Building your own camera is up there with some of the coolest DIY projects. The trouble is, if you are building anything other than a pinhole camera, doing so from scratch is probably an impossibility. SuperHeadz offer an alternative in the form of a model camera that you can build from parts and then customize yourself.
Price: $28 [Urban Outfitters via Acquire]
If you are looking for something a little bit more geeky to spice up that tree or metal pole, then what about a 10-foot string of illuminated Yodas. Each 10-foot string features ten 3.5″ tall Yodas (one Yoda per foot). [What on Earth via Foolish Gadgets, Oh Gizmo]
With the economic downturn happening before our eyes a lot people are going to be on a tight budget. If you want to buy a great toy for that special little one but don’t feel like spending too much, we have complied a great list for you. Here is the top ten coolest toys under $25.
Kids love to draw and having that art work come to life will keep them coming back for more.
With the Crayola Color Explosion Glow Board, kids can take their creations to a whole new level of fun. The glow board comes with six vibrant neon markers, which can be used to draw on either of the board’s two drawing surfaces. Once their drawing is complete, kids can illuminate the colored inks with the touch of a button, as the board’s lights give the ink an intense glow.
Price:$20 
Pretending to be my favorite super hero growing up was one of my favorite past times and this toy takes it to the next level. The 30 min training video will get your kid off the couch and moving, that alone is worth the $6 for the complete training studio.
Train to be your favourite Super Hero with Spider-Man himself and learn how to fight off Venom and other villains. Learn the secrets of Spiderman’s web crawl, sling and swing. The real Spiderman actually trains you! Includes 30 minute interactive teaching DVD, two-sided bop bag with sound as well as a Spider-Man “wall” mat to practice your web crawl and sling!
List Price: $35 Sale price $5.74
Everyone knows that Galactic Marines are the toughest fighters this side of the Quark Nebula… but equip them with blasters and helipacks and you’ve got something deadly enough to take out a queen alien with no power-loader required. This Dueling Galactic Marines Copter Set gets you a set of two mini r/c helicopters with infra-red laser tag style battle action. Take to the air from the palm of your hand then use the shoulder button on the remote unleash a plasma blast your opponent copter. Each shot causes the gun of your galactic marine to flash with simulated gunfire. The first hit causes your enemy to spin. The second makes the enemy copter lose power… the third cuts rotor power completely as your opponent plummets to the ground and you gloat in victory. However to truly dominate the sky, you’ll need to practice up on your flying skills. With stable flying characteristics and forgiving crash dynamics these diminutive galactic copters are perfect for that impending battle against the betentacled alien planet hopper that awaits when you level up.
Important Note
You will need to practice up to get good control of these little copters. Dueling can be a tricky business when you’re not an expert pilot. You have been warned!
List Price: $50 On Sale Now for $20
From the Manufacturer: Get ready for some creative fun thats totally out of this world! Pop open this alien spaceship to discover all sorts of alien-making technologies, including LUNAR LAVA gel and reusable METEOR MUD compound, which are used to create alien forms! Mix and match the 14 different half-molds to create more than 90 different wacky alien combinations! Place your finished alien creations in the spaceships pods to fly the aliens home! Or use the tools to flatten or dissect your alien creatures! Dream up endless adventures and experiments for your aliens and creative fun thats completely cosmic! Spaceship playset comes with 14 alien half-molds, plastic knife, roller, tweezers, cutter, 3 two-ounce bottles of LUNAR LAVA gel and 3 two-ounce cans of METEOR MUD compound.
On Sale for $9
For less than $20, you get a digital video camera and a still camera in one unit that easily connects to your PC.
Girls, put down your old diary and start keeping an interactive journal. Create and customize your journal entries with great features like a digital camera, a daily calendar, a drawing tool and creative templates. Capture pictures and videos with the digital camera to add more about your life to your journal, use the creative templates to express yourself through poetry and prose, and protect your privacy with the hide button. The possibilities are endless, so let your imagination run wild.
Price: $19.43
Any game that can promote exercise and fun and cost $20, easily makes this list. Combine those facts with glowing online reviews, awards and you end up with one of the best toys on the planet.
Hyper Dash is an award-winning fast-paced race course game from Wild Planet that encourages kids to be active and think on their feet. Designed to improve listening, coordination and math skills, this exciting game is easy to set up and is an ideal way to help kids aged six and above to practice addition and subtraction while exercising and having fun.
List Price: $30 On Sale for $20
There has been a bit of talk on potential new Apple “Brick”. More than one blogger suggesting that Apple might be planning a new low-cost desktop; something that would knock some of the stuffing out of the low-cost Hackintosh products that have been hitting the market. I disagree with this theory, and am thinking more along the lines of the Gigaom projection, for the simple reason that there is already a Mac Mini – there is no place for a lighter Mac desktop; and any performance boost that they could give the Mac Mini wouldn’t really constitute a new product. I think Apple’s new product will be an affordable, mid-spec home theater PC (HTPC) for masses, that will replace the lackluster Apple TV.
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New Era has some rather pricey game inspired caps on the market. The caps, which feature boldly colored Pacman and Space Invaders motifs might not give you street cred, but they ooze geek cred. All but the most hardcore geeks will probably avoid these, but if any of you out there are looking for a game hat that you can wear in the privacy of your own home, this is it.
The price, unfortunately is $55 per hat, which is what most people would pay for semi-stylish head wear and as much as a new game.
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