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Whether you sneak a peak at the toys section while grocery shopping at Target, or get dragged along to the local Toys R' Us with by your own kids, a small part of all of us wants to dig in. Why? Because at some point in each one of our lives, toys ruled our world. But, more importantly, many of them taught us virtues we would carry into our adult lives, and possibly pass on to our very own kids. Model cars and space ships taught us patience and attention to detail, Legos taught us that with the right amount of creativity, anything is possible, and Transformer robots taught us that, well, robots are freakin' cool.
With that in mind, we'd like to present to you twenty of our favorite current toys for nerdy kids. We didn't just want to find the coolest toys per say, we wanted to find cool toys that encourage kids intelectually and creatively as well. What did we miss? Maximum PC parents, what toys do you buy for your kids?
Let us know in the comments below!
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Dpetalssingapore
September 15, 2011 at 5:09am
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Mobius
August 18, 2011 at 3:26pm
Where can you get the Lego MindStorms NXT 2.0 for $199? The cheapest I found is $249, and all listings found for $199 were dated over a year ago... and to top it all off, to get it in Canada, it is $349. Not sure why the difference, since the dollar is near par, but I definitly want one for myself :)
JohnP
August 18, 2011 at 12:12pm
Err, modelplanes.com do not actually sell model airplane KITS but fully assembled airplanes (except for the wheels on the model you are showing). D'oh! Gotta change your link...
DDRDiesel
August 18, 2011 at 6:31am
I freakin' 'gasmed when I saw you included the Gundam Gunpla kits in the list. Although, I'm a bit upset at your choice. They sell from bandai for all different prices, depending on the grade (High-Grade, Master-Grade, Perfect-Grade). I would have used something like Strike Freedom or Wing Zero Custom. But that's just me :-)
lester67
August 17, 2011 at 5:48pm
While it is important to teach a kid to build at an early age, I would argue that teaching them to PROGRAM is just as vital. There's no better way to start little minds down that path than with the Big Trak Jr. The simple programming language used to manipulate the tiny tank is a great way to get your young'un ready to control their army of world dominating robots.
Dustn525
August 17, 2011 at 5:35pm
You should have Googled "Android MP3 player" :). The Cowon D3 just recieved a Gingerbread firmware update, and it looks like the Creative Zen is another one available.
