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Gadget or plaything? Let kids decide

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By Michel Marriott
NEW YORK TIMES

NEW YORK – Etch A Sketch, a staple of toy chests for more than 45 years, has gotten an electronic makeover.

A new battery-powered Etch A Sketch will rely on digital electronics for a speedy interpretation of each knob twist. It is designed, its makers say, to transmit data along a wire plugged into a television set that will display every line and detail in real time, with accompanying sounds and optional color. It will cost $20, twice the price of the traditional Etch A Sketch.

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Golden Tee LIVE Update

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Incredible Technologies’ Golden Tee arcade machines are being upgraded this year to a “LIVE” version which uses the SprintPCS wireless network connecting LIVE machines nationwide not to mention accepting credit cards (which could be bad for me!). Read on to learn more about the most advanced networked bar arcade machine out there currently.

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Magnetic Wood-Fitting Cat Door – White

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Magnetic Wood-Fitting Cat Door - White

A common complaint about pet doors is that it allows for the possibility of stray animals entering the home. Catwalk’s Magnetic Wood-Fitting Cat Door solves that problem by only allowing entry to your pets. How? Catwalk’s Multi-Magnetic System has a similar action to that of electromagnetic doors, without having the problems often associated with these types of doors, such as battery or electrical failure. A small magnet is attached to the pet collar, which activates the Multi-Magnets operating the opening latch to allow pet entry. Once the pet has entered, the system will automatically close the latch.

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Valentine’s Day: Plush Microbes

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Valentine's Day: Plush Microbes

Most folks never realize how cute microbes can be when expanded 1,000,000 times and then fashioned into cuddly plush. Until now, that is. Keep one on your desktop to remind yourself that there is an “invisible” universe out there filled with very small things that can do incredible damage to much bigger things. Then go and wash your hands. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Valentine’s Day: Thinkgeek Monkey

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Valentine's Day: Thinkgeek Monkey

We really don’t want to go into a long foray about the history of ThinkGeek’s very own Timmy The Monkey. It would involve far too many sub-plots, lots of cheese, and legions of lesser monkeys sans clue. Suffice it to say that Timmy The Monkey, on this planet at least, would be cataloged a codeslinger. A kung-foo monkey coder with more than just bad-ass programming powers and a cute face. We would be humble to say he only invented water…

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GIZMO: Carrera Model Car Racing Set

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GIZMO: Carrera Model Car Racing Set

More toys! Combine the high-speed fun of traditional slot-car racing with loops, lane changes and other surprising challenges in this race set from Carrera, Germany’s premier maker of slot-car sets since 1963. More than just a simple oval or figure eight track from traditional race sets, this 37′-long course has hairpin 180° turns, overpasses, two lane-narrowing chicanes, and two gravity-defying loops to test racers’ skills.

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