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Audi is one such company, so owning an Audi convertible is something many people can only dream of. That dream may become reality thanks to the Mini Runner, an Audi convertible that won't break the bank.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-runner-audi-convertible/29346/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="29272"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/">Rubber band gatling gun fires 800 "rounds" per minute</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 3, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rubber-band-machine-gun.jpg" title="Rubber Band Machine Gun" alt="Rubber Band Machine Gun"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> With its Rubber Band Machine Gun, or RBmG for short, XYZbot hopes to bring a new level of firepower to living room warfare. The wooden, battery-powered gatling gun is capable of unleashing devastation at a rate of 800 rounds (well, rubber bands) per minute and, should its crowd funding campaign prove successful, it'll ship as a build-it-yourself kit you can put together in half an hour.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/rubber-band-machine-gun/29272/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28822"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/littlebits-electronic-kits/28822/">littleBits modules aim to make electronic invention a snap</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/lakshmi-sandhana/">Lakshmi Sandhana</a></div> <div class="date">September 15, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/littlebits-electronic-kits/28822/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/littlebits-electronic-kits/28822/pictures">19 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/littlebits-electronic-kits/28822/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/littlebits-0.jpg" title="littleBits electronic building blocks lets kids and adults create simple circuits or inven..." alt="littleBits electronic building blocks lets kids and adults create simple circuits or inven..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Ayah Bdeir is on a mission to bring DIY electronics to a wider audience with a collection of building blocks called littleBits. Color-coded into different categories, these circuit board modules can be snapped together with magnets and combined with everyday objects to make anything from a glow-in-the-dark puppets to a bubble blowing flutes to ... whatever your imagination can conjure, and all without any specialist knowledge of electronics or design.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/littlebits-electronic-kits/28822/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28908"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-kids/28908/">Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids adds garish colors and a chunky grip </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/simon-crisp/">Simon Crisp</a></div> <div class="date">September 3, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-kids/28908/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-kids/28908/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-kids/28908/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/samsung-galaxy-tab-kids.jpg" title="The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is a child-friendly Android tablet" alt="The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is a child-friendly Android tablet"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Samsung has announced the launch of a kid-friendly variant of its Galaxy Tab 3, the unimaginatively named Galaxy Tab 3 Kids. The new tablet will be basically the same as the original 7-inch tablet, but with a bright yellow makeover, a designed-for-kids skin running on Android 4.1, parental controls and chunky easy-to-grip cases.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-kids/28908/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28761"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/">Dino Pet living night light to teach kids about bioluminescence</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">August 21, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bioluminescent-dino-pet.jpg" title="Dino Pet is a clear plastic dinosaur filled with bioluminescent algae that glow in the dar..." alt="Dino Pet is a clear plastic dinosaur filled with bioluminescent algae that glow in the dar..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Yonder Biology, a company typically known for making colorful prints based on a person's DNA, is aiming to teach children about biology with its latest mixture of art and science. The company's new Dino Pet is a clear plastic dinosaur filled with bioluminescent algae that glow in the dark, so it can act as night light as well as a fun learning tool.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28715"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/sphero-2-faster-brighter/28715/">Sphero 2.0 rolls out faster and brighter than the original</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/simon-crisp/">Simon Crisp</a></div> <div class="date">August 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/sphero-2-faster-brighter/28715/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/sphero-2-faster-brighter/28715/pictures">13 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/sphero-2-faster-brighter/28715/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sphero2.jpg" title="The Sphero 2.0 can roll along at an impressive 7 ft (2 m) per second" alt="The Sphero 2.0 can roll along at an impressive 7 ft (2 m) per second"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> With the launch of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/orbotrix-sphero-smartphone-controllable-ball/17254/" target="_blank">original Sphero</a>, Orbotix gave the humble ball a technological upgrade. It was a smartphone-controllable robotic toy which could be driven around like an RC car via Bluetooth, or even used to play augmented reality games. Now the Sphero 2.0 has been revealed, which is capable of rolling faster, shining brighter, and is generally said to be much smarter.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/sphero-2-faster-brighter/28715/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28676"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/pleygo-lego-rentals/28676/">Pleygo is to Lego what Netflix is to movies</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">August 13, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/pleygo-lego-rentals/28676/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/pleygo-lego-rentals/28676/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/pleygo-lego-rentals/28676/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pleygo-lego.jpg" title="Pleygo is a Netflix-like service that lets users pay a monthly fee to rent Lego sets as a ..." alt="Pleygo is a Netflix-like service that lets users pay a monthly fee to rent Lego sets as a ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> If you're a regular reader of Gizmag, then you've probably noticed that we're avid fans of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-creations-ten-favorites-gallery/23100/" target="_blank">Lego</a> and the many <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/x-wing-lego-largest/27643/" target="_blank">amazing</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/toa-mata-robotic-lego-band/26714/" target="_blank">contraptions</a> often created with them. But as much fun as these little plastic bricks can be, high price tags make it difficult for many people to build the more elaborate Lego models they really want. With Pleygo, people can pay a much cheaper monthly fee to rent numerous Lego sets one at a time, much as Netflix rents out movies.  <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/pleygo-lego-rentals/28676/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28467"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/skoda-manly-baby-stroller/28467/">Skoda makes the baby stroller more manly </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">July 26, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/skoda-manly-baby-stroller/28467/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/skoda-manly-baby-stroller/28467/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014045814/http://www.gizmag.com/skoda-manly-baby-stroller/28467/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014045814im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/skodavrsmegaman-pram.jpg" title="Škoda's VRS Mega Man-Pram " alt="Škoda's VRS Mega Man-Pram "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Correct or not, some men have the impression that transporting the baby is the woman's domain. Equipment designed for baby transportation is by extension "women's gear." One European automaker decided to flip this perception on its head by creating an uprated stroller specifically for men. 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