Think you would make a better Sarah Connor?  Or maybe you see yourself as a natural addition to Mad Men or Sesame Street?  With the Yoostar system, it’s possible to insert yourself as a character from one of your favorite movies and then share your scene-chewing … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Gaming Gear, Kid Gadgets, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Gaming, Movies

Be in the movies with Yoostar originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 7, 2009 at 5:01 pm.

Summer may be officially over, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still play outside. Need some motivation? How about the Aquapod Water Bottle Launcher. It’s the first professionally manufactured bottle launcher on the market that can launch a 2-liter plastic bottle up to 100 feet in the air. Get yours for $24.99. Full press release after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Geek Toys, Kid Gadgets, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Outdoor

Launch a 2 liter bottle 100 ft – Aquapod Water Bottle Launcher originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 7, 2009 at 11:07 am.

First of all– whoa– these are some horrifying  looking little  monsters toys.  The Huru Humi clan feature digital faces, a speaker built into the chest, and since they are marketed … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Kid Gadgets

Tagged: doll, Toy

Huru Humi Heidi and Friends originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 3, 2009 at 6:03 pm.

Here’s a great MP3 player for toddlers.  It’s easy to use for both parent and child, it has an external speaker and it’s durable.  I had been searching for a music player just like this, it’s like the SweetPea Toy Company read my mind. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Kid Gadgets

Tagged: Kids, MP3

SweetPea3 MP3 Player for Toddlers Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 26, 2009 at 5:30 pm.

Recently I had a chance to play with- er, I mean, let my preschool-aged son play- with this odd blue thing called the Bilibo Imagination Toy from ThinkGeek. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Kid Gadgets

Tagged: Kids, Preschool

What is The Bilibo Imagination Toy? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 21, 2009 at 10:08 pm.

Being one of the writers here at the-Gadgeteer and the father of the Gadgeteer Kid, I am wondering when you tech-savvy, gadget-junkies got your children their first cellphones??? The Gadgeteer Kid is nearing his … [visit site to read more]

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At what age did you get your child their first cellphone? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 12, 2009 at 4:37 pm.

Hogwild Beetle Spoons and Sporks have a wacky design that allows the folded wings to rotate 180 degrees from the closed position to the extended and ready-to-use position. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Kid Gadgets

Tagged: Cooking, Kids

Crazy folding spoons for kids originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 14, 2009 at 6:41 am.

Would you pay $100 for a  device that could tell you why your infant is screaming his lungs out in the middle of the night? If you answered yes, then you need to check out the Cry Baby Analyser from ThinkGeek. It’s a small … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Home Tech, Kid Gadgets, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Babies

Translator for infant cries originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 1, 2009 at 5:12 pm.

Review of the Tomy i-Sobot

According to the Tomy i-Sobot website, this is the world’s smallest humanoid robot in production, as per Guiness World Records.  With 17 servos and only 6-1/2″ high, it could be. … [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: Robots, toys

Tomy i-Sobot: Attack of the 6-1/2″ Robot originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 7, 2009 at 10:30 am.

Do you feel a draft? Did we forget to close the door?

Ever since I was a kid geek, I wanted to be an astronaut.  What’s better than flying around space in a rocket?  Watching your kid play with a toy version!

When given a chance to review some “kid” items from ThinkGeek, I jumped at the iPlay Lift-Off Rocket. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Kid Gadgets

Tagged: Kids, Rockets

iPlay Lift-Off Rocket Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 19, 2009 at 7:38 am.

Imagine driving a vehicle with atleast one small child strapped in a car seat behind you.  The child is reading a book or playing with a doll and suddenly it drops to the floor of the car.  The child desperately wants that item but cannot reach it due to the safety restraints, so the child begins to cry and whine, pleading for you to help which you cannot safely do because you are driving. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Car Gear, Kid Gadgets, Travel Gear

Tagged: car seat, Child, Kid, Parent, Safety, Travel

Star Kids Products Snack and Play Travel Tray Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 29, 2009 at 7:02 am.