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8 Great Gifts for Father's Day 2013

by John P. Barker

Father's Day. When you get to my father's age, it becomes quite difficult to find something original as a gift. Ties, while quite nice, are well-overplayed and no longer an option. Take him out to lunch? Sure... but again, not the most original of ideas. Movies are a good idea... but unless it's a drafthouse, it's really not that special.

So what to get for Dad on this Father's Day? Well, here are 8 ideas...

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Design Spacecraft For NASA Using Legos, Win The “Imagine Our Future Beyond Earth Competition!”

Build cool spacecraft with Legos, win cool prizes!

by Arnold Carreiro

Lego and NASA has teamed up in the hopes that fans of the popular building toys will construct an amazing spacecraft that would suit one of NASA’s upcoming missions. Impress the judges and you’ll win plenty of cool Lego prizes!

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Kitty Arcade: Whack-A-Mole For Cats

by Laurie Kay Olson

Remember those days of your youth (or even middle age) when you would hang out at an arcade and take out your pent up anger and aggression playing Whack-A-Mole? Bring that joy back into your life and play Cat Whack-A-Mole with your favorite frisky feline. Okay, even the dog may want to get in on this action.

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Print Your Own Robot For The Mechanical Uprising With My Robot Nation!

My Robot Nation will deliver your custom robot pal in the mail!

by Arnold Carreiro

Admit it- You’ve always wanted to build a customized robot friend, but the limitations of modern science just keep giving us vacuum cleaners to step around. Thankfully, My Robot Nation found a worthwhile use for 3D printing to give you the robot of your dreams!

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It’s E3 Eve, Get Ready To See The Future Of Gaming Revealed Live!

by Arnold Carreiro

Tomorrow is the first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, and the big names in videogames will be presenting their latest consoles and software in full force. Lucky for you, I’ve got a cheat sheet for when and where you can watch the action live!

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Teen Makes Submarine

by dendory

A teen has created a submarine using household equipment and a $2,000 budget, fully equiped with ballast tanks, pumps and safety equipment. He says creating inventions is in his blood, and wants to turn it into a business.

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Hello Kitty Reversible Plush Turkey Is Officially Weird

by Steve Levenstein

The Hello Kitty Reversible Plush Turkey is exactly what it seems to be: a soft Hello Kitty doll that, when turned inside-out, becomes a plush roast turkey branded with the Hello Kitty logo. It's officially weird for sure, and an official product from Sanrio to boot.

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B Kids Watch Over Me Dream Station Lulls Baby To Sleep And Keeps Him Asleep Until Morning

by Kim Patterson

The B Kids Watch Over Me Dream Station is different from the usual crib attachments in several ways. This unique baby sleep aid has five different light and sound phases to suit different parts of baby’s sleep cycle and the sensor monitors baby's sleep needs throughout the night.

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Huge Inflatable Rubber Ducks Now Available Online In China

by China.new

Rubber duckie, you're so... BIG! Inspired perhaps by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's 16.5m (54ft) tall inflatable Rubber Duck currently afloat in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Chinese company KK Inflatable is selling similarly sized (and larger!) blow-up ducks online at Taobao.

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Become A Musician: Learn To Play The Ruler

by Laurie Kay Olson

You may have always liked the idea of becoming a musician but mom didn't force you through those endless piano or clarinet lessons like that geeky kid up the street. Now that you are all grown up the idea of fitting all those lessons into your busy schedule is more than a little daunting. What you need is an instrument that you can learn to play while you are on the telephone on hold or during those lengthy commercial breaks on TV. You need the Musical Ruler with Songbook.

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