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Tech NewsPower Wheels Is Making Tiny Porsches Again
There’s some great news from Mattel for parents who like to live vicariously through their kids and long ago had to trade their sports car dreams for a practical, spacious minivan. It’s been almost a quarter century since Power Wheels offered a Porsche option, but come October kids aged three and older will be able … Continued
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Skip-It and Twister Now Work With a Kid-Friendly Fitness Tracker
Remember Skip-It, the toy kids shackled and spun around their ankles in an attempt to rack up the high score on its built-in counter? It’s back, and now packing some legitimate technology in the form of a kid-friendly wearable fitness tracker that remembers their high score, as well as other fitness-related metrics. Because now that … Continued
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An RC Mario Kart With Wheels That Actually Convert To Hover Mode
Those pesky laws of the universe make it all but impossible to recreate the tracks, vehicles, and stunts you can perform in Mario Kart 8 in real life, but that didn’t stop JAKKS Pacific from trying. The company’s remote control version of Mario and his kart looks exactly like its video game counterpart, right down … Continued
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This Cradle Lets You Remotely Rock Your Baby To Sleep From Your Phone
If you’ve got a baby on the way and are worried that parenting might be a little overwhelming, don’t worry, there’s now an app for that. Fisher-Price’s new 4-in-1 Smart Connect Cradle ‘n Swing can be remotely operated from a smartphone or tablet using a free accompanying app, so you don’t need to be anywhere … Continued
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The Travel Version of Settlers of Catan Just Got So Much Better
For players who can’t bear the thought of being away from their favorite board game, there’s a Portable Edition of Settlers of Catan that’s been around for years now. But it comes packed in a flimsy cardboard box full of tiny cards and pieces that are easy to lose. That’s why this new Compact Edition … Continued
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Navigating Trip Wires and Diffusing Bombs Is Fun When It’s Just a Game
We’re all about games that get kids off the couch and away from their touchscreens, and Chrono Bomb does just that by challenging players to be a near-invisible cat burglar while they collect cards and avoid trip wires that could immediately set off a ticking time bomb. The game comes with 28 feet of string … Continued
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The Best Stuff At Toy Fair 2015
Once a year, toy companies from all over the world converge on New York to reveal what everyone will be fighting to buy their kids—or themselves—when the holidays roll around again. And once again we grabbed our cameras, put ourselves in the mind of a child (that was the easy part), and set out to … Continued
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The Halo Needler Is Now a Real Dart Gun
Halo deathmatches are about to get real. (Except the whole dying part.) Mattel is turning the hit video game’s iconic sci-fi weaponry into awesome toy dart guns. First up: The infamous Needler. Blaster Labs spotted this Needler at the 2015 New York Toy Fair, and our own Toy correspondent Andrew Liszewski can confirm that it … Continued
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It’s Ok To Be a Crazy Cat Person When All Your Felines Are Robots
Most people look down on what’s become known as ‘crazy cat people’ but it has less to do with the state of their mental health, and more about the impossible task of keeping a house full of felines clean. But what if those cats didn’t need a litter box, never destroyed the furniture, and were … Continued
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Star Trek Captain’s Chair Pool Float: Set Your Phasers To Fun In the Sun
Styled on the iconic captain’s chair that Kirk occupied during his time in command of the USS Enterprise, this inflatable pool float will undoubtedly make you feel more important than everyone else at the pool. So while you’re lounging around soaking up the sun, you can order others to get you drinks, fetch your towel, … Continued
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The Tiny Players On This Foosball Table Have Been Replaced With Air Jets
If the only strategy you ever really developed for Foosball involved wildly spinning your players until the ball somehow appeared in your opponent’s goal, Jet-Ball might be more up your alley. Those spindled soccer players have been replaced with a series of directional vents on the playing surface, and to move the ball around you … Continued
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Now Anyone Can Drive Hot Wheels’ Intimidating Darth Vader Car
If you’re still drooling over the C5 Corvette that Hot Wheels turned into the ultimate ride for Darth Vader, the company will finally let anyone take it for a spin. But not the original, that’s probably driven around by Hot Wheels’ CEO. The rest of us will have to settle for this remote control version … Continued
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Only Time Travel Can Make this Perfect BTTF DeLorean Arrive Any Sooner
For toy car collectors who prefer their miniature rides a bit larger than just a few inches long, the Hot Wheels Elite line has been churning out some incredibly detailed models. And at Toy Fair this weekend Mattel gave everyone a sneak peek at its upcoming take on the time-travelling DeLorean from the Back to … Continued
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This Vader-Faced Sled Is the Best Way To Get Around Hoth, Not an AT-AT
They don’t pick up quite as much speed racing down a snow-covered hill as a properly waxed wooden toboggan does, but when it comes to avoiding that tree you’re about to hit, nothing maneuvers quite like a steerable snow racer. And when it comes to intimidating other riders on the hill, nothing will be quite … Continued
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Terminator Genisys Toys Reveal The Terminator’s Time Machine
Terminator Genisys does one thing that no other Terminator movie has done so far: reveal the actual time machine that zooms naked robots and humans back to the beginning of time. And now thanks to Mattel’s Toy Fair booth we can get an even better look. We’ve seen glimpses of the official time machine from … Continued
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There’s a Working Metal Detector On This Treasure-Hunting Toy Truck
Your return-on-investment for a given toy is easily calculated: it’s basically just how long it can keep a child distracted and quiet before they get tired of it. But with Matchbox’s new Treasure Truck, there’s actually the potential to turn a profit on the toy because hanging off the front is a real working metal … Continued
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This Internet-Connected Barbie Can Have Full Conversations With Kids
Using just their imaginations kids have been having conversations with their toys for years, but an upcoming version of Barbie will finally talk back to them. And we’re not just talking a handful of catch phrases spewed forth after a string is pulled, but a legitimate back and forth conversation powered by advanced voice recognition, … Continued
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Razor’s Lil’ Crazy Lets Three-Year-Olds Drift Around the Daycare
Razor’s Crazy Cart is just about the most fun anyone can have on a motorized vehicle without a driver’s license. And in addition to the versions already available for both teenagers and adults, Razor is introducing a new model called the Lil’ Crazy for kids who’ve just mastered walking, but realize that drifting is just … Continued
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Aww, A Softly Glowing Baby Groot Is the Most Adorable Nightlight
Those dancing Groot toys that popped up shortly after Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters last year are some of the best collectibles from the film. However, the folks at Uncle Milton have managed to turn the adorable dial all the way to eleven with this baby Groot figure that’s embedded with glowing LEDs. Pricing … Continued
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Terrorize the Skies With a Prehistoric Flying RC Pterodactyl
With Jurassic World just around the corner it’s a great time to be a lover of both dinosaurs and toys. And while this flapping, flying RC Pterodactyl isn’t officially associated with the movie, that’s just fine because it’s a flapping, flying RC Pterodactyl you can use to terrify your neighborhood. In the air it’s considerably … Continued