ThinkGeek's Top Holiday Gifts for 2014

It's crunch time. You've walked the isles at Walmart and decided it was best NOT to give that case of chicken ramen noodles to your sister even though she said she reaaaaally loves chicken ramen noodles, so you are at your wits end. Here's where Idle Hands comes to the rescue with last minute gift ideas from the life altering to the anger inducing...because sometimes that is all you want to accomplish with your gift. WE GOT YOU COVERED!! For such a task, we go to our buddies at ThinkGeek who just happen to stock items marked "must have" and "must kick the ass of whom ever gave this to me". Let's check out this year's all stars...

ThinkGeek Con Tour Exclusives for PAX East

ThinkGeek has provisioned an away team for the trip to Hoth (aka Boston, MA) for PAX East March 22-24, 2013. This intrepid team will be traveling with never-before-seen limited edition Minecraft and Portal Con Tour Exclusives.

The ThinkGeek 2013 Con Tour Exclusives are:

    Gold Pickaxe and Sword from Minecraft – A follow up to the Minecraft Foam Sword and Foam Pickaxe, two of ThinkGeek's most popular items, the Gold version has shiny EVA foam and all the con bling you'll need. Retail will be $25 for each.
    Starfield Portal 2 Turret with Sound – Oh, there you are. This special edition variant on ThinkGeek's Portal 2 Turret LED Flashlight is bound to be a sought-after collector's item. This can be yours for $10.

2012 Holiday Geekbook: Inflatable Awesome

With Christmas Eve dropping on us tomorrow, you may be asking why we'd do a pseudo buying guide NOW. Here's my thinking. As geeks, we get to a certain age, and though our family understands who we are and what we are into, a large percentage of them do not like to...shall we say...Feed the Beast. And so..on our holiday, we get nice, thoughtful presents, but are left to our own devices to continue in the hunt for our particular "Holy Grail" of collectibles or just that day to day stumbling upon hysterically fun products we have to click BUY on immediately. Not all of us have husbands or wives who will indulge us! That said, as you wrap those final presents and bake the 60th batch of sugar cookies, Idle Hands presents a number of products we love...that you'll most likely want to possess with your new found holiday cash and work bonuses!

Assisting us in our demos is the lovely Jess Rajs of Gorgeous and Gory, the most excellent Zombie Mermaid Calendar IN THE WORLD.

ThinkGeek Are No Fools

Happy April Fool's Day!!! TeamGeek have come up with some amazing "new products" for this year's April Fool's Day tradition. Plus, they're offering a free limited edition t-shirt with $25+ purchases and a great contest! More detailed info is below.

ThinkGeek has a long standing tradition of turning some of their April Fool's Day products into the real deal (remember the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag??), so take a look and see if there is one (or more) you'd like to see come to life.

Electronic Hungry Hungry Hippos for iPad - The original Hunger Game returns! Price: $29.99

Product Specifications

• Electronic Hungry Hungry Hippos iPad Game
• Just like the game you loved as a child, but updated for the new iPad!
• Each hippo has the chomping action you remember.
• Each hippo head has capacitive pads underneath to interact with you iPad.
• Free app available from Apple store (supports new iPad's retina display).
• App features a variety of table tops, game play modes, and scoring - including Vegas and Tournament!
• Fully endorsed by the International Hungry Hungry Hippo Association (IHHHA).
• Players: 1-4
• Dimensions: approx. 17” x 17” x 3.5”

Barbie™ Digital Fashion Styling Head for iPad - A Fashion Forward Appcessory Price: $29.99

Product Specifications

• Styling head available for the Original iPad and iPad2/3.
• Comes with brush for styling hair and four (4) touch-capacitve makeup accessories
• Free Barbie™ DreamSync™ Fashion Styling App Available for Android and iOS
• Purchase includes 100MB of free storage on the Barbie™ CloudCastle™ Network

Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass - Straight outta Dac! Price: $39.99

• Ackbar plays the Cantina Song and says, “It's a trap!”
• Springs to life at the press of a button or when motion is detected.
• Integrated folding desk stand.
• Two mounting holes on back (wall hardware included).
• Power: 6 C batteries (not included) or AC adapter (included).
• Dimensions: approx. 15” x 9” x 5”

Game of Thrones Fire and Blood Perfume - A scent worthy of the blood of the dragon Price: $74.99

Product Specifications

• A scent worthy of the blood of the dragon
• Dragon egg glass bottle with a golden atomizer
• Features the dragon of House Targaryen
• Notes: Sweet Green Grass, Smoke, Violet, Dragon's Blood (Amber, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk, Exotic Florals, Spices), Leather
• Officially licensed Game of Thrones collectible
• 2.2 ounces per bottle

K-cup™ 5-Star Meals - Gourmet taste for the ramen budget Price: $8.99

Product Specifications

• Brew delicious meals with your single cup coffee machine
• Hot lunch (or dinner!) in your coffee cup in just minutes
• Scan the QR code in the package & take our survey about the meals. We'll offer 24 packs of the top 3 flavors starting in June 2012.
• Keurig, the Cup design, Keurig Brewed and K-Cup are registered trademarks of Keurig, Incorporated used with permission. K-Cup® packs for use in Keurig® Brewing Systems

Minecraft Marshmallow Creeps - Makes Easter BaSssssket go BOOM!

