Posts by Category: Fun & Games

So maybe it’s pointless, but at least it’s happy!

Fun & Games December 8, 2004 posted by

Changeful wagon.

The Changeful Special-Patrol Wagon. This is what you really need under the tree this holiday. A remote control sports vehicle with opening doors, natty wrist controller and missiles. And then you should get the toy version.


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Fun & Games December 7, 2004 posted by

Colour etchings.

The Color Magna Pad. $14.95. Stop smirking Jimmy and create me a masterpiece. And make it snappy, haven’t got all day! The world’s first and ONLY Color Magnetic SketchPad! Little artists can draw freestyle with the special drawing pen, or stamp triangle, square or circle shapes. Just imagine: brown trees, green frogs and blue cars! It really is amazing. A quick slide of the “magic eraser” clears the screen.


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Fun & Games December 7, 2004 posted by

Hope on a rope.

Money Soap. $12.95. Is this what they mean when they say that success comes from good clean living?  Surprise—there’s real money in this bar of soap! Great incentive to get kids to wash their hands (again, again and again). Each bar of this delightfully-scented soap is guaranteed to contain a real $1, $5, $10, $20, or even a $50 bill! You only get the cash when the soap wears down, so start sudsing


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Free Software December 7, 2004 posted by

Beep!

Nullsoft Beep. Very silly freeware! But arf to you all!  Nullsoft Beep is an application that makes your computer sound like computers sound in the movies. It requires Windows 95 or later with DirectX 3 or later.


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Fun & Games December 1, 2004 posted by

Art.Com

Art.com’s ArtPad is cool, not just because you can create masterpieces online with very little effort. But also because you can triumphantly email the results to all your friends and display them in a museum setting all framed up nice and lovely. Totally addictive fun. See how good the Ferret is? (it’s the middle piece, silly!)


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Fun & Games November 30, 2004 posted by

Loo role.

The Toilet Monster. $17.95. You can see it, can’t you? Awful as it is, you can literally hear the shriek and feel the pain. Tsk, cruelty incarnate.  WARNING: The Bog Toilet Monster should not be used on the elderly or those of a weak disposition!!! Easily attaches to the inside of your toilet!!!


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Fun & Games November 30, 2004 posted by

Music with motion.

The Motion Music Maker. Play stuff by waving your hands about wildly. Whilst avoiding arrest. $34.95.  Experience the music machine of the next millennium. Simply wave your hands across any of the sensors to create your own music. Combining the sounds of guitar, bass and drums in one, this portable beat-making machine features infrared motion sensors that respond to your movements.


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Fun & Games November 30, 2004 posted by

R/C bird.

The Remote Control Robotic Bird. Flies by flapping its wings! Oh yes it does. Check the video if you don’t believe. $299.99.  Built around a carbon fiber chassis with a very tough strong frame work wrapped in a flexible foam body to absorb impacts. This new rc model works just like a real bird. The wings even flap up and down and the tail twists left and Right. This provides the forward motion. Your new rc bird will do loops…


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Fun & Games November 29, 2004 posted by

Ramon noodles.

Ramon the Robot would like you all to know that he’s not just another Robosapien knock-off.  Nope. No way. Can Robo-clever-britches-Sapien sing two songs? Well can he? $69.95.  His arms are fully articulated, so you can make them move any way you want. And his magnetic arm with opposing handgrip thumb allows the robot to pick things up and hold them. When you give him a command, he responds with one of 172 different phrases and flashing LED mouth expressions,…


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Fun & Games November 29, 2004 posted by

Bel de jour.

The 1957 Bel Air Car Chair. $1296.75. Tasteful, refined, elegant. Fiberglass.  This car chair is a great addition to your diner themed game room, family room.


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