Furniture can be pretty boring, especially for kids. That is until you see the MAYO with it’s bright Googleish colors it’s sure to fire your child’s imagination whether they’re leaning on it, sleeping with it or riding it.
The MAYO is the brainchild of a young Indonesian designer, you can find more info and the rest of his portfolio over at coroflot.
Being a father, I’m always interested in finding gadgets that make parenting a little easier or less stressful and On Guard Kids does just that.
On Guard Kids is a personal safety alert system. Your child wears it around their wrist like a regular watch and if the nightmare situation occurs where somebody tries to abduct your child they can quickly and easily set off an ear piercing 110 decibel alarm. When this was demoed to me I was in a busy and noisy conference hall and it still caught peoples attention.
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Come on, we’re all gadget, and thereby gift nuts.
So bring it on, what’d you go out and get for your loved ones?
Also, what’d you get?! Come on, you’re dying to share,, do you get to Wii? Is there a new PS3 in the family?
Do you have new socks that for some reason smell different from your old ones,, maybe due to the fact that your feet have not yet infected them?
Post your stuff in the comments, give a little reason why.
Any philanthropy? Put it in there, goodness is appreciated this time of year chaps!
My list to follow as well.
Christmas is already around the corner next week and if you haven’t bought any presents (or gifts) for your kids, I will present 2 cool suggestions that can be purchased online.
Not only are they good quality wise, but they also have a nice price and kids will most likely love them. The best part is that the toys teach something but in a fun (not boring) way, so instead of playing computer games or spending the whole day staring at a TV with a gaming console, they will have something useful to do.
This is basic (for kids aged 2 to 5) but cool! The simple device can be attached to the fridge thanks to the magnetic part so this is perfect for the whole-day-cooking-sessions because kids will be near you or whoever is cooking.
It comes with the 26 letters of the alphabet, and just by placing each letter inside the device it is able to reproduce the letter name and sound – making it easy and fun to learn the ABCDEF… Another feature is the ABC song that can be played after pressing the musical note icon.
Price: $15
Yes, of course there are a ton of remote control toys out there. How many of them are blended with kites? Well, so far I can clearly identify 1.
It’s the Radio Controlled Air Kite (ok, maybe they need to go to a special school where they come up with good names) but it looks like fun!
It’s from the folks over at Gadgetuniverse. They’ve even got some, ahem, special gifts for mommies and daddies.
Back to the issue at hand. There are a number of flying toys available for kids and adults alike. The biggest issue is, there are very few that are well designed for the younger set.
It seems this type of aircraft is different. It looks like it can run much slower, yet still retains all the fun and control of typical RC. The slower speeds and easy to use electric power system will be simpler and likely fit the reaction times for the younger set.
There is an L.E.D. light system ringing the edges of the vehicle. Now, you can fly at night!! That’s just not going to happen with darn near every other RC aircraft (unless of course you like to get out your night vision goggles while you play with your RC toys. This would tend to make me think you’ve got better toys and could probably afford a real plane, and well, I’m not talking to you!)
The fun really does seem to be the ability to fly this at dusk, and early evening. This is a great idea!
The world is divided into two types of people - those who absolutely love Star Wars and all of its nuances and those who loathe this piece of fantasy science fiction with a touch of mythology and hokey religion. Thankfully, there are way more of the latter that keeps the Star Wars merchandise machine going for decades ever since Luke Skywalker graced the silver screen almost 30 years ago. Hammacher is currently carrying the Star Wars version of the classic board game Battleship for a $59.95 price tag. Unfortunately, those who are living out of the Continental U.S. and Canada won’t have any luck bagging one as Hammacher will not ship it anywhere else.
Most dog owners love taking care of their pets because they don’t answer back and are extremely loyal despite putting up with all your bad traits. Unfortunately, not every single one of us are able to own a dog due to limited financial ability as well as the lack of time for pampering our beloved pooch. Thankfully, there is always a digital alternative (isn’t that the case these days) with the Password Puppies from Crazy Gadgets. Retailing for £14.95 a pop, these electronic pets come in a handheld format with five buttons with different functions making up the shape of a paw. Since it is an electronic pet, there is no need to clean up after your mutt or apologize to visitors for chewed up shoes and slippers.
Ok, so I can’t prove an actual constructicons link here, but I do know that I’ve found a sweet repository of where to get actual Remote Control Construction toys!
Thanks to the folks over at HobbyTron! They’ve got them and they don’t cost a fortune!
Now why do you ask would I be so crazy about construction toys? Well, my best bud from the age of 5 is an absolute tractor nut! So much so that his current job is fitting GPS systems to them so that they can drive a straight line within 1″ for over a mile!!! Keep in mind that’s a tractor that likely costs as much as your house!
That’s beside the point. What we’re looking at here is a crane truck, that, get this costs just 78.97$US!!! What you say, “surely it doesn’t have many functions”.
First, don’t call me Shirley.
Second, this particular unit has 11 functions all handled by the remote control. Yeah one of those functions is simply the lights. Then again others are,, Crane swivel (360 degrees), Stabilizers, Hook Line, and more. Plus the stardard two channel forward and backwards with steering of course. Now granted, I’m sure this isn’t going to be the best race vehicle in the world, then again who wouldn’t want to see a crane truck race with 10 of these buggers! Of course there are the logisitics of hoping that they make these on different channels (unlikely at best). Well it was worth dreaming.
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