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The first Ravage that can actually contain the soundtrack to "Cats."
Shortpacked!: And get your damn fool hands out of your pockets!

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra comes out on DVD/Blue-Ray today (Tuesday), and I'm actually pretty excited!  Rise of Cobra was surprisingly a fun, tolerable movie.  And since it didn't go on and on and on and on forever, punctuated with robot-on-chick's-leg action, I'm probably looking forward to watching it more than my copy of Revenge of the Fallen!   I was really looking forward to owning Revenge of the Fallen, sure, but that was to help fill out our beloved Transformers Wiki.  But I'm looking forward to watching Rise of Cobra.  

To celebrate this glorious day, enjoy a photo of Batman punching Rex "The Doctor" Lewis.  (Microman Batman donated by The Last Gamestore.)  I've actually been searching for the white-coated version of Rex so I can steal his labcoat for my Dr. Biggles-Jones kitbash, but he's been mighty scarce.  I saw him for the first time with a batch of the new jungle/arctic/desert-themed guys.  Is that who he's shipping with?  Should I expect to see more of him?  Because if I shouldn't, I'm painting this guy's coat white and ganking it.  

(Man, that's a pretty good likeness on him.)

Anyway, Rex is just a sidebar.  Because of today's strip, as the main event I thought I'd throw in some photos of the actual Device Label Ravage toy, rather than just screenshots of his computer program like I did on Saturday.  He's a pretty big guy!  He's about twice the size of most actual thumb drives, which makes some amount of sense.  Real thumb drives don't have to accommodate an assortment of limbs.  And if you want to carry him around in your pocket without fear of damaging the USB connector, you can slide it right inside.  Thoughtful!  And you could probably get a key ring through the holes in either of his shoulders, but I haven't tried that for myself to confirm.

The working part of the thumb drive is at the back of Ravage's neck, and it hides away inside the torso while in jaguar mode.  The hind legs sort of clasp around it, protecting its tip, and also locking it from accidental movement.  During transformation to jaguar, the head and neck flip around, and the legs unstraighten.  The end!  The jaw is articulated, as are all the limb joints, so you can get him into a number of poses. 

And his head is proportionally larger than most Ravages, so he's kinda adorable.

My Ravage has spent pretty much the entire weekend plugged into one of my USB ports so that his computer program was activated.  I foresee him plugging back in soon, now that I'm done photographing him.  Too bad!  It's a pretty nice Ravage toy.  But it keeps being used on my dumb computer, like some sort of functioning technological device.  What mockery is this?

Eh, I have plenty of Ravage toys.  I guess I can spare one to stick out the front of my desktop machine so a digital kitty can jump around.  (I like seeing him occasionally stalk just outside the borders of my program windows, sometimes only through Vista's transparent title bars.)

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From:[info]mecheon
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:20 am (UTC)
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There's a version of him coming with a white coat. Its either a new version, a running change or a chase though, not sure which
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:23 am (UTC)
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That is why I say "I've actually been searching for the white-coated version of Rex so I can steal his labcoat for my Dr. Biggles-Jones kitbash." :)
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From:[info]sabre_justice
Date:November 4th, 2009 02:39 am (UTC)
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Man, now I want one. Where's that white one coming out? I'll paint it partly blue.
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From:[info]mecheon
Date:November 4th, 2009 09:41 am (UTC)
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I hear it is out!

I have no idea where it is out. I have no idea how many people have seen it. But I hear it is out
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From:[info]read_only_media
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:21 am (UTC)
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Typo in third panel, Lable instead of Label. :(
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:25 am (UTC)
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Gad dang, I'll have to fix that when I get back to my Photoshop-having computer in an hour.
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:33 am (UTC)
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Put a Band-Aid (brand adhesive strips) on it! Will fix it for real later...
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From:[info]deriksmith
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:26 pm (UTC)
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Wow. Someone's trademark-conscious.
I guess the FCC's new blogging protocols have your you all- "a place for everything, and everything in its place!"
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From:[info]dvandom
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:30 am (UTC)
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I'll have to see if Tigatron will run on my XP netbook.

