Have you been hanging out to see just how strong you are with the Force by playing with the Star Wars Force Trainer? Of course you have (even if you won’t admit it publicly). Well, the good news, brought to us by our sister site Babble – who spent the weekend down at the 2009 toy Fair in Melbourne – is that it should launch in Australia around July for about $150. More »
And it’s only one of several entrepreneurial efforts to make some green while people still feel HOPE. I also love the model we found of BHO’s 757, a.k.a. Hope Force 1. And so does America.
Nestled amongst the scores of stuffed, cuddly and friendly playthings here was another, somewhat unexpected toy. Behold, the safety booths and x-ray-powered spot lead contamination detectors of Toy Fair 2009.
Toy Fair is that rare trade show where one feel less like an industry drone and more like Tom Hanks in Big. Here are the ten best things from today’s show. Yes, Zoltan!
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The aptly named “Fun Fly Stick” houses a mini Van der Graaf generator that produces enough static electricity to give shape to the levitating foil webbing. [Toy Fair 2009]
It’s genius: Play-doh you’re supposed to eat. But should you?
In honour of Toy Fair 2009, I have one simple question for you—what is your favourite toy of all-time and why? Personally, I vote for anything Nerf. I celebrate their entire catalog.
We got a look at the new Mindstorms NXT robotics kits from Lego. And a new sensor for the 2.0 version can, amazingly, detect the difference between colours. Cool.
Now when junior complains that one of the evil neighbourhood kids has stolen his favourite toy, hand him this Lil’ CSI kit, complete with UV light, and get him dusting for prints.
The new Indiana Jones Lego sets are awesome. Not only do they adorably recreate several classic scenes from the three non-retarded Indy flicks, they’ve evolved the minifig to new heights: Short Round heights.
