On the review block today I’ve got the Wicked Lasers Elite Series 125 Plus, it’s a green laser that is just amazing, one of those things that you have to see for yourself to believe.  The quality of the Elite Series 125 Plus is excellent, holding it in your hand you can feel the care that went into the design and production of it, looking at it closely you can see it is flawless in it’s creation. In the following review I’ve got a few pictures for you and several videos as well showing the Elite 125 in action, as a bonus Wicked Lasers also sent me a pair of Laser Shades, so I’ll be taking a quick look at those too.

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Toys are great, especially tech toys as they offer us a nice diversion and some relaxation to help take the stresses out of our daily lives.

Today for review I’ve got a cool little gadget from USBGeek that will allow you to torment your co-workers and friends from a distance wirelessly. A while ago I looked at the USB Missile Launcher, today I’ve got the wireless version of it, it’s basically the same just without a wire attached to the launcher tethered to your computer. The wireless version has a transmitter that is hooked to your computer via USB, and the actual launcher can be placed up to 15 feet away for some long distance fun.

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Life shouldn’t be all about work, we all need time to relax and play a little, but for most people their lives revolve around working, me included, and we just don’t get much time to play and relax anymore… We should, we all should just stop and take some to to have fun, even if it’s just for a few minutes per day while we’re working. Taking time to relax and have fun not only reduces stress but can also help to clear the mind and actually help you work better…

It’s been a while since we’ve reviewed any kind of toys, and what I have today might be considered a toy or not. It’s an interesting little gadget from USBGeek called the USB Basketball Fidget and essentially what it is is a small basketball shaped button on a base that attaches via USB to your computer. There’s software included with the fidget and once installed you’ve got a cool little mini game right on your desktop to help you waste a bit of time and have fun, it’s an easy game to play, you just tap the button to stop the ball from leaving your desktop as it bounces around your screen. There’s not much to it, and there doesn’t really need to be, it’s just something to have fun with and waste a bit of time…

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Dream Cheeky USB Missile Launcher Review @ OzHardware

Brief Intro:

Although it might seem a bit cheap and nasty, the USB Rocket Launcher form ‘Dream Cheeky’ is so much fun it should be banned – and I’m sure in schools and offices across the country it will be.

Direct Link:

http://www.ozhardware.com.au/Gadgets/Dream-Cheeky-USB-Missile-Launcher-Review.html

TechwareLabs has published a review of the Dream Cheeky USB Missile Launcher. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: Today TechwareLabs goes to war. . . in our office. We’ve received arms from X-tremegeek.com and intend fire at will upon all unsuspecting staff here at TWL. If you want to have some fun in your cubicle city then check out our review and see why we loved the USB Missile launcher. Your meetings will never be the same.

LINK:
http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/misc/usb-missile-launcher/

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Dream Cheeky USB Missile Launcher @ TechwareLabs

Toys, toys, toys, I just love them! The smaller the better actually, and today for review I’ve got the smallest RC helicopter I’ve seen yet. It’s from our friends at TrendTimes.com and it’s called the Ultra Micro Hughes 300. The Micro Hughes 300 is very cool and lots of fun to fly around all over the place. The helicopter itself is very well made and very rugged as I crashed it many, many times while playing with it. It’s also highly detailed as well, it features a plastic body and not a styrofom body like other micro helicopters out there making it look more realistic with the many added details.

So continue on to check out all the pictures and movies I’ve got for you…

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Most of our life is about work, but we do need to take a play break every once in a while and relax. When we’re kids we spend most of our time playing and learning, but as adults we spend our time working and learning with not much play involved, and that’s not a good thing we do need to take time out and relax and let the stresses of everyday life recede away.

I’m still a kid at heart, even though I’m about to turn yet another year older in a couple days and I’ve got children of my own now, but I still like toys, especially remote control ones. I think most guys out there have a soft spot for RC stuff no matter what it is, and will find time to play with them.

