USA vs England in Lego

Turn your iPad into a classic table top arcade game

So you were the early adopter who stood in line for hours to get your hands on a new iPad. You probably downloaded tons of apps for your latest gadget. Maybe even bragged about the battery life. Now it’s time to get the next hottest iPad accessory. From Thinkgeek.com, comes the iPad Arcade Cabinet. Simply slide your iPad and presto, you have a table top classic arcade game ready to go. It retails for $149.00.

Some features:

• Beautifully retro styled, handcrafted wooden tabletop arcade cabinet and MAME emulator for your otherwise useless iPad
• Hundreds of games available from various online sources – not included in product!
• Professional grade arcade stick and microswitch buttons rated for 10,000,000 uses
• Authentic arcade controls connect to your iPad via a standard 30 pin dock connector
• One and two player select buttons add authenticity and really work!

So get ready to trip down memory lane with Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Qbert, Donkey Kong and hundreds of others. Get one at Thinkgeek.com

Control a helicopter from your iPhone? Yep, there’s an app for that!

Four years of research and development went into building the Parrot AR Drone quadricopter. The AR Drone generates it’s own WiFi network which allows an iPhone or iTouch to connect and uses the built in accelerometer for control. It also features two onboard cameras which can viewed on your iPhone.

There is an autopilot feature which allows easy take offs and landings. The first question I had was “What happens if WiFi signal is lost?” In the event the WiFi signal is lost – part of the autopilot feature – the AR Drone will take over and stabilize and land the craft safely. Because it’s powered by Lithium-ion Polymer batteries, the AR Drone can fly for roughly 15 minutes.

Urban Collectables

These are truly urban collectibles. Featured above is the “Petrol Bombed Jeep.”

What says urban better than a burned out car. The graffiti backgrounds really add a touch of realism. You can almost smell the molten metal. It sort of reminds me of when I lived in Detroit. I haven’t lived there for over 15 years but I can only imagine that it hasn’t gotten any better.

See the rest here at Chinnychinchin There are five cars total in the set.

Gingerman Dunny

I received this limited edition “Gingerman Dunny” from my wife for Christmas. It’s my favorite Dunny from Kid Robot.

Hillary Clinton for President. Hillary Clinton… the world’s best nutcracker?

This is arguably the best political product of the year!

I can see this sitting handsomely at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Sure, Grandpa, I would love another helping of cranberry sauce. Oh, and can you pass Hillary too. I have a couple of nuts over here that need cracking.

It’s easy to use:
Step 1: Put nut between legs
Step 2: Squeeze

You too can own this wonderful nutcracker. Just head over to Overstock.com. In the link, Head over to bradsdeals.com for extra savings.

Happy nut cracking!

What’s cooler than a drunk frog in a bear suit?

I have a running obsession with vinyl toys. Kidrobot is the best site hands down when it comes to vinyl. (According to me of course) In my office, I have a ton of these silly, goofy, creepy, toys. Why? Good question. I ask myself that quite often.

The other day the CFO, from my company, came into my office and asked “What’s the significance of all those toys”. I didn’t have an answer at first. Then it dawned on me. I asked Phil, the CFO, why he collected baseball cards. I guess the answer is the same – because we like them. He asked me if I had the original boxes. The funny thing is I do. He commented that they would be worth more if I kept the boxes.

What do you call a person that collects items?

A collector

What do the items collect?

Dust

So yeah, the toys collect a ton of dust. It’s really a pain to dust around them. But I like ‘em. The good news is I don’t have much room for them so I haven’t purchased any in awhile.

Except for now. I gotta have the the drunk frog in a bear suit – It’s a classic!

Urban Saints

As some of you may or may not know, I’m a big fan of interesting and unusual toys. So when I found these beauties over at Urban Outfitters, I couldn’t resist (Not to mention they were on sale plus an additional 25% off).

However, I don’t think St. Anne (patron saint of lost objects), St. Martha (patron saint of waiters and waitresses, Huh?), or St. Homobonus (patron saint of business) ever imagined they would one day end up immortalized in plastic.