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[B834]Boys Toys And Gadgets

by Kenneth Scott, Ken

As the story goes, Batman developed a dislike for guns as his father was killed with one. Batman is not endowed with any superhuman powers, thus the superhero relies more on gadgets rather than anything else.

Ranging from Batrope and Batrang to the exciting Batmobile, all Batman gadgets are black in color with the Batman logo imprinted on them. The handy gadgets lie in the Utility Belts of Batman and Robin and all that they have to do is to dig in to it and use any one of them as warranted by the situation. The bigger ones are parked in the Bat Cave.

The Batrope is used for climbing huge skyscrapers. The Batrang is shaped as a boomerang, used as a weapon and hurled at villains to disable them. For mobility on road, air and sea, Batman uses Batmobile, Batboat, Batcycle, and Batwing.

The old tales of Batman as narrated in DC comics were relevant for the times they were created for. They used gadgets which now seem antiquated. Keeping in tune with the change in technological environment, Batman gadgets too have changed. The TV series and the movie played a significant role in the emergence of new Batman gadgets that he uses to curb crime. Tim Burrtons movie equipped the Batmobile with grenades and machine guns, and the Batwing with missiles and rockets, which is actually very unlike Batman.

The stories in the TV series retained the original appeal and introduced new gadgets in the shape of a Bar Radar, Bat Cuffs, and even a Bat Spray to immobilize sharks. Over time, Batmobile, a black shining car with huge tail fins, capable of incredible speeds has remained the most fascinating gadget. The appeal of the Batmobile is so strong and emphatic, that even adults are enthralled by the vehicle.

Far removed from the current day icons of media and mobile games, Batman uses minimum of violence and has a positive message for children of all ages. Batman and Batman gadgets have retained their popularity, having survived and evolved over more than five decades. Batman is a cultural icon of the country with a much needed appeal of victory of the good over the evil with non-violence. That is what explains the sustained popularity of Batman and the continuing sale of gadgets that he uses in his campaign against crime.

While girls' toys have always been lucrative for toy makers (think Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears and - more recently - Bratz), the market for technology-based toys has always been much more heavily aimed at boys. While, certainly, many girls enjoy them, video gaming systems and other such leisure technologies feature war games, flight simulators and fantasy role-playing games whose pace and graphics are meant to appeal to the male demographic. Lara Croft does not wear tiny shorts for the benefit of her female fans.

This Christmas, a company called 'Radica Games' is promoting a line of technology-based toys aimed exclusively at young girls that they call 'Girl Tech'. These gadgets for girls include such items as the 'Password Journal', a sort of high-tech diary for modern girls. It uses voice recognition software to keep unauthorized people (like siblings and parents) from reading the owner's innermost thoughts and includes features like an invisible ink pen for even greater security, a calendar to keep the social life organized and an alarm to tell the owner if someone is trying to break in to the journal. However, it may be a better product in theory than in practice: many online reviews of this product do not recommend it due to technical glitches, most citing the voice-recognition software as the problem.

Another 'Girl Tech' item that is poised to be very popular this Christmas is the 'Girl Tech Digi Makeover'. It has a built-in digital camera and can hook up to the owner's television. The point is to take a picture of someone and then use the device to try out different hairstyles, haircuts and makeup to see how they look. It advertises over 50 hairstyles and colours, as well as an array of makeup that makes for an almost endless combination of new looks. Unlike the diary, this item has had very positive reviews from consumers on different websites and is touted as one of the must-have items for Christmas 2007.

'Girl Tech' features many other items as well, from a digital video journal that can be hooked up to the computer for customizing entries, to a virtual pet called the 'Password Puppy'. The target age range for all of the 'Girl Tech' toy line starts around age 8 and they are appropriate through the preteen years. Radica suggests that older people may enjoy them as well, but older teen girls would probably be more interested in more sophisticated technological gifts, such as the latest mobile phone or digital camera. 'Girl Tech' toys, however, are a great way to show younger girls that technology isn't just for boys.

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