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On this show we visit Day of Play — New Toys & Games that will be released before the Christmas holidays!

Our first stop was Snap Circuits. Snap Circuits is a fun way to learn basic engineering, electronics and circuitry concepts. Kids use building components with snaps to assemble electronic circuits on a simple “rows-and-columns” base grid. The resulting projects function like the printed circuit board found in most electronic products. Each Snap Circuits part is easily identifiable by a different color and purpose, and each kit includes an easy-to-follow project manual. The

The Snap Circuits Green Energy kit in the photo above and in the video on this week’s show has won 2022 Specialty Toy of the Year!

Snap Circuits brand has been endorsed by K-12 educators globally and used in schools, libraries, museums, afterschool and homeschool programs, STEM and Maker programs, and at home.Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/JwbOG4Im5_k

Check the latest price on Snap Circuits Green Energy https://amzn.to/3Sqrz4m

Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. https://amzn.to/3Sqyeev

Snap Circuits Elenco My Home Plus https://amzn.to/3UwybQc

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Company website: https://www.elenco.com/snap-circuits-2/

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The 3 new toys from Maxx Action toys won’t be out until October, but all three are great for kids. 2-N-1 Dig Rig Dump Truck and Front End Loader Toy Vehicle

All have lights and sounds to help create the environment of a real a construction site, a missle launch, or an emergency fire vehicle.

The 2-in1 Mega Mover which is two complete toys, a mega-truck carrying a fun bulldozer with front & rear working buckets will be a Target exclusive at $39.99

(In photo above) Space Maxx 3-in-1 Blast Off Rocket (Kid Powered) has a voice count-down, a rocket that a space capsule that lights up and can be disconnect. It’s big and a Target exclusive with a MSRP of $39.99.

The Off Road Fire Rescue has a battery-operated rotating fire hose and can actually shoot water up to 12 feet according to the spokesperson. And it comes with 6 ‘knock-them-down’ flames for practice. That has a MSRP of $29.99 at Target.

Maxximum power, maxximum action, maxximum fun! “AA” batteries are required/included. Suggested Age: 3 Years and Up. Choking hazard small parts.

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/E9WbnOq6SSw

Company website: https://www.sunnydaysent.com/maxx-action

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Last year at the Day of Play Toy Event people loved the Flybar Kid Bumper Car. Yes, a kid-sized version of a bumper car just like you’d find at an old time amusement park! They were so popular they made the list of “Hottest Toys of 2021” list. Even though it was designed for kids the folks at the Flybar booth said adults tried to get in one! There were many requests for a bigger ‘adult-sized’ bumper car. We worked long and hard and yes, we were able to built on! Meet the Flybar Bumper Car XL! This bumper car seats two kids or one adult and reaches a maximum speed of 3 mph. It is made with a soft rubber bumper that protects walls and furniture. It’s joy-stick driven with a joystick for the right and the left hand. I drove one at the toy event and they are great fun! It even has flashing LED lights that reflect down on the floor. With a capacity of 200 pounds, it can hold one adult or two kids. They’re powered by a 6 volt battery and on a full charge will run for about 25 minutes. John, one of the company execs said: “Believe me 25 minutes will be a lot playing in one of these cars”. Of course for max fun, you’ll need to have at least two of these Flybar Bumper Car XL.

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/OvLEfcO4zYg

Company: https://www.flybar.com/collections/ride-ons-1

Walmart has it on there website for a higher price than the company said, but it doesn’t see to be really available yet: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Flybar-12V-Bumper-Car-XL-Battery-Powered-Ride-On-2-Seater-Ages-6-Up-to-175-Lbs-Black/292123160

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Chad’s fourth left over gadget is the Five Below Backyard Rocket Launcher.

The company says: Bring this rocket launcher outdoors & watch ur rocket fly! See how high u can get it to go, then watch as it spins back down to earth. Stomp on the pedal to blast ur rocket upwards! What’s included: rocket, stand, launcher. Ages: 8+ (adult supervision).

And Chad’s take: Whoa, this rocket not only doesn’t launch, it practically does nothing. You’ll see how bad it is when Chad does his indoor and outdoor demo! It hardly clears the launch tube! Fortunately it doesn’t need batteries. It’s air powered, but seems afraid to fly into the air. It’s out of stock online at Five Below which is probably a good thing since you probably wouldn’t have any fun with it!

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1902 

Mo has another “What The Heck Is?” for us.

Guess What the Heck it is? We played along and it was hard to guess, but in the end, a very useful gadget.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/CRdkcZjeCKE

All details below:

Alertme Lifesaver Alert Driver Alertness System ear piece.

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Our email this week is from Ivan Hahn.

It’s about the show where we discussed internet security videos produced by Amazon.

Ivan writes: Hello all,

I wanted to give you some info about the internet safety videos.

Most of the time with the safety videos (PSAs), they use actors under contract. Amazon produces movies and shows for Prime Video. Most of the time they add PSAs into the contracts of the actors. So it’s most likely free to produce. They would do this back in the 80s and 90s when PSAs we’re huge (example: This is your brain on drugs)

I used to work for news networks (News 12 New Jersey) so this would come up often.

Thanks, Ivan Hahn