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width="216" height="90" /Don't know what to get the kids in your life for Christmas this year? Well
it turns out that little people get the biggest thrill out of getting geeky gifts - particularly
gifts you do stuff with. So, if you're stuck on what to get your niece, nephew, friend, or even
your own little person, take a look at our gift suggestions below./p pWe have organized them from
the least to the most expensive, and give you 17 gift ideas for tweens and teens./p p
align="right"emSponsor/embr /a href='http://d.openx.org/ck.php?n=12687amp;cb=12687'
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href="http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3123786"1. Fizzy Bath Bomb Factory/a/strong/p
pimg alt="bath_bomb_nov_08.jpg" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/bath_bomb_nov_08.jpg" width="269"
height="178" //p pThis kit lets kids investigate the science of fizz by creating their own bath
bombs, haunted balloons, and volcanoes using simple ingredients like glycerine, cornstarch, and
food coloring. /p pemRecommended Age: 10+br / Price Tag: $14.95 /em/p pstronga
href="http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3053212"2. The Brew Your Own Root Beer
Kit/a/strong/p pimg alt="brew_root_beer_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/brew_root_beer_nov_08.jpg" width="251" height="231" //p pThis easy
to use kit lets kids brew up 4 gallons of old fashion root beer naturally carbonated with real
yeast./p pemRecommended Age: 8+br / Price Tag: $17.95/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/7-13-years/b176/"3. DIY Sour Candy Factory Kit/a/strong/p
pimg alt="sour_candy_factory_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/sour_candy_factory_nov_08.jpg" width="272" height="287" //p pFrom
sour lollipops to sour gummies, to straight up sour liquids and powders, kids will love every
minute of creating their own candy. The activity guide has recipes as well as candy, science, and
candy-science facts. /p pemRecommended age: 8+br / Price Tag: $19.99/em/p pstronga
href="http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3039846"4. Code Breaker Card Game/a/strong/p
pimg alt="code_breaker_nov_08.jpg" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/code_breaker_nov_08.jpg"
width="521" height="331" //p pFor the future cryptographer, this code making/breaking card game
asks kids to decipher code words used by opponents on the back of cards. Eighteen sets of matching
cards are spread face down and flipped over two at a time. One is revealed to all players, the
other is kept private, marked for future reference by the player. Opponents need to break codes and
swipe matched pairs./p pemRecommended Age: 7+br / Price Tag: $19.95/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.sciam.com/slideshow.cfm?id=2008-sciam-gadget-guidethumbs=horizontalphoto_id=AC6C15EF-05FB-D897-1FBB152E73B0A03D"5.
RockStar/a/strong/p pimg alt="rockstar_hub_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/rockstar_hub_nov_08.jpg" width="279" height="214" //p pRockStar is
a hub for connecting up to five sets of headphones to the same MP3 player, making it possible for
kids share a music player without having to share earphones./p pemPrice Tag: $20/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/af4c/"6. Fly Stick Van de Graaff Levitation
Wand/a/strong/p pimg alt="levitation_wand_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/levitation_wand_nov_08.jpg" width="246" height="333" //p pThis
battery powered wand features a mini a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator"Van de Graaff generator/a that lets kids
create the illusion of levitation. By pushing a button on the handle, the static charge built up in
the wand causes the 3D a
href="http://heritage.dupont.com/touchpoints/tp_1952/overview.shtml"mylar/a shapes to move around.
/p pNote: You have to check out the video below to fully appreciate this toy [Dur: 1 minute 28
seconds]/p pobject width="425" height="344"param name="movie"
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Tag: $26.99/em/p pstronga
href="http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=1307774;category_id=336;pcid1=;pcid2="7.
Darth Vader Mugshot T-shirt/a/strong/p pimg alt="darth_vader_tshirt_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/darth_vader_tshirt_nov_08.jpg" width="318" height="294" //p
pemSizes: S - 2XLbr / Price Tag: $29.95/em/p pstronga
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See Me Work Auto Stapler/a/strong/p pimg alt="transparent_stapler_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/transparent_stapler_nov_08.jpg" width="256" height="273" //p pA
fully automatic stapler with transparent casing that reveals the secrets behind stapler technology.
/p pemPrice Tag: $32.00/em/p pstronga href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/7-13-years/b12a/"9.
