As far as pets go, dogs are some of the most playful companions you can find. But, there’s an added bonus to that game of fetch. It helps tire them out so back home you don’t have to deal with a hyper ball of fur. And with Hyper Pet’s K-9 Kannon in your arsenal, a game of fetch won’t leave you wiped out as well. More »
Most of today’s kids would wonder how you actually kept yourself entertained back in the days when there was no Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Sure, some of us grew up in the generation when the Nintendo Entertainment System was the bee’s knees, but I am quite sure that plenty others lived through their respective childhoods while having plenty of fun even before the advent of “Pong”. There is nothing quite like exercising your imagination with just a cardboard box or the likes, and the $64.99 PlayBrix offers present day children the opportunity to do so.
Each purchase of the PlayBrix will include three sizes of blocks, where they are all touted to be made out of durable construction which should be able to last for years. It will definitely be a toy that your little one would want to share with the rest of his mates, as it help them job their imagination since they can be on a pirate ship, or perhaps re-enact a stagecoach hold-up, or perhaps they are well on their way to Hogwarts after boarding the train on platform 9 3/4. A total of 54 building blocks are in each set, consisting of 14 large, 10 medium and 30 small blocks.
[ PlayBrix let your little ones figure it out copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
“Nohohon Hana” is now on sale from Takara Tomy Arts’ “Nohohon Zoku” series that has just turned 10 years old.
“Nohohon Hana” is a flower-looking toy that slowly swings when the light shines on it – powered by a solar panel. It is said that the flowers give a relaxing feeling to its owners.
As of 2012, “Nohohon Zoku” series was being sold in 30 countries.
In the past, Famous characters model like Disney characters, Hello Kitty, and Snoopy were sold. Now the latest model is a flower model in “Sweet mint blue” color.
The price is 1,890 yen. The attached pictures show various colors and models sold over the past 10 years.
We’ve seen plenty of remote control toys that are controlled by the iPhone or other smartphones over the years. Typically, these are cars or even helicopters that are already built as soon as you pull them out of the box. iHelicopters has a couple new iPhone controlled remote control cars that are made from little Lego-style bricks.
That means you actually have to build the car yourself before you can drive it around using your iPhone. It also means that you don’t necessarily have to build the cars you see in the photographs, you can build anything your imagination can dream up with the pieces you have. The bricks used in these little remote control vehicles are a generic sort.
The retailer does say that the bricks used in the vehicles are compatible with nanoblocks. The controller application is available as a free download from the App Store and supports the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The vehicle offers a range of controls including left/right and forward/back.
The controller has a range of 20 to 30 m and it takes 60 minutes charge the transmitter. The system also needs about 20 minutes to charge the brick car itself. The transmitter lasts for 120 minutes per charge while the battery inside the brick car is good for about 10 minutes of play per charge. Check out the video below to see the brick vehicles in action.
[via iHelicopters]
Mini brick car and mini brick van are controlled by the iPhone is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There is nothing quite like a bunch of rowdy kids in your home to tire yourself out a whole lot more compared to you completing a marathon. After all, these kids do seem to be bundles of inexhaustible energy, and since the world is constantly on the lookout for different sources of renewable energy, why not harness what your progeny have to offer? Of course, to do so in an inhumane manner is unforgivable, which is why we have to settle for a second best solution, that is, with the $21.99 Magic Movers Electronic Wand.
Basically, the Magic Movers Electronic Wand will not be able to harness the energy from your kids, but what it does is make sure that the little ones will be able to expend as much energy as possible, so that by the time dinner is over, they will be way too tired to bother you, and you can finally get some much needed peace and quiet around the home. The Magic Movers Electronic Wand would offer an interactive game that encourages kids to get up and move around when they play. There are more than 90 creative movements instructions stored in the wand itself, where they will be instructed to move! Leap like a lion! Hop like a frog! Stomp like a dinosaur! As long as it does not run out of the three AAA batteries inside, you are able to safeguard your precious quiet evenings.
[ Magic Movers Electronic Wand copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
One of the best parts of growing up in the 1980s were the awesome action-packed commercials for G.I. Joe toys. They featured kids actually playing with the vehicles and figures, re-enacting scenes of heroism as the Joes battled Cobra. The folks at Movieclips clearly enjoyed those ads too, as they were inspired to make a modern version using one of the trailers for the recently released G.I. Joe sequel. More »
Nerf showed the world that toys made from soft foam could survive a kid’s abuse for weeks, even months at a time. But guns and arrow-launching cannons aren’t particularly educational. So if you want your kids to learn a little something while they play, consider these foam Volta Racers which run on the power of the sun. More »
After much anticipation, the all-new Legoland Hotel opened on Friday, April 5, 2013. Located right next to the theme park in Carlsbad, California, the three-story 250-room hotel does not disappoint, especially for those that can’t get enough of those colorful plastic bricks. We visited the hotel just two days after it opened to scope out some of the 3,500 Lego models scattered throughout the hotel. Made from more than three million Lego bricks, these sculptures were like individual artworks in and of themselves, starting with the huge dragon in the tower, guarding the hotel’s entrance. The green, smoke-breathing dragon, alone, was made out of 400,000 Lego bricks and took roughly 4,000 man hours to construct. More »
Say what you will about the Fast & Furious films, the franchise has to be doing something right to warrant sequel after sequel. But as the filmmakers keep upping the ante and including more grandiose stunts, maybe they should think on a smaller scale for the next flick. Because this trailer for Fast & Furious 6 created with RC cars is awesome. More »
“Be the first in your dentist’s office with a plush tooth or the first on your block with a squashy snuggly eyeball.”
We’re just suckers for these super adorable plush toys of innards and body parts by I Heart Guts. An aptly named company, don’t you think?
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