Ever since Nanda came out with Clocky, I’ve been smitten.  I’ve held off on buying, though, because the green and white models never really did that much for me.  This raspberry/pink Clocky rolling alarm clock is gorgeous, though.

In case you’re not familiar with Clocky, it’s an alarm clock that rolls away from you when it goes off.  It’s designed for people (like myself) who have become too adept at shutting off their alarm clocks without actually waking up.  So yes, that’s around $50 for an alarm clock that might just save your job or grade point average on a big day.  Get your Pink Clocky here.

Dear ThinkGeek,

I’ve decided that we should go steady. I’ve toyed around with other geek websites, but it’s very clear that you’re the one for me. To show you just how much you mean to me, I’ve shamelessly modified a poem just for you…

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…

Ahh, screw this. If I were a poet, I wouldn’t be shopping at ThinkGeek. I’m not sure what I’d be doing exactly - maybe sitting in coffee shops with a Moleskine while trying to look mournful and wise at the same time?

Instead, I’m hanging out at home browsing your Flux Capacitor replicas, your extreme caffeine products, and your hilarious geek t-shirts.

Any chance you could sell me a social life, too?

Click here to visit my beloved ThinkGeek…

If I were cooler, I might lust after Macs, but I’m perfectly happy with PCs.  I don’t feel the need to cry about Windows or blue screens of death, or the myriad of compatibility issues that Mac users always talk about - because I don’t have those issues.  My Windows computers just work.

Of course, one of the best things about being a PC-fan is that you get a huge variety of choices when it comes to laptops (and everything else, really).  I’m a big fan of tiny, cute notebook computers that I can take anywhere without getting a hunchback.

If it weren’t for the fact that my own laptop functions perfectly well right now, I’d be all over this adorable pink Sony VAIO TZ210E/P Notebook.  It’s not too cheap, not too expensive, and best of all, it’s cute.  The screen is just 11.1″, and it weighs in at less than 3 pounds.  This laptop also burns CDs and DVDs.

The only thing that would make me hesitate slightly is the relatively low amount of RAM - but that can be upgraded pretty cheaply and painlessly.  If you can’t do it yourself, your most computer-literate friend (or nearby Geek Squad member if you must) can help you out.

Sony VAIO TZ210E/P Notebook
Price: $1789.99
Sony VAIO TZ210E/P Notebook

I’ve had guy friends who spend small fortunes on their electronic toys, even when they’re completely pointless. This EyeClops Night Vision is a perfect example of the kind of thing they’d get.  It’s incredibly cool, and probably a lot of fun to play with, but honestly, not many people really *need* night vision, even if it does have a cool name like EyeClops.

The  EyeClops Night Vision gives you up to 50 feet of visibility in total darkness, which could be pretty handy for a late night game of hide and seek.  Until someone shines a flashlight in your face, anyway.

 Maybe I’m alone in this, but I generally feel like I spend way too much time looking for the right credit card / discount card / identification when I’m standing in line at stores.  I reach for a platinum card and end up grabbing my insurance card.  I reach for my debit card and I end up pulling out the old college ID I still use to get discounts at the movies (yes, I’m a terrible person).

The  12-Card Auto Card Manager claims to have the solution to my problem.  Each card gets a spot, and you just press the appropriate button for the card(s) you need at the time.  It sounds really, really simple.  Although I’m not totally crazy about the hot pink shade, the ACM’s usefulness might win out over my silly color preferences.  Plus, I think they do make other colors for men, so I guess I could always buy one of those.

Back in junior high, I was a pretty big nerd.  Despite the fact that I looked pretty normal, I might has well have been a leper, based on the attention I got from the boys in my school.  Actually, the same can be said of high school.  Although a lot of that can be attributed to the fact that I was kind of an uptight nerd, I’m sure the constant minor breakouts didn’t hep, either.  I never understood how some girls were able to have perfect skin, while I was stuck trying to keep things under control.

Nothing worked: not diet, not exercise, and not even the various prescription acne medications that ended up causing half my face to peel off.  I guess it was probably just genetics, but that’s not even remotely comforting as an excuse -  actually, it still isn’t.  That’s a lot of wasted time.

As a 20-something, my skin’s not as bad, but I definitely wouldn’t call it good. At any given time, there are at least a couple of existing breakouts or issues just below the surface.  That’s why I ran to the store within a few hours of hearing about the Zeno acne clearing device.  I had read nothing but positive reviews, and it was over $100, so I figure it might actually work.

Once I had it in my hands, I immediately got to work on a pimple-in-progress.   Two days later, it still hadn’t appeared, and the slightly swollen area beneath the skin had gone away completely. In all seriousness, I practically cried at the thought of how much better my teenage years would have been with this the Zeno.

So what I’m saying is this - if you have problem skin, or even if you just have occasional breakouts, don’t hesitate to pick up a Zeno.  They come in teal, pink, and silver, and they’ll usually run you somewhere between $150-200.

I’ve loved the Clocky Alarm Clock ever since the first time I laid eyes on the original concept models that were floating around the Internet, but I’ve never actually purchased one.  Now that Clocky comes in chrome, though, I might just have to shell out the cash to pick one up.

The chrome Clocky Alarm Clock is a little more expensive, but this version does have style.  And of course, all the old features are there, too.  When the alarm goes off, the clock rolls off your nightstand or dresser and proceeds to run away from you until you get your lazy self out of bed and shut it off.

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As a child of the 80s, I still get a little misty-eyed thinking about the first time I figured out how to solve a basic 3×3x3 Rubik’s Cube.  Who knew they’d be making 4×4x4 cubes and 5×5x5 cubes and even triangular Rubik’s cubes just a couple of decades later.  Seriously, those people know how to take all the fun out of it.

Luckily, the nice people who make the Rubik’s Cube have come up with a variation that’s actually really cool, even if you’re the type who needs instructions on how to solve the Rubik’s Cube.  The Rubik’s Revolution takes advantage of modern technology by offering electronic Rubik’s games that don’t necessarily involve SOLVING the cube.

I picked one up about a week ago at the local Borders and I haven’t been able to put it down since.  I watch movies while playing with my cube.  I sit outside on the porch with my cube.  You better believe I’m taking the cube on vacation later this summer.  As for the boyfriend, I’m not so sure.

I never believed that those bowl-shaped spy listening devices worked until I actually had the chance to play with one.  A friend had one a while back and we spent an entire afternoon listening to neighbors’ conversations.  I learned that some people are really, really boring.

Anyway, I wouldn’t mind having my own spy listening device so I could go out in search of more interesting people.  It would be a lot of fun to go up to the cliffs where people hike and see what I could overhear from couples taking walks.  Yeah, I’m sick like that.

The Orbitor Spy Listening Device looks like a pretty close approximation to the gadget my friend had, complete with the satellite-dish looking gun thing and the heavy-duty headphones (this is great, because as you’re intently listening to someone else, it makes it very easy for people to sneak up on you and scare you half to death).  At $70, it seems like a pretty reasonable deal as far as spy listening devices are concerned - not cheap enough that it would probably suck, but yet not too expensive for something so frivolous.

The manufacturer says that the Orbiter Spy Listening Device can hear sounds up to 300 feet away and it comes with a Viewfinder that can zoom in so you can see the people you’re spying on.  They suggest using it to hear athletes at games or animals in nature, but I say they have no imagination (or they have lawyers that won’t let them suggest more fun uses).   It also has a playback feature so you can record up to 120 seconds of the stuff that’s actually worth overhearing.