Kids now load up on night-vision goggles and buck-hunting rifles for toys!

Toys just aren't the same as when I was young, when a Rubik's Cube and a Greedo action figure were enough to get me through a Sunday. Jakks Pacific, makers of many a plug-and-play retro-gaming peripheral and children's toy, has some new wrinkles up its sleeve for the holidays, and we got a chance to get our hands on some of the new stuff in the CNET office.

On the more controversial side, Jakks' new product in their direct-to-TV plug-and-play games line is a low-cost all-in-one version of Big Buck Hunter Pro. In case you've been away from bars for a while, the popular arcade game is a rifle-shooter light-gun game involving hunting for deer. This home edition, unlike PC and console games before it, consists just of the plastic shotgun--which has the game software built-in--and a wireless IR bar that sits atop the TV like the Wii's sensor bar. But is this something you'd want in your home?
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Asus preps Eee e-book reader for 2009, MSI may follow suit

Asustek plans to launch an e-book reader under its popular Eee brand by the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company president Jerry Shen.

In a brief DigiTimes report, Micro-Star International--known as MSI to the rest of us--is also reportedly evaluating the e-book reader market.

According to the report, industry insiders say "the requirements for entering the e-book reader market are even lower than for Netbooks".

The challenge is in establishing a content delivery platform.

Amazon's already set the bar with its own Web site and sales network that WhisperSyncs with its Kindle e-book reader. And Barnes & Noble's partnership with Plastic Logic will leverage that book vendor's extensive imprint on the US market.
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A chair that rocks with six legs

High-back, leather executive chairs that let you lean backward are really cushy (and expensive), but you can achieve the same effect and not burn a hole in your wallet with the Attitude Chair. Unlike conventional seats, this contraception is fitted with two additional legs. In normal upright position, these legs won't touch the floor. But as you lean back, they roll out to replace the two front legs that have just been lifted off the ground. We're assuming the pair stops at a fixed angle to prevent you from tipping over. While you can't really play executive in a wooden chair like this, at least you won't embarrass yourself by falling backward.

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Lightbulb clock lets you know watt time it is

Good thing the lightbulb-shaped Watt Time alarm clock (Watt Time, geddit?!) isn't made of glass or it could pose a hazard when annoyed sleepers roll over to smack the snooze button located on the top of the socket.

Instead, the gizmo is constructed of high-gloss, hard plastic that illuminates the bright blue LED time display. If you don't like waking to sound, you can set the bulb to light up when it's time to crawl out of bed.
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Handy GPS device comes with a projector

Shaped like a small flashlight, the Maptor concept from Korea is a tiny GPS device which displays its maps using a small built-in projector. So instead of having a backlit LCD, it can be made very compact because any flat surface can become its screen.

The controls on the Maptor include a simple on/off toggle and a zoom ring. Aside from GPS hardware, it also comes with Bluetooth for transferring maps into the device and is powered by batteries. See another picture and a video after the jump.
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