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: WowWee FlyTech Tinker Bell
Written on Jan 17, 2009 by Brian and filed under Reviews, WowWee
WowWee is one of the pioneers in flying toys, it seems natural for them to pair with Disney to create a flying Tinker Bell. While this won’t let girls fly like a fairy, it does the next best thing, giving them control over a flying Tinker Bell.
WowWee Announces 2009 Lineup – Robotics, Alive Cubs and FlyTech
Written on Jan 7, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, WowWee
WowWee, the popular robotics and flying toy company, announced their 2009 lineup at CES. WowWee fans won’t be disappointed as there are all sorts of goodies including Spyball, a robotic ball with webcam and Wi-Fi, two new robots, four new Alive cubs and of course a new FlyTech vehicle – Lightstar.
WowWee Rovio Gets New iPhone Application
Written on Nov 14, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, WowWee
WowWee’s Rovio sky camera robot is on the edge of what we cover here, and now we’re talking iPhone applications, so we’re pretty well outside the realm of kids tech…this one might be a little more for the kid inside. At any rate, there’s a new Rovio controller application at the Apple App Store which gives Rovio owners more control and functionality.
WowWee and Disney Release Flying Tinker Bell
Written on Oct 15, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, WowWee
WowWee, in cooperation with Disney, has released a flying Tinker Bell fairy based on WowWee’s FlyTech technology. Fairies fans will get to fly Tinker Bell around indoors later this month when the fairy hits store shelves for $39.99.
WowWee Rovio Goes on Sale Today
Written on Sep 26, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, WowWee
WowWee’s Rovio, which is branded as a mobile webcam, hits stores today for a retail price of $299.99. Rovio is much more than a webcam though. Rovio can be controlled via the web, mobile phone or even gaming console remotes and it returns to base when it needs to charge again, like a Roomba.