A Case With 5.1 Surround Sound Built In, Continued

Leboff had just gotten back from an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association event in Maryland, where he had demonstrated the product. "It was a huge hit with pilots and flight sim enthusiasts... we had a wide range of test pilots, from young kids to airline pilots."

Great for pilots of soon-to-be bankrupt airlines

In addition to appealing to real-life airline pilots, the HotSeat products appear in many other circles outside the typical gaming crowd. Jay also told me that his SOLO gaming chassis is used at Army recruitment centers, and that his line of racing chassis are seen at NASCAR events across the country. Ranging in price from about $500 to $1,000, they will put a dent in your pocket book, but are not quite as costly as similar products out there.

Conclusion

Looking at all of these crazy products, I find myself also looking back at some of my first video games (when computer peripherals were about a $30 a year industry). I do wonder what Oregon Trail would have been like if I had to pedal an exercise bike to get the wagon to move. Regardless, we're in a new era now; accessorizing and tripping out everything you own has become a necessity. As long as there are uber-nerds out there, more and more obscure gaming peripherals will spring up. Since I don't want to live in a world without uber-nerds, I guess I'll just continue to gawk over the new ideas that are brought to life by new start-up companies that seem to pop up every other day.

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