Hasta La Gadget!

I know that we have just come out of winter, and for some of us, we prefer to remain in the bitter throes of winter all year long, as it means not having to deal with this thing known as sweat, in addition to the benefit of wearing added layers of clothing that help you conceal all the added pounds you gained over the holidays. Oh yeah, of course there are always snow days to call off going to school, and who can forget about being involved in a snowball fight? What happens when you want to get some snowball fights in during the coming spring and summer? This is where the $19.99 Snowtime Anytime Snowballs come in handy.

The Snowtime Anytime Snowballs more or less lives up to its description, “no muss, no fuss, no slush”, which is a safe and dry way to carry out an indoor snowball fight. Each set comprises of 20 soft, and yet crunchy faux snowballs, and just in case they get a wee bit dirty, you can always toss them into the washing machine so that they will remain nice and white. Of course, who are we to stop you from making sure that these are part of your winter arsenal, where you keep a stash somewhere as reserve ammunition, only to pull a surprise on someone or the opposing team when both sides have run out of ammo.

[ Snowtime Anytime Snowballs copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

When was the last time you had plenty of fun around the office with your colleagues, or at home in your own backyard with the kids? Surely getting a set of NERF guns to play with would help lighten up the seriousness of a particular situation, and it is great at building bridges in a safe and healthy manner. Well, assuming you are the type who feel it is best to take the enemy “out” before he or she is able to reach you, then the $9.99 NERF Triad Elite 3-Dart Mini Blaster would seem to be the ideal weapon of choice.

After all, the NERF Triad Elite 3-Dart Mini Blaster is capable of firing three shots at a range of 75 feet away. 75 feet! That’s really far, and it shoots three darts, not simultaneously, but one at a time, from that great a distance. The smart technology involved here will let the NERF Triad Elite 3-Dart Mini Blaster know just which barrels are loaded, hence directing air to those barrels only without you going through the motions of a misfire. Surely it is never too early to prepare for a summer that is filled with fun, right?

[ NERF Triad Elite 3-Dart Mini Blaster copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

I’ve got a confession to make to my wife. Without her approval, I’ve been gradually transforming our basement media room into a shrine to all things geeky – with a decided tilt towards retro video games. I now know what pillows I must purchase for the couch. As a matter of fact, I just paid for them as I write this.

These awesome retro pillows look like classic NES game cartridges – though they feature some non-existent games on them – presumably because nobody wanted to pay Nintendo some exorbitant licensing fee. At least I don’t remember playing Unicorn’s Revenge or Lava Jump on my old 8-bit system. But then again, my brain might have been deprived of oxygen from blowing on all of those cartridges.

The pillows are made from polyester, and they measure 14″ x 12″ x 3.5″ each, which makes them too big to cram into your console, but much more comfortable than sitting on a stack of actual cartridges.

You can order a pair of the Retro Video Game Pillows over at ThinkGeek for $34.99(USD). Now when can I have some Atari 2600 cartridge pillows?

You know what they say about starting them from young – if you are a huge fan of the Doctor Who series, then you would want to introduce your progeny to the likes of Daleks, the concept of time travel, as well as the Tardis, and if your teen has grown up to be a responsible adult, how about bonding over a few shots of tequila the next time you meet, and to chat about all things Doctor Who? You might as well set the stage for the occasion with the $19.99 Doctor Who Disappearing Tardis Pint Glasses, and these pint glasses will do exactly as they were meant to – that is, carry your favorite alcoholic beverage in shot glasses, with the Tardis turning bright blue with cold drinks inside.

Each of the Doctor Who Disappearing Tardis Pint Glasses will be able to hold 16 ounces of liquor, and remember not to dump these into the dishwasher once you are done with it as you would want to preserve the “magic”, so to speak. You will get a set of 2 color-changing Tardis pint glasses, where at regular temperatures, the Tardis would remain a pale blue.

[ Doctor Who Disappearing Tardis Pint Glasses copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Last year we featured SparkFun’s guide for making an electronic dice gauntlet. The instructions are still available online, but if you have more money than electronics know-how, check out this very similar product from ThinkGeek, which was probably inspired by SparkFun’s DIY project.

Just like the DIY gauntlet, this one can also roll a variety of dice when you flick your arm while wearing it. It can simulate a 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, 12-, 20- or 100-sided die and even roll two dice at once.

Aside from being furrier than SparkFun’s gauntlet, this version can also be used as a clock, a stopwatch and a timer.

The downside to this gadget is its price. ThinkGeek is selling it for $70 (USD), which might make it unappealing to all but the high rollers.