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Back in August of 2012, we talked about a cool little Bluetooth controlled robot known as Bero. Bero stands for Be The Robot and the little guy is pretty cool. The robot is open source and is designed to be controlled using a Bluetooth device such as the iPhone or Android smartphones. Bero originally turned up on Kickstarter where early backers could get a basic Bluetooth controlled ‘bot for as little as $79.

ThinkGeek is now offering the robot, though its price has gone up significantly since the Kickstarter campaign. The Bluetooth robot will cost you $149.99(USD). You don’t get to choose the color, ThinkGeek will either send you a black version or white version depending on what the monkeys grab off the shelf.

The robot is four inches-tall and has micro gear boxes allowing its tank tread tracks to move independently, its head to turn, and its arms to move. It’s also got a built-in speaker and LED eyes and light up headphones.  Bero also has an integrated infrared optical system for autonomous navigation with a pair of IR transmitters and a single IR receiver. It has a detection range of three to five inches. Power comes from a small lithium polymer rechargeable battery good for three to five hours of use.

The ‘bot can be controlled by any Bluetooth 2.0 device, but applications for programming already exist for Android and iOS devices. It’s also pre-programmed to dance and move around if you’re too lazy to program it yourself.

The upcoming holiday season will definitely bring a smile of joy to most of us, as it will be a time of merry making as well as reflection for the year that has past, in addition to the hope of a new year that is just on the horizon. One particular activity that some families will bond over would be dressing up the Christmas tree with the year’s ornaments. How about taking a slightly different route with the $19.99 Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set? After all, games are there for you whenever you are down, or if you have some spare time to kill, and best of all is, it does not demand a listening ear from you. Not only that, since games basically makes one jolly, it would be the ideal for the upcoming Christmas season.

Each purchase of the Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set will arrive with a quartet of ornaments that resemble those of controllers, where they have been specially inspired by the favorite classic consoles of many over the years. All of the ornaments would measure somewhere between 3 and 4 inches wide, making fans of the Atari 2600, NES, Sega Megadrive and Sony PlayStation more than happy. It would be nice to see a future edition of this particular pack include newer consoles like the Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii.
[ Classic Video Game Controller Ornament Set gives Christmas trees a new look copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Everyone has a favorite hobby, game or toy, and if it so happens that you know someone who lives, eats, and breathes Minecraft, you would do him or her well with the $19.99 Minecraft Light-Up Diamond Ore (also available in the UK from Amazon). Yes, this is one diamond ore that will be able to provide some ambient lighting whenever dusk falls, and it carries an adequate amount of light to ensure that monsters will remain hidden in their closets and under your bed so that you are able to enjoy a good night’s rest.

100% inspired by Minecraft and made by the good people over at ThinkGeek, the Minecraft Light-Up Diamond Ore works in a very simple manner. In order to activate it, just give it a tap, and you’re good to go. There are three different lighting levels to choose from, and they are low, medium, bright. Sure, it is not going to be as glitzy as an actually diamond for the other half, but one thing’s for sure – it is a piece of rock that is a whole lot more affordable. This is the ideal night light for Minecraft fans, and best of all is, you do not need to fear about accusations that you have a bootleg item from the Minecraft universe, as this is an officially licensed Minecraft collectible. Made out of ABS plastic, it will glow with internal LEDs thanks to the pair of AA batteries that power this bad boy.
[ Minecraft Light-Up Diamond Ore for the hardcore Minecraft fan in your life copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Have you ever wondered just how come with all the amount of technology that we have around us, people still end up being late for appointments? It simply does not make too much sense. Normally, a watch should do the trick, but with the plethora of gizmos and gadgets that we all have, and most of these featuring a time-keeping function or another, it should be a given that the world should be more on time than ever before. Well, if you know of someone who has yet to break the tardiness habit, the $149.99 Giant Flip Clock might be the perfect gift this coming Christmas.

This is a calendar clock that features a flip mechanism, where it will include not only the date and time, but also the year, month, and day of the week to make sure that one has no more excuses in forgetting what day it is for a particular appointment. Powered by a couple of D batteries and a single AA battery, the Giant Flip Clock will certainly turn back the proverbial clock with its interesting design, as it boasts of bold white lettering against a black background. Talk about a merging of cultures, with old-school and new design ideas incorporated into a cool looking timepiece that would find a place in any home or office.
[ Giant Flip Clock ensures that you’re always aware of the time copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

If you happen to be someone who loves tinkering around with stuff, and have amassed quite a collection of Swiss Army Knives over the years, then you would definitely fall in love with the $59.99 Baladeo 52G Pocket Cutlery Set. Why do I say this? That is because it has just about everything that you need whenever the dinner bell rings, and you go off to satiate that hunger of yours. The Baladeo 52G Pocket Cutlery Set can be said to be more or less “complete”, as all the utensils within it have been forged from 420 stainless steel for that added mark of quality.

This is an ultralight cutlery set which will feature five functions that have been wrapped up into a single small, good looking package. You will find a spoon, fork, knife, can opener, and bottle opener within, where all of the pieces will fold and lock together in order to be carried in its mesh carrying case. You can also open it up with a few steps so that it would function as a cutlery set. Best of all is, it has been specially made for travel purposes, so you can ensure that it will be temperature resistant (within reasonable limits, I am quite sure that even it is unable to withstand the fires of Mount Doom when tossed there).
[ Baladeo 52G Pocket Cutlery Set has all that you need copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]