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Appmates Cars 2 Lightning McQueen
I am quite sure that most parents who have kids that have yet to hit puberty would know of the CG movie Cars that also spawned a sequel recently – and one of the main characters is Lightning McQueen, the red sports car that could. The Cars cow is definitely worth milking in terms of merchandise, and this is where the £12.99 Appmates Cars 2 Lightning McQueen comes in. You will need an iPad to get the game going on though, otherwise this iteration of Lightning McQueen is good enough as a piece of desktop decoration.
When you launch the free app on your iPad and place the Lightning McQueen model on the screen, you will be transported to a totally cool game, where moving the little red car all over the iPad’s surface will “drive” him around, where he will then interact with objects, pick up bonus items, and can even race against his opponents. Not only that, genuine sound effects and voices from the Cars movies will add to the realism factor. An early Christmas for Junior, perhaps?
The Coolest Toys Gift Guide
Indoor Reconnaissance Helicopter$149.95
Snowball Launching Crossbow$29.99
Lateral Drift R/C Helicopter$69.95
Beast Or Buddy Shooting Gallery$49.95
Temporary Hand Tattoos$5.99
Carrera Slot Car Race Set$99.95
H2Goo – Bathtime Fun$9.99
Foam Dart Rotary Cannon$79.95
ThinkFun Rush Hour$13.80
Air Swimmers Flying R/C Sea Life$39.99
Screaming Monkey Slingshot$6.99
SpyNet Laser Trip Wire$39.99
Room Tidying Pickup Robot$69.95
3D Drawing Pad$6.99
Operation R2D2$29.99
Snap Circuits$31.88
Build Your Own RC Machine$79.95
Harry Potter Chess$49.99
Driver Ejecting Bumpercrafts$59.95
Maze Racer$19.99
Mindflex Brainwave Game$99.99
Dynamo Powered Slot Car Set$169.95
Children’s Configurable Fort$199.95
LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0$279.99
Illuminated 3D Construction Kit$99.95
Khet 2.0 Laser Game$11.99
Rolling Stones Pinball Machine$5,900.00
iKon RC Buggy
There is a report out there that claims Apple’s devices are still the most desirable, never mind the fact that there are more Android-powered smartphones being used by the masses at the moment. I do wonder though – do all the rest of the mid-range Android owners really, really want an iPhone but could not afford one, hence settling for an Android device instead? I would have thought that they would hold out with their current phones first, and make the switch to perhaps the free iPhone 3GS at the moment, never mind that it is behind by a couple of generations. Well, iPhone owners now have a new toy to play with – the £79.99 iKon RC Buggy.
This unique device will be able to cruise around the floor at around 10ft per second (that would make it go at around 7mph), where it ought to be able to shrug off some minor knocks and accidents since it is made from aluminum. Not only that, rack and pinion steering as well as high-grip tyres make sure that controls are responsive enough to deliver superb handling. Even when you decide to send the iKon RC Buggy on an uneven ground mission, it will be able to do just fine with an independent wishbone suspension system.
Coolest Remote Control Toys Gift Guide
Air Swimmers Flying R/C Sea Life$39.99
Indoor Reconnaissance Helicopter$149.95
Spy Gear Spy Video TRAKR$56.75
Silverlit I/R Spy Camera Helicopter£69.99
Flying F*CK R/C Helicopter$19.99
Zbit Mini R/C Robots$14.99
R/C Zombie$24.99
Giant Scale SWAT R/C Copter$49.99
Infra-red Laser Battle Tank Set$54.49
Radio Control X-Craft Hovercraft$59.96
R/C Transforming Robot Car$69.95
Water Shooting R/C Car$99.95
Lateral Drift R/C Helicopter$69.95
R/C Millennium Falcon$59.95
Beast Or Buddy Shooting Gallery
Friend or foe? That is a question that some of us ask whenever you step into a new office or environment, and people start shaking hands with us during the introductory round. Here is a little “game” that you can play if you want to – the $49.95 Beast Or Buddy Shooting Gallery will challenge your reflexes (and perhaps show off your true colors at the same time) as you must quickly hit a trio of rotating targets using a harmless infrared gun.
All three two-sided targets will rotate randomly thanks to an infrared-sensing base, where it will reveal itself to be either an image of a wolf, bear, or mountain lion, while there is a fellow hunter on the reverse of each. The whole idea of this “game” is to collect as many points as possible in a minute, where you are supposed to shoot prey using the infrared gun, where it will make a “reloading” sound when you pump it.
A trio of modes are available to decrease a target’s exposure, so you need lightning quick reflexes and a fast mind. All accurate shots will be rewarded with a howl, growl, or hiss, and the LED counter will keep the score.
Water Cannon for next summer
I guess if you happen to live in the southern hemisphere, then this £29.99 Water Cannon would definitely be your cup of tea – after all, for folks who are living in areas where the cold chill of winter is setting in, you might not want to run around outdoors soaking wet lest you catch a chill that might last you through the upcoming holiday season. We know that there are super soakers which frankly, are great if you have impeccable aim, because you would naturally run out of ammunition real fast especially if you are trigger happy and are a poor shot. Still, that beats the usual water pistol that is pathetic by today’s standards, and this Water Cannon is definite the ace up your sleeve – all you need to do is mount it on a tripod, and it will be the first water gun in the world that is hooked up directly to your garden hose, now how about that?
You will never run out of ammunition with this puppy, and with a maximum range of 100 feet, you can be sure no one would dare come near your turf – after all, this is a case of defense being the best form of offense.
The iPad game board GameChanger is a real…do I really need to say it?
I’m sure all of you remember when Steve Jobs announced that the iPad tablet was a “game-changer”. It was one of the highlights of his life, and it is fitting that Identity Games has made a product with that name.
The GameChanger comes with all the game pieces and a GameCharger cradle, with four game skins that can be placed on it. These skins are two different game themes of Animal Mania and The Magic School Bus. The pieces interact with the iPad, and the players spin a wheel on the iPad instead of using dice.
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Doctor Who Ride-in Dalek
So your little geekling is still too young to own a driving license, but he or she has been badgering you non-stop to get him/her a ride. Since Christmas is around the corner and you want to keep your youngling happy, why not stimulate our nation’s economy in the process by forking out $299.99 for the Doctor Who Ride-in Dalek? Yes sir, this toy will definitely make the young Whovian in your life more than ecstatic, where it is made out of a mixture of ballistic nylon and laminated rubberized polyvinyl. These are soft to the touch, but belie the fact that they are very durable and tear resistant.
Being inflatable does not mean that this is on par with a beach ball in terms of quality, but more that of a snow tube. To get it moving around, it will rely on a 6v battery powered motor that delivers 360 degree steering and a maximum speed of nearly 2 mph – definitely not fast enough to outrun parents who want to reel the kids in for dinner. While it is unable to hover around, at least the soft bumper located around the edge of the Dalek will protect your walls and furniture from damage. Bear in mind that this being a UK imported toy, you will need to get your own UK outlet adapter if you’re living Stateside.
