U.S.S. Enterprise Spatula: Cooking with Dilithium Crystals

Breakfast. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the U.S.S. Spatula. It’s mission, to seek out new foods to turn. To boldly flip pancakes like no starship has done before.
Star Trek spatula
You know that the Enterprise’s head chef would totally use this. If they actually cooked by hand anyway. This officially-licensed Star Trek collectible is made of zinc alloy metal & BPA-free silicone. The saucer section is 6″ in diameter, giving you plenty of room to flip pancakes or whatever you’ve got in your skillet.

You will feel like Trelaine or Q, an omnipotent being toying with the Enterprise and her crew as you whip up your bacon and eggs. It is just $24.99(USD) from ThinkGeek and will be available later this month.

NERF N-Strike Elite Centurion Mega Blaster

nerf-nstrike-elite-centurion-mega-blasterFor those of you who have played First Person Shooters (FPS) games in the past, you would know that all titles have the biggest and baddest weapon, although it would normally be somewhere in the middle of the game before you attain such an addition to your deadly arsenal. The thing is, the fire rate is most probably the slowest of the lot, and it will take a truckload of ammo to use, which means you would use it sparingly – or in extremely dire situations where there is a bunch of enemies bearing down on you with no way out. You might feel the same at the office, so to ensure that you never fall on the losing side of a Nerf fight ever again, this is where the $59.99 NERF N-Strike Elite Centurion Mega Blaster comes in handy.

The NERF N-Strike Elite Centurion Mega Blaster is proud to be the farthest shooting Nerf gun ever made, where it does not shoot regular Nerf darts, but rather, fires out Mega Darts which happen to be twice the size of a regular Nerf Dart, at distances of up to 100 feet. I am quite sure that if you pull this out from your drawer, you will be the first person someone calls you out be on their team, turning you from social pariah to most coveted team member at the office (or playground).
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Kid O Magnatab

kid-o-magnatabAll work and no play makes Jack (as well as Jane in this politically correct age) a dull boy, and just in case you were wondering what kind of gift you want to give to your little one for his or her birthday, here is a clue. Forget about video game consoles or anything electronic, since these tend to make your little one use less of his or her imagination, but rather, it will make the mind lazy. How about exploring their creative side with the $22.99 Kid O Magnatab? This unique toy, so to speak, comes with a magnetic stylus that is capable of pulling beads up to create lines, and it will be a decent way to help kids learn how to hold a writing tool.

If your kid makes a mistake, fret not – erasing is easily done with the tip of your finger. The Kid O Magnatab is one great educational toy that will do a decent job of teaching your kids in writing all the letters of the alphabet, and as they write, the lines will start to fill in with silver beads so that they will be able to keep track of whether they are on the right path or not.
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Genesis Arcade Ultimate Portable Console

Do you remember growing up in the 1980s and the early 1990s? The Nintendo NES did take the world by storm, where it popularized the home videogame console genre, sending the Atari 2600 into the consumer electronics retirement home along the way. One thing about the NES was its library of games that definitely appealed to a wide range of gamers, and it opened up the imaginations of millions of kids, too. When the SNES arrived on the scene to succeed where the NES left off, Sega’s Genesis has delivered 16-bit gaming goodness for quite some time already, and with the $54.99 Genesis Arcade Ultimate Portable Console, you can roll back the years by enjoying 80 pre-loaded games right out of the box.

The Genesis Arcade Ultimate Portable Console comes with TV-Out capability, not to mention an internal battery that delivers anywhere from 4 to 6 hours of gameplay on a full charge. This means you can just tote around this little puppy without worrying about removing those mint looking carts from your video game collection at home. Some of the games include Altered Beast, the Golden Axe trilogy, and Sonic the Hedgehog I and II, just to mention a few. Games will be played off the SD memory card, and you can once again settle the score with your mate over a round of Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition or Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers.
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6-in-1 Tire Pressure Gauge Multi-Tool

Do you plan to do a whole lot of traveling later this summer? If you have answered in the affirmative, then perhaps it is time you did all the necessary (should you hit the road and not take any flights, that is) preparations beforehand so that your travels will be stress-free. Other than sending your car to the local mechanic for a thorough check up and servicing, making sure that the four tires on your ride are in prime condition – and that would include ensuring it has the proper air pressure within. A handy tool to have would be the $9.99 6-in-1 Tire Pressure Gauge Multi-Tool.

Some have said that this is a must-have tool for drivers, where it comprises of half a dozen tools for you to use each time you hit the road. To ensure that it remains with you all the time, just clip it to your keys, or if you think that doing so is not necessary, how about tossing it to the glove box? The 6-in-1 Tire Pressure Gauge Multi-Tool tips the scales at a mere 0.2lbs, where it sports a tire pressure gauge, tread depth gauge, LED flashlight, bottle opener, flat screwdriver, and key ring with quick release. The LED flashlight itself has been rated for 100,000 hours, which should be more than enough to last you your entire lifetime.
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Mario Kart 7 – Drift IR

Nintendo certainly had a good thing going with their Mario Kart series that kicked off on the SNES, and the karting genre never really looked back after that. In fact, Super Mario Kart opened up the world to interesting possibilities as Mode 7 on the SNES offered gamers a totally different way of looking at games. Many a time, I am quite sure that you have argued with your friend over whether who is correct in a certain situation, and since the both of your are gentlemen, there is only one way to resolve this – through a round of Mario Kart! However, there are times when you do not have access to an emulator or a working SNES, which is where this Mario Kart 7 – Drift IR comes in handy, sporting multi-direction steering with drifting action. Depending on the character you choose (Mario, Luigi, or Donkey Kong), it retails from $29.99 to $84.99.