Today for review I’ve got a cool little Remote Control Forklift from TrendTimes.com, it’s full of features, including movable, working forklift, full movement control and it includes a pallet, warning cones and even a little storage crate to carry around on it.

It’s a great little toy to run around on your desktop and have a little fun during the day to help break the stresses of life up a bit…

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Popular Digimon Property Returns to the Toy Aisle Following the Success of the Animated Series on Toon Disney’s Jetix Block

American International Toy Fair 2008

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digital monsters continue to invade the real world with a unique line of Digimon toys for Fall 2008. The action-packed adventures of Digimon Data Squad, the new fifth season from Toei Animation Inc. currently airing on Toon Disney’s Jetix block, live on with Bandai America Inc.’s successful lineup of action figures and role-play toys for boys 4-8. With ever-popular toys like the new Digivice Data Link and action figures featuring DNA metal chips, Digimon remains a popular brand among young boys and continues the franchise’s distinction as one of the longest-running action series in the world.

“The new Digimon series introduced a fresh crop of fans to the action-oriented property and helped make it a hit,” said Colleen Sherfey, senior director of marketing, Bandai America. “The collectibility of the action figures, as well as the action from the electronic Digivice, have proven to be a successful combination.”

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The Popular Kid Hero Returns with a New Cast of Aliens, a More Powerful Omnitrix and Unique Role Play Toys from New Television Series, Ben 10: Alien Force

American International Toy Fair 2008

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prepare yourself for an all-new alien invasion as Bandai America Inc., a leader in the boy’s action figure category, premieres its lineup inspired by Cartoon Network’s hit show Ben 10™. Featuring a more powerful Omnitrix and never before seen aliens, fans now have more ways than ever to become their favorite hero Ben Tennyson.

Ben Tennyson finds himself facing new alien adventures in 2008 as Cartoon Network unveils the next generation of the television series this Spring with Ben 10: Alien Force, which begins the next chapter in the Ben 10 saga five years later. Fifteen-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the Omnitrix and discovers that it has reconfigured his DNA and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max. In order to save his Grandpa, Ben must defeat the evil DNALIENS, a powerful alien race intent on destroying the galaxy, starting with planet Earth. Ben will join forces with other young heroes to save the galaxy and his Grandpa Max, while passing along his knowledge to a whole new generation. The animated series will premiere with a special one-hour episode on Cartoon Network in Spring 2008.

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JAKKS’™ Electronics Roster Includes Next Generation EyeClops™ Products, Ulti-Motion™ Wireless Motion Gaming System Products and G2: Game Girl™ Deluxe Hannah Montana™ Plug and Play, Collectible Plush Linking to Neopets.com Discovery Kids™-Branded “Smart” Toys

American International Toy Fair 2008

MALIBU, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) is presenting the company’s line-up of interactive toys and games to media and buyers attending the American International Toy Fair held in New York City, February 17th-20th. The 2008 electronic toy portfolio from JAKKS Pacific® features products for every level of gamer and tech gadget enthusiast, including smart AND fun interactive learning products based on the Discovery Kids® brand. It features new expansions of the JAKKS Plug It In & Play™ TV Games™ line with the Ulti-Motion™ wireless motion gaming system, conceptualized in collaboration with Disney®, and Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana™ G2: Game Girl™ deluxe plug and play game. JAKKS™ will also debut its EyeClops™ Night Vision Goggles and BioniCam™, two extensions of its award-winning EyeClops™ Bionic Eye toy, which was nominated for Most Innovative and Best Educational Toys of 2007 by the Toy Industry Association.

