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Space Invaders marched into the arcades in 1978, making the pixellated alien an instant classic, daa-da-ing his way backwards and forwards across the screen. Designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, Space Invaders brought video games to a worldwide audience. The National Media Museum in Bradford, England, is offering a range of Space Invader-themed novelty items that would make great stocking fillers for old
CarBot is the world's first micro-robotic toy that you can control with your iOS or Android device. It is made by Desk Pets International. To make CarBot go, you must get a free downloadable app and a SmartPhone adapter (which is included with the purchase of a CarBot). The adapter plugs into your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device.
Design Icon out of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has created this great concept for a powered bodyboard. Driven by three electrically-powered propellers, the board's deck has embedded solar cells to extend the battery life, while adjustable buoyancy lets the board both ride the waves and go completely submerged. I want one. All images courtesy of Design Icon.
GoPro have announced the latest addition to their lineup of action cameras, the Hero3 Black Edition and it's some camera. Capable of 4k video recording, albeit at 12 fps, and 60 fps at 1080p, this captures adrenalin-fuelled action in all its glory. Other features include burst modes, time-lapse, wi-fi video preview and a wi-fi controller. If you want to
Geeks of a certain age will undoubtedly remember when the Rubik's Cube craze (or Magic Cube as it was originally known) spread through school playgrounds in the early 1980s. Building on the current popularity of all things retro, this Rubik's Cube Speaker will bring back memories of success or frustration depending on whether you were able to solve the puzzle or
In the Germany city of Wuppertal urban artist Martin Heuwold, aka MEGX, has transformed a dull grey concrete railway bridge into a brightly coloured Lego construction. Here's the bridge as it originally appeared. And here it is after the reconstruction. Of course, the bridge hasn't really been rebuilt with super-sized Lego Duplo bricks but instead the brick-effect has been painted on.
Nanodots are small but strongly magnetic balls ideal for playing and building shapes. About 5 mm across, they're incredible tactile and once you start playing with them, it's very hard to stop. They're surprisingly heavy, but great stress relievers. New to the UK, Nanodots come in a range of four colours - original, silver, gold and black - but they're