1. Giant Plush Microbes
The teddy bear's day has come and gone. After all, its namesake, Theodore Roosevelt, has been dead for some 87 years now. In recent years, stuffed animals have mutated into rotund, excessively squeezable microbes of all colors. They go by the names like Ebola ("share the love!", Flesh Eating Disease ("can put you on a diet—fast"), and The Plague ("what a history").
2. The Talking Globe
It's about time that globes ventured out of dusty studies and began taking a more active role in the world. SmithsonianStore.com sells a globe with a digital voice that sings national anthems and quizzes onlookers with some 10,000 questions on geography and worldly facts.
3. The Alarm Clock That Inspires No Hatred
There exists an alarm clock that doesn't beg to be thrown against walls and through windows. This alarm clock monitors your sleep cycles and waits for the best ...
