Ducktor Who – Doctor Who Bath Duck

If you liked the Star Wars Bath Ducks, but are more of a Doctor Who fan, Ducktor Who is for you! This scarf wearing rubber duckie has water-activated LED lights that would make this multi-color duck perfect for setting the mood in a bathtub or turning a swimming pool into a party pool. The cool box makes this perfect for a gift.
Ducktor Who Doctor Who Bath Duck

Each duck features water activated multi-coloured phasing LEDs, creating atmospheric light for the bathroom, and is 8.5 x 8 x 10 cm in size. Battery life is approximately 45 hours (or around 180 baths).

Ducktor Who is for sale at ForbiddenPlanet.co.uk for £6.99.

Water Powered Clock

We love cool gadgets that are eco-friendly and have shown some nifty H2O-powered devices like the Water Powered R/C Car, the Water Powered Watch, and the Water-Powered Calculator, but the newest version of the Water Powered Clock combines style with the eco-friendly attitude.
Like the name implies, the clock doesn’t require batteries or an AC plug. Just fill up the reservoir with 28 ounces of tap water and let the internal electrolyte “engine” do the rest. One fill-up can power the clock for up to 12 weeks, and an internal memory chip keeps track of the time during while refilling so you don’t have to worry about resetting the time.

Features:

• A button cycles between month/date and time on the LCD screen

• Comes in your choice of Blue or Gray

• 6 1/2″ H x 4 1/2″ W x 5″ D. (9 oz.)

Lose the batteries and keep time while caring for the environment with the Water Powered Clock for $24.95 (reg. $39.95) from Hammacher Schlemmer.

Dr. Who TARDIS Talking Cookie Jar

Doctor want a cookie? It’s been a while since we’ve seen Tom Baker crave Jelly Baby’s and there’s no sign that Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor prefers any particular foods, but he’ll have the Dr. Who TARDIS Talking Cookie Jar if cookies are his thing, and you can have one too.
This 10 1/2-inch tall replica of the TARDIS creates light and sound effects when you push down on the lamp or close the lid, and it does a pretty good job of concealing cookies too because any devoted Whovian will be too busy admiring the outside to worry about what type of chocolatey goodness might be on the inside.
The Dr. Who TARDIS Talking Cookie Jar hasn’t materialized in our part of the time continuum yet but it can be yours for $26.99 when it arrives at Entertainment Earth later this month.

The Ultimate Gaming Chair

by Mike

Here I thought that the Pyramat Sound Chair was the ultimate gaming chair, but I was wrong. Very wrong.
That title definitely goes to the Ultimate Game Chair. The name really gets the point across, eh?

This chair is packed with features. To start off, there are 12 vibration motors throughout the chair that are synchronized with the games action. Nerdy and cool.
As far as sound goes, you can use your stock headphones from a MP3 player etc, or plug the chair into your home stereo system to get full surround sound. There are adjustable 3D stereo speakers built into the chair as well.
Any type of gaming accessory will probably work with the chair, including steering wheels and custom controllers.
Comfort was definitely not overlooked when this chair was designed. It’s all leather material, has an adjustable headrest, leg rest, and even a beverage and remote controller holder. Oh, and I forgot to mention that this chair will give you a nice massage, too. Seriously.
Quite a few game consoles are compatible with the Ultimate Gaming Chair, including the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, Mac, PS1, and Xbox Live. For audio only, you can use all those and your iPod, DS, PSP, or generic MP3 player.
Just to recap, you get a massage chair, beverage holder, stereo sound, vibrators synced to the game, and a remote holder. If you’re a serious gamer, price means nothing, but if you’re not, the $400 price tag might give you some second thoughts.
Product Page [via OhGizmo!]

