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Skyrail Glow in the Dark Rollercoaster
This is something for those who have a soft affinity towards model trainsets, ranging from highly detailed trains to intricately designed track systems that span an entire room. Of course, some of us were not that fortunate to have a dream setup and had to settle for something much smaller that was limited by the table size (and daddy’s budget), but if you’re holding down a stable job now, the Skyrail Glow in the Dark Rollercoaster is certainly worth checking out.
You don’t get to ride in them, but you do get to design and build wild rides. Perhaps you’ll build the track (as shown in the instructions) with three loops; maybe you’ll build the one where the marbles jump from one track to another; maybe you’ll become a master fast enough to design your own crazy rides, and put the marbles through the G-force-iest ride ever. Or maybe you’ll actually let you kids play with the Skyrail Glow in the Dark Rollercoaster. Maybe.
Each $34.99 purchase of this set will come with a building guide that includes diagrams for a set with more pieces, which means you’ll have to fork out double the amount for another set to get the relevant pieces which augments the original 150 pieces. Don’t go losing special glow in the dark marbles as you can’t just buy these in any walk-in store.
Gyroscopic Training Wheel teaches kids to ride their bike
When a kid has training wheels for longer than their friends, they always get teased a bit. Well with this new Gyrowheel, it wouldn’t be quite so noticeable that the child is getting a little help. Instead of them needing an adult to attempt to gradually let them go, they could learn to ride more confidently on their own with the use of a gyroscope.
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Dance On Keyboard
Do you happen to miss the King of Pop and his groovy moves since his death more than three months ago? Well, why not introduce your little one to the wonderful world of dancing with the Dance On Keyboard.
This keyboard mat allows budding virtuosos to compose their own music as they dance, jump, or run on the keys. Fourteen white and 10 black keys–almost two full octaves–produce individual tones or melodic harmonies. Nearly 6′ long, the keyboard is large enough for duets, and musicians can record and instantly listen to their compositions or tap along with prerecorded songs. The mat replicates the sounds of eight instruments (piano, guitar, trumpet, saxophone, banjo, oboe, violin, and vibraphone).
Powered by a whole lot of youthful energy while running on a quartet of AA batteriesm the Dance On Keyboard targets those aged 3 and above, where we’re sure parents would sneak in a tango or two when their kids are not looking. At $39.95 each, this isn’t out of reach for most people anyways.
Perpetually Rotating Solar Globe
There is nothing quite like a globe to teach your little one some geography as he/she grows up, and here’s a globe that might just be your cup of tea. After all, it is no ordinary globe, being solar powered to keep it perpetually rotating, hence the name Perpetually Rotating Solar Globe.
Developed by a team of physicists, this is the globe that harnesses light and the earth’s magnetic pull to rotate continuously, without cords, batteries, or human intervention. Three photoreceptors inside the globe gather incandescent light or indirect sunlight to power an internal drive. This mechanism interacts with the earth’s magnetic field, providing the torque to spin the globe. The globe is suspended in a clear liquid inside a clear acrylic shell, creating a frictionless environment (much like the earth’s) that enables the globe to rotate steadily and silently at a gentle pace. The acrylic shell can spin 360º in any direction yet the globe itself will always remain upright and in proper alignment. The globe comes with an acrylic stand but it will rotate on most other surfaces, including your hand.
The globe measures 8.5″ in diameter, where it will also show a political map of the world alongside 3,500 place names which include continents, countries, cities and the seven seas. Expect the Perpetually Rotating Solar Globe to retail for $399.95. Steep, yes, but at least you won’t need to buy any batteries…
MyPhones for kids limit the max volume
If you’re a little worried about you or your kids listening to music far too loudly, these headphones would be one way to control that. It’s actually meant for kids, but adults that are trying to clean up their own act would benefit from something like these too. They make it so that the highest you can make the volume won’t actually damage your hearing. Plus, these headphones allow you to pick and choose the look of them on a day to day basis.
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Revomaze Extreme Puzzle
Think you have got it all down pat upstairs, and take pride in your perfect 4.0 grades at school and college? Well, if you’re a puzzle lover who has yet to meet your match, perhaps the Revomaze Extreme Puzzle might just break that precious record of yours by offering an unprecedented level of challenge (unprecedented and not impossible – ThinkGeek isn’t asking you to the solution for world peace).
Individually milled from a solid block of metal, the Revomaze features an internal labyrinth full of dead ends, traps, and one way paths you need to navigate to remove the metal core and solve the puzzle. What makes the Revomaze truly great is its challenge to both your mental and physical aptitude. You need dexterity to manipulate the Revomaze as well as brain power to ferret out the correct path in the labyrinth. One wrong move and you’re forced to start from the beginning. However the Revomaze is very fair minded…you screw up, you get punished, but you’re always aware of whether you are making progress towards the solution.
You could do a lot worse by handing $119.99 over to someone else to tickle your mind…
Solar Powered Bamboo Dollhouse
While houses are getting greener, here’s the Solar Powered Bamboo Dollhouse that takes eco-friendly to a smaller level, especially when you have many daughters under your roof. Forget about the traditional dollhouse that is made out of wood or plastic – this one uses sustainable bamboo and even boasts solar-powered LEDs that can be used to illuminate its fully furnished interior for added effect.
An adjustable solar panel housed in the roof collects enough energy to power five LEDs (three in the “media” room wall and one in the wall of two rooms on the first floor), providing ambient yet realistic scale illumination. Composed of nine total rooms, including a spiral staircase, the dollhouse’s entire frame, walls, and furniture is made of bamboo, treated with a light water-based stain, then polished with beeswax for a natural, satin finish. Three acrylic panels slide into grooves to form partitions; they can easily be removed to customize the living space. Furnishings include beds, sofas, bookshelves, tables, and chairs–it even includes pillows, rugs, and childrens’ toys (dolls not included).
No idea why this $499.95 purchase comes with a quartet of AAA rechargeable batteries though – perhaps it is for moments when it is perpetually cloudy and you can’t get the dollhouse up and running to show off to visitors?
Jakks Pacific unveils new products for 2009
Jakks Pacific, the brains behind the Plug-It-In-and-Play TV Games category that made a splash in early 2002, has furthered their trend of innovative products with its new and improved EyeClops Night Vision 2.0 Goggles, the super small handheld EyeClops Mini Projector and a whole new lineup of TV Games products that follows the current trend that the Wii started – by incorporating accelerometer-driven motion technology without breaking the bank. We’ll look at each of these in greater detail right after the jump.
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