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Smories
“Are we there yet?” The four words most dreaded by any parent in a car with children. You’re stuck in traffic and need to keep the miniature person in the backseat entertained. What do you do? Download a playlist of smories stories on your iPhone and voila – [More]
Nintendo Wii in Black
Now you have the perfect reason to get the Wii, with its unique wireless controller experience and intuitive motion control that bring gaming to life. The National Lekotek Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world accessible to children of all abilities, has evaluated [More]
Super Trooper T-Shirt
Need the perfect disguise to help you rescue the princess? Try the Super Trooper T-Shirt ($20-$21) – a massive Imperial Stormtrooper helmet on a white, 100% cotton t-shirt. It won’t protect you from blasters, but it’s way more comfortable than Imperial armor. Just [More]
Star Wars in Your Pocket
You can probably think of lots of situations that could use sound effects from the Star Wars In Your Pocket keychain ($10). Telling your teenager to take out the trash? Send them off with “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Spouse leaving on a business trip? “Remember, the [More]
How to Speak Zombie
When doomsday arrives, you’ll need a way to blend into the zombie horde and avoid being eaten – at least until the end of the movie. Pick up the How To Speak Zombie guidebook ($15) – think Rosetta Stone for Zombie – if you want to stay alive. The all-purpose BRAINS [More]
Stylophone Beatbox
Put on your neon tracksuit, Adidas sneakers, and get ready to lay down some phat beats. The Stylophone Beatbox ($30) is a portable electronic beats machine with all the classic beatbox sounds, various percussion effects and bass. You can play back loops of your work, lay your own beats [More]
Shrek Forever After
Everyone’s favorite anti-hero Shrek is back again in Shrek Forever After. Shrek is chafing under the bonds of family life. Longing for the good old days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with that smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek [More]
The Big Picture
Looking for a great Earth Day soundtrack? Check out Uncle Rock’s (AKA singer-songwriter, author, and former bassist Robert Burke Warren) The Big Picture ($13) – a socially conscious kindie-rock CD including tracks on the importance of recycling, accepting differences, and [More]
Aliens Hero M41A Pulse Rifle Brown Bess Replica
“I wanna introduce you to a personal friend of mine. This is an M41A pulse rifle. Ten millimeter with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher.” With those infamous words Corporal Dwayne Hicks introduced one of the most iconic movie weapons ever to blast [More]
Mark IX Science Tricorder Replica
Essential equipment for Starfleet personnel, the tricorder is the ultimate scientific device. Whether on a starship or in a landing party beamed down to the world below, it can perform scans, analyze data and send it to other devices, starships or Starfleet command. Now you can own the [More]
The Most Realistic Home Golf Simulator
Experience the game of golf on the world’s greatest golf courses with The Most Realistic Home Golf Simulator ($200). This plug-and-play golf simulator lets you to play championship caliber courses like Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, and St. Andrews from the comfort of your home. The [More]
Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer
Like a cross between HAL 9000 and R2-D2, the Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer ($50) is an unusual retro synthesizer with a grid of glowing buttons. Create evolving electronic melodies by turning notes on and off while the song is looping. You can also link with any number of other [More]
Classic Alien Action Figure
The original creature that shocked audiences and jump-started a legendary film franchise in 1979 is now available as an action figure. With its skeletal silvery-black body sheathed in armor and lengthy whiplike tail, the 18-inch Classic Alien Action Figure ($40) will scare your other [More]
Ironman Macbook Decal
Now you can have the toughest laptop on the block with this cool Ironman Macbook Decal ($8). Made specifically for the 13” Macbook from a durable, high-grade gloss finish vinyl, this self-adhesive decal is easy to apply, leaves no residue and is available in many colors. Propulsion [More]
XGS Micro Edition Kit
So the kids are clamoring for a new gaming console. Sure you could go out and buy one, but for a true appreciation of the miracles of electronic games, get the XGS Micro Edition Kit ($200) to build your own console, and then write your own games for it. This kit comes with all the [More]
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