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New Exhibits and Groundbreaking Products Featured at Largest Toy Trade Show in the Western Hemisphere February 17-20 at Javits Convention Center, New York City

American International Toy Fair 2008

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s only February, but it’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season this week at the 105^th American International Toy Fair® in New York as toy manufacturers from around the globe unveil the toys and games that will be on kids’ wish lists this year. The annual event, which is owned and operated by the Toy Industry Association (TIA), features more than 1,200 exhibitors showing their newest, most exciting toy products for 2008 to more than 15,000 registered buyers and 21,000 toy industry professionals from 94 countries. Toy Fair runs February 17-20, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and at additional showroom locations in New York City.

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Bandai America Unveils its Popular Action Figures, Active Role-Play Products and Hot Tech Toys at the 2008 American International Toy Fair in New York City

American International Toy Fair 2008

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The established leader in introducing the most popular toy trends from Japan, Bandai America Inc. is unveiling dynamic new offerings for kids of all ages at the 2008 American International Toy Fair in New York City. The new year holds a number of milestones for the company, including:

• The Power Rangers are back for its 16^th consecutive chart-topping season, with an all-new version of its innovative Mega Mission Helmet that connects online to now download more than 50 role-playing missions into it.
• An entirely fresh Ben 10^TM lineup inspired by the debut of Cartoon Network’s all-new Ben10: Alien Force series, with never-before-seen alien characters, a more dynamic Omnitrix device, and even more ways for kids to become a now 15-year-old Ben Tennyson.
• The introduction of Tamagotchi Connection V5 “Familitchi,” the most technologically advanced Tamagotchi ever, which allows multiple characters to be raised simultaneously as a family clan. Familitchi also debuts an all-new TamaTown.com virtual world, called the Tama & Earth Expo, where kids can take their interaction with all the various Tamagotchi families to dynamic new levels.
• The return of the popular Dragon Ball Z and Digimon franchises with reinvigorated lineups of collectible action figures and electronic role-play toys – including the debut of the Dragon Ball Z brand in the role-play category.
• The debut of BLUE DRAGON action figures, which is based on one of Japan’s fastest-selling RPG video games, with characters created by famed artist Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball franchise).

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Toys, toys, toys, I love them all, yep I’m just a big kid at heart and always will be. I especially like remote control toys, the smaller the better I say, and it seems they are getting smaller and smaller all the time.

Last year the hot RC toy was the micro helicopter, this year it’s the micro airplane, and that’s what I’ve got today for review, specifically the Palm Z Silverlit Mini RC Indoor Airplane from HobbyTron.com. The Palm Z is tons of fun, it charges fast and has a decent flying time. So read on to learn more about it, and see a few movies as well…

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It’s been a long time since I’ve reviewed any mp3 players, I’ve personally got one that I love, it’s the S.Beat from Swiss Memory and it goes quite a few places with me all the time for when I get the chance to listen to it. There are other mp3 players out there besides the iPod, believe it or not, and I’ve never quite understood the fascination with having 20+ gigs of storage on a portable music device, my S.Beat is a 1 gig and I’ve never filled it yet, there’s just not that much I like I guess. So I can’t figure out how people actually can listen to 20+ gigs of music, or have that much that they actually like…

Anyway, today for review I’ve got a small and portable, credit card sized mp3 player from our friends at Brando WorkShop, it’s officially called the USB Flash Card MP3 Player, and it’s the 2Gig capacity variety, which should be more than enough for most people…

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Today for review I have another helicopter from HobbyTron, it is an AH-64 Apache four channel remote control type. This helicopter is a bit special in that it has co-axial rotor blades, where one blades spins clockwise while the other spins counter clockwise, the idea of this is that there is essentially no need for a tail rotor as the dual blades cancel out the rotation normally caused by a single bladed copter. I can say that I had a blast flying this helicopter around all over the place, it is fairly easy to use, fast, maneuverable and surprisingly very durable…

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Over the past few months there has been quite a bit of hype about the 3^rd Space Gaming Vest, I’m sure you’ve read it all, but I haven’t seen a review yet… till now that is. I’ve got it, I’ve tested it, and to provide you with the best possible review of this product I took the 3^rd Space Vest to the Pittsburgh Cyberconxion LAN center to let actual gamers use it, and to get their honest reactions and opinions of this very cool gaming product.

