Radio-controlled Car Pen
The Radio Controlled Car Pen is something that you would give to a colleague in order to alleviate office boredom since it marries the function of racing small toy cars as well as a writing instrument. Tiny IR remote control car as small as a £1 coin. Fits onto a working pen that is also the remote control. (batteries included) All this for £9.95. At the very least those long …
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Mario Desktop Golf
This is remote control golf retro style, Mini Golfing Mario & Luigi You need to manually position Mario or Luigi next to the ball then use the Famicom styled remote to make him take a swing. When it’s time to take the next shot you can use the control to make them glide across the desk albeit you’ll be dragging them along with the wire. This is one of the …
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Bladerunner 3 invades our airspace
It’s not even a year since the Bladerunner 2 was released, and now we have the Bladerunner 3? With 3 channel Digital Proportion Control it’s a breeze to fly in any direction you care to mention, and it comes pre-assembled and complete with its transmitter, charger and instructions. This magical beast will hover so steadily you’ll think it’s been nailed to the thin air, so at last precision take off …
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Remote-Controlled Laser Combat Cars with AI
I’m a sucker for remote control toys and especially the toys that can use to battle against each other. Recently we’ve had the bomb dropping blimp, jousting knights, laser shooting helicopters and the exceedingly cool battle tanks. The R/C gadget for today are the Laser Combat Cars, which can be used to battle against a friend but also have an AI (Artificial Intelligence) mode so you can pretend you’ve got …
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Jurassic Lego
I want to be 10, I want to be 10!!! When I was a kid the most exciting Lego set was a motorised train, but this is just cool, the Monster Dino. Introducing an advanced new Power Functions System designed to bring Creator sets to life via the integration of two interchangeable motors, the Monster Dino can walk and roar at the touch of a button. Controlled by an independent …
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RC Golf Cart putters around
How do you normally take a break from a hectic day in the office? While you can’t go around irritating your colleagues at other cubicles, you can always check out this RC Golf Cart for some safe fun at your desk (or with another friend). “The Golf Club” Golf Cart is a fully functioning, radio controlled 1:30 scale golf cart. It features three selectable frequencies which allows you to race …
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Bandai makes my skin crawl
I have this absolute hate and fear of cockroaches, so it is with trepidation that I approach this Bandai-sourced robot which was modeled after real cockroaches. It comes with half a dozen legs and a touch sensor that tells the robot to change its directions whenever it bumps into a wall. A micro monitor embedded within enables it to vibrate just like a cellphone, while a microphone will detect loud …
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RC Tarantula for some harmless fun
Fancy giving the ladies in the house a fright? The RC Tarantula comes in handy, and although we covered a somewhat similar tarantula in the past (nearly two years back to be exact), this one uses less batteries (just a couple of AA for the remote and another pair of AAA batteries for the tarantula itself) compared to its “predecessor”, so to speak. The remote itself resembles a spider egg …
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