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Kids and Teens

etch_freestyleWere you one of those that sat for hours and painstakingly worked on drawing curved lines with your Etch-A-Sketch?

Just to prove that the kids these days get everything waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too easy there’s a new Etch-A-Sketch on the block and it goes by the trendy name – Freestyle.

Yup, this fresh, new version of the classic has taken any remote challenge out of making a decent picture on the graphic toy.

Remember using the two dials that controlled the AB and XY axis in order to guide the drawing tool around? You see I don’t. I never had one. I just used to watch the other children laughing with glee as they brandished their bright red toys…………..

Well, on this so called ‘Freestyle’ version they’ve managed to simplify it for the little angels.

Instead of having a pair of knobs to twiddle this funky version has a single trackball style effort that swivels around in a show-offish 360 degrees.

This new-age curvy nonsense can be won in exchange for $14.99 so ideal for Christmas Secret Santa’s or if you want to spoil your children.

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Brick Construction Shirt – LEGO Interactive Clothing

by Jay Garrett on September 21, 2009

TIE Fighter Lego Brick TShirtJust when you’ve thought you’ve seen just about everything LEGO related in comes Think Geek with a genius T-sirt!

The aptly named “Brick Construction Shirt” has a removable black breastplate that will take you blocks of choice – LEGO, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks and K’NEX Bricks.

From there it’s up to you. Just start building!

Go from basic messages to building 3-D structures complete with gears, and motors!

…and yeah you can attach Mini-Figs!

The shirt is on sale now for $17.99

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Unboxing the Nokia 7705 Twist – Square, Twisty and Groovy

September 18, 2009 Click to read more →
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I’m a sucker for quirky designs and especially over-design.
And, although it’s not as high in the WTF? stakes I still dig the square looks of the Nokia 7705 Twist.
Check out the video below and not at least find it kinda groovy.
Ok, it’s not the smartest smartphone with its 3MP camera and even though it does [...]

Kymera Wand – Magic Control of Your Tech

September 14, 2009 Click to read more →
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Last week I had the good fortune to join in Firebox’s show-and-tell preview of their Christmas line.
Apart from the fizzy vodka, which was rather nice, it was a real magic wand that remained in my mind as I left The Gallery on Charing Cross Road.
The Kymera wand is the product of Chris Barnardo of The Wand [...]