Dress like a true son of Skyrim shout like the Dovahkiin

Price: $4.99

Product Specifications

• Chicks and bunnies are boring, put some CREEPS in your basket!
• Each pack contains five (5) delicious, sugary Minecraft CREEPS
• While not recommended, they do sort of explode in the microwave (we checked).
• An officially licensed Minecraft collectible edible
• Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, preservatives, green dye, carnauba wax
• Please Note: While CREEPS no longer contain sulfur they are made in a facility that uses nuts and various ores in the production of other goods and materials.

Technomancer Electronic Wizard Hoodie Skyrim Electronic Dragon Shout Hoodie - For the budding spellcaster Price: $119.99

Product Specifications

• Transform yourself into a powerful mage with this hoodie
• Dual accelerometers in the sleeves sense your hand movements
• Move your hands in the right sequence to cast a specific spell
• Internal speakers will create the spellcasting sound effects
• LEDs in the hood and sleeves light up with the appropriate color
• Eight different spells including: fireball, healing, and lightning bolt
• Illustrated directions included to teach you the movements for each spell
• Machine Washable: Electronic components can be removed for washing

Skyrim Electronic Dragon Shout Hoodie - Dress like a true son of Skyrim shout like the Dovahkiin Price: $89.99

Product Specifications

• 100% cotton hoodie to protect you against the harsh Skyrim environment
• Iron helmet face mask hood, includes horns
• Electronic dragon shouts from powerful built-in speaker
• Features all 20 shouts available to the Dragonborn
• Dragon souls not required to unlock shouts

CLICK HERE to check out masterfully designed videos which further explain the majesty and wonder of these products. Plus, they're offering a free limited edition t-shirt with $25+ purchases and a great contest! CLICK HERE for that biz.

A Very ThinkGeek Christmas!

While other sites have done their best to show you all the awesome stuff you should be buying for the dorkiest in your life this Holiday season, I've been watching Robot Chicken and buying a 2 foot long Millennium Falcon...but that doesn't mean I don't love you. To prove my devotion, here are some of the best new items you can score from the madmen over at ThinkGeek, perhaps with the money your stepdad gives you to buy your love, yes? Let's begin!

Canned Unicorn Meat : Oddly enough, when you plug Unicorn into the ThinkGeek search, a whooole page of wonder opens up. Oddly enough, Unicorn is one of the few things you can punch into Google without seeing boobs. It's a fact! Horrify your vegan friends with this, a most thoughtful gift. Upon figuring out how to open the can, you'll find a fuzzy little friend inside, conveniently split into small portions for easier transport and posing on your Hummel shelf.

















TannenBomb Prank Holiday Ornament : The ultimate geek ornament. Robots and Zombies. Who could say no?! Once your victim accepts your mind shattering present and hangs it on their tree, the fun begins. Half an hour later, sounds creep into the air...coming from an unseen source and soon enough, driving them MAD!!! Eventually, you'll find your best pal in their underwear at the local convenience store screaming they need all the straws to build a fence strong enough to keep the meerkats out. Let's watch this re-enactment...















Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter : This one is very straightforward and won't cause your friends any heart ache and therefore, it is not as fun...but it sure is shiny!! I have nothing snarky to say about this pretty implement of pizza carving doom, so I'll let ThinkGeek handle this one...

You'll find that even though the prime mission of the Enterprise has now become very pizza centric, the chrome plated metal construction and padded gift box make the Enterprise pizza cutter a true Star Trek collectible. Plus it looks great on your desk even when not being used to cut your favorite cheese and sauce laden foods.











Electronic Spy Camera Shirt : This particular item was so awesome, we had to give it a SPY ROAD TEST!!! The first obstacle was the color, which is a sort of Aqua Marine Blue. Not many people can rock that color, so I threw it on and relied on my natural sex appeal to carry me through the day. It may have been just enough. The second obstacle was revealed after returning home from a stop at China Buffet and some toy shopping. Apparently, you have to be fairly flat chested to operate this thing. I've got a manly, Magnum P.I. chest which made the camera point skyward, so I got some awesome pictures of people's heads and one awesome sky shot. Of course, no one knew I was shooting these images, so VICTORY WAS MINE!!! I will note that the switch to shoot pics powers down after a while so you don't forget it is in your pocket and burn through the batteries. It was insanely easy to hook he device up to the computer and retrieve the pictures, so there's another point in the plus category. Also, since all the camera gear is removable allowing you to wash the shirt, there's no reason you can't attach it to another, way cooler and more covert shirt than the bright blue one it comes with! You'll have to sew on a bit of Velcro, but its a small price to pay for the ultimate sneaky shirt of the century. Just think of all the cleavage shots you can come home with.

Happy Holidays from Idle Hands and ThinkGeek!