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 [...]
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.
Desk Pets Presents TankBot [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under News
It’s small, it’s green (or orange, blue or black), it’s controlled by your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch . . . it’s TankBot from Desk Pets International, and it’s new at Toy Fair 2011. This rechargeable micro-robot retails for under $20 and runs in three modes, allowing it to navigate mazes, avoid obstacles, respond to [...]
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.
Zazoo Kids Debuts Photo Clock
Written on Feb 16, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under News
Zazoo Kids has created a multi-media photo clock solving an age old problem: young children who wake too early. This one-of-a-kind photo clock is an alarm clock that visually shows children when they should stay in bed and when it’s time that they can get up. For very young children, there’s no need to read [...]
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.
LeapFrog Announces LeapPad Explorer [Toy Fair 2011]
Written on Feb 15, 2011 by RuthJS and filed under LeapFrog
Hot on the heals of the rush of tablet devices geared toward adults, LeapFrog announced the new LeapPad Explorer™: a learning and entertainment tablet for kids. Available in summer 2011, the LeapPad is designed for children ages 4 and up, combining serious technology in a durable package. According to LeapFrog, the LeapPad incorporates the following: [...]