One my downfalls (so my wife tells me!) is that I constantly put things down, then can’t remember where I’ve put them! Take my car keys as a prime example. I’ll come in from work, put my keys down in my normal place (on the side of the unit in the kitchen), but when […]
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This has to be the cutest USB toy that I’ve seen in awhile. It’s a little plastic Owl that can perch on the top edge of your laptop screen or on an included tree stump. It can blink and cock its head from left to right. Unfortunately it won’t hoot or flap its wings, but
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I had the opportunity to see the Skitterbot in action last February when I attended the International Toy Fair in NYC. The Skitterbot is a small bug shaped robot that is crazy fast. It can travel at one foot per second. You can control the Skitterbot with the 5 function remote that includes controls for
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Speaking as someone with a B.S. in Chemistry, I would loved to have found these when my daughter was younger. Add this set of stick-on labels from the QueInteresante shop at Etsy to a basic set of 96 Crayola Crayons to identify each color with the chemical compound that imparts the color. You’ll get 96 colored labels
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Have your kids asked you for the umpteenth time, “Can I play with your iPhone?” Then check out the Woogie from Griffin Technology. Billed as 50% stuffed animal, 50% speaker case, 100% fun, it’s a green asterisk-shaped plush toy with a slide-in iPhone/iPod touch case attached to the side. Kids can listen via headphones or
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Growing up, my favorite toys were my collection of remote control cars. I’d look forward to the weekends when I could spend the day racing them around the street or, in the case of my prized hovercraft, the pool with my dad. I haven’t played with one in about twenty years, and was curious what
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ThinkGeek has a cute little digital video camera from LEGO that can be used to create stop-motion video or used as a normal video camera. The LEGO camera is bright and colorful and even has some LEGO block accents. The camera is 3.6 x 1.6 x 2.6 inches, weighs about 14 ounces, and has a 1.5″
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One of the great things about being a geek and a dad is the new justification for purchasing that being a parent gives you. Sure, my wife did not really buy that the Star Wars Bobble-Heads I bought on Woot were for the boy, but it helped me justify the purchase. My latest interest is
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
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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,
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Long gone are the days of scribbling notes on a piece of scrap paper and sticking it to the fridge. Well, that is of course if you have the Digital Video Memo Magnet from Find Me A Gift.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein theorized light could be organized and intensified to emit ‘an avalanche’ of same-wavelength light. It was this theory that eventually led Theodore Maiman, back in 1960, to create the first laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation). Being a child in the 70’s, Sci-Fi shows
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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
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Back in the stone age when I was a kid, we had classic toys like Etch-a-Sketch, Spirograph and Lite-Brite. I had the first two, but never had the pleasure of having a Lite-Brite. This was a simple toy that encouraged creativity and imagination. It allowed you to make pictures with little colored plastic pegs that
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“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
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The Gear Ring from Kinekt Design arrived in a nifty black and silver ring box along with a playful warning note of “Please Enjoy Responsibly”. I would soon discover they weren’t kidding. Upon first inspection, the ring simply looked cool in design, but once I started spinning its outer rims, I was completely mesmerized by
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