Hasta La Gadget!

Batman’s collection of villains are a strange bunch, where most of them are just plain mad. After all, villains tend to have this lust for power, while some of them are totally insane that they just want to introduce nothing but anarchy to the world. The Riddler, however, is willing to tempt the world’s greatest detective with his collection of riddles, that sometimes ends up as irritating. Still, here is the $349.99 Batman Arkham City Riddler Tropher Replica that allows you to display it on a shelf, be it at home or at the office.

The reason why it costs so much is because this has been hand-sculpted, hand-finished, and hand-painted, so you can be quite sure that no two of these are the same, as there should be some subtle differences between them. Not only that, the Batman Arkham City Riddler Tropher Replica would look a whole lot better in the dark and at night thanks to a beautiful LED effect. This is an officially licensed DC Comics collectible, so who knows, it might even be worth something many more years down the road when you are old and feeble, while Bruce Wayne as the Dark Knight remains young, strong and rich in the comics.
[ Batman Arkham City Riddler Tropher Replica copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Want to live life a little dangerously? You are able to do so by taking your chances whenever you are behind the wheel, but why do so in real life when you become a danger not only to yourself, but to people around you? You might as well get that done in a far more safer environment – that is, using a remote controlled toy, coupled with your imagination, of course. The $44.99 Mario Kart 7 MicroDrive would fit the bill perfectly, as you see tiny Mario gripping the wheel with both hands, ready to spring into action at any time!

The Mario Kart 7 MicroDrive is one cute little toy, where this particular racer might not have a trio of swirling red tortoise shells circling it at all times, but it is capable of performing a wheelie, something that Mario is unable to do in all Mario Kart series to date. Not only that, he intends to wow the skirts off the ladies by performing 360 degree spins, too! This R/C vehicle is capable of multiple speeds to boot, and will be powered by half a dozen of AAA batteries in total. Get two of these and you have a Mario vs Mario match.
[ Mario Kart 7 MicroDrive copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

If there is one particular bane of modern day toys and gadgets, it would be this – most of them would require some sort of power source to run. The kids who grew up in the 1980s (and earlier) had their fair share of toys that did not require batteries, such as dolls and action figures, although there were also other toys like little robots of Nintendo’s Game & Watch which required batteries. Remote controlled cars and robots have always run on batteries, but this time around, the trend is bucked with the introduction of the $19.99 DynamoGo Powered R/C Cars.

As its name suggests, the DynamoGo Powered R/C Cars would not need any kind of batteries to keep it going. All you need to do is crank it up with your hand, and you are good to go. Each purchase will come in either red or green shades, so hopefully you end up with one that matches the color in your home. Of course, having to crank these puppies up each time before you play also means the amount of play time is rather limited, and you might have to do far more cranking than actual playing in the long run, but think of the amount of moolah you would have saved in the long run from not purchasing batteries!
[ DynamoGo Powered R/C Cars copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

I am quite sure that many of us have fond memories of Space Invaders back in our younger days, where our imagination did far more work than the video processor on computer motherboards back then. There might be just a few pixels that dot the screen, moving from left to right and left again, but in our minds, the earth is on the verge of an alien invasion, and you are the last hope left to stave off these foreign invaders without getting killed by their advanced weaponry. Well, the $12.99 Space Invaders Wind-Ups Two-Pack is certainly a gift worth giving away to those who want to take a trip down memory lane. As you wind them up and release them on your desk, you will be treated to a sight that sees them skitter around on your desk in the same manner as that of the game – back and forth.

Each set will feature one pink and one green invader, which is something that we wished would not be limited. Why can’t they just come out with different colors for the entire set instead? One thing is for sure though – these Space Invaders Wind-Ups Two-Pack will come in peace since they lack the capability to shoot lasers at you, and you will have to hum the soundtrack and make your own sound effects to up the realism ante.
[ Space Invaders Wind-Ups Two-Pack copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Looking for some desktop companions for your wind-up Pac-Man? I can’t think of a better thing than these wind-up Space Invaders.

This pair of Space Invaders will scurry across your desktop, but unlike their forefathers, they’re totally harmless. You see, they’ve had their laser cannons removed so no matter how much they skitter back and forth, they can’t destroy your bases.

The set includes both a pink and a green Space Invader, and sells for just $12.99(USD) over on ThinkGeek.