Looking for a few stocking fillers, gadgets to the rescue!

Astronaut Chicken Space Dinnerl – $6.95

This Astronaut Chicken Space Dinner is a complete dehydrated meal and a great way to get those future astronauts to eat their peas. The dinner includes freeze-dried Chicken and Rice, Peas and Instant Chocolate Pudding. It’s easy to prepare and fun for kids, college students, busy adults, everyone! And, yes, the astronauts still eat this sort of stuff on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.

The Astronaut Chicken Space Dinnerl is available from Amazon for $6.95.

Japanese Pill Towels – $7.99

Each tube of Japanese Pill Towels contains 10 pills. Each pill is really a towel seed harvested in Japan. Just hold a pill under water and it blossoms into a multipurpose towel – perfect for cleaning your hands after each ninja or space mission. And if you want to be super clean, might we recommend also carrying some Dissolving Travel Toiletries (see related items below). Then you can make sure you are always as clean as your mind is. Ok, bad example.

The Japanese Pill Towels is available from Think Geek for $7.99.

Thinking Putty – $9.95

Thinking Putty’s unique properties mean it doesn’t react quite like any other substance known to man. Thinking Putty will bounce, but with enough force it will also shatter. Thinking Putty will stretch, but you can also tear it. Thinking Putty can even be made to snap. As David Coleman used to say, “Quite remarkable”.

The Thinking Putty is available from Firebox for $9.95.

Pocket Etch-A-Sketch – $9.98

Just like the classic, only it fits in your pocket! . Pocket sized Etch a Sketch® has specially designed knobs for hold-in-your-hands sketching!

The Pocket Etch-A-Sketch is available from Amazon for $9.98.

Inka Pen Travel Pen – $12.99

The Inka Pen stores in its stainless steel case as a harmless looking keychain fob. A quick pull, and out pops the carbon fiber pen with its pressurized ink cartridge. Because it is pressurized, you can write at any angle, at any altitude, even underwater! And if you’re going to be writing for some time, you can unscrew the stainless steel fob and reconfigure your pen into Full-Size mode (that means it is, well, full size). There’s even a hidden stylus! The Inka Pen is the ultimate in portable writing. Couple it with some Mini Moleskine Notebooks and you’ll have all you need to jot down all your thoughts when you are on the go (or on the run or on the lam).

The Inka Pen Travel Pen is available from Think Geek for $12.99.

TV-B-Gone Universal TV Power Remote Control Keychain – $18.99

You’re sitting in a restaurant with your friends. The TV in the corner is blaring. You realize that none of you are actually talking to each other. Instead, you’re all staring at a piece of furniture!
Now there’s a solution: the TV-B-Gone. This small keychain wonder is designed to turn off virtually any television. Invented by Mitch Altman, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, the TV-B-Gone is a simple remote control device with a single button. When activated, the unit emits 209 different turn-off codes for nearly every TV. The unit takes a little more than a minute to cycle through all of the turn-off codes, but fortunately, codes for the most common TVs are emitted

The TV-B-Gone Universal TV Power Remote Control Keychain is available from Amazon for $18.99.

Virtual Distance Football – $19.95

Take your pass to new lengths – and measure your distance – with advanced sensor technology built into this sure-grip football.

- Sensor accurately determines distance ball is thrown
- Oversize readout shows distance
- Comfort grip for throwing ease
- Durable foam construction
- Advanced electronics register a distance readout upon impact of the throw
- Digital LCD display
- Accurate to within 1 yard

The Virtual Distance Football is available from Discovery for $19.95.

Virtual Soccer Ball – $24.95

Encourage active play with this hi-tech soccer ball, complete with a digital display that tracks cool moves on the field.
- Digital display keeps track of how long you can keep the ball in the air
- Includes an invisible sensor that counts how many times you juggle the ball
- Design and colors resemble a regular soccer ball, but with a hi-tech edge
- Great for one or multiple players

The Virtual Soccer Ball is available from Discovery for $24.95.

50′ Snowball Launcher – $29.95

This toy blaster makes and launches softball-sized snowballs up to 50′, allowing rapid, long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations. Simply place snow in the forming chamber and close the lid; it packs three perfectly spherical snowballs. To blast your mark, place one snowball in the muzzle, aim the launcher, and pull back the slingshot mechanism. Because the blaster is powered by elastomers instead of batteries, it provides uninterrupted, fast-action play.

The 50′ Snowball Launcher is available from Hammacher for $29.95.

Star Wars Mimobots – $69.95

The Inka Pen stores in its stainless steel case as a harmless looking keychain fob. A quick pull, and out pops the carbon fiber pen with its pressurized ink cartridge. Because it is pressurized, you can write at any angle, at any altitude, even underwater! And if you’re going to be writing for some time, you can unscrew the stainless steel fob and reconfigure your pen into Full-Size mode (that means it is, well, full size). There’s even a hidden stylus! The Inka Pen is the ultimate in portable writing. Couple it with some Mini Moleskine Notebooks and you’ll have all you need to jot down all your thoughts when you are on the go (or on the run or on the lam).

The Star Wars Mimobots is available from Firebox for $69.95.