Move over skateboards, hello RipStik Caster Board. These look awesome! Where were these when I was a kid? Remember way back when, when the skateboards of old were a piece of wood set upon four steel caster wheels. Well, things have come a long way since then. The RipStik is considered the perfect combination of surfing and snowboarding, but on two wheels. It looks a lot like a skate board in function, but with the way it is built you can propel yourself with it and have the same feel as if you were surfing or snowboarding on land. The RipStik Caster Board has been around for a little … [Read more...]
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT 2.0
November 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Do you remember as a kid playing with LEGOs®? Boy have times changed. Check out the new LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT 2.0. These things look awesome! Do you have a child, or maybe you for that matter, that is creative and loves electronics and building? This just might be the best gift of the year then. This robotic building system comes with some of the coolest features yet in the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® series. The NXT is an intelligent computer controlled LEGO® brick and the brain of the MINDSTORMS® robot. With its servo motors and sensors this robot is perfect for that techie in your … [Read more...]
Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster
November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the hottest kids gifts this Christmas is the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster. If your family is like ours you might love pets, but hate all the clean-up that goes along with them. Well, that problem has been solved with these little guys. I know when I was growing up I had a pet hamster. He loved to get out of his cage, make messes and stink up my bedroom. Well, with Zhu Zhu Pets you get the best of both worlds. A pet that can be turned off when you are done. No messes! No stink! And hopefully no escaping! And the biggest one of all... NO DYING! I don't know a child in this world … [Read more...]
