Sphero, from Orbotix, is what amounts to a remote-controlled cue ball. It is white, plastic, and fun, but unfortunately is also expensive. When I first saw Sphero announced I resigned myself to buying one, maybe two, regardless of the cost. Of course at the time I was expecting somewhere around ...

This swam into my twitter stream the other day. Want! The YouTube caption probably says it best: Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water … Incredible remote controlled flying fish emerge from the world of awesome! The company is called Air Swimmers. The Clown Fish retails at ...

Why bother with model rocketry and remote control airplanes when you can control your own flying… fish? The William Mark Corp. booth, known for a wide variety of toys that can be launched, flown or thrown, was turning heads at New York Toy Fair last week as they demoed their ...

Is that "Outer Limits," or "Bowling for Dollars"? Crap. Must be Tuesday. Either that or Bronko and Nagurski have been playing with the remote to Da-da's head and tuned him to a dead channel again. Huh. It's kinda like real life, but more compelling....

There is no doubt that gadgets have truly gone mainstream.  Look around your home and what do you see?  Smartphones, Tablets, E-book readers, Computers, Game Consoles.  Gadgets galore.  Never before have kids grown up in households that so avidly consume consumer electronics.  Even two year old toddlers are playing with ...

I am plagued with a peculiar affliction – I have an overwhelming urge to make my electronic devices behave in strange and wondrous ways that often run counter to their original design. I want to watch movies on my cell phone, I want to read comic books on my Nintendo ...

Bad user interfaces really irritate me. Some of them are so irritating, in fact, that I’ve decided to start awarding User Interface Booby Prizes. If you perked up at the mention of “booby,” sorry to disappoint you, but I’m talking about a different meaning. The first User Interface Booby Prize goes ...

This week’s Live Show Giveaway is a Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote Control from Logitech. This universal remote control features a color LCD touch screen, a rechargeable battery, and supports up to 15 separate devices. It has a list price of $249.99. Click here for a link to CNET’s ...

I’m a sucker for small robots, and have a thriving community of the creatures migrating back and forth between my office and home. I suspect they hitch rides in my camera bag, but haven’t been able to catch any of them in the act. Last month a Wall-E and M-O ...

Now you to can try and make the Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs with Hasbro’s latest release. For the first time ever the iconic Millennium Falcon will be available as a flying R/C vehicle. The controls are simple and the blades are on the inside which ...