed Princess Robot Bubblegum



It has everything a true Anime fan would want: Fan Service, bad dubbing, cliched plots, more fanservice, and beer-drinking cute animals. But there's something that's missing. Something...modernized.



That's right. It's not a Moe Anime like Lucky Star. Princess Robot Bubblegum doesn't focus on romance, harem nor slice of life story. This isn't even real anime, just like how Astro Boy, Gegege No Kitaro, Gundam, Sailor Moon, Doraemon, Tekkaman, Gatchaman, Dragon Ball, Dr Slump and One Piece aren't real Anime.

In order for an anime to be truly anime, it has to follow these rules

1) Anime must be for an audience 21 and older that has no life

2) No epic adventures. Not on the high seas.

3) Sci-Fi is outdated, unless it takes place in early 21st century Earth

4) Cute Moe-ish girls are the main characters

5) Never copy off of the Western Animation storylines

6) No English dubbing, even if you hire professionals like Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tress Macneille, Gilbert Gottfried, or Vic Mignogna

7) The story involves the character living their everyday lives

And finally

8) Pocky. You have to have lots of Pocky

So there you have it. The rules for making a perfect anime. Because everything else isn't worthy, even if they are better received.

And that does it for Double Trouble. If you think you're not in trouble, you may be in Double Trouble.

Source: Anime WP*Source of 2nd image*
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