Giddy up, we’ve got a horse to flog
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 …
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‘Let’s-a-go’! Mario Kart, live!
Thinkgeek have just received a cool new RC toy, with a special appeal to us nostalgic console buffs that have enjoyed Mario Kart. Just imagine the little guy rolling through your hallway or outside on the sidewalk while going ‘Hey-a, you very good-a’. The kart is 12 inches long and is about just as high. For added nostalgia and ‘realism’, the remote control is styled after the GameCube controller.
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Fuel cell RC powerplant, 1/10th scale, 1:1 fun, $1500!
Now begins the greening of your toys! Power your RC cars with Hydrogen, (for $1500) with the new RC fuel cell kit from Horizon Fuel Cells. Sure, it says that its for RC cars, and the specs beat the snot out of the regular 7.2volt battery pack in your regular RC car, here’s what their site says.. The H-cell power unit offers: •High performance accelerations •Speeds of up to 30km/h …
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Another Cool Remote Control R2-D2 Unit
We’ve certainly been spoilt rotten with Star Wars gadgets of late and this latest bit of Star Wars memorabilia brings back fond memories of my old figurine collection (which I sold to Paul Parnaby for £40 about 25 years or so ago). We’ve seen remote control R2D2 units before but this one is extra cool as it’s the size of the original collectors figure (they are action figures not dolls). …
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R/C Sumo Wrestling
This has got to be the craziest remote control toy I’ve ever seen, remote control super sumo’s. So no longer do you need to binge on chips and beer to get that authentic sumo physique, you can now wrestle your mates Sumo style by twiddling your thumbs, quality! You can get the 2 wrestlers, remote controls and sumo battle mat for £19.99 (~$40 give or take a few cents). I’m …
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The Aerosoarer, a super tiny RC plane for indoors!
Here’s a SWEET RC airplane for indoor use from Tomitech in Japan. I want one bad! (plus it looks to be around $19USD at Play Asia). Let’ just do it this way,, here’s the video. It’s powered in the same way as the PicooZ and it’s ilk, in other words, the main batteries are stored in the radio, (that kinda looks like crap). It’s plugged into the radio and charges …
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Robotic Race Car Vacuum, Cool
As much as I love my Roomba it is no were near as cool as this new robotic vacuum cleaner, the Track Vac Robotic Vacuum.
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R/C Flying Doraemon for Sale
I can’t say I’m a particular fan of Manga cartoons but for those who are and especially those who are fans of Doraemon this is quite possibly the ultimate toy, your very own remote-control flying Doraemon. Whether you’re a fan of Manga or not this still looks pretty cool, an inane flying cat that you control. The specifications are limited to say the least but for a tiny bit of …
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