Hasta La Gadget!

Since those of us living in the northern hemisphere are in the full swing of summer at the moment, you might want to consider bringing your kids out to the great outdoors for some camping fun instead of being stuck at home, repeating the same old cycle of you asking them to get out and bask in the sun instead of remaining cooped up at home all day long in front of the video game console. Take the more proactive approach, and as part of your persuasive efforts, then the £54.99 Kids VW Camper Van Tent might just be able to do the trick.

It will be a whole lot more hygienic and comfortable sleeping in this instead of in an old, beat up Volkswagen, don’t you think so? Even better is, the Kids VW Camper Van Tent is considered to be an officially licensed product by Volkswagen that is modelled after the iconic T1 Camper Van. It is good enough for sleep or play, as it houses up to three of your progeny at any one time. You can use this indoors, outdoors, or even by the beach, the Kids VW Camper Van Tent will hold up since it is waterproof and boasts of UV protection. Each tent measures slightly more than a meter and a half long, so adults can snuggle up inside too if they want.

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Goodness gracious, has technology advanced to such a stage where the humble plastic pillbox is now electronically inclined, so much so that you no longer have any more excuse not to pop those pills as prescribed by your doctor? I guess so, especially when you have the $249.95 Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox that not only delivers visual indicators that it is time of that day again, it also delivers audible and visual alerts. The pillbox will beep once every two seconds when it is time for you to get those pills going down your esophagus, while a green LED on the front of the box will illuminate as part of the visual reminder repertoire.

Not only that, the compartment which holds the correct medication will also light up. The only way for things to go wrong would be human error as you fill up this pillbox with the wrong medication, and also when you forget to juice it up. Good thing the Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox is able to operate for up to half a dozen weeks with a four hour charge by the AC adapter. It has its own internal memory that will store the name of each medication, dosage amount, frequency, and drug indications, while letting you print a medication reference sheet separately which you can attach underneath the lid.

[ Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

If you had watched The Dark Knight Rises, I would assume at one point or another, you might have expected to hear Bane actually breathing out aloud ala Darth Vader with that face mask of his on. Well, here is a little bit of Star Wars goodness for you with the $59.99 Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Desk Lamp, allowing you to unleash the power of the Dark Side right at your desk, albeit in Lego style which is always cute as a button no matter how you look at it, of course. You will be able to have the freedom to pose Vader’s arms and legs as you please, and he can be used on or off the base.

The lightsaber that belongs to Darth Vader will have at least a dozen LEDs to light up your workspace, and for those of you who are extremely concerned as to whether this is officially sanctioned by Lucasfilm, you can breathe easy. It is an officially licensed LEGO and Lucasfilm collectible, and will run off a trio of AAA batteries. Of course, you can alternatively have it run from USB power, which is always an option if you are going to be by your desk all day long, or should I say, night?

[ Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Desk Lamp copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Yup, it is that time of the year which is going to loom upon us yet again – Halloween, where you spend some time and a fair amount of money to make sure that your front lawn looks as though it is a setting right out from a horror movie. This time around, you might want to consider planting a gargoyle right smack in the middle of your yard – it does not matter whether it is in front or at the back. The thing about gargoyles is this, they tend to be super heavy simply because they are made out of stone. Well, here is something that you can easily set up each year (and remove, of course) without breaking your back – simply because we are talking about the $379.95 Gargantuan Inflatable Gargoyle.

Yes sir, a Gargantuan Inflatable Gargoyle? Sounds near impossible, but Hammacher has done what Adidas had always preached about. This inflatable 15′ gargoyle will tower over visitors at a Halloween yard display, where it ensures it will do its very best to keep a nightly vigil without ever dozing off, unlike a human. Of course, you can always have your pet dog do the job, but don’t you think a gargoyle is far more intimidating, where it comes with powerful clawed hindquarters and forefeet? Not only that, it can move its massive 3′-wide head 60º back and forth for that added menacing look.

[ Gargantuan Inflatable Gargoyle copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Yes, we all more or less know just which is the best astromech droid to have around whenever you are in a tight spot and need someone to bail you out, especially when there are no Jedi in the vicinity, and the Imperial forces are bearing down upon your location, fast! Well, this time around, the celebrated R2-D2 will not play its role as an assistant pilot, or unlock doors as well as move elevators around, but rather, what it does is something else which is equally important to preserving life as well – that is, by holding its stash of cookies to feed hungry stomachs.

Yes sir, I am referring to the £19.99 R2-D2 Cookie Jar which is currently available for pre-order over at Firebox. This is one special mission of R2-D2 which I believe he will never forget in the immediate future for a long, long time. After all, it might not be a holographic message that hinges the fate of the empire on a single man, but at the very least, it will help stave off whatever hunger pangs there are until dinner time.

[ R2-D2 Cookie Jar copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]