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Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit
Last year, as part of our roundup of desktop toys that could potentially make good gifts for the holidays, I had the opportunity to test and review the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit. The basic idea of this cute little device was that it would flash lights, wiggle its ears, and talk...
Tags: Desktop toys, cracking open, nabaztag, wireless devices, product photos, Rabbit, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2007-09-13
Box Corner (Desktop toys: MP3 player sunglasses)
Worst technology mashupsAs new technology allows gadgets to shrink, manufacturers seem ever more willing to pair seemingly unrelated devices. MP3 player sunglasses are just one example of a bad technology mashup--see my gallery
Tags: mp3 sunglasses, desktop toys, off-topic, mashup, Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, MP3 player, MP3, technology mashup, desktop
Discussion threads 2006-12-01

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Souptoys (exe)
The Souptoys are a collection of more than eighty toys that you can play with directly on your computer desktop. Build intricate castles, create fantastic contraptions, decorate your desktop, shoot them out of a cannon, design your own puzzles, or just fling the toys around - they're your toys, play...
Tags: Toy, Desktops, Hardware
Software downloads 2007-11-21
Desktop Toys: The Climb@tron robot
I posted another TechRepublic gallery in our Desktop Toys series. This time it was the Climbatron REX Robot Explorer. A clever little robot that can climb vertically up a window using suction cups. I took a little video of the robot in action. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: Desktop, Robot, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Mark Kaelin
Blog posts 2006-11-27
iRod 3d Desktop Toy (exe)
Drive iROD, open doors, turn on lights, spin tires, score points, change paint jobs, honk the horn, and send to a friend are some of the features contained in iROD. The iRod runs through a unique Yummy Media 3D desktop engine that draws 3D objects directly onto the desktop in...
Tags: iRod, Desktops, Hardware
Software downloads 2005-12-19
Happy Toys For Kids Under 3 Years (exe)
Happy Toys is a game designed specially for children under 3 years. Little boy should gather toys scattered on game map. The game is won when all toys are gathered. Four keys are used to play the game: arrows up, down, left, and right. No obstacles, no enemies. The game...
Tags: Toy, Happy Toys, Games, Personal Technology
Software downloads 2007-07-04
Holiday shopping and cool weather come together with USB heated slippers
With the holidays quickly approaching, several news stories have focused on various tech-centric gifts that are currently available on the market. I had the opportunity to try out a couple of these desktop toys, including a set of USB Heating Slippers from Perpetualkid.com. Take a look at the photo gallery: "Desktop...
Tags: USB, Desktops, Hardware, Sonja Thompson
Blog posts 2006-11-21
Tweak UI (exe)
The Windows shell-development team did some extra programming and put together a set of tools called Power Toys. If you're a power user, go ahead and try them out, but be forewarned that Power Toys aren't supported by Microsoft because they're not part of Windows. This group of "toys" lets...
Tags: Team, Microsoft Corp., Tweak UI, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Management
Software downloads 2000-09-21
Desktop toys: In this office, you are the boss
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, desktop, feeling, smile, gizmo, goodwill
Image galleries 2006-11-17
Desktop toys: The Nabaztag is one lame rabbit
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, Nabaztag, desktop, rabbit, goodwill, gizmo, smile, feeling
Image galleries 2006-12-12
Desktop toys: USB Desk Lamp
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: desktop, feeling, goodwill, lamp, smile, USB, USB Desk Lamp, wall
Image galleries 2006-11-08
Desktop toys: Power Station to the rescue
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, desktop, goodwill, gizmo, Power Station, smile, rescue, feeling
Image galleries 2006-12-18
Desktop toys: USB Cafe Pad gets a lukewarm reception
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, feeling, smile, goodwill, reception, desktop, USB, USB Cafe Pad
Image galleries 2006-11-15
Desktop toys: USB Missile Launcher - this means war!
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, feeling, smile, gizmo, goodwill, desktop, USB, USB Missile Launcher
Image galleries 2006-11-21
Desktop toys: No binary time for TheOne
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, TheOne, desktop, gizmo, goodwill, watch, smile, feeling
Image galleries 2006-12-18
Desktop Toys: The Climbatron REX Robot Explorer
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, feeling, smile, gizmo, goodwill, desktop
Image galleries 2006-11-27
Desktop toys: The Wolf King Warrior FPS gamepad
The holiday season is approaching fast. In fact, it seems to approach faster every year. For those of you in the giving spirit around the office, it can be difficult to find that special gift for the person on the other side of the cubicle wall. It cannot be too...
Tags: wall, goodwill, smile, desktop, gizmo, feeling
Image galleries 2006-12-08
Best Selling Toys (gg)
List the most popular toys available at Amazon.com. Set the age categories to Birth to 24 Months, 2 to 4 Years, 5 to 7 Years, 8 to 11 Years, 12 to 15 Years, or Grownups. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Toy
Software downloads 2007-12-07
Vivid Bricks (exe)
A small boy's nursery is in mess. Toys are scattered all over the room. Boy's mother would ask him to do the room, but he did not behave. Once, at night, he was awaken by a noise. When he switched on the light, he saw his toys attacking him. He...
Tags: Boy
Software downloads 2007-01-18
(Desktop Toys: The Climbatron REX Robot Explorer)
RobotNeat... where can you get (does it deliver itself?) and how many mortgage payments?Norm
Tags: toys, hardware, feedback, normljones@..., desktop
Discussion threads 2006-12-09
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