Gadget Dose

Its been a couple weeks since I found a gadget fun enough to put up for a Friday. This gadget qualifies nicely though. IT was featured on the Today show - and gets rave reviews from every buyer.

Full sized guitar - with 4 buttons on the fretboard to make playing a cinch for even a first timer. You can use it like a regular guitar - OR - hook it up to your mp3 / music player and play to your tunes! You can also have it play background rhythms so you can concentrate on the solo parts.

The pitch and tempo are adjustable for tuning to just about any song.

This is a great way to introduce a child to guitar - or heck just give the thing for the pure joy of playing. I gotta admit - even though my kid and I can play basic acoustic guitar - I’m thinking of getting this purely for its fun value.

Well, that and the excellent price - How could you go wrong for $27.96? Grab one at Discovery before they’re gone!

This is for us goofy Doctor Who fans that aren’t happy just owning a sonic screwdriver

You get a 5″ Doctor Who (the 10th Doctor) and a 2.5″ K9. Both figs are cool enough alone, but the K9 isn’t your normal action figure - it actually has action. It’s remote control!! AND, there’s a button on the remote which will cycle through several K9 phrases and sound effects. “Affirmative, Master” and “Bleep bloop bleep.” You know, all your favorite K9 sayings.

$39.99 at Thinkgeek

Arrrrr - Who be terrorizing the pool and driving all over everyones booty ? It be the dread pirate Phil and his remote controlled pirate ship!

This full function, almost ready to sail radio controlled Pirate Ship comes complete with twin propellers and a cannon equipped with sound and light effects.

Speed is dependent on wind speed and direction, and an element of your skill, just like real sailing! It is designed for use in pools, ponds, and small lakes. Range 80′ Requires 8 “AA” batteries

Lights and sounds and more fun than a barrel of rum (well almost)

I found this one HERE - and I’m sure you can find ‘em elsewhere

Gadget, R/C, Pirate Ship, Arrrrrr

With full lights and sound - this bad boy will bring all us Trekkers back to season 1 - There are 4 power settings (with progressively aggressive sounds and lights), a light control knob (and on/off switch), a flip up “sight,” and an overload setting. Oh, and for all those covert missions, the Type I phaser quickly detaches

A Steal at ThinkGeek for only $29.99!

Todays Friday fun gadget comes from the maker of Robosapien, they made this new um, crab like robot. For around 99 bucks you can get yourself a little robo - crawly goodness. - check out the video of it in action.

Manufacturers Site

A full on geeky water playground - I’d even take a few hours of the weekend to goof with this thing. The girders connect,to build the various tanks. Your entire model gets built up from the bottom of the carrying case, which acts as the water reservoir and also has a special footing to be the structure’s foundation. Level by level, you build your support frame and add your tanks. Then connect all the tubes, add in the valves, and turn on the electric pump. 300 Pieces!

Whats more fun that water and electricity together eh?

Grab one at Thinkgeek for $89.99

The MatchBox Size RC Racing Car may be one of the SMALLEST RC Racing Car you will ever have. Both the Remote Control Unit & the Racing Car are as Small as a Match Box or iPod Shuffle size (Approx: H2.5cm x W3.1cm x D4.8cm). It comes with the Six Directions & Super Wide Range IR Controller. Also, it is in Super Light Weight (16 gam ONLY). All the Batteries are included, simply Open the Box & Play ready.

Found over in the UK- US price = $14.00 !

Yep, you heard correctly - fully functional flying dino for kids (and heck, even adults).

Ready-to-fly straight out of the box, Pterosaur will be flapping through the air faster than you can grunt “unk umgawa” in your best caveman voice.

What makes it even better - super bright LED lights for eyes!

Grab it Here at Firebox for $69.95

Gadget, Fun, R/C Dinsaur, Flying

OK, these are almost too cool to even think of giving to the kid - first they are remote controlled tanks which come in all flavors, American, UK, and German.

Eh you say - no big deal. - Well… firstly the basic features - led front and rear lights - you can control angle and rotation of cannon - cannon firing sound - tank recoils while firing - 3 forward speeds - real rubber treads.

ok that sounds pretty cool - but theres more, you can use up to 6 in real battle - they shoot infrared beams and when your tank is hit it will light up and shake. To make the deal even more sweet theres some assembly required so you guys that love putting stuff together get another bonus. And go over to the page and take a look at the detail on these things. Holy cow.

You can find ‘em at your local hobby shop - the manufacturer has a dealer locater HERE

Gadget, Toy, Rc Battle Tanks

This is no ordinary remote controlled car, it has an onboard camera with nightvision that transmits to a heads up display that you wear! - the HUD is black and white so no full color shots … but for sneaky spy missions who needs color? The cars motors are quiet and it rides low to the ground so you can drive under things to get to the perfect camera spot.
The Hud itself plugs into the remote controller - and it looks like the output is an RCA type connector - meaning you might be able to port the output to TV or PC for viewing/recording.

The price for such digital tomfoolery? $129.99 at ThinkGeek

Gadget, Toy, Remote Controlled, Spy Camera

This thing is awesome, the wife bought me one for Christmas. While its not quite as easy as driving a RC car, with a little practice you’ll soon be terrorizing the entire household and scaring the family pets. About the only thing to consider is that its an inside only toy, even a slight breeze will disturb it. Aside from that though, I love this chopper - heck all guys love toys!

Grab it at Thinkgeek for $79.99 !

Gadget, Toy

No longer will anyone be left to guess who can throw the ball the farthest. This football from the Discovery Store will sense exactly how far it is tossed to an accuracy of one yard.

You can find it at the Discovery Store for a mere $19.99