Top Ten Cool Gadgets of 2006

10 -SWIMMING FISH OPTICAL MOUSE

Say "fish mouse" out loud and your cat will start salivating. You can liven up your boring mouse with this cool blue number. It has plastic fish inside that swim around as you move your mouse. It also comes in rubber duckie and Santa Claus versions. ($16.99)

9 - HORRIFIED B-MOVIE VICTIMS

This is a great way to liven up your desk. This play set comes with nine people who are screaming and running away from ... something. It's up to you. You can turn a cuddly stuffed animal into a Godzilla-like supermonster. ($13.99)

8 - iPILLOW

These days, it seems like anything can be made into an mp3 player. Why not an iPod-shaped pillow? You can relax on the 16-x-9-inch pillow while listening to the built-in FM radio. You can also plug in your computer, CD player or iPod. It comes in blue, gray and white. ($18.99)

7 - MY PET CAM

Digital Cameras are very hot items, and more of them are being marketed to children. The MyPet Cam comes in three styles: Monkey, Yellow Puppy and Beige Puppy. It is a working 480,000 pixel camera that plugs into a computer USB port. My daughter loves to grab my phone and take pictures with its camera. If you also have a little shutterbug, she would love this.

6 - YODA BACKPACK

This officially licensed backpack has a 25-inch Yoda doll. It's cute, but it can also protect you. We all saw how tough Yoda was in the last two Star Wars movies. It looks like Yoda is hugging you around the neck. If you think that's cool, then this backpack is for you. $37.99.

5 - FLYBAR POGO STICK

You've heard of building a better mousetrap? Well, someone must have gotten bored and decided the world needed a better pogo stick.

The design isn't radically different from a regular pogo stick, but the Flybar has a lot more oomph. The 13-pound Flybar 800 can bounce four feet high, while the 20-pound Flybar 1200 can soar as high as five feet. Flybar's motto is "Enjoy the view," but make sure you wear protective gear, or you'll enjoy the view from your hospital bed.

4 - TRACK STICK GPS DATA TRACKER