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 [...]
Toy Fair 2010: Hot Tech Toy Trends
Written on Feb 19, 2010 by RuthJS and filed under News
Toy fair is every kid’s dream: acres of every kind of toy imaginable surrounded by product specialists anxious for you to stop at their booth and try their offerings. Oh yeah, and did I mention that almost every booth had free candy? Too bad for the little guys that you have to be over 18 to even enter the show. Fortunately, I met the age requirement and got to play with a whole host of new toys and new takes on old toys. Here are some highlights of what I saw.
Kid Computer Announces Kids Cybernet Station
Written on Jan 19, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News
Kid Computer today announced its Kids Cybernet Station, an all-in-one child/student-friendly workstation. The workstations feature Intel processors, Windows 7, touch-screen monitor, and a variety of pre-loaded software. Setup is advertised to be simple – unpack, plug in the power, keyboard, and mouse and push the power button. Windows 7 has parental controls that let parents control what their children can use, which websites they can visit, during what times they can use the computer, and more.
Nuvo Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System Announced
Written on Jan 13, 2010 by Brian and filed under News
We cover all sorts of kid’s tech on this site, but this is the first we’ve written about pre-natal tech. Ritmo has announced a pregnancy sound system, basically a simple way to deliver music and other recorded sound to the womb.
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.
Norton Online Family Software Launched
Written on Dec 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Symantec has just launched a new software for parents who want to manage and keep an eye on what their kids are doing online. Norton Online Family is PC and Mac compatible and available now for free, for a limited time.
KidZui 5.0 Internet Browser for Kids Released
Written on Nov 19, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
KidZui launched version 5.0 of their kid’s Internet browser today. KidZui helps make the Internet safer for kids by providing access to pre-screened content like videos, websites, and photographs while also providing a way for parents to share in their child’s exploration via weekly activity reports. Parents can now also easily send content directly to their children.
Toys R Us Black Friday Deals
Written on Nov 16, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
The Toys R Us Black Friday deals ave been released, and there are some pretty good ones, if you’re ready to go shopping starting at midnight. Starting at midnight Friday “morning” and running until 1pm you can pick up the starred doorbusters.
Disney Launches Disney.com Application for iPhone/Touch
Written on Oct 28, 2009 by Brian and filed under Disney, News
Disney has a load of Apple applications already and today they’ve added one more. The free application includes several content features around Disney characters, music, video and games. Disney has also committed to regular updates for the application so kids continually get something new to interact with.
Review: WowWee Roborover
Written on Oct 23, 2009 by RuthJS and filed under News, Reviews, WowWee
WowWee’s line of automated toys just got bigger with the addition of Roborover, a happy-go-lucky robot who plays games, lights up, and interacts on a basic level with it’s user. While WowWee calls it “a fusion of technology and personality,” our testers called it just plain “fun!”
Review: Barbie Doll’d Up Nails – Digital Nail Printer
Written on Oct 21, 2009 by Jaime and filed under Mattel, News, Reviews
We first saw the Barbie digital nail printer at CES and were impressed by the concept, in fact it was our favorite toy from the show. What’s not to like? Girls, and boys if they so choose, can print literally thousands of variations on their nails, from lettering and sports icons, to classic Barbie icons. If that’s not enough you can upload your own images to print on your nails. Doll’d Up Nails will surely have girls having fun but looking stylish too!