Hasbro My3DNow comes to the iPhone

by Mark R - on April 1, 2011

If you grew up in the seventies, you might remember a toy known as a Viewmaster.
If you don’t remember it, it sort of looked like this My3DNow that you see here, except instead of sticking an iPhone in front of the binocular viewer, you stuck this circular reel, and you could see still images in 3D.
I guess since many people are demanding 3D for their movies and home content, it was only a matter of time before someone perfected it for the iPhone. If nothing else, this should tide you over until the iPhone does get a glasses-free 3D screen. (I’m sure that will happen eventually if these glasses-free 3D mobile phone screens make it big.)
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Remote Controlled Snake comes from National Geographic

by Mark R - on April 1st, 2011

I realize that I am too little too late for April Fool’s Day, but this Remote Controlled Snake would be a good prank to pull for anyone who is afraid of snakes, like Indiana Jones, for example.
This wouldn’t be the first time that we reported on remote controlled snakes. About a few years ago, we covered an RC Snake from IWOOT (I Want One Of Those), and it had a weird set of wheels underneath its jaw. This doesn’t appear to be the case with this guy, which is made from the real nature pros at National Geographic.
The National Geographic Remote Controlled Snake is about 20 inches long and runs on 2 AA batteries. It is able to move with a “life-like slithering action”, but it does something that isn’t very life-like as its eyes light up.
Yeah, that eyes lighting up feature would scare any ophidiophobe (someone who is afraid of snakes). Right now, it is available with the Banana Boa and the Green Mamba, and I am glad that there is no cobra model after that incident at the Bronx Zoo.
You should be able to get one of these snakes on the National Geographic site now. the Banana Boa is about $39.99 and the Green Mamba is $36.99.

Toilet Monster

Imagine your roommate’s or spouse’s surprise if they opened the toilet lid and found this Toilet Monster! This is a fun prank for April Fool’s Day and throughout the year. It easily attaches and detaches with suction cups and is nearly impossible to tell it’s there when the lid is down. This makes it easy to “scare the crap” out of an unsuspecting victim when they open the toilet lid and this green monster jumps out at them.
If the April Fool’s Day gags from ThinkGeek, Firebox, and LatestBuy such as the Facebook Status T-Shirt, Cardboard Bike, Minecraft Desktop Nether Portal, Lightsaber Popsicles, and PLAYMOBIL iStore Playset, have inspired you to pull your own pranks, this toilet monster would be a handy addition to your toy collection.

Toilet Monster

• Green Toilet Monster
• The green toilet monster is a GREAT prank to play on friends, family members and house guests.
• Easily attaches within seconds.
• Not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart!

The Toilet Monster is available for $11.77 at Amazon.com.

The Four Attractant Mosquito Trap

The mosquitoes are out in the neighborhood. Who ya gonna call? Mosquitobusters! As warm weather approaches, our little blood-sucking nemeses come out of the bushes and attempt to eat us humans alive. This year, declare Operation Mosquito Wipeout on them with the Four Attractant Mosquito Trap.
Similar in style to the ghost trap in the Ghostbusters flicks but with a beefy, military edge, this lean, mean mosquito-fighting machine is a bug zapper on steroids. Taking care of business across one acre, the 17-pound (7.7-kg.) trap’s LED light oscillates at a frequency irresistible to mosquitoes and emits vibrations that lure them in like a song of the sirens. As if that weren’t enough, this bad boy outsmarts the lil’ vamps by producing infrared heat to simulate human body temperature. Meanwhile, the machine lets off the same chemical compound found in human breath and sweat called octenol. So when the bugs are tricked into thinking they’re in for the ultimate human feast, they fly towards the trap and get sucked in by a fan, land in a net and dehydrate to death.

Kill more than 1,000 skeeters per night without spraying harmful, cancer-causing repellants on your skin. Program the trap to turn on at dusk and turn off at bedtime via its digital timer. The 60-ft. (18.3-m.) AC cord makes it adequately mobile.
The included octenol strip lasts for approximately 30 days, and the replacement strips are available for $29.95. Backed by a lifetime guarantee, the high-tech Four Attractant Mosquito Trap is a new arrival at Hammacher Schlemmer, priced at $249.95.
If you also enjoy killing bugs the old-school way, check out our post on the Delete Button Flyswatter.