DOH!

Great as an office cup or just to go with your mornings 6-Pack of glazed donuts. Who wouldn't want a Homer Simpson coffee mug? Simple, cheap, fun, great for any occasion. Buy all you need, or want, here: HOMER SIMPSON MUG

Latest Summer Torture Device

I don't even know what to write about this thing. I looks fun. It looks scary. It looks like it will rattle your brains out. I'm in! I plan on buying one of these things and test driving it in early August when on holiday on Lake Erie. I'll let you guys know more then. If you can't wait for my review, buy one today, as always on my blog, by visiting SKIDISCOUNTERS

A little color is all good.

Who wants the same old laptop as the next guy? Not this Guy! Now you have a choice. The fine folks at ColorWare have been sprucing up the beige colored box since 2000. Send in your current machine or pick your color on a new one. I can't wait till mine gets here. COLORWARE

Family Fun & Entertainment

This is one of those gifts that you give to the entire family. A little on the pricey side but let me be the first to tell you, pinball is the bees knees. Looking for something fun to do with the whole family? Gather 'round a pinball machine and enjoy the game and each other's company for hours! Kids & parents alike will find themselves playing pinball for hours on end. Get off your bucket and away from the boob tube. PerfectAmusements

Personal Hygeine

This sent in by my brother-in-law who has some, well, very unique gift ideas. This gift idea in particular, all men will, or should, appreciate. I think I will get one just so I can shove this thing up my nose while driving down the road or stopped at a red light. I can't wait to see the looks on peoples faces as they ogle me in disgust. Since it's not REALLY my finger, am I actually picking my nose? Who cares, it's fun. NOSE TRIMMER

Jabber Jaw

Just picked up one of these little dudes yesterday and can say that they are worth the hype. In a nutshell, it's a noise cancelling device. For audio OUT. That's right. You can carry on a conversation, an intelligble one, in the presence of a leaf blower, on a train or in your car. With the windows down. Don't ask me how it works, it's too Star Trek even for me but it does. You have to see the demo videos to believe it. JAWBONE

The Move to Digital

Here is a neat little device. It answers the question of "How can I convert my old movies, cassettes, 8-tracks, reel-to-reel, vinyl and other 'old school' forms of media to a digital format"? Anything that uses traditional RCA connections for audio and video out hook up to this neat little device. It will automatically convert your files to audio or digital video straight to your iPod. Or, you can plug in a USB Drive and convert your files there. Either way, it's easy to use and completely up to you. One-Touch Any-Media

Caveman Memory

No doubt that the Geico Caveman has one of these in his laptop case. Carved from 100% real wood, these USB drives are guaranteed ice-breakers at your next corporate (yawn) retreat. If you have to use sneakernet to transfer files, might as well get in touch with your caveman self and do it old school. USB DRIVES.

Tervis Tumblers!

You may remember these wonderful items from your childhood days. Maybe not. Either way, don't forget about this classic American invention. The insulated glass! Keeps your coffee hot and your ice tea nice and cool. Available with many different patch inset designs or, create your own and have the fine folks at Tervis make you some custom glass ware! Made of high-impact plastic so they are extra durable. A hint though: Don't wash them in the diswasher! They haze. Enjoy a classic today. TERVIS

Flashlight's, simplified.

OK, this one is a slam dunk. I'll make it really easy for you all. You will never realize you need a flashlight, until you need one. Then what? GO buy that crumby piece of plastic from the local nickel snatcher? The Size "D", low light output battery eater? Heck no. Buy one flashlight once and for all. The best there are, Streamlight. Law enforcement, government and fire all use Streamlight. Why? Because they are bright, durable, last forever and, most importantly, work! STREAMLIGHT

Night Time Saucer Action.

Don't let nighttime ruin the back yard action for great summer fun! These illuminated discs are 185 grams for that perfect tournament weight feel and fly great. But what is really neat is seeing them fly at night. Illuminated with a colored LED and fiber optics emanating from the center, they truly look like UFO's (whatever that looks like) while in flight. Great fun for the whole gang. And they make EXCELLENT birthday presents for kiddo's who already "have it all". FLASHFLIGHT.

Shocking Fun!

Bought these for Christmas this year and can tell you, they are an instant classic. The concept: you chase your opponet around with a remote controlled tank and shoot him. 6 hits and you win! Now, here's the kicker. Everytime you take a hit, you get shocked. And i'm not talking some "fake" vibration shock. You get the crap shocked out of you! And if you are truly brave, put it on HIGH shock. You're arm will tingle for a half hour after the game. Of course, if you are devious like me, you'll just sell the game as something fun to play on your unwary victim. Watch their face when they get "hit". Worth every penny. SHOCKING TANKS.

Luke, I am your father!

Lasers like this only exist in the movies. Right? Well, not anymore. The new generation of 532 nm lasers (green) are nothing new. But ones so powerful that you can burst a balloon, on the other side of the room, as well as light a cigar with, are all the rage. Let your buddy show off his puny little 5mw laser then fire this dude up (through a series of safeties) and you will own him. Light up the night sky with this laser or power it up during the day! Of course, you'll have to take a second mortgage on your own home to own one but you'll have one pimpin' laser that even Darth Vader would have even been proud to own. HERCULES! Popping Balloons HERE.

Get up lazy bones!

This could be about the most devious alarm clock that one would ever ask for. But if you are consistently late to work because you have slept through too many 9 minute snooze cycles, try the alarm clock that runs and hides. Annoying. Yes. But you'll get your lazy bucket out of bed to silence him. For sure. CLOCKY Submitted by my good buddy over at thatisright.blogspot.com.

MoGo Mouse

You know that little slot on the side of your laptop that your kiddos keep putting things into? Ever wonder exactly what it is for? Well, now you can find out. Make that PCMCIA slot do something useful! It will hold this little gem of a mouse in it's bay, always insuring that you have a constant charge and when you are ready to use it, eject the mouse and it's connected via Blue Tooth technology. Cool! Get one today.

Peace and Quiet

These will probably not be someting new to you all, but I wanted to make this post regardless. The Bose Quiet Comfort series of noise cancelling headphones make getting work done in silence while enjoying pure audio bliss a simple reality. Try a pair of these at work and you wil simply be amazed at how much background noise is eliminated. Comfortable to wear with a long battery life, the audio reproduction will simply amaze you when listening to your music. Not cheap but well worth the investment. BOSE Quiet Comfort

Cue up this MP3 player

Hey, i'm just like the next guy who loves Apple's iPod but once in a while, something really cool comes along. Check out the MobiBlu Cube. About the size of cue chalk, this little dude packs 1 GB of flash memory, FM Radio, supports all kinds of media, and, get this, comes with a Full Color Screen. All for $99. That's a deal. The only place you will find these at Apple is in the R&D department. Best to look for them here: MobiBlu Cube

Astronomy 101

For the budding astronomer in you or just for the person who looks up at the stars and quietly ponders to themselves "What the heck am I looking at", this device is for you. This little gem will identify a star, guide you to a constellation and will even tell you, literally, what you are looking at. No worries about programming your location, the internal GPS provides for automatic location configuration. Just turn it on and enjoy the night sky. SkyScout

Jump Yourself!

All - for the mechanically challenged significant other in your life, put this in their vehicle and never again worry about a distressed call from an abandoned parking lot in the middle of B.F.E. because they need someone to help them jump start their car. That someone being you. This little gadget can be a real life saver. For eveyone. Jump-N-Carry

Send a letter, not an e-mail

Make a statement with one of the finest writing utensils available. Of course, you'd really be making a statement if you had the car that inspired the design of this pen. Tibaldi, Italy.