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Gigantic rubber duck shows up in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Residents and tourists in Hong Kong this week were greeted with a very strange sight floating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor. A gigantic rubber duck is currently floating in the harbor. Yes, you read that right a gigantic six-story tall rubber duck is currently invading Hong Kong harbor. Read The Full Story

Lego Mindstorms EV3 set to invade classrooms

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

Lego isn't all just about fun and games. While most kids love to play around with Star Wars Lego sets and craft their own creations out of the plastic connectors, the company wants to bring Legos into the classroom. Lego has announced that their new Mindstorms EV3 robotic sets will be set for classroom use on August 1. Read The Full Story

MIMOBOTs go massive with Uglydoll Flash Drive family expansion

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week it's time to get goofy with a brand new set of updates to Mimoco's Uglydoll MIMOBOT Flash Drive collection - Big Toe included! The collection you're seeing here has the Big Toe character leading the way in this newly massive 128GB USB 3.0 stick set, each of these little monsters working not only as a storage stick on their own, but as a repository for a suite of wallpapers, icons, and avatars right out of the box! That's so cute it's sickening! Read The Full Story

Giant Lincoln Log tower sets a new Guinness World Record

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

When it comes to geeky building systems enjoyed by children all around the world, Lego typically jumps to mind. We've seen plenty of world records set by various builders around the world using Lego bricks. One of the more overlooked geeky building materials that a lot of us played with as children are Lincoln Logs. Read The Full Story

Mini brick car and mini brick van are controlled by the iPhone

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek offers PAX East 2013 exclusive Portal 2 turret and more

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

I'm a sucker for a lot of the geeky items they have at ThinkGeek. Some of my most favorite are the little collectible items that go along with video games such as Portal 2. Specifically, I've been rather enamored on several occasions by the replica turrets you can purchase from the game. If you're going to be on hand at the PAX East 2013 conference, you will have a chance to buy a couple conference exclusive geeky bits from ThinkGeek. Read The Full Story

Tamagotchi L.I.F.E. app Review: too cute not to try

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Sync Beatz have decided to revive the Tamagotchi craze with a 16th birthday present for the little toy creatures: an officially Bandai-licensed Android app! This app takes on the life of the original pocket toy, with your ability to work with the digital creature from your childhood in one of two modes: one looks like the original toy, the other utilizes your full Android smartphone display. Is it time to jump back in with the pixel-monster babysitting button-pusher once again?

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TailorToys shows off a smartphone controlled paper airplane kit

, Feb 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

TailorToys recently participated in the American International Toy Fair with its very cool PowerUp conversion kits for paper airplanes and boats. One of the most interesting of the products the company was showing off was the PowerUp 3.0 smartphone controlled paper airplane. This kit allows you to build your own paper airplanes with a small propeller in the back that can be controlled using a smartphone. Read The Full Story

Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots hands-on

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Lego has been into robotics for quite some time now, but today at CES, the company unveiled the new Mindstorms EV3 robotic system, which is Lego's first robotic system that comes with iOS and Android app support. The best part is, we got some hands-on time with a few of the robots on display at the company's booth at Pepcom. Read The Full Story

Back to the Future Lego set is now official

, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

The last time we got to play around with a specialty Lego set was back in June, when an official Minecraft Lego set went on sale, and it was pretty awesome to say the least. Today, though, Lego officially approved a Back to the Future set after it received enough votes for a review from the company on the Cuusoo project website. Read The Full Story

Portal 2 sentry turret protects your desk

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're gamer who's played the puzzle-platform game Portal 2, you'll undoubtedly remember the sentry turrets you encounter during the game. If you never played Portal 2, it's a cool game that debuted in 2007 and five years later fans are still playing. This isn't a the first Portal 2 sentry turret toy we've seen over the years, but this is one of the few we've seen that plugs into your computer via a USB port. Read The Full Story

Griffin Moto TC Monster and Racer roll out

, Oct 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

I'm of the opinion that it doesn't matter how old you are; remote-controlled toys like cars and trucks are still a lot of fun to play with. Griffin is a brand typically associated with accessories for Apple gadgets, but it also makes a few remote-controlled toys. Naturally, those toys tend to be controlled by Apple gadgets making them accessories of a sort. through Read The Full Story
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