It's not too late! There are plenty of unique gift ideas for the holiday season. Here are a few more tech toys for your friends, family and office buddies.
Recon Rover by SmartLab
Recon Rover has won lots of awards this year. The Programmable Rover is a toy robot with lots of sweet features. You can program the ReCon 6.0 to navigate specified courses.
It will deliver an object, send personalized messages, carry payload in its cargo hold, guard a room and even dance. You don’t need a computer to run this gadget - just 3 ‘C’ batteries and your imagination. Priced around $69.99
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Flytech Bladestar by Wowwee
Yes please! The FlyTech Bladestar is another great indoor flying machine. Sensor-based navigation enables it to glide through the air, avoiding ceilings and flying away from obstacles. Onboard navigation allows you to ‘experience interactive flight’ and the auto-pilot sensors reacts to obstacles guiding you through challenging flight paths. The manual control system looks very cool too. Buy two and challenge your opponent to a dazzling air duel where you can lock on to your target and shoot him down. This is priced around $17.00
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LaserPegs by Laser Pegs Ventures
Construct the kit or create your own doo-dad, plug it in and light it up. LaserPegs use LEDs to illuminate your creation. Apparently these LEDs will run for about 100,000 hours which is equivalent to 11 years of non-stop illumination. Crazy-right? Every set you purchase is compatible with all the others so collecting a few allows for some colossal constructions. Check out the 3D LITE BOARD and World of Bugs kits. Kits range in price from starter kits around $20 all the way to advanced kits priced around $100.00.
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Hexbug Nano by Innovation First International
Hexbugs have been around for a while but they are still a great toy for the office. (and the cat) You have to check out the Hexbug Nano bug series. No need for a remote control they dart around just like the real thing. Racing tracks developed for 2011 extend the fun.
These crawling bugs come with bump sensor feelers to avoid obstacles. Designed to ‘hear’, your hexbug will back-up and scurry in another direction with a clap or loud noise. Batteries are included (believe it or not) and they are reasonably priced from $8.00 and up. You also have several distinct shapes and colors to choose . A great stocking stuffer.
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GIANT Microbes by GIANT Microbes Inc.
Ok – give this one a minute – it will grow on you. You take a microbe and you magnify it 100,000 times; add soft, plushy material and ‘viola’, you have an adorable giant microbe. They’re just so cute! Well, some are a little disgusting, I mean when you think about it.
Let’s face it, micro-organisms have been around forever and pretty much own this planet - they out number us, with an impressive ability to adapt and survive the harshest conditions, it's more like they put up with us rather than the other way around. Just remember, they may be cute in stuffed animal form, these plush toys represent some of the most deadly micro-organisms on the planet. There’s a huge selection from the flu to the common cold – the black death to dengue fever.
Most cost around $9.00 (petri dish not included) and you can get a whole set of algae for around $35.00. Giantmicrobes.com also offers aquatics, corporeals and venereals. Um…it’s true. Now go wash your hands. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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Mindflex Duel by Mattel
Finally - I can put to rest an age old debate between my brother and I. I will reign SUPREME! This game allows you to faceoff and duel for mind dominance. Concentrate...and the ball rises on a cushion of air! Relax...and the ball descends. It's literally mind over matter! The wireless headset reads your brainwave activity. It's a mental shoving match. You win the game by using your thoughts to force the ball into your opponent's end zone to win. I've seen it selling for around $79.00
Check out our previous posts on
Tech Toys for the 2011 Holiday Season Part 1.
Visit other holiday gift posts:
Dear Santa - A Few Holiday 2011 Gadgets I'd Enjoy
Kindle Fire Vs Nook Tablet: Which should I Buy?
Tune in to Questional.com as we post more tech toys, gadgets and ridiculously, outrageously expensive tech toys and adventures for the techie who has everything - coming soon.
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