Hasta La Gadget!

If you’ve tried and failed to build your own starship to explore the universe, it’s maybe because you just didn’t have a thorough understanding of how a craft like the U.S.S. Enterprise works. So if you’ve got it in you to try one more time, this cutaway model of Kirk’s pride and joy should give you all the insight you need to build a ship capable of traveling at the speed of light.

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The folks at FinalCutKing, who brought us that wonderful remote control car chase a while ago, are back with a new scaled-down film involving tanks, fighter planes, and simulated explosions galore.

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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 ]

When you’re a parent, you’ll do anything for your kids. But there’s nothing wrong if that anything happens to benefit you too. So what if you’re traveling, or visiting friends, and your kids are in dire need of a place to play with their toy cars or trains? Just slip on one of these playmat t-shirts, lay down on the ground, and not only will your kids have someplace to play, you’ll also enjoy a relaxing backrub at the same time.

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A new Kickstarter project takes all the work out of playing fetch with your dog, replacing your throwing arm with a nifty gizmo and keeping your hands drool-free. It’s essentially a more basic pitching machine that requires no human intervention, but the iFetch looks like an incredibly useful tool for the play-obsessed pup, so long as it can learn the necessary trick to get the cycle started.

At base the iFetch is a simple machine; dogs put a ball in one end, the iFetch winds up and launches it for retrieval. Once the dog figures out that all it has to do to get it to launch again is drop the ball in the big opening, the cycle is complete, and an infinite loop is theoretically created. From a dog’s perspective, we humans are merely flesh and bone prototype versions of the iFetch, ones that tire and grow weak.

The iFetch needs only AC power, or 6 C batteries for portable use, not proteins, carbs and nutrients. It doesn’t get arm pain, isn’t squeamish about a dog’s mouth fluids or a little dirt, and, can throw balls at distances of either 10, 20 or 30 feet depending on how it’s set. The iFetch project creators, an Austin-based family called the Hamills (no apparent relation to Mark), suggest the iFetch for small or medium-sized dogs, likely because larger dogs might find the balls too small (could be a choking hazard for a Great Dane, for instance).

In my extensive history of familiarity with dogs, I’ve also known some that don’t have any aptitude or interest at all in playing fetch, and it’s unlikely that the iFetch will change their mind on that score. But for those dogs that are fetch fans, there looks to be little not to love here, and the Hamills even suggest that you can use the iFetch with kids, too! That’s some hands-free parenting right there, and if you’ve got both dog and kid, the iFetch can instigate a ready-made Man vs. Beast competition at a moment’s notice.

The iFetch has already met its funding goal, so there should be not that much standing in the way of the Hamill family shipping by their intended delivery date of November 2013. Pre-order backer amounts start at just $60, which includes the iFetch as well as 3 balls, and a plug-in AC adapter. One caveat if you do pick up one of these: never forget to leave it on if you have a dachshund that doesn’t know its limits and live in a hot climate, for instance. iFetch is tireless; your enthusiastic little dog is not.