Is there a plug to have my iPhone charged as well? Kids play and your gadgets get charged (toys of the future?) that would be awesome?

Retaining all the fun of mains powered slot racing systems this great Race In A Case Set doesn’t need mains power to get it speeding along as it is powered instead by the included hand powered speed generators. This makes it not only green and more environmentally friendly than alternative systems, but also playable absolutely anywhere. In fact all you need is a flat surface of 91 x 44cm, that’s less than half a square metre. That’s it, no power points, no faffing about assembling it and taking it apart again.

More info: Race in a case

- Human Powered Light Bulb

OMG – When the one hand doesn’t know what the other one does. Dodging a trains seems easier than dodging a bullet. OK, let me try.

- 1 Dollar CDs

Give your credit cards a ride of erasure.

The Magnet Levitation Activity Kit is chock full of great things (good for kids and science fairs, but also great for adults) which will help you explore magnetism. You’ll learn about magnet properties and strength. You’ll build a magnetic pendulum and observe oscillations. You’ll enjoy seemingly to defy gravity as you achieve magnetic equilibrium and balance magnets in weird ways. And all the while, you’ll be learning about the properties and wonders of magnets.

Oh, all the while, the Magnet Levitation Activity Kit will be ramping up your knowledge and experience with magnets so you can build the final project: a model maglev train. Yay.

More info: Magnet Levitation Activity Kit

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Like German engineering? Then you will love the brand new Volkswagen Golf GTi. VW released this neat game to get you even more excited before they release the latest GTi model. If you manage to race the track in a particularly fast time you will be entered into the prize draw and stand the chance of winning the opportunity to drive a new Golf GTI for three months.

The track is the work of a team of 60 modellers and features over 200 scale buildings in a space occuping 25ft by 30ft. It forms the basis for the ‘GTI Project’, a new online game through which you can control the 1:43 scale Golf GTI as it negotiates the hairpins, straights and narrow bridges that make up the track. There’s no need to spend hours setting it up on the living room floor, no potential damage to furniture (and family pets) should you crash at high speed.

Game Link: GTI Project website