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Who hasn’t fantasized about being a wizard? Harry Potter might have to constantly worry about the dark lord Voldemort leering over his shoulder, but my wizardly concerns are much more pedestrian, such as figuring out how to change the channel with my penis magic wand.

Thanks to the Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote, there is no need to go to Hogwarts School of Wizardry, not even for a semester. Accelerometer technology allows this you to utilize 13 different gesture controls to navigate through your TV. The wands will ship on October 1st and you can grab your own for around $84.

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Any true nerd would love to receive a working robot to do his/her bidding. Joe-Bot does just that. It’s a three-foot inflatable robot that can be controlled via a wireless remote. Make him turn, make him walk, but don’t ask him to call it a comeback.

It’s your very own robot friend! Standing at over 3 feet tall, this inflatable buddy will fullfill your every robot need, because you can make him do it – by remote control! That’s right, this fabulous “Joe-Bot” can turn 360 degrees and move forward, all at your command. You can even make him say things with the included walkie-talkie. You and your friends will have hours of fun with this little guy.

It’s not as cool as Peter Wang’s robot, but it’ll do.

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Late night. Your girl is over. You’ve made it to first base and it’s been wonderful watching Wild Things but now you need to step it up. Grab the gel remote your cousin at Panasonic R&D sent you. Pause the movie right when Denise Richards is getting naked and look your babe right in the eye.

Take the remote, slip it in and you’re an all-star now, kid.

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Know how James Bond got that beautiful Aston Martin he drives? Well I’ll tell you right now he didn’t get it by paying for tolls like a sucker. With increasing prices on toll booths in Philadelphia, New York and other greater metro areas, people are always looking for a way to save a buck.

Now for $121, you can score a remote control RF license plate cover for your vehicle. While you’re driving, just hit a button and a piece of plastic will slide to cover your plate. It looks like it’s designed for European-style license plates but I’m sure with a little DIY modding, you can get it to cover up yours. Seems well worth $121 to me if you’re a speed demon.

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I’m all for the bidet sometimes but nothing beats a good ol’ wipe of the ass with toilet paper. Plus, you can check and ensure you wiped properly and completely. With Kohler’s C3 toilet seat, you need not worry about running out of TP anymore. The seat includes a remote-controlled bidet that allows you to clean your ass out without having to move in the slightest. You’d expect a NASA-esque price to accompany such a stunning piece of technology. Luckily, the C3 will only set you back $950.

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It’s Friday again and you know what that means: It’s Remote Controlled Lederhosen Day! Ok, not really, but come on! I needed an excuse to write about this totally meaningless gadget. It’s literally so lame that it’s cool. I mean, just look at it!

The mystical Lederhosen walks and yodels all on its own while being controlled with a frankfurter themed remote control. There are no words. Well, actually there is one: FAIL! If you’re really willing to go there, it’s $7 a pop.

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Here’s a pretty cool remote control concept I came across. Touting itself as a no-touch Remote Control, the device designed by a Dutch Student for Bang & Olufsen features an unorthodox mechanism which entails sweeping your hand through a vacant space in the device in order to control your TV.

To change the channel, just slide your finger through the open space on the remote. To change the volume, place your finger inside of the remote cavity, and watch as the remote changes angles to simulate the falling or rising volume. I’m not seeing much of a future for a device like this, but the concept is intriguing. (more…)

From the inflatable to the perverted, we’ve seen it all when it comes to R/C powered toys. But what about for that one rich snobby bastard kid in every city who seems to have it all? The Remote Controlled Hummer is probably not something that little brat got under their Christmas tree last year.

Yes, it is a full sized hummer. Fully capable of mowing down a small crowd of elderly couples and nuns, or even encasing a full night club. It’s probably not the best idea to allow a child to control a full-scale Hummer (without it being made out of some sort of pliable material), seeing as anyone else being behind the wheel needs to have something called a ‘driver’s license’. And anyone willing to spend £30,000 (around $60,300) on their child’s Christmas gift needs to have their head examined, or at least provide sufficient armor. — Andrew Dobrow

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This robot from Sanyo is designed to maneuver under your floor. Bypassing any obstacles in its way, enabling users to remotely inspect the leakage of their home’s piping, corrosion and deterioration of structures.

The robot is operated via remote control, taking photos of the pipes in question, displaying the image to your pipe expert. This means that half of a very labor intensive job is done for you, without the hazard of some guy crawling under your floor boards, or the need of ripping up your floor just to find that there’s no problem at all. — Andrew Dobrow

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