Does it actually need to install anything, or does it run entirely off the USB drive? My work PC doesn't let me install anything (too many idiots installed viruses, now no one gets to install things without advance permission).
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:33 am (UTC)
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There's an installation involved.
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From:[info]grassynoel
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:43 am (UTC)

Device Label

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Does that mean, when you plug it in it shows up as RAVAGE: in My Computer?
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:46 am (UTC)

Re: Device Label

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It doesn't. But read Saturday's blog to see what it does do!
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Date:November 3rd, 2009 10:41 pm (UTC)

Re: Device Label

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You should be able to rename it to whatever you like. I called my normal thumb-drive Laserbeak so that's what it displays whenever i plug it in.
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From:[info]kijikun
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:04 am (UTC)
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I need this Ravage, like yesterday. Good thing I work in a toy store! *waves good bye to part of her paycheck*
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:18 am (UTC)
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Hope it's a Japanese import store!
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From:[info]kijikun
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:21 am (UTC)
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Argh. Foiled by inability to notice such details when confronted with shiny tech.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 4th, 2009 11:42 pm (UTC)

There are knock offs...

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I don't know if you allow "pimping" of such things, but... there's definitely a copied version for a bit less. Some even claim to be 4gb! I'm not the one selling 'em, just stating that it's already out there on the market. Them bootleggers are quick, I tells ya'! =D

Whether it has the same software is beyond me: haven't researched too hard yet...

agent_of_the_8
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 5th, 2009 08:26 am (UTC)

Re: There are knock offs...

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Ann-nnd then I snagged one a few minutes after that post on eBay for $21.25! Nice! Guess I'll have an answer to the software question a few weeks from now.

Being that this *is* a copy, instead of rivet-joints there's mini screws in the legs. Is that going to cause problems with the insides striping out or would anybody here know? For now, I see it as a great opportunity for turning KO Ravage into Catgut. Now if only I could find a reasonable figure to turn into Treadshot... any suggestions? ;)
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From:[info]oberongeiger
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:44 am (UTC)
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As much as I love John Hodgman, and I do... Justin Long is just a comedic master in everything I've ever seen him in. So I'm afraid the charisma battle victory goes to Long, for sure. The minor role in Zack & Miri ALONE...
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From:[info]_blaze
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:17 pm (UTC)
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huh..someone actually likes this guy.
Well to each their own I suppose.
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From:[info]taiyounotekken
Date:November 3rd, 2009 06:05 am (UTC)
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I love you, Walky.

First cartoonist to point out Hodgman has fifty million times more charisma and comedic talent than The Next Keanu Reeve, Justin Long.

And Device Label Ravage really doesn't work on Macs?
I love Japan.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 3rd, 2009 06:21 am (UTC)
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Captain Rufus here!

If its a standard USB drive us Mac dorks can still probably use it, but won't get access to the special functions like in our august host's Saturday pictures.

Then again I am not really sure if I want to pay 40 bucks for a 2 gig drive to test it out, even if there is a Tigatron one and he is my favorite Transformer.

(I guess I missed getting his second Botcon toy so its not like I NEED it right? I've got the Japanese BW mold and the 01 Botcon toy when he is in Transmetal Ranger mode with his best gal Airazor (also sans exclusive mold version but also BW toy is a foreign one. FROM CANADA!) so its all good. But considering I am mulling over selling my Brave Max my toy collecting gene is going away anyhow...)
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From:[info]dvandom
Date:November 3rd, 2009 12:47 pm (UTC)
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I have a Tigatron coming eventually (it's a trade thing, so it'll ship when my trading partner has enough to fill a box for me), and I have a Mac at home, so my review will cover what it can and can't do on a Mac.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 3rd, 2009 10:28 pm (UTC)
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Hey, you already overpaid to have a computer in the first place, so what's holding you back?
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From:[info]mrblisterfists
Date:November 3rd, 2009 06:30 am (UTC)
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awesome.

it's cool to have figures in scale with each other, but I really don't mind discrepancies in scale.

I don't mind for instance, that Indiana Jones is 4 inches tall and Hellboy is 8. In my toyniverse, they still exist together and interact.

one neat thing about having figures in smaller scale, though, is interaction with other accessories! Like the Weather Dominator (I Have to settle for the Weather Dominator, because getting those last two parts to the MASS device is like mining uranium.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 3rd, 2009 06:47 am (UTC)
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As a techie, I really don't like those Mac Vs PC adverts. I know Mac OSes are great, but well, I like playing games and the wide range of software and hardware available for Windows-based PCs.

