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Geek Culture / Techy toys for Christmas

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Teh Stone
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 11:57
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For Christmas I always get my brother a cool little toy but really struggling to find something good this year

Last year I got him a "neocube" and he loved it, I also playedwith it so much I bought myself one, can't embed a video from my iPad but just search it there's loads of videos

Has anyone got any ideas for something sciency or techy that I could get him

Thanks
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SpyDaniel
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 13:37
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Check Play.com for some gadget ideas. There is a Gyro Apache helicopter for £17.99 that was knocked down from about £40, or Pin Art for £8.99.
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Fuzz
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 15:00
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ThinkGeek Has some pretty cool stuff. Check it out.

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budokaiman
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 15:32
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Quote: "ThinkGeek Has some pretty cool stuff. Check it out."

Definitely ThinkGeek, they have awesome stuff, and they ship *most* items internationally.


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Agent Dink
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 15:58
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Get him a set or two of BuckyBalls if he likes geometry / building toys. Pretty awesome.

http://lossofanonymity.wordpress.com
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MrValentine
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 17:16
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BuckyBalls...¿ Geometry...¿ how does that work¿

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 21:17
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http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/bbe8/?itm=buckyballs&rkgid=274542073&cpg=ogty1&source=google_toys&gclid=CK7K6Jm4jK0CFWcBQAodaTNAoQ

The name of the product doesn't make much sense scientifically, but they're a cool geeky toy.

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MrValentine
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Ohhh those...
Cheers for pointing to it

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charger bandit
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Posted: 18th Dec 2011 22:21
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I would totally love a NES USB controller for my xmas.


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Teh Stone
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Posted: 19th Dec 2011 16:27
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Were right on the same wavelength with those buckyballs because thats exactly what a neocube is

thanks fro all your responses i like most the ideas, bought a pin art thing and a dvd thanks very much
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zenassem
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Posted: 20th Dec 2011 03:50 Edited at: 20th Dec 2011 03:53
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You could check out http://www.makershed.com associated with Make Magazine. They have a lot of interesting techy stuff. While some items/kits may be expensive there are plenty of lower cost selections

~ZENassem
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