R/C Animated Solar System Mobile/a/strong/p pimg alt="solar_system_mobile_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/solar_system_mobile_nov_08.jpg" width="368" height="178" //p pKids
that dream of turning to astronomy when they get older can start now by exploring the wonders of
the solar system in their own room. This animated solar system mobile shows the planets in orbit
around the sun. A CD and light pointer is included to help guide them around the solar system./p
pemRecommended Age: 7+br / Price Tag: $39.99/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.bladestaronline.com/"10. WowWee's FlyTech Bladestar/a/strong/p pimg
alt="bladestar_nov_08.jpg" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/bladestar_nov_08.jpg" width="277"
height="260" //p pThe Bladestar is an indoor flying machine that includes a navigation sensor to
help keep it from slamming into walls and ceilings. Multiple Bladestars can engage in living-room
aerial battles./p pemPrice tag: $40br / Recommended Age: 8+/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.pdp.com/prod_by_brand.php?brand=Aly%20and%20AJ"11. Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Guitars by Aly and AJ/a/strong/p pimg alt="pink_guitar1_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/pink_guitar1_nov_08.jpg" width="266" height="187" //p pFor kids
who love Guitar Hero or Rock Band, these guitars are the ultimate fashion accessory. Designed by
the teen pop stars a href="http://www.alyandaj.com/welcome.php"Aly and AJ/a, these guitars work on
the Wii and the PS2. /p pemPrice: $49.99/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=trueitemCount=60startValue=1selectedProductColor=sortby=id=15724305parentid=SHOP_ALLHISGIFTSsortProperties=navCount=3navAction=poppushpushcolor="12.
Bicycle iPod Speaker/a/strong/p pimg alt="ipod_bike_rack_speaker_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/ipod_bike_rack_speaker_nov_08.jpg" width="255" height="313" //p
pFor future rock stars, instead of cycling with earphones, keep kids safe with this water-resistant
iPod speaker that clamps directly to their bike frame. A handlebar mounted remote control keeps
things safe too./p pemPrice: $50/embr / stronga
href="http://www.hammacher.com/publish/75742.asp?promo=electronics"13. The Roll Up Drum
Kit/a/strong /p pimg alt="roll_up_drums_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/roll_up_drums_nov_08.jpg" width="317" height="237" //p pFor
budding musicians, this roll up drum kit has six sensor pads that plug into the USB port of PCs
running Windows XP or Vista. Software is included letting kids choose from six different drum kits,
48 rhythm patterns, eight special drum effects, and eight bass drum loops. Each pad may be
programmed with different effects. Kids can record and play their own riffs./p pemPrice Tag:
$59.95/em/p pstronga href="http://www.hammacher.com/publish/75994.asp"14. Customizable Remote
Controlled Robot/a/strong/p pspan class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display:
inline;"img alt="customizable_robot_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/customizable_robot_nov_08.jpg" width="272" height="293"
class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" //span/p
pThis customizable, remote-controlled robot kit has 105 interchangeable parts that enable kids to
build limitless motorized robots with flashing lights, mechanical claws, and a rolling base. A
color-coded, step-by-step manual is included for building four robots, or kids can just make up
their own./p pemRecommended Age: 5+br / Price Tag: $59.95/em/p pstronga
href="http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3081253"15. Perfume Science Experiment
Kit/a/strong/p pimg alt="make_perfume_kit_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/make_perfume_kit_nov_08.jpg" width="249" height="235" //p pThe
Perfume Science Experiment Kit teaches kids how the nose works with their brain to recognize
smells. Perfume oils, decorative flacons and other important tools of the trade are included with a
full-color manual to help kids design and discover how perfumes are composed. /p pemRecommended
Age: 10+br / Price Tag: $59.95/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/products/ew/ew.html"16. Electronics Workshop for
Beginners/a/strong/p pspan class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"img
alt="electronics_workshop_nov_08.jpg"
src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/electronics_workshop_nov_08.jpg" width="398" height="301"
class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" //span/p
pA unique introduction to electronics for kids who follow the story of Robert M-3, a young robot in
the year 2069, who is beginning his education in electronics with an apprenticeship to Sirius
Armstrong, the chief electrical engineer on an enormous space station orbiting Earth. As kids read
about Robert's lessons in electronics, they will conduct experiments alongside him using the
Electronics Workshop console./p pemRecommended Age: 10+br / Price Tag: $110/em/p pstronga
href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Product.aspx?CID=F2"17. Flip Ultra Camcorder/a/strong/p pimg
alt="flip_nov_08.jpg" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/flip_nov_08.jpg" width="190" height="243"
//p pFor the filmmaker of the future, the Flip Ultra is considered the world's easiest camcorder to
use. /p pemPrice Tag: $149.99/em/p pWe hope this list gives you some inspiration in this busy time.
