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How do you take something as mundane as storage bins and make them colorful and adorable? Well, you could try calling them toy storage bins. Right away, the makers of those bins find ways to make them dainty, cute and colorful. Well, that's what the have done.

Traditionally, toy boxes have been wooden. As we all know of course, those boxes can be such an icon of a happy childhood. Those big boxes, beautifully shaped and polished, can contain all those exciting toys in the one corner of the room that they occupy. It can be such a magical place for a child. And yet, they aren't perfect.

For one thing, those boxes aren't really portable. Not in any sense of the term that most people understand. You least need at least two people to pick one of those things up. Wooden toy boxes were wonderful things to have at one time. These days, people prefer something that's lighter. Something that's more practical.

I had my fair share of toys growing up, and the bulk of them, as well as the ones I enjoyed the most, were always action figures. I had a variety of such toys, including He-Man, G.I. Joe and Star Wars action figures, and I noticed that my collection of those toys only grew as the years went by.

Of all of my action figures growing up, He-Man was my absolute favorite. I like the way the action figures were shaped. I loved all of their features and colors. I just thought that they were really cool, and it helped matters that most of my friends loved the He-Man action figures as well. We would always try to get ones the others did not have, so we could all play with as many as possible.

What is the first thing you think of when someone brings go kart riding up? If you're like a lot of people, you'll right away this think of those tiny little children's go karts that kids like to race madly about on those go kart circuits. Well, not much surprise there – those kinds of karts happen to be the most popular kind. The children's circuits happen to be the biggest market for this kind of thing. Not to mention, to children and their fathers, those build-your-own children’s go kart kits happen to be a popular kind of family activity. Sometimes, fathers and sons race their creations together at one of many go kart events that you see organized all the time. There is whole other world of go karting fun out there though. And it is one that is populated by the likes of the off-roader go kart and the monster 150cc go kart.

These are hardly for the kids – they are for the adults in the family who like their fun a bit rough. While these may still be a niche market, the adult 150cc go kart is without a doubt climbing out of obscurity and establishing itself as a real adult sport.

Auto focus binoculars really shouldn't be called that; even “self-focusing binoculars” isn't a name that does the product justice. The thing is, when you hear that name, you think of something like a modern autofocus camera – something with a system of motorized lenses, sensors and so on. With auto focus binoculars, you get a product that's not even as versatile as regular binoculars that come with a focus wheel. What you get is something akin to the disposable box camera you had as a child – a system where everything is fixed and always in focus, near or far. The more accurate term for this product therefore would be “fixed focus binoculars”.

Buy a pair of these auto focus binoculars, and you find that it acts like a kind of magnifying glass – everything that's about 30 feet and beyond is magnified for your viewing pleasure and your entire depth of field is always in focus. So should you buy them? Will they serve your needs?