PowerUp Turns Paper Boats into Motor Boats

Paper boats are fun craft projects for kids. And not just kids who lived in the 1800s either. I’m sure some kids and adults still make paper boats and set them in the water, watching the wind move them along. Well, now the PowerUp Boat updates things a bit.

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The PowerUp Boat Motorized Paper Boat Kit is for modern kids who still like to play with toys in the tub. Just fold the boat, attach the motor, and let it cruise across the surface of the water. The paper is waterproof and the little flag and anchor make it look more authentic. Too bad the motor isn’t electric – it’s the wind-up type, so it will only give you about 10 seconds of cruising at a time. On the other hand, you’ll never run out of battery.

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This is a cool toy at just $12(USD) from ThinkGeek. What’s old is new and fun again as well. Time to play pirates on the high sudsy seas. Ahoy mateys!

A Butterfly Multitool For the Do-It-Yourselfer With an Attitude

A Butterfly Multitool For the Do-It-Yourselfer With an Attitude

A good pocket knife is one of the most useful tools to have on hand at all times. But you know what can be even more useful? A knife that doubles as a saw, a screwdriver, a hex-head wrench, and a bottle opener. In fact, skip the knife altogether—who needs it when all of the above fold away into this badass, all-in-one butterfly multitool?

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This Keyboard Turns a Dial Up Modem’s Screeches Into “Beautiful” Music

This Keyboard Turns a Dial Up Modem's Screeches Into "Beautiful" Music

Not so long ago, hopping onto the internet required more than just opening a browser. In the dial up days you’d have to wait for your modem to screech and squawk as it connected. Looking back through years of nostalgia, those sounds were strangely satisfying and often times melodic, which explains why someone has created a tiny electronic keyboard that lets you turn a dialup modem’s sounds into your own symphony.

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Unicorn Poop Soap: Smell the Rainbow

You probably have that one person on your Christmas list that has everything. If you still haven’t decided what to get them, might I suggest Unicorn Poop Soap? I guarantee you they won’t have that. I’ve long thought the unicorn would poop rainbows, it turns out I was right.

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ThinkGeek has taken that rainbow poop and turned it into hand soap. What does Unicorn poop soap smell like? A mixture of things apparently including birthday cake, blueberry muffins, cola, butterscotch, and vanilla. The soap is vegan and made using oils that smell like stuff. Of course, those oils come from a unicorn’s butt.

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The soap also has copious amounts of glitter inside. That sounds a lot like my daughter, apparently nine-year-old girls excrete glitter since she leaves a pile of it everywhere she sits. Unicorn Poop Soap is available now for $11.99(USD).

iRecorder, the portable iPhone speaker that looks like a retro cassette player

irecorderThere are some moments in life where the old and the new meet, and retro is always in vogue – it is just a matter of which particular era that should take centrestage at that point in time. Well, the $39.99 iRecorder would be an interesting play of bridging both the old and the new, as it looks like one of those Retro Cassette Players, except that in reality, it carries a very different function – by being a portable speaker for the iPhone.

The iRecorder would play nice with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s, anything older than the iPhone 4 would not work. Oh yeah, and one more thing – no longer do you need to keep a pencil around the house handy, as the iRecorder will not eat your tape. Those who grew up in the era where cassette tapes were the most popular choice for listening to music would be able to identify with me. The iRecorder would run on a trio of AA batteries, and connects to your iPhone via the standard issue 3.5mm plug. One thing that bugs me though, the gaudy color in which it comes in does not really appeal to my taste, how about you?
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Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica worth bringing to the cinema

hobbit-staff-fxHave you watched The Desolation of Smaug over on the silver screen just yet? If you have not done so already, perhaps it would be good to go get a ticket this weekend and enjoy the movie, although some have said that it is three shows too long. We shall let you judge for yourself, and the entire movie viewing experience would be enhanced if you could bring in the $159.99 Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica with you. Can’t you hear Gandalf’s own booming voice, saying, “You shall not pass!”? As in, pass up the chance to own this staff, of course.

The Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica, as its name suggests, is a full size, authentic illuminating prop replica of Gandalf’s Staff, measuring 73” in height and tipping the scales at 6lbs. It will feature an On/Off switch to control the light, so you know right from the get go that this has absolutely nothing to do with magic at all. Do bear in mind that this is a full size, authentic illuminating prop replica that is also part of the officially licensed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey collectible collection. It will run on a trio of AAA batteries in order to power its LED lighting.
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Gold Dalek Dress Makes Cosplay Easy

We’ve seen some pretty cool Doctor Who themed cosplay outfits in the past, including Dalek and Tardis dresses. The catch was those costumes were homemade. If you lack the time or skills to make your own stuff, we have the outfit for you.

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ThinkGeek has rolled out a Doctor Who costume that requires no effort on your part, other than perhaps talking your girlfriend into wearing the dress if you’re buying it as a gift. The Gold Dalek A-Line Dress is strapless, short, and fitted in just the right places. It’s perfect for walking around and saying “The Daleks Survive in Me!”

It sells for $44.99(USD) over at ThinkGeek, but is currently on sale for just $33.74

Spock Dog Hoodie: You Have Been, and Always Will Be Man’s Best Friend

It’s winter and cold in most parts of the country. If your dog is like the one that lives in my house, they may not like to take care of their business outside when it’s too cold out. My daughter’s little Chihuahua, Buttercup, won’t poop outside if something cold touches her. Once that chill hits her, you can bet on picking up a little gift inside the house later.

I’ve decided she needs a jacket of some sort to keep her warm so maybe she will poop outside. ThinkGeek has the perfect jacket for any dog.

 

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It’s the Star Trek Spock Dog Hoodie. The body of the hoodie appears made from sweatshirt material and it has the same blue design Spock wore.

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The hood of the hat has pointy ears and black hair just like Spock. Sizes range from Small up to 2X for jumbo dogs with a chest up to 39 inches. Buying your dog a hoodie is enough, but buying your dog a Star Trek Spock hoodie puts you on a whole ‘nuther level.

So do the logical thing and transport yourself over to ThinkGeek, where you can get the Spock Dog Hoodie for $39.99(USD) While you’re shopping, be sure to grab the Star Trek communicator poop bag dispenser, and a Star Trek transporter dog bed.

Technomancer Digital Wizard Hoodie Has 32 Multicolored Tricks up Its Sleeve

ThinkGeek has turned another one of its April Fools jokes into an actual product. The Technomancer Digital Wizard Hoodie uses 32 multicolored LEDs and a speaker box to emit light and sound effects. The cool thing – or the dealbreaker, depending on how geeky you are – about the hoodie is that you have to activate the effects using hand gestures, as if you were casting a spell.

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The hoodie has nine spells or sets of effects. There’s a fireball spell, a health restoring spell and even a water bending spell. The LEDs are attached to a hood assembly as well as to its inner sleeves. While most wizards use mana, this hoodie runs on six AA batteries, which you’ll insert into its built-in battery compartment. Skip to 1:25 in the video below to determine whether you have the moxie to don this robe.

You can get the hoodie for $120 (USD). Cast the browsing spell and head to ThinkGeek to order.

evoMouse the virtual mouse

evomouseMost of the mice that we have talked about over here on Coolest Gadgets tend to lean more towards the gaming segment, but this time around, it would be the ordinary working man who might end up with something better – that is, the $79.99 evoMouse. This is a virtual mouse which will (theoretically speaking, of course) respond to your hand motions, and it will play nice with a slew of modern day computing devices such as Macs, iPhones, iPads, Windows, and Android-powered electronics.

As usual, the evoMouse will live up to its technologically advanced namesake, meaning it will be able to support wireless connectivity via Bluetooth, but just in case you happen to be using it alongside a device that has no Bluetooth connectivity, fret not, there is also an included USB cable to get you started. The evoMouse will work via IR, where just about any flat and smooth surface would end up as a touchpad after turning it on. Your fingers will be able to perform a variety of motions, including clicking, dragging, scrolling, and even to right click. Sounds like magic? That’s what we thought at first, but it is just plain old electronic wizardry at work here.
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