- FFN
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 3rd, 2009 07:13 am (UTC)
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I just like that in the one where they mock all previous Windows OSes, ("Vista will fix everything XP did wrong") they didn't mention Windows 2000. I know they said Windows ME, and that's true, because ME sucked, but apparently Apple admitted that Windows 2000 is a perfect OS.
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From:[info]eolirin
Date:November 3rd, 2009 08:09 am (UTC)
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Windows 2000 wasn't really intended for home use, which is probably why it wasn't included. There was no real marketing push for it, and the OSX demograph probably hasn't even heard of it.
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From:[info]transformingseminarian.blogspot.com
Date:November 3rd, 2009 03:22 pm (UTC)
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I was more surprised that they skipped Windows 3.0 (and 3.1) and went straight to Windows 2. Windows 3 was pretty darn ubiquitous back in the day....
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 4th, 2009 02:07 am (UTC)
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Indeed. But have you SEEN Windows 3.1? IT'S PERFECT. Hell, I'm reinstalling it now...
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From:[info]eolirin
Date:November 3rd, 2009 08:10 am (UTC)
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So, the obvious question is: has anyone tweeted a link to the comic to Hodgman yet?
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From:[info]kiruppert
Date:November 3rd, 2009 01:52 pm (UTC)
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The ironic thing is that Hodgeman is a big time Mac fan since way back in the beginning. Though I guess that's as it should be since he's promoting the dang things, even if he is their Strawman PC.
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 02:47 pm (UTC)
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Yeah, I'm unsurprised he's a big Mac fan, but he's been sabotaging the whole thing because he's way more likable than the smug hipster dude.
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From:[info]deriksmith
Date:November 3rd, 2009 04:31 pm (UTC)
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If he wasn't the ads would probably come across as mean-spirited. He manages to be an AFFECTIONATE avatar for PC's foibles.

Walky, I've been meaning to ask... was the "Tigatron works for Optimus Prime on the search for Energon" the default bio for the USB avatar, or did you type it in?
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From:[info]shortpacked
Date:November 3rd, 2009 09:48 pm (UTC)
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That's the default bio. You can only edit the name.
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From:[info]mrblisterfists
Date:November 4th, 2009 07:46 am (UTC)
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I too am a fan of Big Macs.

but special sauce gives me gas.
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From:[info]gwalla
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:10 pm (UTC)
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Aww, I was hoping Ravage had USB humping action.
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From:[info]yaodema
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:22 pm (UTC)
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Just a quick note: Ravage is compatible with Macs. It says so on the site advertising them. Also, that's a damn cool USB drive, and I'm not even that much of a fan of Transformers to begin with!

Either way, freaking John Hodgman. He was always the funny one in that set of sketches, while the "Mac" guy is just kinda... there.
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From:[info]deriksmith
Date:November 3rd, 2009 05:33 pm (UTC)
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The USB drive is, I wouldn't count on the desktop enhancement being mac-compatible until I read a review from a mac user.
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From:[info]yaodema
Date:November 3rd, 2009 06:29 pm (UTC)
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Apparently that doesn't work with Win 7 either.
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From:[info]wishdragon
Date:November 5th, 2009 09:50 pm (UTC)
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Do I even need to mention that Intel Macs can run Windows 7 if desired?

I don't know why you'd want to, but you can have your Ravage and your Mac too.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:January 6th, 2010 03:40 pm (UTC)
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The app does work with Windows 7. I can't actually get the drive to open in Snow Leopard, though.
From:(Anonymous)
Date:January 6th, 2010 03:50 pm (UTC)
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Scratch that, a reboot fixed it. The app still runs in Windows 7, though.
From:[info]pesatyel
Date:November 4th, 2009 03:28 am (UTC)
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I HATE those "PC vs Mac" commercials. As I was scrolling down and saw Ravage show up, I was hoping he would eat the Mac guy....too bad.
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From:[info]badspock
Date:November 5th, 2009 11:59 am (UTC)
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Check your local Aldis, if you have one, for the white coated Rex. I just saw one last night at the one by me here in Cleveland, but my budget wouldn't allow me to buy it (and that's sad when you consider it's just a 7 dollar toy. Yay economy!)
From:(Anonymous)
Date:November 16th, 2009 09:10 am (UTC)

white coat doctor

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i saw two white the doctors at bi-mart today, along with two kamakuras. got one of each, haven't seen them yet, probably won't again. also left behind the night adder because he had black tattoos instead of the ridiculous baby blue i've seen online. is that a running change or a variant or was the blue a prototype?

i'd trade for a blue night adder, but chances are good if you've found that you've already got a white doctor.

(are they even in the same wave? i also didn't buy the red fang ninja, nano viper, and unmasked shirtless storm shadow. was this the motherlode and i blew it?)

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