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E.T. Phones Home, Big Trak Returns

I’m showing my age when I say that I’m old enough to remember playing with Milton Bradley’s Big Trak firsthand, but even if you’re not old enough to remember the ’80s, you probably remember seeing the retro-cool programmable...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Feb 6th, 2010, 10:00 am
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Plush Companions for Little Trekkies

Your kids may be all about Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, but you’ll be thinking Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy when these Star Trek plush dolls beam into the playroom. Made in the likeness of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, the 9″ tall softies...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Feb 5th, 2010, 8:00 am
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Professor Retro’s Space Food Samplers: One Small Step for Gastronomy…

  Relive the days before NASA budget cuts and international-space-station malfunctions with this collection of freeze-dried space food – which, the purists among us will be happy to note, hasn’t changed a bit since the Apollo 11 moon landing....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 29th, 2010, 8:30 am
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Nerdy ABC Flash Cards

Sure, “A” may be for “apple” in the other kids’ classrooms, but where your accelerated learner is concerned, it’s “Atom” all the way. Teaching the basics of toddlerhood while still prepping your kids...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 25th, 2010, 1:30 pm
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Baby Building Blocks Romper is DNA-OK

Two parents + four letters = the dribbling, pooping ball of love that’s currently occupying your nursery. Share a nudge and a wink with your fellow geek parents with this DNA-themed onesie, which makes no sense to the rest of the world but spells...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 14th, 2010, 8:30 am
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For the Geek Baby: Illuminated JetBib Feeding System

The route from food bowl to baby’s mouth is never a smooth one, so hone your piloting skills with the light-up JetBib Feeding System from (where else?) ThinkGeek Labs. There’s no guarantee it’ll cut down on turbulence or emergency...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 7th, 2010, 11:30 am
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Star Trek Uniform Onesies, Now in Cadet Sizes

Our parents had Dr. Spock; for our kids, it’s Mr. all the way. That said, it’s a tough call on whether these “official” Star Trek onesies are cuter than the more detailed, less expensive Etsy versions Jeanne featured this...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 9th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Magnetic Battery Eater: Nom-Nom, Juice!

Given how few recycling sites accept non-rechargeable batteries, the value of this Magnetic Battery Eater is subjective at best. But if you’re trying to teach the kids to get the most from their personal possessions, I suppose you could do worse....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 23rd, 2009, 7:00 am
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Egad, It’s a Black Hole Starter Kit!

Give your kids the power to unleash the most terrifying force in the universe — and, no, we don’t mean tantrums. The Black Hole Starter Kit is really just two 1″ magnetic balls in a can (to which we say bravo for good marketing), but...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 19th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Tauntaun Sleeping Bags No Joke Anymore

Like a lot of Star Wars nerds, we went bonkers back in April when ThinkGeek announced it was releasing a sleeping bag modeled after the tauntaun from The Empire Strikes Back. Too bad the date was April 1, and the company was just pulling one of its...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 9th, 2009, 5:22 pm
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Star Wars Trash Compactor Bookends

On one hand, we’re bummed that these Star Wars trash-compactor bookends won’t be in stores until April 2010 — on the other, we like having all that time to pick up a few more Star Wars -related pieces of media to sandwich between ‘em....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jun 22nd, 2009, 10:30 am