NVIDIA Shield

The NVIDIA Shield brings an Xbox style quality to the handheld gaming market. Featuring a 720p retina multi-touch display that allows you to play any optimized games from the Android marketplace. It also enables streaming from your PC, so you can play on your computer or take it with you to other rooms in the house. Wi-fi enabled, capable of app usage, movie watching, you name it. There’s little that you can’t do.

Includes two full games, an AC adapter, a USB cable, and a fashionably silver lid. You won’t want another handheld gaming device once you experience its power, depth, and convenience.

$250-$500, Video Games

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Shark With Laser Decal

What’s more manly than a shark? A shark with a laser strapped to its head, of course. This cool wall decal fits nicely into our “art and decor” section no matter what your wife or girlfriend might think. Of course, chances are pretty good she won’t let you use it in the living room, but there’s nothing to stop you from throwing it up in the man cave.

The shark measures 42 inches by 34 inches. The laser beam is 6 feet and can be cut to fit any wall. It’s also waterproof, easy to install, and will last a good three to five years in outdoor life. (But seriously, this bad boy belongs inside.)

$50-$100, Art & Decor

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Airmail Notepad Launcher

An Airmail Notepad Launcher can help you get rid of all your bad ideas with the flick of a catapult. While it may not be particularly useful, it does provide a welcome bit of comic relief and convenience for mind numbing work at the office. If you can convince your buddies to pick up a few as well — work buddies, we mean — then you may even find a reason to go to work.

The device shoots up to 15 feet, so you can all go medieval on each other in truly epic battles when the boss isn’t looking. Package comes with 500 sheets and it works great with post-it notes.

Office, Under $25

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$12 BUY

Wolff & Byrd In The Werewolf Of New York

Perhaps I’m tipping my comic book geek hand here when I recommend that you rush over to Kickstarter today and donate to the graphic novel project from author/artist Batton Lash, whose Supernatural Law series of tales are among the finest in comic fiction. For anyone who grew up with Tales from the Crypt or picked up a comic only to have fun, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

Lash’s art has always had a throwback playfulness without sacrificing the details that today’s discerning readers expect. His Wolff & Byrd are “counselors of the macabre” with a list of clients that all fit in to the “Creatures of the Night” category. And when his imagination isn’t running wild and free with a unique cast of characters, he’s frequently hilarious.

$25-$50, Books & Magazines

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Bluetooth BBQ Thermometer

The Bluetooth BBQ Thermometer is one of those outdoor grilling knickknacks that I could definitely see using. By monitoring the heat from the grill, it’s able to tell you what temperature your meats are at from up to 200 feet away. Don’t ask me to explain it. I’m not a techie, so not exactly sure how they pulled this one off, but it seems to be working.

There are also a number of other bells and whistles you’ll enjoy like Facebook integration, recipe sharing, and a food temp option. It also works as a standard thermometer as well in case you’re not feeling especially geeky that day.

$50-$100, Grilling

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$80 BUY

Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2014

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a luxury sedan with more technology than most of us laymen know how to handle. Radar, 3D cameras, LED in the back and the front with adjustable brightness, and even night vision! All of it combines for a car of the future that really begs the question: why do you even need the license?

The cameras and radar are able to sense cars that are approaching too fast, either directly behind you or in the adjacent lanes. It sends warnings of when a backend collision is near and automatically activates brakes and hazard lights to cut back on injuries. It’s even capable of “correcting” you if you’re too sleepy to keep it in the lanes. All that, and it’s packing 455 horses with a V8 engine. Available this September.

Sedans

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$TBA BUY

Logan Zane iPad Mini Case

The iPad Mini Camo case is a continuation of the bigger version from Logan Zane, and from the looks of things, it’s a fitting follow-up crafted from genuine leather with a battle-tested pattern that adds the right amount of testosterone to your shiny new toy.

Your tablet gives you so much in way of fun, productivity, information, and entertainment. Don’t dress it up like a girl. Go this route instead and the only problem you may experience is the desire to leave it in the case at all times. LZ has the aforementioned large iPad Camo case and a variety of other accessories in the same lineage. All are worth a look.

Bags & Luggage

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Pay.Me Payment Calculator

Pay.me is a new app for the iPhone (most variations) that allows you to know exactly what you should charge for online payment transactions without the processing fees cutting in to your share of the loot. What’s particularly satisfying about this option is that it calculates the three biggies simultaneously: GoogleCheckout, Square, and Paypal.

Now instead of charging $99.99, you can charge around $103 and get every dime of the sales price. Of course, with online auction sites that won’t work so much, but if you’re selling something through an eCommerce site or Craigslist, this’ll give you all the information that you need to know.

Apps, Under $25

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$1 BUY

Melon: A Headband and Mobile App To Measure Focus

Melon is a headband and mobile app to measure focus via EEG (electroencephalography), a tool that doctors and medical professionals have been using for quite some time. The goal is to help you develop a better understanding of yourself by tracking your levels of focus through various daily activities.

The app can take brain activity and put it into measurable terms, complete with (optional) tips for how you can improve your focus and become more engaged in sports, work, school, and more. The headband comes in black and white — your choice, same price — and the app couldn’t be simpler to read. There are also in-app games to help you improve overall focus.

$50-$100, Apps

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$99 BUY

Square Stand

San Francisco-based Square will unleash Stand in July in an effort to crack the brick-and-mortar payment processing model. The sleek white stand is affixed to the front of a store and accommodates both iPad 2 and iPad 3, allowing store owners to swipe credit cards and get immediate payment processing from the Square Stand app.

In addition to quickly and accurately taking care of business, brick-and-mortar store owners are able to get the same access to data as eCommerce sites. And with companies like Best Buy, Starbucks, and a co-founder of Twitter behind it, it’s poised to be a major player in retail.

$250-$500, Tablets

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$299 BUY