I'll be on the TODAY Show this Thursday, 11-29, talking about Halloween gadgets! The segment is slated for right around 9:30 am, so if you're around a TV you should check it out!
I'll be showing off the following gadgets
1- Brickhouse Child Loc8tor $170
There's a new version out of the Loc8tor , a wonderful tracking device for household items like keys, the remote or your cell phone, that works great on wondering kids! On Halloween night take one of the 4 tabs and attach it to the child's costume. If some one's missing simply press the location button on the handheld device and the screen will show and arrow pointing towards the tab. A beeping noise along with the arrow will lead you to them within 600 feet. If a child is panicked they now have the ability to press the tab and it will sound a personal alarm.
Not the parent walking with the kids or have older kids out on their own? The Spark Nano is GPS enabled device that fits into a waterproof pouch that can be worn like a watch or an ankle bracelet. You can either set up a virtual force field that will email/text you when the child has gone out of bounds, or you can simply pull up an online map and actually watch as the child moves from house to house.
3- Safety Lights - $1.20 - $13.00
In line with keeping the little ones safe while hopped up on candy and running around in the dark next up is lighting, and lighting is key. Of course flashlights are an easy way to let people know your coming and now there are all kinds of cool looking ones available from Little Tikes shaped like a hippo, tiger, or a cow. Other flashing items can fit right in to a costume and keep them safe, like flashing glasses, finger tips, mouth pieces, wands and swords.
4- Sex Offender iPhone App- Free - $0.99
There are sex offenders all over the map and this iPhone application will show you exactly where they are, if at all, in your area. It uses your current location to pull up a list of offenders then maps them out in your area. If you want to know more about the offender click on the name/address and an image of the offender, a brief description of what they did and other info about them will be displayed.
This is a Gauss meter that detects electro magnetic fields. They're commonly used to detect hot spots, meaning spots that give off abnormal amounts of energy from cell phones or power outlets. Aside from helping parents make sure their family is safe from these types of fields they can also be used to detect ghosts! Once turned on in a spooky area, Paranormal activity will activate the CellSensor with a spiked needle, a beeping sound and a flashing light which corresponds to field strength.
If you;re into making spooky decorations then you'll think this is pretty amazing! It's essentially a hot glue gun that casts webs just like a spider buy using glue sticks an d compressed air. To make the mood even more intense they offer glow in the dark and day glow sticks as well.
7- Body Parts Jello Molds -$10.00
Having a party? These Jello molds are shaped like different icky looking body parts and once you add different colored Jello to them they make the perfect trick! Add all kinds of funky colors to make some really scary looking treats.
8- Electric Razor Scooters - $150-$260
Kids over 8 can get around their neighborhood in style with these scooters that are electric. All you need to do is plug 'em in and let 'em rip.
9-Web Controlled Home Decor - $Free (Donate to Celiac Disease)
Via the site www.komar.org, people can not only view this homes decorations from live web cams, but also control them! . With the flick of a mouse you can turn the 7,500+ lights on and off, inflate/deflate giant Pumpkins,Grim Reapers, SpongeBob and more. .The website is totally free and is all to raise awareness and money for Celiac Disease - almost $40,000 so far!
