I recently pulled out my old Tyco train set to put underneath our Christmas tree.  As I sat carefully pushing together each piece of the track, I couldn’t help but think back to the last time I played with the train.  I was only a little kid that last time I set it up and played with it.  I began to think back to all the toys I had as a child and what had happened to the precious time in our lives where playing outweighed working, and toys were our means of escape and whimsy.

One of the first images that came to mind was my Matchbox® cars.  Hours and hours of play time were had with a multitude of car crash scenes, police car pull-overs and races with my brothers.  Somehow, I still yearn for those days and what I could do in my life now to bring back some of that play, some of that whimsy.

With Matchbox on my brain, I recently came across Road Mice – a collection of computer mice specifically designed for folks like me.  The folks at 4Door Media design optical computer mice in the stylish modeling of our current everyday hot rods.  What a great idea for the kid in all of us.

So, now I have a Dodge Charger wireless mouse.   Whenever I look at it, a smile comes to my face.  It’s so much more appealing than the everyday bland optical mouse.  Instead of having a boring mouse on my desk, I now have a conversation piece and something that’s cool to look at.  It is reminiscent of the Matchbox cars we all had and the diecast models that were always a bit larger.

The optical mouse is a 800-dpi resolution mouse with scrolling that is both PC and Mac compatible.  They come in a variety of colors, makes and models.  The headlights even work!  It’s really a fantastic gift for the car enthusiast, collector and gadget lover.  (Oh, and kids would love them, too.)  It is easy to use and there is really no installation.  Just plug in the USB receiver, sync up the mouse and you’re off and driving.  It’s really a little piece of fun at your office desk every day.

You can find Road Mice at Amazon.com or visit RoadMice.com for more information.