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 [...]
Review: Spy Gear Security Scanner, Lie Detector, Secret Agent Pen, and Decoy Listening Device
Written on Oct 3, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under Brands, Reviews, Wild Planet
Here, at KidsTechReview.com, we love Spy Gear (queue MI theme song). So, when we got our hands on the Security Scanner, Lie Detector Kit with bonus Secret Agent Pen, and Spy Decoy Listener, we could not have been more excited. And, we were not disappointed. All or the items require batteries and are appropriate for ages [...]
Review: Hyper Dash Extreme
Written on Dec 1, 2010 by RuthJS and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
Wild Planet has come up with a new version of Hyper Dash for this holiday season: Hyper Dash Extreme. Retailing at $19.99 to $24.99, Hyper Dash Extreme has more math and new mobile targets to keep kids on the move and learning at the same time. Recommended for ages 6 and up, our seven and [...]
Review: Flipper Frenzy
Written on Dec 1, 2010 by RuthJS and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
Smart Step Games (Wild Planet) has come out with a new preschool toy this season. Flipper Frenzy is a battery operated shark who plays games with his underwater friends (octopus, fish, turtle, and sea horse). Intended for children ages three and up, Flipper Frenzy retails for around $20. The game got generally positive reactions from [...]
Wild Planet Announces Woody’s Run-Around Roundup
Written on Jan 12, 2010 by Brian and filed under Disney, News, Wild Planet
Toy Fair doesn’t start for another month, but Wild Planet it out ahead of the show announcing Woody’s Run-Around Roundup. Run-Around is the second Disney version of this active game platform from Wild Planet.
Review: Spy Gear [Wild Planet]
Written on Oct 28, 2009 by RuthJS and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
Wild Planet has released the new products under their Spy Gear brand, which we saw earlier this year. We reviewed a kit with the Lazer Tripwire, Spy Night Scope, Micro Ear Gear, and Evidence Kit all designed for ages six and up.
Review: 1-2-3 Stomp!
Written on Oct 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
Like Hyper Blast which we recently reviewed, 1-2-3 Stomp from Wild Planet is designed to get kids active while learning number skills. Stomp is designed for kids 3-5 and supports multi-player gameplay.
Review: Hyper Blast
Written on Sep 29, 2009 by Brian and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
Hyper Blast is part of Wild Planet’s Smart Step games series which are designed to be educational while getting kids active at the same time. Hyper Blast is a numbers based game, that times kids while they try to return five colored balls to the base station. Multiple levels make the game progressively harder by mixing in math and other new commands.
Review: Mickey’s Mouse-ke-TAG
Written on Sep 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under Reviews, Wild Planet
We first head about Mickey’s Mouse-ke-TAG from Wild Planet at the beginning of the year and caught an early mock-up at Toy Fair. Mickey’s Mouse-ke-TAG is ready for release now though, we’ve been playing with our review unit. The game gets kids up and moving with an engaging game that leverages RFID technology and a kid favorite brand, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
Wild Planet Announces New Spy Gear – Lazer Tripwire, Evidence Kit
Written on Jan 31, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Wild Planet
Wild Planet will be adding to their Spy Gear line this fall with several new products including a Lazer Tripwire, Evidence Kit and Secret Agent Briefcase. Consistent with Wild Planet’s other new releases, all the units are priced well, coming in at $20 or under.
Wild Planet Announces Mickey’s Mouse-ke-TAG
Written on Jan 28, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Wild Planet
Mickey’s Mouse-ke-TAG gets kids active with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters and RFID technology. Mouse-ke-TAG promotes mental and physical exercise while having fun. The game’s electronic hand-held tagger is shaped like the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse From a speaker inside the clubhouse, Goofy calls out descriptions of different characters. Kids listen for the call-outs and then run to tag the right character.