Great toy to teach your next generation about conservation and renewable fuels. The H2GO graduated from just being a hydrogen toy car to a combined hybrid Solar and Hydrogen. this RC vehicle runs on energy from the sun and water, and combines fuel cells for cruise power, and fast-charge super-capacitors for speed. The result: a fast-moving fuel-cell car that even has a battery-free remote!

H2Go Fuel Cell Car

Advance toy robot that does everything via your WiFi connection and just short of making you breakfast! Since it is recommended for ages eight and up to 100 the Spykee is far more than your ordinary toy robot. Perfect for audio-visual surveillance, Spykee has the ability to move, watch, speak, and hear. With a built-in video camera and microphone, the robot takes real-time pictures with video and with sound effects. When motion is detected, Spykee activates an alarm or sends a picture by email. Compatible with Skype 3.0 (PC) technology, Spykee can also be used as a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone and web camera. Best of all, this motorized robot is equipped with a WiFi card, which means you can access and control Spykee via the Internet from anywhere in the world.

Features

• Spykee is a Robot that you can control with a WiFi connection from your computer
• Spykee moves, watches, hears, speaks, takes pictures, records video and sound, and can act as a surveillance camera
• Drive the spykee with a joypad or the arrows on your keyboard
• Spykee acts as a VOIP phone and webcam, so you can make free calls over the internet
• Can monitor and protect a room in surveillance mode, Spykee detects movements and will send you a picture of the intruder by email
• Built in speaker so you can listen to mp3s from your computer
• Six programed sound effects with the option to add more
• Eight different video filters allow you to personalize your video
• When the battery is nearly depleted, it will automatically find the recharging dock to recharge itself
• When linked to a wireless network, Spykee can be controlled within the boundary of that network’s wireless coverage

Spykee Spy Robot w/VOIP & Webcam

This talking globe engages children and adults with facts, fun games, and a magic pen that opens up a world of discovery. Use the pen to play geography games at three different levels, and learn amazing facts. More than just names and places, the facts contained here teach about time zones, currencies, music, distances between locations, and more. Kids will be entertained for hours while learning at the same time and you will be amaze how much you didn’t even know!

Features

• Learn fascinating facts about continents, countries, capitals, music, currency, highest points and so much more
• Eureka game mode that prompts players to find geographic points of interest before time runs out
• Six multi-level games
• Up to four players
• Features a world clock, interactive pen, volume control, headphone jack and automatic shut-off

LeapFrog® Explorer Smart Globe

Send the kids on a treasure hunt with the Metal Detector For Kids.  Out back or on the beach, this metal detector should keep the kids busy for hours.  My dad had a high end metal detector when I was a kid and I would tag along and dig when he told me to dig.  If only I had my own to be as cool as my Dad.  Well, now your kids can join in on the riches.  It even includes a sifter shovel and pirate doubloons to practice.  Now get them kids hunting! Argh!

Features:

• Distinguishes between ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• LED light indicators help determine the different types of metal treasure found
• Sensitivity settings help focus the signal
• Telescoping design fully adjusts to different heights
• Features a removable armrest for comfort
• Sounds alert you to treasure’s location
• Earbud headphones let you search in privacy

$50
Discovery Metal Detector

Who knew a beach ball could also be educational.  Thanks to NASA mapping, the Glow In The Dark Earth Beach Ball is fun for all ages, day and night.  Using the sun or other light sources, it charges up the population around the world.  So, by day you see the globes land and water masses.  By night, you get to see the world’s light pollution.  At least the kids won’t think the world is flat…

Highlights:

• After charging under a light source or in the sun, photo-luminescent inks glow in the dark according to population
• The more populated the area, the more dense and bright the glow of the lighted globe, just as the earth is seen from space
• Globe replica includes a 20-page handbook full of games, activities, and resources

Frontgate – Glow-in-the-dark Earth Beach Ball

Biking in the city, sometimes you wish you had 360 degree vision. Especially with increased cars that seem distracted, especially for drivers talking on the cell phones and driving at the same time.

Nike has come up with a concept design for cycling glasses called the “Nike Hindsight” that will help riders see traffic approaching them from different angles.

Normally, most people only see about 180-degrees of forward vision, by using the curved “Fresnel” lenses it extends the riders field of vision by up to 25 per cent on each side. Beyond cycling for the daily grind, I can see these glasses as a wonderful tool for sports including track and field, marathons and even professional cyclists. Imagine riding in the Tour de France with the Hindsight and being able to see other racers approaching you without turning your head back.
Specifications

• Status: concept
• Designer: Billy May
• Production date: unknown
• Increased vision: 25 per cent on each side

Nike Hindsight

Maybe I’ve been watching too much CSI lately, cause yesterday I blogged about DNA art and today I’m taken with 23andMe, a service that lets you get up close and personal with your genes.

23andMe uses both DNA analysis technology and web-based tools to give you a better understanding of your genealogy, ancestry and inherited traits.

Ok, so maybe finding out you’re at risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration isn’t exactly your idea of good times, but I’m thinking maybe they’re on to something.

Imagine if you could find out more about the diseases, traits and conditions you’re prone to based on your genetic composition? Common diseases and conditions like heart attacks, arthritis and cancers.
Maybe if you knew today, you could take preventative measures for tomorrow? I dunno, might cause me to rethink that cholesterol-laden meat-lovers pizza I was going to devour tonight.

It works like this:

With the service, you’ll have access to a variety of Clinical and Research Reports that cover several topics such as:

Breast Cancer
Obesity
Celiac Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Colorectal Cancer
Parkinson’s Disease
Prostate Cancer
etc

You can also share and compare your data with relatives and friends, participate in studies and surveys, even explore the genetics behind things like the color of your eyes, the foods you like and why you suck at baseball.

Plus, if new research developments surface that can be linked to your data, your account is updated so you can see how the latest findings affect you.

Of course, there’s the other side of the coin too. After all, there’s a reason they termed the phrase “blissfully unaware”.

If you’re like me, finding out you may be at risk for a disease for which there currently is no cure would surely send me into mega meltdown mode!

You also run the risk of finding out your dad isn’t really your biological dad (yikes!) so that’s a whole ‘nuther ball of wax.

And even the company itself admits that diet, lifestyle and environment play a huge role (maybe even a bigger role) than your genetic makeup when it comes to living a long and healthy life – so don’t sweat it. If you decide to take the plunge, take it all with a grain of salt and don’t let the research rule your life.

23andMe

Finally learning math won’t be boring anymore, this will literally make your kids think with their feet! The mat is an interactive talking floor mat with fast and crazy quiz games make learning math fun! Kids listen to the equation, do the math, then step on the right answer. The game speeds up as their scores get higher! Features four different games and two skill levels to reinforce numbers, counting, addition and subtraction up to the number 20.

Features

• Interactive talking floor mat
• Fast and crazy quiz games
• Make learning math fun
• Features four different games and two skill levels
• Mat measures 32″ in diameter

Math Mat Challenge Game