Excalibur Electronics presents Phantom Force, a powerful chess set with one incredible trick–it moves pieces all on its own. Utilizing the latest in micro motor and magnet technology, Phantom Force brings chess computing into the 21st century. Phantom Force will play Knights, Pawns and other pieces, sliding them into position as if an invisible hand were controlling it. "Phantom Force Chess offers a wide variety of features, including sound effects, voice vocabulary in three languages, hint button, coaching mode, teaching mode for new players, time control, built-in dual chess clock display, in-game memory, adjustable LCD contrast, [and] auto-shut off, and [it] is designed with a storage compartment to hold your chessmen," Meg Sahdala, senior product manager at Excalibur Electronics Inc., told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.
— As of 1.06.2011 this product was listed as a bestseller in the Games & Puzzle category on Toysrus.com. Pros: Helps hone logic skills; can be played alone.

Equipped with aerodynamic E.T.F. Technology, the ORB is Easy To Fly and has impact shielding rendering it crash resistant. The ORB can take off from any surface and has an auto-upright design for easy crash recovery. Aerodynamic design makes it Easy To Fly and maneuver. Impact shielding renders craft crash resistant. Brilliant LED lights for an alien luminescent glow.

The remote-controlled plane comes with three frequencies and can fly and bank left and right. The durable and lightweight plane charges on the controller in 30 minutes for 15 minutes of flight. “No other remote-controlled airplane has this unique, motion-sensitive foam core design that, when in flight, banks left and right as you tilt the controller left and right,” Excalibur Electronics Senior Product Manager Meg Sahdala told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 2008.

This affordable electronic joke teller will keep kids in stitches for hours. Over 150 different children´s jokes include popular classics like knock-knock, elephant, chicken, and various other categories. - Aire Norell