11. 9.2007

Dodgem bumper cars for kids

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I don't understand the appeal of bumper cars. Isn't driving with the intent to crash into another car sending the wrong message to children who eventually grow up and want to merge into your lane without signaling or checking their mirrors?

UK-based Maplin Electronics obviously doesn't think so, as a pair of their battery-powered Dodgem cars are currently on sale for £80. Normally priced at £50 apiece, the blue and red foam-bumpered cars are designed for children ages 2 to 6 (ah, the non-impressionable age) and can weave through all the rooms in your house at up to 2 miles per hour for 40 minutes on a single charge.

When those 2-year-olds get their driver's licenses in 2021, please remind me of the benefits of walking.

Via Pocket-lint.

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08.11.2007

Peaceful Progression Wake Up Clock

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Aggressive alarm clocks with blaring noises and obnoxious movements may be a necessity for those who sleep like the dead, and I have a feeling (from the sheer volume of Popgadget posts on screaming clocks that beat you over the head) that we've got a few of them among us. For me, sudden loud bursts of sound mean the house is on fire, a tidal wave has hit, the aliens have landed. It's not a good way to start my day.

The Peaceful Progression Wake Up Clock is much more my speed. A half hour before you have to wake up, the clock's ambient light gradually turns on, and fifteen minutes before the set time, it begins to play soft "yet lively" nature sounds. The warmth from the lamp also releases aromatherapy scents (this part I can do without - I don't want to be assaulted by flowerly fragrances first thing in the morning).

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