Show me a person who could watch the Pixar movie Wall-E without getting a little bit misty, and I’ll show you a person with a heart of stone. The premise was that Earth, long inhabited by wasteful humans was eventually rendered unusable, and there was a mass exodus to a fleet of spaceships provided for [...]
Tag Archives: Toys (Any Age)
EFO’s Solar Toys are Fun and Educational
Solar power has been a promise since I was my son’s age. In the future. we were all supposed to have roofs covered in solar cells and not having to use ugly power lines to power our lives. We were barely able to get to the point of powering calculators. Fast forward 20 years and [...]
Rubik’s Slide Sneak Peek This Weekend!
It seemed only recently that I was posting about Erno Rubik’s birthday, and talking about his well-known inventions. Oh, wait; it was recently! In any event, Rubik’s ideas keep on keepin’ on. The latest is the Rubik’s Slide, by Techno Source (note: there’s audio on the site’s home page). Yet another variation on the famous [...]
Nanodots are Addicting Dots of Magnetic Fun
Magnetic spheres must be really becoming popular. There are at least three brands of them out on the market with Buckyballs, Neocube and Nanodots. I was received a set of Nanodots to play with. Nanodots look a lot like ball bearings. However, each of the 236 balls are very magnetic. I actually took one dot [...]
These Solar Power Toys Look Like Great Fun
I always loved science toys when I was a kid. For me, the best part of going to the Boy Scout Jamboree in 1985 was the trip to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Back then, the closest I could get to a solar powered device was a soalr powered calculator or a radiometer. [...]
Fun with magnetism: Nanodots
Back when I was my son’s age, I was a science nut. I loved learning all about our universe, electronics, magnetism and the world we live in. My favorite catalog from then was Edmund Scientifics. They had and still have science products and lots of toys similar to what Nano Magnetics Inc are announcing today [...]
Buckyball Recall Notice
Normally I like to be light and jokey for the news items, but recalls because of danger–particularly with toys–can be scary business. So rather than make jokes about Saturday Night Live or something, I’m just going to give it to y’all straight: Toy (or “sundries,” as they say) maker Maxfield and Oberton has issued a [...]
Zibits Minature Robots Will Keep You Entertained
Just what’s needed to brighten up a dreary cubicle and provide entertainment when your warden supervisor isn’t looking – Zibits, a new series of miniature remote controlled robots that are about 2″ tall, move in “several directions including a full 360º rotation”, and that are equipped with “robotic lights and sounds”. Zibits will show up [...]
Help Choose the Next Pleo, Plus Get Free Shipping Through February
You remember that lovable robotic baby dinosaur, Pleo, don’t you? Well now you can help choose the next Pleo and take advantage of a great deal this month. Pleoworld is holding a poll to select one of five color patterns for a new Pleo that will come out this year. Go vote for your favorite [...]
Relive Your Childhood with Big Trak
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! Ah, those innocent days of yore! Reagan was President, U2 and REM were just getting started, people had big hair (and mullets!), and they still played music on MTV. Yes, yes, yes: it was The 80s. And if you were a kid in the 80s, think of the toys [...]
Android Robot Army begins to take shape
Image courtesy of Dyzplastic I’m a die-hard Android fan since the launch of mobile OS, and even had a hand in converting a few of my friends over to it. But apparently not as hard-core as some who will be filling their desk space with new Android Robot collectibles. If you want to show your [...]
Parrot AR Drone Airfoil Demo’d At CES
The iPhone does almost everything, right? Dang right it does! It even controls flight! Check out this video of the Parrot G Drone that Judie, Dan and Larry filmed with their iPhone! An app on the iPhone actually is actually being used to control the Drone. Using augmented reality the device feeds live video to [...]
Review and Giveaway: MyDeskFriend Pingo
I have a confession to make. I like penguins. Part of this is I am a Linux user and Tux, the Linux mascot, is a penguin. The other part is they are so darn cute. That’s why I decided to take a look when Arimaz offered to send a sample of MyDeskFriend AKA Pingo. Part [...]
Deal Alert: Best Buy Slashes Price on Rubik’s TouchCube
The Rubik’s TouchCube by Techno Source, is a highly sought after gift for the holiday season. Starting today, Best Buy is doing a little gift giving themselves, offering consumers the TouchCube at an incredibly discounted price of $49.99! (Originally $149.99) This great price is available to shoppers online, as well as in the retail locations [...]
Are You Ready for Holocube’s 3D Projection?
Have you been patiently waiting since the original Star Wars movie release to be able to use real holographic technology? Well, friends, the wait is over. Holocube is putting it’s 3D projection technology to work for unique product displays and marketing — although we suspect a few folks outside of George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch will [...]
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