The Elektroskate Alltrack 800 was the last of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It is an off-road electric skateboard which is the fastest, lightest and most powerful on and off-road electric skateboard in the world. This skateboard will go from 0-25 miles per hour in just 4 seconds.

The skateboard weighs 19 kg, the board is made from maple wood and the tyres are pneumatic allowing some serious off-road skateboarding. The motor and accelerator remote are powered by bluetooth technology making it very responsive and easy to control.

Something for the Weekend were advertising this skateboard for £700 but we have managed to find it for just £499.

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The Air Hogs Vectron Wave toy was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It was described by the Something for the Weekend gadget expert as a ‘glorified frisbee’. It is a clever RC-style frisbee game, bringing the frisbee into the 21st century.

The Air Hogs Vectron wave has a propeller on the bottom and infra-red sensors on top. You can control it by placing your hand above it and allowing it to hover. The aim of the game is to make it fly to another person by waving your hand in their direction. It is a very clever and entertaining gadget – great for a summer day in the park.

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The Flashlight Frenzy Disc was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It is a frisbee that lights up in the dark – great for festivals or playing in the park at dusk or night-time. This light up frisbee is micro chip controlled and motion sensor activated, meaning it won’t wear the batteries when you’re not playing with it.

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The Smart Globe was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It’s full name is the Oregon Scientific Smart Globe 3. It is essentially a fully interactive 3D globe complete with remote-control smart pen and pull out map. Use the pen to select a category, eg national anthems, then press the pen onto any country in the world to hear its national antthem. Other categories include amazing facts and language.

As well as being highly educational, the Smart Globe 3 is great fun, with over 30 games to play such as find the city. It is so clever that it even connects to a PC via USB port so you can download real time world news updates which are accesible by pressing the smart pen onto the relevant country.

This Oregon Scientific Smart Globe 3 would make an excellent educational and fun present for anyone young or old. It is available for around £100, £30 less than quoted on Something for the Weekend.

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The Science Museum Balloon Copter was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. This is quite simply a balloon powered helicopter which comes complete with balloon and rotor blades. Blow up the balloon, attach the copter blades and let go. It can go up to 50 metres and is a great stocking filler at around £7.

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The Tightrope Terror was the last of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets, and the gadget presenter said that this toy had made the top 10 most wanted boys toys this Christmas. At around £20, it’s a great little stocking filler.

So what is Tightrope Terror? Essentially it’s a motorised toy car which you send racing down a tightrope extended to up to 10 ft. The aim of the game is to get the car across to the other end of the tightrope. The Tightrope Terror is guaranteed to be a huge seller this Xmas.

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The Jedi Force Trainer, also known as the Uncle Milton Star Wars Force Trainer, was undoubtedly the coolest of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. This is really good fun, for Star Wars fans and non-Star Wars fans alike. Yoda talks you through the process – the aim of the game is to get the ball to spin and rise up through the tube using the power of concentration and mind control.

The player wears a headset which features 3 electrode sensors that convert brainwaves into electrical energy. Concentrating hard will make the ball spin and rise up as if you were Luke Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi or Yoda yourself. The Star Wars Jedi Force Trainer costs around £60 and would make an excellent Christmas present for anyone remotely interested in Star Wars. Feel the force with this latest Star Wars gadget.

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The Go Go Hamsters were the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. Seema Parmar explained that the Go Go Hamsters are available to buy individually or as a family. Press their noses or a button at the top of their head and the hamsters will make noises. They will also dart across the room.

GoGo Hamsters would make great little stocking fillers for Christmas and at £14.95 each they won’t break the bank.

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The cool and funky Hexbugs were the last of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. Hexbugs are micro robotic toys. On the show, presenter Tim Lovejoy had a go with the Hexbug, the crab and the inchworm. All 3 hexbugs do different things in terms of their actions and how they are controlled.

The Hexbugs are around a tenner each. Each is supplied with an infrared remote control and contain touch and sound sensors. A great stocking filler, gift for a child or a even an office toy for grown-ups – the hexbugs are the latest craze to hit the UK.

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The Face Bank Interactive Moneybox was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. Originating from the spiritual home of weird and wacky gadgets, Japan, the Face Bank is an innovative take on the money box. This thing will contort it’s wall-like face and eat any coins you feed to it. It has a motion sensor on the front so that the Face Bank reacts when you put money near it’s mouth.

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