Learning, when made fun, is one exciting journey, especially for kids who seem to possess brains that are like sponges - absorbing everything around them effortlessly. The Remote Control Morphibian Land Shark is capable of exploring elements on either land or in water without breaking a sweat. Some features are :-

• Runs on land and water
• Full function radio control
• 4 wheel drive
• Features working head lights
• Cool metallic finish
• Power through the backyard, plow through puddles and test your driving skills with this high-powered R/C four-wheel drive

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Every Jedi should know how to make their own lightsaber, but finding a Jedi master to train you is a bit tricky at the moment which is where the Force FC Lightsaber Construction set comes to the rescue.

The kit contains instructions and parts which make it possible to create a 1,000 or so different designs (in any one galaxy no two lightsabers are ever the same (okay I made that bit up)). You can change the color (red, blue or green) of your saber with the flick of a switch and they can’t do that in the films.

The Lightsaber kit is available from Play for £49.99 and Amazon.com for $99.99.

I hate mowing the lawn. I grew up in the country, which meant there was a lot of grass to be cut. In addition to my parents’ lawn, I also did the mowing for our kind, elderly neighbor. In all, there were about 3 acres worth of grass. I joked with my parents about getting a goat or two, as they would simply eat the grass. I’m going to guess that someone else had a similar childhood, because they’ve created the remote-controlled GOAT lawn mower.

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Normally, I avoid reporting on products that get too much coverage, unless I have something different to say about it. Such is the case with the Nyko Wireless Nunchuk, a product that other gadget blogs are really bashing unnecessarily.

I had a chance to try out the Nyko Wireless Nunchuk at CES 2008, and I absolutely adored it. A lot of gadget blogs are asking whether the product is really necessary, but I say: “Of course it is! This is the new millennium, and everything is going to be wireless by the time we reach the end of this millennium.”

Clearly, the negative reviewers have not played some of the Wii games that I play. For example, there are moves on the Dancing with the Stars video game that require moving the Wiimote and Nunchuk in a locomotion dance. The wire really gets in the way of the dancing, and so removing the wire makes it a lot easier. Also, I have a dog and a newborn baby who have this annoying habit of grabbing onto the connector wire while I’m trying to play. Now the doggy and baby won’t have anything to grab. Thank you, Nyko!

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If you’re the type who loves reading gadget blogs like this one, then you probably loved playing with Lego as a child. Or maybe you still play with Lego, because I know I do. There is no shame in that, and Lego maniacs of the world should unite in celebration today.

Today, Lego celebrates its 50th birthday. You might not think that Lego is that old, but the product itself is actually over 50 years old. It was actually developed in 1949, but it wasn’t perfected until 1958. I guess Lego wants to mark 1958 as its birthday because the bricks from that time still fit bricks of today.

Even Google, the world’s biggest search engine, joined in the celebration as they displayed their logo in Lego yesterday. Their normal logo is displayed today, but if you missed it yesterday, I have provided an artist’s representation on the left.

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Everyone either made a whirlybird out of paper or had a wood/plastic toy version when they were a kid. The concept was pretty simple. Rub the stick body of the whirlybird between one’s hands and toss it up into the air (the paper version was merely dropped from on high). Using auto-rotation, the whirlybird would land under its own control anywhere from a few feet to several yards away. It was a fun toy for the helicopter pilot in all of us. Now, (thanks to our friends at Yankoo Design) one designer has taken that whirlybird concept and created a camera platform out of it.

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This strange looking helicopter-insect hybrid known as the Insecta is yet another remote controlled toy to keep the kid within you entertained.

With its big glowing eyes, bug-ish legs, LED strobe light, colorful camouflaged body and membranous X-rotors, the rechargeable Insecta looks as if it’s just flown out of a sci-fi movie or the twisted mind of a comic book creator. Indeed you might feel like wearing your pants outside your tights every time you take to the skies. Or not. Also available in blue or green!

With the Insecta, you don’t have to worry about the weather outside as this little critter is very much capable of indoor flight, albeit it will be rather cramped (while risking the missus’ wrath). Still, you can risk sleeping on the couch for the night by handing over £19.95 to Firebox for the Insecta.

The Choro-Q remote control car sounds and looks like the perfect gift for a bored office executive.

Surprise! Takara New ChoroQ, Q Steer, the world smallest and the highest performance Choro Q! Running in 6 directions! It’s an epoc making!

Gotta love the Engrish on that site. Still, we know how fun is universal and should not let something like shoddy grammar stand in our way. If you’re interested in picking up the Choro-Q, it retails for a mere $12.