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LEGO Mindstorms: Robotics Invention System 2.0

>> Go << If you are interested in a fun educational toy to use with your child, consider the Logo Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 2.0. Many high-tech toys start with a fun and fascinating idea only to make it frustratingly complicated in the execution. Leave it to LEGO to make a technologically advanced toy fun to play with. The enormous 718-piece LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System lets you construct a variety of moving robot vehicles and then program them from your Windows 98- or Windows Me-compatible computer. The robots are all based around a bright yellow basic unit, which serves as the functional heart of whatever is being built. The brick receives commands from the computer via an infrared tower unit. The computer interface is incredibly user-friendly and intuitive. What's most impressive about the system, however, is the variety of robots that can be built. There are detailed instructions for each one, and since these are LEGOs, builders are free to come up with an endless variety

Bop It - Extreme

>> Go << This thing is a blast. My son received one for a gift months ago. Before I knew it the adults were in the middle of a ferverish match. Even electronic toys have gone extreme. Kids love the original Bop It, an electronic toy that challenges response time to pull, twist, and bop different parts of the toy. The extreme version adds two more tasks, more sounds, and a taunting, smart-aleck announcer who directs the game. As you get better, the game moves faster until you miss a beat and lose, accompanied by a fair amount of noise and ridicule from the toy. People who don't think they'd ever want to play Bop It Extreme won't be able to put it down; it instills a compulsive need to bop till you drop. It can be played in a group and makes a good party game--even for serious adults

XACT WristLinx X3X 2-Way Wristwatch Communicator (Silver)

>> Go << Live out your fantasies of parading about like everybody's favorite yellow-suited detective with the WristLinx X3X two-way radio from XACT Communication. Stylish and versatile, the wristwatch-like X3X houses both a digital clock and a 22-channel FRS/GMRS 2-way walkie-talkie with a 1.5-mile range.

Voice activation is ideal for hands-free communication--just speak into the microphone and the X3X will beam your words directly to any other FRS walkie-talkie user in range. Want a little more privacy? Use the supplied earbud headset with boom microphone. The unit's backlit LCD is clear and easy to read, showing time, use mode, signal strength, and battery strength.

Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

>> Go << Have a group of friends over, drink for a few hours, then challenge them to a match of Fridge Phonics! Or, if you have a young child who is ready to learn the alphabet, I suppose this would be a good toy. The Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set transforms the refrigerator into a learning center! With 26 magnetic letters and a magic reader that recognizes which letter is placed inside, this interactive product inspires preschoolers to develop language, exploration, creativity and motor skills. Children can place of the letters into the magnetic letter reader to hear fun phonics songs that teach the letter name and sound - and everything attaches securely to the refrigerator! Plus, press the music note button to hear the Alphabet Song! The Fridge Magnets Letter Set received the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award.

Slip 'N' Slide Super Geyser

>> Go << Are you about to go insane because your kids won't leave you alone? Before you chew your arm off, or resign to slobbering on yourself in the corner of your room -- there is hope. One of WHAM-O's longest, craziest Slip 'n' Slides, the Super Geyser lets kids cool down while sliding along 22 feet of rugged vinyl into a large, inflatable splash pool. Tricked out with a colorful tiki theme, the Super G has a blowup slide bar near the top (to make sure kids slide out straight) and a wild tiki tunnel with geyser jets that soak kids as they zip by. Once you've hooked up your hose, hundreds of water jets keep the sliding surface slick. A set of safe, plastic stakes keep the slide from slipping.