Believe the hype folks, this is the real deal… everyone who tried this product absolutely loved it!

So, continue on to learn more about this great product, see the movies of gamers using it and check out a few interviews I did with a couple of them to get their reactions… oh and of course you’ll see all the cool pictures and get my opinions as well…

Read review HERE 

I remember a time when portable CD players were becoming popular and in-car cd players were considered a luxury item and not standard fair (yeah I’m that old) and I would use a tape adapter to connect my cd player to play through my car speakers. Today of course we have mp3 players that have essentially replaced those portable cd players, and now we also find cd players standard in our cars.

Some car stereos have a line input for connecting your mp3 player and some of the higher end ones even feature a USB port or even a memory card slot, but those are more high end offerings and we’re left we having to either upgrade or find an inexpensive way to connect our mp3 players to take our music with us.

The product I’ve got for review today does just that, it inexpensively connects your portable mp3 player to your car stereo or any other stereo so you can take your music on the go, it’s an FM Transmitter from our friends at USBFever. It utilizes the stations that are not in use in your area to transmit the music from your audio player to your stereo, it’s very easy to use, small, lightweight and even features a dual power source. So read on to check it out…

Full Review HERE

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Geeks Apple iPod Nano 3rd Generation Review:

Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Geeks/Ipod_nano/1.php

 Quote: When you think about digital music players, one name comes to mind immediately: iPod.  Apple has regained its popularity thanks to their line of iPods, including the Itouch, Iphone, Shuffle, etc.  But are they worth all the hype?  Geeks.com, popular online retailer, sent us the third generation, 8GB version of the Apple iPod Nano.  Read on to find out our take on the latest incarnation of the popular media player.

Boynq markets the Dlight as a way to set the mood. Personally, I have never had someone trying to get it on set me in a computer chair, click on a USB light, and cue the Marvin Gaye. If youre a dude looking for a way to seduce a chick, Im pretty sure no USB light it going to make up for your lack of personality or looming computer tower. And if youre a chick trying to seduce a dude wait what!?

Alright. Enough with the smut. The Boynq Dlight is one of the weirdest USB gadgets I have ever used.and the least useful. Besides being used as a mood starter, the Dlight is supposed to illuminate your keyboard to make those late night term papers easier on the eyes.

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1032

3rd Space gaming Vest - Full Review @ DragonSteelMods.com

Over the past few months there has been quite a bit of hype about the 3rd Space Gaming Vest, I’m sure you’ve read it all, but I haven’t seen a review yet… till now that is. I’ve got it, I’ve tested it, and to provide you with the best possible review of this product I took the 3rd Space Vest to the Pittsburgh Cyberconxion LAN center to let actual gamers use it, and to get their honest reactions and opinions of this very cool gaming product.

Believe the hype folks, this is the real deal… everyone who tried this product absolutely loved it!

So, continue on to learn more about this great product, see the movies of gamers using it and check out a few interviews I did with a couple of them to get their reactions… oh and of course you’ll see all the cool pictures and get my opinions as well…

I did a bit of Googling and I believe this is the first official review of the 3rd Space Gaming Vest! Check it out….

Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5545&Itemid=38

DESCRIPTION: We are definitely in the middle of the digital age. It seems that everything is switching to digital … TVs, DVDs, and now even picture frames. Digital picture frames aren’t new, although, if you haven’t seen them around you definitely haven’t been paying attention. Benchmark Reviews will examine the Rosewill 10.4″ Digital Photo Frame RDF-104 to see how it stands up with other comparable digital frames. Will it be a frame anyone would be happy to have on their desk? It might just be the perfect gift for anyone, even your techno-phobic friend or family member. Let’s find out if the product is as good as the marketing suggests it should be.

ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=1