/p pIf you know of any other great gift ideas for kids, please share them with us./p pMany thanks
to the wonderful folks that inspired this post:/p pa href="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/"Geeks are
sexy/abr / a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/"Geek Sugar/abr / a
href="http://www.sciam.com/"Scientific American/abr / a href="http://swissmiss.typepad.com/"Swiss
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DJ Hero, a music rhythm game that will let gamers scratch to the beat of popular mash-ups with a
laptop turntable peripheral, informed sources tell us today. nbsp; nbsp; The game, which has been
in development for nearly two years, is expected to hit shelves next summer and will likely include
the ability to use Guitar Hero guitars for versus mode face-offs.
Catapulté l'année dernière aux commandes de la nouvelle coqueluche des jeux
musicaux, le studio Neversoft avait réussi avec Guitar Hero III à limiter largement
la casse, en signant un épisode certes sans génie mais fidèle aux grandes
lignes tracées par
Here’s yet another robot hoping to dominate the human race through the power of ROCK.
Cythbot was built to demonstrate
Cyth Systems machine vision systems. The device uses a camera to watch the Guitar Hero monitor
and identify notes for button presses. The strum bar is then triggered after a delay. The notes
are identified solely by pixel intensity since star power can cause them to change shape and
color. All button presses are done using pneumatics. The whole system is self-contained and
doesn’t require a separate computer for processing. Our favorite part is that the
controller remains completely unmodified and the industrial light tree used to indicate notes.
The team says that the pneumatics aren’t quite fast enough to hit 100%, unlike some humans. Video of the bot in action
after the break.
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If you needed further proof that we're quickly approaching the day when robots will outperform
humans in all our endeavors, you may want to turn your attention to a tech demo for a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50SEmXDh6Bw"the emGuitar Hero/em-playing "Cythbot"/a, which
we've posted after the jump. Using a light-measuring camera and six pneumatic "fingers", the
Cythbot can strum its way through emGuitar Hero/em's more difficult songs with terrifying accuracy
-- check out the Expert run through Living Color's "Cult of Personality" in the embedded video.br
/br /In a recent write-up of the robo-shredder, a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/11/guitar-hero-rob.html"Wired compared Cythbot/a to the
chess-playing supercomputer "Deep Blue", which a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_-_Kasparov,_1996,_Game_1"toppled World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov/a in 1996. We'd like to see the Kasparov of emGuitar Hero/em, Chris Chike, take on
the Cythbot in a battle for the fate of humanity -- though we're not certain that a
href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/06/guitar-herowned-gh3s-hardest-song-rocked-100/"Mr. "I scored
100 percent on Dragonforce"/a isn't, in fact, emalso a robot/em.br /br /[Thanks, Saria the Cat.]pa
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YouTube
Live, a live-streamed YouTube event from San Francisco and
Tokyo, kicks off at 5pm PST today. Our question is: why? What returns could YouTube see from
a real-world event?
Some ideas…
1. Partnership / Launch Announcement - YouTube Live will be live
streamed…but by whom? Rumormongers break into two camps: YouTube’s own technology, which
could launch today, or a partnership with UStream.
But announcing a live streaming product or partnership today would be remarkably poor timing:
mainstream news is littered this weekend with stories of the Justin.tv
suicide, which would overshadow any launch announcement from YouTube.
2. Hulu - YouTube challenger Hulu has been making
strong progress all year: this week, for instance, there are claims that it will beat YouTube in
revenue in 2009. What better way to emphasize YouTube’s traffic lead than to hold a
globally-streamed event?
3. MySpace - YouTube has many more competitors than Hulu, of course: it wants to
be seen as a leader in grassroots music. MySpace has emphasized its role in the indie music space
with a series of “Secret Shows“, so
why not YouTube?
4. Money? - Money is a good reason for any commercial entity to do anything.
Where’s the money in YouTube Live? Alas, nowhere to be seen. Are the sponsors - Lionsgate,
Guitar Hero, Flip and Virgin America - paying big bucks for the opportunity? A recent
AdWeek interview with YouTube’s CMO suggests not. How about converting traffic into an
instant revenue driver as we sink lower into this economic downturn? That too seems improbable:
YouTube has yet to prove it can convert pageviews to profits.
5. General Consolidation of Success - Boring as it sounds, if there’s no
announcement of a live streaming service today, the only goal of the event may be a very public
consolidation of YouTube’s success as both a web video host and - more importantly - a
powerful grassroots movement. Like a political rally, YouTube Live may attempt to create a
landmark moment for the web’s democratic uprising.
Or, at least an excuse to leave your mom’s basement.
