Review: Ultimate FX LightSaber by Hasbro
Written on Oct 18, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under Brands, Featured, Hasbro, News
“An elegant weapon for a more civilized age,” is how Ben Kenobi describes a lightsaber in “A New Hope.” The Ultimate FX Lightsaber, new from Hasbro, is hands down closer to that description than any other toy lightsaber we’ve played with. And, agreed with us, our testers did. Overview Hasbro’s Ultimate FX Lightsaber is well-designed [...]
Sing-a-ma-jigs Duets Harmonize at Toy Fair [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 27, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under Fisher Price, Mattel, News
They’re back and with more harmonies and color combinations! Available in fall 2011, the new Sing-a-ma-jig Duets are cuter than ever as they hold miniature friends in their arms. Press their bellies, and the two dolls open their scrunchy mouths in unison to sing, chatter, and harmonize together. One version we saw was a turquoise [...]
Barbie Hairtastic Printables [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 17, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under Mattel, News
Barbie has been a mainstay in imaginative play for generations. And, now Mattel has created a cool integration with this classic brand and technology: Barbie Hairtastic Printables. Girls age six and up can create custom hair extensions for themselves and for Barbie. Just create a pattern using the online software and print on any inkjet [...]
Fijit Friends from Mattel [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 17, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under Mattel, News
Mattel has announced Fijit Friends, an interactive, robotic toy that talks, dances, and laughs. The toys themselves are super squishy and cute, but what interests us the most at KTR is the fantastic use of technology that links the dolls to each other and to mobile devices and other electronics. Each Fijit has an audio [...]
Hot Wheels RC Nitro Speeders [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 17, 2011 by Brian and filed under Hot Wheels, Mattel
Kids into remote control cars like one feature more than any other – SPEED! These diminutive RC cars don’t disappoint. While the Nitro Speeders are tiny in size, roughly two inches long, they’re huge when it comes to speed. In fact, they’re so fast, they can complete 360 degree loops without falling off the track.
Hot Wheels Video Racer [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 17, 2011 by Brian and filed under Hot Wheels, Mattel
It’s always fun when traditional toys get high tech updates. That’s the case this year at Toy Fair with the Hot Wheels brand. Kids will soon be able to take a traditional 1:64 scale Hot Wheels car on new adventures, thanks to an internal video camera. Kids can record their car’s trips on tracks, down the hallway or whatever other course they traverse with the Video Racer.
Radica Adds Mindflex Duel to Mind Control Game Line [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by Brian and filed under Mattel, Radica
Mindflex technology came to the consumer market two years ago, now Radica and Mattel have updated the Mindflex game to make it a two player brain challenge. Mindflex Duel lets two players battle it out using only their concentration and brainwaves.
UNO Roboto [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by Brian and filed under Mattel, News
The classic card game UNO gets a new incarnation at Toy Fair this year. UNO Roboto is managed by a robot master that integrates with the players by recording each person’s name at the start of the game, issuing commands by name. Roboto also causes gameplay changes throughout by forcing players to switch cards and can even include house rules.
Matchbox Smokey The Fire Truck [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by Brian and filed under Matchbox, Mattel
Matchbox is continuing to add onto their interactive truck series which debuted with Rocky two years ago and Stinky the Garbage Truck last year. Smokey is of course a fire truck and carries on the tradition of providing kids with fun vocals and robotic action movements. He also adds a new feature, a “water canon” that shoots small blue cannon balls to put out fires.
Disney Shows off 300 Toys for Cars 2 [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by Brian and filed under Disney, Hasbro, Mattel, Spin Master
Yes, that’s 300 toys around the upcoming Disney-Pixar Cars 2 movie! We had the opportunity to see the toys in action, there are several fun tech toys ranging from remote control cars to the autonomous Lightning McQueen Alive, which is the size of a typical die cast car. Overall it was a super event with guest appearances from Michael Caine (Finn McMissile) and Emily Mortimer (Holley Shiftwell). But we’re here for the toys, here’s the breakdown of what your kids are going to be asking for when Cars 2 hits theaters June 24th.
Mattel Angry Birds Knock On Wood [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 14, 2011 by Brian and filed under Mattel
If you’re not up on Angry Birds yet, then I’m surprised you’re using the Internet to read our site. In any event, Mattel is taking the best selling mobile game Angry Birds to the “real world” with the Angry Birds Knock On Wood game.