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: Super Why Tech Toys
Written on Jul 30, 2009 by Brian and filed under Learning Curve, Reviews
Earlier this year Learning Curve announced they’d be producing a series of toys based on the popular Super Why television series. We’ve been playing with the more tech-oriented toys of the bunch the last few weeks and will weigh in with this group review.
Review: LeapFrog Tag Junior
Written on Jul 29, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
Perhaps the most popular electronic reading aid for older kids is the LeapFrog Tag Reading System. LeapFroghas used that same technology to reach an entirely new, and younger, audience with the Tag Junior. Kids who are just starting out with animal sounds, colors and other basics can wave the frog-ish Tag Junior over specially inked pages for a fun and interactive learning experience.
Review: LeapFrog Text and Learn
Written on Jul 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
By now most families have at least one parent with a smartphone or other small computing device that gets regularly carried around. LeapFrog has designed the Text and Learn to appeal to young kids who want to emulate their parent’s behavior. While parents may be engaged in more advanced activities, the Text and Learn gives those 3 and older a way to learn more about letters on a device similar to their parent’s.
Review: Neopets Learning Game for LeapFrog Didj
Written on Jul 8, 2009 by Thomas S. and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
Explore the land of Neopia while healing cursed faeries and learning language arts skills. The Neopets learning game for the LeapFrog Didj teaches and enforces contextual spelling, possessive nouns, parts of speech, and subject-verb agreement for 7-10 year olds. It’s a low-pressure game where your child explores the game world, collects items, completes quests, and gathers petpets by playing educational games with them.
Review: Imagination Games Frogger DVD Game
Written on Jul 6, 2009 by Brian and filed under Reviews
Imagination games has a somewhat different take on affordable interactive gaming. While many offer battery powered TV Games that connect to the TV, Imagination has a series of DVD-based games that come with floor mats. In this case, kids follow on-screen instructions from Frogger to see who can hop to the end of the mat the fastest.
Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars for Leapfrog Didj
Written on Jun 13, 2009 by Thomas S. and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
Help Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker stop the Separatists and practice your math concepts at the same time! Star War: The Clone Wars for the LeapFrog Didj Learning System is targeted at 1st – 3rd graders who are ready to learn geometric shapes, fractions of a whole, fractions of a set, place value, and more than/less than relationships. This game is fast-moving, with challenging gameplay and plenty of opportunities to train yourself in the “ways of the Math”.
Review: LeapFrog My Pal Scout & Violet
Written on Jun 9, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
In early February LeapFrog annoucned plans to release a plush puppy named Scout, or Violet if you prefer purple dogs, to help kids 6 months to 3 years learn first words, early numbers and so on. Talking plush isn’t entirely new, but thus far, we haven’t been terribly impressed by the options in the market. My Pal Scout goes on pre-sale this week and should be widely available soon. We’ve been playing with the pooch for a few weeks now though and are pretty impressed with Scout and love his family-friendly price tag.
Review: Star Wars Jedi Reading (LeapFrog Leapster2)
Written on May 18, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
LeapFrog has done a good job integrating well known brands with educational content to make learning enjoyable for kids. With Star Wars Jedi Reading, they’ve actually done something else, made it a little fun for parents as well. Jedi Reading is built on the classic Star Wars franchise (not to be confused with the Clone Wars cartoon) and helps kids age 5-8 work on core reading skills.
Review: Scooby-Doo Shiny Spooky Knights for the Tag Reading System
Written on Apr 16, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Reviews
Recently LeapFrog launched three new books for the Tag Reading System. Scooby-Doo Shiny Spooky Knights offers what you’d expect from this crew, lots of mis-understandings, Scooby Snacks and the requisite trip to the kitchen for Shaggy and Scooby.
Review: WowWee Mr. Personality
Written on Apr 14, 2009 by MKowalski and filed under Reviews, WowWee
A robot with multiple personalities? That’s the idea, at least, behind Mr. Personality, yet another highly interactive robotic toy from WowWee. Similar in design and over function to WowWee’s Tri-bot, the tri-wheeled, wisecracking Mr. Personality adds the ability to download and install different personalities using a simple software interface and a USB connection.