GIFT GUIDE 2007
High School Gifts
From toys that stand the test of time to board games that are anything but boring, we found the best high school products that will build your teen's brain, as well as being chock full of fun. Our list of loot is kid-tested, teacher approved, and full of options for any family, so get wrappin'!
iPod Touch
Not quite ready to shell out $400 for an iPhone? Your teen will forgive you if you put this under the tree instead. The Touch has the look and feel of the iPhone, but without the calling capacity. The 3.5 inch wide-screen and simple-as-can-be touch interface are here, as is the elegant zoom-- just ...
Hydrocar
Even if you choke at the thought of handing over the keys to the Prius, you can get your kid excited about driving electric. Just start small. Really small. The Hydrocar measures a mere 8 inches, but it runs completely clean, with help from a reversible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell, and ...
Balderdash
This bluffing game is a recipe for laughter. Players earn points by guessing answers to weird questions with unbelievable, but true answers. What is the definition of sialogogue? If you guessed "anything that creates the flow of saliva" you win a point and advance your piece on the game ...
FLY Fusion
Get your kid one of these pens and they'll be begging you to let them take notes in class. In a nutshell, the Fly Fusion is a pen and scanner in one. The pen can write like a regular old ballpoint, but it can also read 70 images per second off the specialized paper in the included notebook. So kids ...
ReadyMade Magazine
Is your teen a DIY genius, hard-wired to take crafts and home improvement to the next level? Maybe not. But Ready Made magazine may be just the thing to put your teen's inventive mind to good use. Putting the "reuse" back in the eco-adage "reduce, reuse, recycle," this mag is brimming with ideas to ...
SimCity Societies
Do demographic problems, such as suburban sprawl and rural isolation, strike your teen as simply business as usual? Give him a lesson in city planning with SimCity Societies, the new computer game where players build cities piece by piece. Players can make cities grim and industrial, efficient and ...
Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP SLR Camera
First off, let us say, this is not a point and shoot. Don't even consider it for a kid who wants to snap a few vacation pictures. That said, although it's got a hefty price tag, this thing is actually a steal when it comes to SLR cameras, which can easily cost upwards of a thousand bucks. The Rebel ...
Word Sweep
In this game of quick-draw vocabulary challenges, players test their skills by guessing three words after hearing their dictionary definitions. These can be of "everyday," "intermediate," or "challenging" levels, and when they say challenging, they mean it. So, what sets this game apart from ...
Galileo Thermometer and Weather Ball
Like a lava lamp that conveys the weather, this little contraption also dishes out some great lessons in science. The set includes a wooden base, a hand-blown glass barometer with a frosted world map, and a Galileo thermometer. The weather ball, or storm glass, is regarded as the oldest barometer ...
Comic Life Deluxe Edition
Fun, powerful, and easy as pie, this is creative software at its best. Pop this into the computer and in no time flat, your kid can turn his life into a comic strip using his favorite digital photos. Choose from more than 300 templates, drag and drop images from iPhoto, pick a font, and get speech ...
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