Toys

Develop your control of The Force with the Jedi Mind Control Game from Hammacher Schlemmer.  The game has a headset with sensors for your forehead and ears that “translate your brain’s energy into a wireless signal that is sent to the game’s base station”.  Your steady concentration sends signals to adjust the speed of the […]

The Fascinations Vacuum Tube AM/FM Radio is a modern radio with a nostalgic look. This is an analog AM/FM radio with rotary volume control.  The vacuum tubes don’t seem to be real, just lighting effects.  The radio operates on 4AA batteries or can use an AC adapter; neither is included.  Get the Nostalgic Radio for $19.95 from InnovaToys,

You won’t fear the future while wearing the red Star Trek Original Series T-Shirt Dress – because you won’t have a future!  ThinkGeek offers the tunic-style mini dress in a cotton fabric and in sizes of XS-XXL, so any woman can live like there is no tomorrow.  The dresses are $39.99, and all sizes are in

The Fushigi Ball appeals to many aspects of my personality- mediocre magician, out of practice juggler, gadget freak, fidgeter extraordinaire, and someone just fascinated by spheres. Basically, this is just a steel ball in an acrylic shell but it lets you do some pretty cool things.

For you mega geeks out there (you know who you are!) you can now walk around town, safe in the knowledge that you’ll never miss a decent Wi-Fi hotspot ever again, all thanks to the Wi-Fi Detecting T-Shirt. These cool, 100% cotton T-shirts have a Wi-Fi detector built into them, which is rather awesome I think.  Powered by 2

The Fascinations company offers “wonders created by physicists.”  Their City Lights globe is a little different from most globes.  There’s a light source inside that illuminates the major cities on earth.  The globe automatically rotates on its axis, as well.  The globe comes with a 11oV power supply.  The City Lights Globe is available in 6″ or 10″ diameters from various retailers.  The Discovery Channel

Construction sets comprised of tiny magnetic spheres are not exactly new, but Nanodots are little more flashy than the NeoCube and CyberCube kits I’ve reviewed in the past. They are available in kits of 236 spheres in your choice of Silver, Black and even Gold. Prices start at $29.99 and go up to $39.99 for

“The Story of You As Told by Nerds” baby book from ThinkGeek is the perfect gift for the geeky new mother or mother-to-be.  Instead of recording typical milestones in Baby’s life (first smile, first steps, etc), you’ll be able to document your little “Geekling’s” apparent opinion of being born, his/her first nosebleed, first genius moment, and

Are you going to Europe soon?  Would you like to re-enact scenes from The Da Vinci Code?  You can get your very own Da Vinci Code Cryptex from SkyMall to aid your efforts.  The Cryptex is made of die-cast metal with an aged finish.  It comes with the pictured box.  You can set your own password. 

The Official LEGO LED Flashlight from Brando would make a fun (and useful) addition to any LEGO fan’s collection. Just wind his arm to charge the internal battery. LEDs are located in the figure’s feet. The only thing I see missing is a hat or hair 😉 This product is available from Brando for $32.90.

The Lego Architecture Series models caught my eye when I was in a bookstore yesterday.  These Lego models use what appears to be standard Lego blocks (for the most part) in non-standard colors.  For example, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater uses 811 clear, green, and tan blocks to create a 10″ wide replica of the historic home.  There are

Victorinox have released a few USB / Swiss Army Knives in the past, but there latest version, the Secure Pro is (according to the company anyway) ‘un-hackable’ and looks like a real gadget geeks dream!   The company actually offered a prize of £100,000 to the first professional hacker who could crack the drive.  Nobody could manage

This USB speaker/microphone from Restoration Hardware will make you feel like you’re on the Starship Enterprise.   This communicator  looks like those used in the original series, and comes complete with beeps and nine sound-bites from the  series.  It’s 5.5 X 2 X 6.5 inches, has volume and mute buttons, and a 4 ft cable.  It

I’m crazy about gadgets, robots and toys….  so when Robonica put all three together and came up with the Roboni-i Robotic Gaming System, I had to have a closer look! It’s the world’s first programmable gaming robot.  Not only does it look cool, it has 360º movement and with 4 processors on board, aswell as 16 sensors, Roboni-i can