Can you make the remote control helicopter outwit the RC Automated Robotic Turret?

I saw it in action at Toy Fair 2012, and now Spin Master’s Battle Tracker can see action in your home in the next month or so. (Assuming you buy one!) This is not one, but two remote control toys in one exciting package. The all-new Air Hogs Battle Tracker offers head-to-head interactive combat for one or two players. There's a Remote Control Disc-Launching Helicopter that can be tracked by A.R.T, the Automated Robotic Turret. That’s means, as you have to fly your helicopter you have to prepare for evasive maneuvers. Because if you don't dodge the (soft) missiles aimed at you, you'll be knocked right out of the sky. (Well, the sky in living room.) Once you get some practice commanding the helicopter, you can fire back and disable the A.R.T before it gets you first! There's auto mode for a single player. That's where you fly the helicopter as the A.R.T tracks your every move with its advanced intelligence tracking system! In 2-Player manual mode one person handles the helicopter and the uses the A.R.T remote control. Both the A.R.T and Disk Shooting Helicopter can be controlled independently. Battle them against other Air Hogs vehicles and become the ultimate battle-ready sharpshooter. Air Hogs Battle Tracker is recommended for ages 8+. It uses 6 AA batteries which are not included. MSRP $99.99. It should start shipping in September. 

www.airhogs.com

They're not exactly chop sticks and definitely not pork chops. They're Spork Chops!

Giz Wiz fan Pete C writes: Hey Dicky D, Think Chinese food. Think Chop Sticks. Think the Spoon Sisters. Starting to get the picture yet? Think turn-the-table-turkey. Of course they would call them SPORK CHOPS! What else?

From the Spoon Sisters website: (Home of fun and often weird stuff)

Chop Stick challenged? If the arrival of those white Chinese take out cartons gets your anxiety flowing even before the first taste of MSG, Spork Chops here to the rescue. Just pick your appropriate end; standard chop stick side for those accustomed to picking up a grain of rice between two tiny pieces of wood, or default to the unique flip side with tiny fork and spoon. Bottom line everyone eats with wooden sticks, no matter which end you use. A super handy utensil that's guaranteed to be both conversation piece and ice breaker at your next Chinese take in dinner. Bamboo, so they're reusable. Sold as a set of 2 packs. Hand wash only. Measure 10 inches long; spoon spork chop at widest is 7/8 of inch; fork at widest 5/8 of inch. 2 pack set: $8.95.

http://www.spoonsisters.com/product/1023000/74804.html

Stamps of Approval!

Beckee w., a fan of the Weekly Daily Giz Wiz sent me another package of goodies for the show. The neat thing about packages from Beckee is that she takes as much time, or maybe more, to select the stamps she puts on the package. They always connect to something I'm interested in, trains, boats, animals, etc. Here's the latest package from Beckee W.

Been waiting for a large screen TV? Sharp introduces a 90" version!

Forgot those puny 60, 70 and 80 inch TV's. At the Digital Experience, Thursday night, (June 21st), I saw the just introduced 90-inch Sharp TV. It's the biggest LED high-definition television on the market; for now anyway. The questions is, do you a place to hang this new Aquos LED TV? It's 4 feet tall and 6 feet, 8 inches wide. It's not as razor thin as smaller LED TV's, coming in at a bit less than 5 inches thick. And it weighs more than that 37" LCD I bought -  114 pounds! I must admit the picture was pretty amazing. From a few feet away you feel like you're standing in front of an iMax theatre screen. While I was there they were showing non-3D content, which was fine with me. With a set this size you don't have to worry much about viewing angles from the side. It's big enough that whole family can sit in front of it! With the wonderfully creative name: The Sharp LC-90LE745U, it's now largest of the 3D line of AQUOS LED Smart TVs. Sharp adds: This 90” Class (90-1/64” diagonal) model with brushed aluminum black bezel features our 1080p 3D full array LED panel, delivering one of the most natural, vibrant pictures available. And with built-in Wi-Fi and our intuitive SmartCentral user interface, you can access today’s most popular apps or even browse the web." ........And now, what you've been waiting for, the price. Guesses ---------------------------  ?  Okay it's

$10,999.99.

http://www.sharpusa.com/ForHome/HomeEntertainment/LCDTV/Models/LC90LE745U.aspx

What Me Webby? --- Yep, August 2012 is on sale!

• This month's cover was drawn by Mark Fredrickson.
• A few of the fun things you'll find in this issue.
• Fading Bad (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond)
• Spider-Man Tweets While Watching “The Avengers” (Desmond Devlin, Hermann Mejia)
• CNN.Com (Scott Maiko, Scott Bricher)
• What if Batman Were Jewish? (Al Jaffee)
• Total Rip-Off Pillow—A MAD Ad Parody (Dick DeBartolo, Scott Bricher)
• Spy vs Spy (Peter Kuper)
• The Strip Club (Noah Van Sciver, Jacob Lambert, Nathan Bulmer, Brian Gordon, Phil McAndrew, Christopher Baldwin, Peet Tamburino, Douglas Paszkiewicz)
• Planet TAD!!!!! (Tim Carvell)
• MAD’s Less-Than-Amazing Outtakes from The Amazing Spider-Man (Uncredited)
• 3 People in Search of the Perfect eReader Accessory (Ward Sutton)
• Another Ridiculous MAD Fold-In (Al Jaffee)
• Drawn Out Dramas (Sergio Aragonés, appear throughout the issue)

On sale where ever MAD Magazine is sold! And available in the new digital version at the iTunes store!

www.madmagazine.com