If you think the Discovery Channel is the best place to learn how beetles battle for insect supremacy, you’d be wrong. Why just watch them fight when you can actually be in control with these RC Battle Beetles from Sega-toys.

Using the dual channel remote you can move your beetle in any direction and even control one of the front appendages that can be used to flip your opponent. In between matches, or during the off season you can also use an included training target to keep your fighter in peak condition. Of course a quick recharge using the remote won’t hurt either.

The Battle Beetles are available from Toys.Brando.com.hk for $44.50 each, and come in a Brown Bot, Hercules Bot or Giraffe Stag-Beetle Bot versions.

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I understand it’s current educational philosophy to make education "fun," because those darn kids just won’t pay attention any longer. But a final exam based on making the best device for playing the game "Operation" on life-sized patients? Well, apparently that’s exactly what they’re doing at UBC. I hope the exam isn’t meant to be taken literally, because passing or failing wouldn’t really make a difference, now would it?

Sharp is offering up a new e-dictionary model in the KIDSDIC series. The KD-E1 features an internal speaker, headphone jack, color display, several mini-games, stories, and songs to keep your kid intrigued in between vowels. A Korean model for now, it costs $397.