The problem kids have with Piggy Banks, unless they already have the breakable piggy bank, is that they never really know how much money they have in there unless they painstakingly shake every single penny, nickel, dime, and the occasional quarter out. Then, when they want that $5 thing you just won’t buy them, they spend 15 minutes counting only to end up $1.23 short. Please, please, please don’t let your child suffer like that for a moment longer, get them a nice cup to put their change in. Oh, sorry, I meant the Pig E Bank, an Electronic Piggy Bank. And it’s chrome, which I hear is the new pink (be on the lookout for that Chrome Zune! )
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Are you out of gift ideas that won’t make a big hole in your pocket and yet doesn’t make you look cheap? Audiovox has just the thing for you with this MP3 player that retails for a mere $29.99. Heck, this is so affordable, it could be used to introduce your little tot to the world of MP3 players, graduating him onto an iPod when he comes of age.

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Here’s a fun little product from the people at National Geographic.

Sure, you know which sphere you stand/sit/sleep on, on a daily basis, but you’ve also got to think,, hmm, where am I really?

This is cool for the kids.

Why, you ask?

Because think of all that explanations of astronomical units, distances, and spatial relations.  Now you can show kids, (and friends too) just where we are, what we’re looking at, and a tiny glimpse, at what else is out there.

(I know it’s a tad spendy at $450, but come on,, we live here!) Read the rest of this entry »

Ahh the patch,, killer of nicotine cravings, eliminator of pregnancies, and now,,,

Killer of Bugs!

These are simple adhesive patches that add a little extra Vitamin B-1 to your body.

Why you ask?

Well, when you use these properly (gotta put em’ on a clean hairless patch of skin 2 hours prior to going outside) they emit a smell different from the standard CO2 smell that draws bugs to us. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian company “Straight Line Designs” creates furniture that’s different from everything you’ve ever seen. The designers play with traditional furniture and add incredible details, to create such classics as the melting cabinet, the “cracked” dresser and the Sullivan clock which looks like a person posing with arms at the hips.

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You read right. First came the $100 One Laptop Per Child windup laptop project, now researchers in India believe they can make one even cheaper, try $10!

This is according to a proposal winding it’s way through the Indian government which believes a laptop computer can be made now for as low as $10.

That means that ten times as many computers could conceivably be made available to poor and underprivileged communities in India and other third world nations than the UN approved OLPC Negroponte models.

Providing support for the project, is Semiconductor Complex, a state-sponsored designer and manufacturer of integrated circuits who stand to win any potential contract for the hardware needed to build it.

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Horse racing isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but attend any race during the weekend and chances are you’ll be seeing more money change hands that day than you’ll ever do in a single day at the bank. For those who are trying to wean themselves off the horse race betting habit (as well as others who are looking for a suitable racing toy for their kids) can always check out the Horse Racing Challenge Set that features a full fledged miniature race track, some infrared remote controlled horses, and a whip to get those mounts moving – nah, I’m kidding. You get a tiny handheld transmitter which is then used to flog those horses across the finish line. A fine start for kids who want to grow up and be a jockey.

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Not so long ago, on this very site, we’ve reported on some figures coming from an universe far, far away, that you could print and fold in order to create cool figures. Now, the figures are about to become alive, and they also spare you the printing…
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