Posts from the category Toys
July 12, 2010 at 4:59 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, Toys, geeky kids · Posted by Sara

Geeker and geeker! Here is the 4-port Star Wars Darth Vader USB Hub ($66) which will be just perfect as an adjunct to your Star Wars Mac. You can also listen to the Dark Lord breathe ! 
via playgrounder
Tags: dark force, Darth Vader, Darth Vader USB Hub, Star Wars, Star Wars gadgets
July 6, 2010 at 12:14 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, Toys, geeky kids · Posted by Sara

If any of your kids is a wannabe entomologist, here’s the perfect gift that will avoid you storing scorpios or spiders in your refrigerator 
The Ollo Bug Robotic Kit, available for $ 100, allows your kids build their own creepy, crawly little bug.
You can create 4 different types of robotic bugs and a wide range of custom robots!
via playgrounder
Tags: Ollo Bug Robotic Kit, Toys
March 22, 2010 at 6:18 pm · Category Toys, iPhone · Posted by Sara

How early is too early to play with an iPhone app?
Fisher Price has released three new iPhone apps for kids aged between 2 and 5 years old.
There is See’n Say, featuring a virtual arrow that kids can spin to identify animals; then Little People Farm with mini-games and songs; and finally Chatter Telephone, an iPhone version of the Fisher Price Plastic phone.
As for parents, they find on Facebook the application “Moments to Share” to record kids’ milestones in a special “dynamic” timeline with photos, videos, dates and stories that they can share with their friends.
via mashable
Tags: Fisher Price apps, Fisher-Price, iPhone apps for kids, iPhone for kids
February 22, 2010 at 1:19 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, Toys, news · Posted by Sara

From the toy Fair, again: VTech has launched the MobiGo, a handheld gaming system for kids 3-7 to fish, color, draw, play instruments and much more. And that’s not all: there’s also the Flip, the first “animted e-reader” that comes with a 4.3-inch color touchscreen, a built-in dictionary and a QWERTY keyboard. A kid-friendly competitor for Kindle?
via engadget
Tags: animated e-reader, e-reader for kids, Flip e-reader, MobiGo, V-Tech
February 19, 2010 at 12:27 pm · Category Edutainment, Hi-tech gadgets, Toys, news · Posted by Sara

Another exciting piece of news from the International Toy Fair. It seems like kids are getting their own iPad! Touch-screen technology and educational toys meet on the Fisher-Price iXLand (available for $80), that comes with six preloaded programs allowing kids to read interactive story books, practice handwriting, art and music. Additional programs will be downloaded via the built-in SD slot.
Available from October 2010… just in time for next Christmas.
via Mashable
Tags: educational toys, Fisher-Price, Fisher-Price educational toys, iPad for kids, touch-screen for kids, touch-screen technology, Toy Fair
February 15, 2010 at 5:17 pm · Category Toys, news · Posted by Sara

Barbie’s got a brand new career and that is…computer engineer! Her new job is the result of an online voting campaign launched by Barbie®for the first time. The new toy, presented at the International Toy Fair in New York, will make its debut in Winter 2010. This time around the most popular doll in the world will hopefully inspire girls worldwide to get interested in computer sciences. To make her look more authentic and realistic, Barbie® designers teamed up with the Society of Women Engineers and the National Academy of Engineering. As you can see from the picture, she’s obviously equipped with the latest high tech gadgets
Tags: Barbie, Barbie's careers, Computer Engineer Barbie, Computer Sciences, girls toys, International Toy Fair
February 11, 2010 at 4:23 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, Toys · Posted by Sara

Do your kids think that playing with a robot is as fun as building one? This Robobuilder’s Creator Kit might be the perfect gift for them! Available for $ 679, it allows kids to assemble their own robot and control it with a remote. You can program an amazing variety of actions and behaviors with 16 degrees of freedom.
Tags: build a robot, kids' robotics, Robobuilder's Creator Kit, robotics, Robots
January 29, 2010 at 12:14 pm · Category Toys, Videogames · Posted by Sara

Big news for all the Little Big Planet fans: now you can have your favorite characters in the shape of these knit-bodied, 6-inch puppets. They come in 2 packs ($20), and Marvin and Voodoo will also be soon available. Fun!
via playgrounder
Tags: Little Big Planet, Marvin and Voodoo, plush, plushes, PS3, Sky and Gloria, Toys