I am a big fan of remote-controlled toys. My tastes lean more towards those big nitro-powered RC cars that can go 80mph than small battery-powered cars, though. However, when the RC car looks like the Nissan GTR and uses an Android phone for controls, I am interested. This car is on KickStarter and … [Read more...] about Awesome BlueDrone RC Car is Controlled by Android Smartphone
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Cut The Rope Plush Toys Invading Soon
Ah, Cut The Rope. iPhone game supreme, you are. Until last month of course when it became available on Android. Anyway, given the rising popularity of the game, it doesn't seem surprising that merch will be rolling out soon. Pictured south are a complete set of Cut The Rope plush toys. How long … [Read more...] about Cut The Rope Plush Toys Invading Soon
Air Pick Lets You Air Guitar For Real
More than a keychain and almost as musical as a real guitar pick, the Air Pick is any air guitarists dream. How so? It's got a sound file embedded in it so that when you do play air guitar the real notes will play. Of course, to enjoy the Air Pick you must first be an unabashed air guitar … [Read more...] about Air Pick Lets You Air Guitar For Real
Beautiful Caterpillar Excavator 1/16 Model Selling For A Pile
Of money. You might be thinking otherwise. We doubt exchanging a pile of wolf pelts would convince the maker of this wonderful model that a transaction is forthcoming. Seen below is an incredible 1/16th scale model of a Caterpillar excavator made of cherry and walnut wood. The painstaking part comes … [Read more...] about Beautiful Caterpillar Excavator 1/16 Model Selling For A Pile
Japanese Cooling Gel Looks Weird And Suspicious
Sure, the Japanese just love consumer items; the cuter the packaging, the better. But this newfangled cooling gel borders on the utterly strange. Cooling gel seems to be a growing trend in Japan, especially for the male demographic. It's geeky as hell for sure, but does anyone wonder about the … [Read more...] about Japanese Cooling Gel Looks Weird And Suspicious
American College Prof Builds Action Figures Of Faculty Colleagues
And they're awesome! Fully articulated limbs and precise facial features included. University of Ozarks Sociology Associate Professor Dr. Jesse Weiss likes to make his own action figures in his spare time. We have no idea what kind of action figures he made before, but the new ones that he's created … [Read more...] about American College Prof Builds Action Figures Of Faculty Colleagues
You Just Want To Jump On This Millennium Falcon Beanbag Bed
The revered Millennium Falcon has a solid track record here at GG. So far, there's been a cake, a scale model, and a good-sized bed. Seen below is a cushy extra-large beanbag fashioned after the speediest ship in the galaxy. The measurements are 260x200x50, and judging by the woman in the picture, … [Read more...] about You Just Want To Jump On This Millennium Falcon Beanbag Bed
Star Wars Operation Game R2-D2 Style
If you are a fan of the classic Hasbro game of Operation, you might like this Star Wars R2-D2 edition which has been launched, allowing you to operate on the film's lovable droid, helping him recover and get back on his wheels. The game consists of twelve parts which need to be removed from R2-D2 … [Read more...] about Star Wars Operation Game R2-D2 Style
Branch Holder Is For Fighting With Branches
Across the historic centuries, few natural objects have been so popularly used as weapons than a branch. Okay, so Cro-Magnons probably hurled rocks as missiles, but for close-quarters combat (CQB) goodness, succeeding species resorted to branches. Mindful of this long-running tradition, designer … [Read more...] about Branch Holder Is For Fighting With Branches
AnaPad Wooden iPad
If you would prefer not to have your children use and abuse your iPad, you could try and substitute your nice new iPad 2 for a wooden anaPad. But if pulling an iPad from your children's grasp is not for you, the anaPad also makes a great magnetic whiteboard with matching application magnets to … [Read more...] about AnaPad Wooden iPad
Fantastic Metropolis II Matchbox Car Cityscape (video)
We first featured the matchbox creations of Chris Burden back in 2010 when he was building the framework for his artistic Metropolis II Matchbox Car Cityscape which is 10ft tall and 28 ft wide. Burden’s kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a massive cityscape where more than a 1,000 toy cars racing … [Read more...] about Fantastic Metropolis II Matchbox Car Cityscape (video)
Lego Super Star Destroyer Invades Stores Come September
September 1 to be specific. Come that date, one of the largest Lego sets will go on sale. We're talking about a 50-inch replica of the Executor, the fearsome Star Destroyer that figured so prominently in the first trilogy of the Star Wars saga. What's really awesome about this particular Lego model … [Read more...] about Lego Super Star Destroyer Invades Stores Come September
