Tag: Toys
HANDS ON PREVIEW: Parrot AR Drone 2.0
Toys for boys don't get much cooler than the Parrot AR Drone quadricopter line. Lightwieght, iPhone controlled four-bladed remote control helicopters, they stole the CES limelight back in 2010. Back with a new and improved version (set for release…
World of Warcraft Monopoly and Starcraft RISK official board games coming
The worlds of online and table-top gaming are set to converge this summer, as Blizzard have just revealed they are to sell branded versions of popular boardgames based on their videogames. Monopoly: World of Warcraft and RISK: Starcraft are…
Augmented Reality Thundercats? Yes please, Aurasma!
My Mum always used to argue that I played with the packaging to my toys more than I did the action figures themselves. Well, had I been born 20 years later I think my Mum would have been right;…
Think Geek reveal Portal 2 bookends for your test chamber
Experiencing some cognitive deterioration? That's probably because you're not reading enough books. Know why you're not reading enough books? You don't have your library sandwiched between these nifty Portal 2 bookends. Available now over at Think Geek, they take the…
Skylanders and Tatty Puppy: Toys and videogames on a collision course this Christmas
In many households, video games have become the natural successors to traditional toys. With gaming hardware becoming ever more advanced, the corners of our childhood imaginations that previously could not be matched by a videogame can now be brought…
Is this the best Transformers toy ever?
We've seen some pretty great Transformers in our toybox exploring time (and some pretty unfortunately named ones too) but this has to be the maddest one we've ever seen. Feast your eyes below on the Ultimate Optimus Prime Transformer! Aimed…
Griffin launch AppPowered Helo TC iPhone helicopter
As part of the newly launched AppPowered range (which links hardware with smartphone apps), Griffin today reveal their Helo TC helicopter, an iPhone/iPad controlled chopper that looking to land in your Christmas stocking. Using either an on screen virtual…
AppBlaster brings AR alien blasting action into your living room
In my day you'd be lucky if a toy gun made a clicking sound when you pulled the trigger, but the wonders of augmented reality tech make the AppBlaster plastic pistol a far more exciting prospect than the shooters…
CES 2011 VIDEO – More Hello Kitty stuff than any sane person could ever want!
Ah, Hello Kitty; how we love to fail to understand your popularity. If you like your gadget peripherals pink and cutesy, you're going to love this. We found an entire wall devoted to Hello Kitty gear a CES 2011, featuring…
Retro toys to sell big, as UK is expected to spend £6.4bn online this Christmas
With the Christmas shopping season now in full-swing, the items that are set to be the must-have gifts this festive period are starting to rear their heads. With UK shoppers expected to spend £6.4 billion online this year according to…
