Toys
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This Week’s Toy News Is Bringing the Thunder
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round up of the latest toy news on the internet. This week, Transformers finally makes what should’ve been the most obvious toy vehicle crossover ever, Thor: Love and Thunder comes to Hot Toys, and EXO-6’s latest Star Trek figure gives us a Borg queen (no, not that one).…
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Barbie’s Latest Gig? Web3 Huckster
Mattel, the toymaker behind plastic classics like Barbie and Hot Wheels announced it’s partnering with the NFT platform “Cryptoys” to create playable, customisable NFTs. If you, for some reason, happen to be on the fence about luring kids into the metaverse with their favourite toy brands, this story’s probably not for you.
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In This Week’s Toy News, We’re All This Mr. Potato Head Mug
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s round up of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately. Join us as we sip a cup of Potato-juice and look at Hasbro’s latest ginormous Transformers toy, the one and only Hawkeye joining Hot Toys’ Marvel offerings, and some lovely Jurassic World dinos. Check it out!
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Real-Life Monsters Created a Rubik’s Cube That Changes Colour as You Move It Around
If crawling out of bed, showering, and getting dressed every morning already provides you with a significant daily challenge, you’ll want to stay well clear of a new Japanese variant of the iconic Rubik’s Cube that makes lining up the coloured squares significantly harder as the squares constantly change colour.