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The latest addition to the Wii-hab phenomenon is perhaps its coolest—Air
Guitar Hero. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have made the popular Guitar Hero game into
a tool for amputees who are being fitted with the next generation of artificial arms. With a few
electrodes and some very powerful algorithms, amputees can hit all the notes of Pat
Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” using only the electrical signals from
their residual muscles.
Après le coup du vélocipède de ce matin, voici celui du robot qui tue tout
à Guitar Hero, again. Le "phénomène" siliconé nous vient de la
société Cyth Systems, qui a créé récemment ce Cythrobot, capable
de jouer, comme un grand, via une caméra et des tonnes de paramètres techniques, et
de terminer avec 99% de réussite. Sur cette vidéo en tout cas. D'après les
sources, il ferait en moyenne entre…
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further into detail.brbrAgain, as the validity of the source is uncertain, we're keeping this as
rumor until further comment from Sony.br br It's worth noting that Legends also covered other
shocking details: price cuts for the PS3, span style="font-style: italic;"God of War 3/span (the
guy said he couldn't tell if it was CGI or in-game graphics!), and a whole slew of other big things
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Non mais au secours ! Vraiment ! Ce que vous allez voir, je n'ose à peine imaginer
combien d'heures de boulot cela représente. Et rien que l'idée, je... enfin...
mais... comment ?! C'est juste le méga buzz du moment, et je comprends pourquoi. Guitar
Hero... mais en vélo, eh bien ça donne Bike Hero et c'est juste dingue ! Regardez
bien jusqu'au bout, ça n'arrête pas. Alors, oui, à priori il…
Catapulté l'année dernière aux commandes de la nouvelle coqueluche des jeux
musicaux, le studio Neversoft avait réussi avec Guitar Hero III à limiter largement
la casse, en signant un épisode certes sans génie mais fidèle aux grandes
lignes tracées par Harmonix et finalement plutôt correct, malgré q...
Voilà un bel exemple de marketing viral, que ce Bike Hero ! Une variante Guitar Hero, mais
à vélo. Bon, ça serait plus impressionnant avec quelques tricks, quand
même…
GameCyteSean writes "GameCyte is reporting that Harmonix, EA, MTV and Viacom have been targeted by
a class action lawsuit. Customers allege that the companies knowingly shipped defective bass drum
pedals for the music game Rock Band, then exploited customers' necessity for replacements by having
the game's hardware warranty extension expire just as the sequel, Rock Band 2 mdash; a game with
improved pedals mdash; was scheduled to release." I wonder if we'll see a similar suit against
Neversoft and Activision over the equipment problems related to the Guitar Hero World Tour
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a class action lawsuit. Customers allege that the companies knowingly shipped defective bass drum
pedals for the music game Rock Band, then exploited customers' necessity for replacements by having
the game's hardware warranty extension expire just as the sequel, Rock Band 2 mdash; a game with
improved pedals mdash; was scheduled to release." I wonder if we'll see a similar suit against
Neversoft and Activision over the equipment problems related to the Guitar Hero World Tour
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width="250" height="333" /Rock Band and Guitar Hero co-creator Alex Rigopulos scored part of a a
href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/rock-band-creators-score-300-million-plus-payday-via-"$300
million-plus payday/a when he sold his gaming company Harmonix to Viacom (VIA) in 2006, but he's
not resting on his laurels. Speaking at the new Wired Store in New York's Flatiron district on
Friday, Alex said he's looking to expand his "rhythm action" game empire to new platforms -- like
Apple's (AAPL) iPhone./p pBut Alex impressed on us he's not some callow businessman -- he wants to
make emart/em. "If we made a move to the iPhone, I would want to take an ambitious step in that
direction, rather than just do a kind of port to the platform," Alex told SAI./p pBut what about
the iPhone rhythm game Tap Tap Revenge, which is already available and popular? Not a threat, Alex
says. Alex told us it was hard for him to get into the game because of its limited music catalog,
and he only began to enjoy playing Tap Tap Revenge once a special edition featuring Nine Inch Nails
came out./p pThe iPhone's low barriers to entry -- cheap software, easy distribution, no plastic
guitars to sell -- means Harmonix's version can do well even if Tapulous has a headstart of a year
or more. "Maybe we'll get there [to the iPhone] late. But if we get there with something that's
better, for five dollars, we can probably sell it."/p pstrongSee Also:/strongbr /a
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Comme l'auront sans doute déjà remarqué tous les joueurs à la recherche
d'un pack complet de Guitar Hero : World Tour (contenant, rappelons-le, le jeu, la batterie, la
guitare et le micro), cette édition du jeu n'est tout simplement pas disponible en
)
and reject those that you are not interested in
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