stations

La Crosse Technology WS-7014CH-IT Wireless Weather Station
$74.95
I confess: I'm a clock-thermometer addict :-)

I have a lot of thermometers of many kind, but this one is really cool!!!

The weather forecast is very accurate and the storage of Max/Min In/Out temperatures is a very nice touch.
I think the device is smaller that it seems in the photos. It has an excellent size for a desktop, but tiny for a wall.

Highly recommended!

Weller WES51 Analog Soldering Station, Power Unit, Soldering Pencil, Stand and Sponge
$124.95
A fine piece of gear... not many frills, but a solid soldering station. How long have Weller products been around? They must be doing something right.

Weller WLC100 Soldering Station for Hobbyist and Do-It-Yourselfer
$77.53
Got this for my b-day, and I love it. It has a sponge built in to the set that works well. It will heat up wires fast enough to solder in about 3-5 seconds on high. The button lights up when turned on. The thing can heat up to soldering temperatures in 30-45 seconds from being cold in a 20 degree F garage. Although, for some reason the screwdriver tip that came with mine was malformed and had some kind of fiber melted into it that must have happened during the manufacturing process. I just clipped it off, but buy different kinds of tips for this thing. (not the one in the "buy these 3 items together" thing, apparently it does not work.) If you are soldering sensitive semiconductors, buy copper alligator clips to use as heatsinks to protect the things you are soldering. this gets a 9/10.

Crayola Glow Station can create with Light!
$39.66
My now 5 year old received this as a gift last fall. We hung it by a nail in our guest bathroom that has no windows. It works very well and I am glad the images don't last as long, despite other's reviews. It lasts long enough to hold a 5 and 2 year old's attention until they are ready to draw the next image. We ditched the stencils and the kids just play with the light pen on the board. The pen has withheld being dropped, kicked, stepped on, and thrown in the toilet and still works. When we have kids over, they all lock themselves in the bathroom and play with it for hours. Maybe a 7-9 year old would get frustrated with the images fading as quickly as they do, but my younger guys have not once complained. Haven't had any quality problems with the "board" either. I WOULD recommend this, and I am giving it as gifts to some of my children's friends this Christmas.