Category: Toys
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean walk the video-gaming plank in 2011
LEGO minifigs will be taking to the high-seas next year as LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game has just been announced by series developers TT Games. Due out in May 2011 to conincide with the next Pirates film,…
POLITICALLY INCORRECT XMAS TOY OF THE DAY: "Spastic" The Transformer from Hasbro…
Oh dear, oh dear: toymakers Hasbro have made quite a blunder here. Is your kid into Transformers toys? Then maybe you'd like to get your loved one "Spastic the Transformer" for Christmas? Or not, as the case may be. Spastic…
Mindflex: Screwball Scramble toy for X-Men
Boardgames have come a long way since Mouse-Trap: it's not just about worrying if you've lost the diver piece, you've now got to make sure all the brainwave-monitoring controls are securely attatched near your frontal brain lobe too. As is…
Tron, Lego, Star Wars and more wrapped up by Firebox this Christmas
If there was a tech equivalent of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, it'd probably be the gadget and gizmo heaven that is Firebox.com .Tech Digest recently got to have a play around with all their latest and greatest gear, and made…
Video: Robot chimp? You got it; enter Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey
Tipped for the top of kids' Christmas lists this year is Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey robot. Priced £24.99, Dave can perform over 30 different actions and movements, controlled via remote control. And yes, before you ask, that includes…
VIDEO REVIEW – Putty Monsters
I was walking down the highstreet yesterday and, no word of a lie, I heard Christmas tunes playing. No word of a lie. Either they'd popped the wrong CD in the player or it's the earliest Christmas shopping season…
Firebox launch Putty Monsters: Toys for kids, invented by a kid
Remember that scene in classic 80s coming of age flick Big, where man/child hybrid Tom Hanks gets to live out his dream of working as a toy inventor? Well, thanks to a neat little competition ran by the folks over…
Toy Story Scalextric set on the way
Scalextric are set to release a Toy Story themed 1:64 scale circuit, just in time for Father's Day and the upcoming release of Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 animated movie. Recreating the classic "Falling with style" van chase scene from the…
Top Ten Geeky Valentine Presents: For Him
It's that time of year again, where we all rush off to Clinton's for a naff card, a syrupy teddy and a box of Quality Streets for our loved ones. Yep, Valentine's Day rears its sickly head once again,…
Puppy Tweets lets your dog bark in 140 characters
Remember all those You've Been Framed clips of dogs playing the piano? Well that was just the beginning; thanks to Mattel's Puppy Tweets collar tag, your dog is about to enter the online world of social networking and Twitter. No,…
