Tag: Toy

See if you can name all of the iconic retro images you’ll find in cutoutpaper’s Retro Laser Cut art. I definitely recognize my Speak & Spell, NES controller, Casio calculator watch, Etch-a-Sketch,…

Music pattern-matching games like Guitar Hero owe a lot to the early electronic games of the 1970s like Simon and Merlin. Now Mattel is back with a brand new music game which…

A new company called GearBox wants to create “flexible hardware platforms that are controlled from your phone”. Their first prototype is a wireless robotic sphere that can be controlled simply by tilting…

I know that LEGO bricks can be used to make many things, but this is the first time that I’ve seen them being used for making fully-functional printer. This LEGO printer was…

This amazing LEGO vehicle by Peer Kreuger, called the Stilzkin EXT3 Bridge Launcher, is able to deploy its own bridges to cross small chasms. The bridge itself has no servos and takes…

It may not be life-sized, but Bandai’s 1/12 RX-78-2 Gundam is still huge. It’s about 5 feet high and weighs about 77 lbs.; assembling it will surely be one hell of a…

I’m sure a lot of cosplayers out there would take a repulsor blast in the face to have a slick Iron Man or War Machine costume. While not impossible, building the full…

Hey do you remember Lite Brite? I don’t. But it seems to be a classic. If you’re one of it’s fans, I have good news for you! The classic toy now has…

Shellhead turns to Spudhead with the inevitable movie merchandise: the Iron Man Mr. Potato Head. Tony Starch comes with removable parts and pieces, and his head can be replaced with any Mr.…

Beware of the kid who likes a Facehugger for a bedtime companion. I don’t care if this thing is made of candy; it still scares the hell out of me.…

The guys over at LEGO-fan site Brothers Brick came across these new LEGO sets based on this Summer’s much-anticipated Prince of Persia: Sands of Time motion picture. The three sets range from…

She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts kids: The DC-Falcon was crafted by Steve Perry aka pezzapoo. Apparently the cult classic console and Perry’s Millenium Falcon…

…well at least with this thing your cat won’t get your real iPhone. Handmade by Catsicle, this silly-looking felt and fleece iPhone is made just for kitty. It’s loaded up with “64…

Remember those games from the arcade where you have to try and grab a prize by delicately positioning a claw around your booty of choice? Those things always frustrated the crap out…

I’ll apologize in advance to any of our readers who find themselves confined to a wheelchair, or who are physically-challenged in any way. But whoever at Mattel thought that this pint-sized Jake…

Meet the Microsoft Surface Monster. He’s half-real, half-virtual, 100% adorable. As you may have guessed, the monster was made specifically for the Surface, Microsoft’s super multitouch tabletop computer. Right now the monster…