At least you need not spend your time trying to invent high-octane mini cars and blue spiked shells with wings and homing capabilities from scratch, as the Nintendo R/C Mario Kart! Control is all you need. Sporting variable channels for racing with friends, you can be sure that life will never be the same again, although you would need some talent to ensure that whatever course you have set up will be fair and challenging at the same time.
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Star Trek: TNG Borg Cube Monitor Mate

Star Trek fans, you know that one of the most deadly enemies that the Federation has ever faced were the Borg, and if their technological superiority does not win you over eventually, surely the monotonous monologue of “Resistance is futile” will wear out anyone hearing them after some time. Well, since the Borg are more feared than respected, you might want to send the same cold chill down your colleagues’ spines by placing this $12.99 Star Trek: TNG Borg Cube Monitor Mate at your workplace.

This is a mini Borg cube that was specially deisgned to sit on your monitor, where it serves as a reminder to the higher authorities on how much of a drone you are. It is rather comforting to know that this particular Borg cube does not hold millions of tiny nanoprobes, and neither will it come into life after office hours to assimilate you into the Borg Collective. The thing is, it would have been cooler if there was a motion sensor built in to spew out the words, “Resistance is futile” whenever someone drops by your place, but I guess we can’t ask too much for $12.99 now, can we?
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Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan

Are you thinking along the lines that the Star Wars franchise can never be milked completely dry? After all, what is that saying, a fool is born every minute? The space opera that wowed little kids and adults alike back in 1977 has had its fair share of brickbats in the past (anyone remember The Phantom Menace?), but one thing’s for sure – the Star Wars film collection is set to expand even further after Disney bought over Lucasfilm, and we do know that Star Wars Episode VII is on its way to the silver screen, and hopefully they will not botch this. Since you are a huge fan of all things Star Wars, how about enhancing your home with some Star Wars swag? I am referring to this $129.99 Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan.

Now most folks would baulk at the idea of forking out that kind of good money for, of all things, a trashcan. Hey, this is no ordinary trash can, since it is an officially licensed Lucasfilm collectible, and it comes in a size which most offices would be more than comfortable with. All you need to do is step on R2-D2′s foot, and his head will flip open to receive whatever trash that you are going to dispose of. Imported from Japan, it is an incredibly detailed replica of R2-D2, but too bad it is unable to emit any beeping sounds for that added bit of realism. This is definitely the trash can you’ve been looking for…
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Shark With Frickin’ Laser Pointer

I don’t know about you, but there is just something crazy about the idea of sharks carrying laser guns on their back. As though these lean and mean underwater predators are not deadly enough on their own, imagine what would happen when they are endowed with the “gift” of a laser beam which can be fired at will via attached backpacks near their fin? The thought is definitely scary, and while it might exist in some fictional worlds, Thinkgeek has decided to bring it over to this side of reality with the $14.99 Shark With Frickin’ Laser Pointer.

Good thing this shark is small enough to hold in your hand, and it has been tamed – so much so that it does not bite, but the laser bit of it is what interests us and justifies a purchase by anyone who wants to make an impression at his or her presentation, without actually looking too childish. Sporting a Class 1 laser, the Shark With Frickin’ Laser Pointer is powered not by pounds of human flesh or sea lions, but rather, a trio of 1.5v LR44 which thankfully has been included with each purchase to help you get started right out of the box.
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Nano Arcade Pocket Genesis Consoles

Childhood memories do seem to be the ones that stick to one’s mind the most, don’t you think so? For those of you who grew up during the 1980s, I am quite sure that your soirees with the NES as well as classic PC games are deeply entrenched into your consciousness, even as you attempt to make something out of the rat race you are in right now. Well, let ThinkGeek step in to save the day by giving you the break in the form of the Nano Arcade Pocket Genesis Consoles, where depending on which model you pick, they will retail anywhere from $12.99 to $19.99.

In a nutshell, the Nano Arcade Pocket Genesis Consoles is a miniature arcade joystick that looks like a child’s toy, or even one that does not work but instead is disguised as a candy dispenser, but it offers far more than what meets the eye. All you need to do is plug and play into your TV, and you are good to go. Each of the Nano Arcade Pocket Genesis Consoles come with 10 pre-loaded games, making this a one time investment. It runs on a single AAA battery, and will feature five classic SEGA games with five bonus games thrown into the mix as well – namely, Virtua Fighter 2, Shinobi III, Golden Axe, Golden Axe III, Alien Storm, Snake, Spider, Bottle Tops, Race, Bomber, and Hexagons.
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