It’s never too early to start thinking about the perfect holiday gift for the geeks in your life. Especially when one side of a Target aisle is littered with spooky Halloween accoutrements and the other holds Christmas decorations like this bad boy pictured above ($29.99 @ StarWars.com, $19.99 at Target). Read the rest of this entry »

It’s never too early to start thinking about the perfect holiday gift for the geeks in your life. Especially when one side of a Target aisle is littered with spooky Halloween accoutrements and the other holds Christmas decorations like this bad boy pictured above ($29.99 @ StarWars.com, $19.99 at Target). (more…)

Rest in peace, my old friend.

Nintendo of Japan has officially retired the Famicom - their version of the Nintendo Entertainment System (pictured) - and the end of support for the Super NES, GameBoy and N64 lines isn’t far behind. Read the rest of this entry »

Rest in peace, my old friend.

Nintendo of Japan has officially retired the Famicom - their version of the Nintendo Entertainment System (pictured) - and the end of support for the Super NES, GameBoy and N64 lines isn’t far behind. (more…)

Set phasers to stun! Or rewind. Or pause. You can, with the new remote control for Toshiba-brand HD-DVD players. To get one, you have to buy one of the players ($250 and up) AND the dual-format boxed set of “Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 1″ (about $200, releasing Nov. 20). Live long and prosper … hopefully, lots of prosper to afford toys like these!

Source: Philadelphia Daily NewsJump ahead to the 24th Century …It doesn’t come with any costume ray guns, but the complete series of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner et al releases next week (Oct. 2).Can you believe it’s been 20 years since the series was resurrected? What a shock to see a Klingon on the bridge! And a ship that split in two (on purpose). Now J.J. Abrams is reimagining the original series for the big screen.List price: $455.95. Engage!

Set phasers to stun! Or rewind. Or pause. You can, with the new remote control for Toshiba-brand HD-DVD players. To get one, you have to buy one of the players ($250 and up) AND the dual-format boxed set of “Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 1″ (about $200, releasing Nov. 20). Live long and prosper … hopefully, lots of prosper to afford toys like these!

Source: Philadelphia Daily NewsJump ahead to the 24th Century …It doesn’t come with any costume ray guns, but the complete series of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner et al releases next week (Oct. 2).Can you believe it’s been 20 years since the series was resurrected? What a shock to see a Klingon on the bridge! And a ship that split in two (on purpose). Now J.J. Abrams is reimagining the original series for the big screen.List price: $455.95. Engage!

This is one of the coolest toys I’ve seen in a while. Combining Star Wars and Transformers is like mashing together two of my best childhood toy memories into one piece of glorious plastic. Hasbro has sold toys like this before, but this one is new and looks way better than the rest. You might think $49.99 is a bit much to spend on this beauty, but that was before I told you that it comes with “two awesome battle modes with electronic lights-and-sounds excitement!” Yes! It also comes with a Darth Vader pilot mini figure, two TIE fighter mini vehicles and three stormtrooper mini figures. This is a must buy for fans and collectors, and I’m pretty sure it doesn’t contain lead paint or magnets you could inhale or swallow.

This is one of the coolest toys I’ve seen in a while. Combining Star Wars and Transformers is like mashing together two of my best childhood toy memories into one piece of glorious plastic. Hasbro has sold toys like this before, but this one is new and looks way better than the rest. You might think $49.99 is a bit much to spend on this beauty, but that was before I told you that it comes with “two awesome battle modes with electronic lights-and-sounds excitement!” Yes! It also comes with a Darth Vader pilot mini figure, two TIE fighter mini vehicles and three stormtrooper mini figures. This is a must buy for fans and collectors, and I’m pretty sure it doesn’t contain lead paint or magnets you could inhale or swallow.