According to Takara Tomy, their RoBo-Q is the world’s smallest remote controlled walking robot. At just 1.3-inches tall I can well believe that, but I’m far more interested in Akihabara’s video review (which you can see after the cut) and the DIY maze they built for the dinky robots to wander around.
Despite my being a big geeky kid at heart, SlashGear wouldn’t fly me out to Japan for the Tokyo Gift Show. That means I’ll have to drool over this 1/6th scale The Dark Knight Batmobile collectible from afar, with its opening roof panel, movable wind-brakes, and impressively detailed cockpit.
If handheld puzzles that don’t require batteries are your scene, then prepare to become addicted. The reclusive Hungarian behind the Rubik’s Cube is back with the Rubik’s 360, and as before the aim is simple: get each of the six colored balls into the correct colored bubble. Blocking the way are two inner-spheres with a limited number of holes, meaning you have to carefully line things up and, once you start getting balls into place, balancing them so that they don’t fall out.
With the economy in ruins, cyborg bugs threatening to invade every nook and cranny, and no holding off the terrifying DTV switchover, now would be a great time to step outside and fly a nice, relaxing kite. Since we’re geeks, however, it can’t just be any old kite, and until they create a Steve Jobs model we’ll have to make do with these 3D Star Wars kites.
Tokyo-based Taiyo Corp. announced yesterday that they would soon be offering a toy helicopter than responds to your voice commands. These helicopters will apparently be able to respond to Japanese and English voice commands.
We have all had Legos at some point in our lives. Some of us, including myself, still have Legos around the house. With the age of gadget loving kids getting younger and younger Lego has set out to deliver kid friendly electronics that incorporates an all time classic toy.
Here’s an interesting one coming out of CES – Duck Hunter, a game that aims to recreate the classic “Duck Hunt” video game you played with a light gun all those years ago, this time in real life. We have some more info and a few more pics after the jump.
There’s a special place in our hearts for bizarre Japanese toys, and Tuttuki Bako is just one such gadget. Starting from the basic premise that a Tamagochi would be much more fun if you could actually jab at it with your finger, Bandai have dropped a small endearing blob-creature into a box and given you a hole to poke a digit in at it. Akihabara, in the name of science, picked one up and had a play.
Video demo after the cut
Saving money is a financial strategy, but Takara Tomy says it does not have to be that boring. The toys company created a personal finance RPG game called Osaifu Saver that turns finance tracking into a fun activity.
Kids and adults alike enjoyed the Wall-E film that came out this past year, so it’s no wonder all sorts of toys and themed-products have made their way onto store shelves. Take for instance the V-Tech Wall-E Learning Laptop. It’s cute, fun and educational for kids.
This little laptop features five different learning modes including words, math, games, logic and letters. All of these modes focus on educational activities for kids and helps them build language and cognitive skills. The keyboard is a full QWERTY and flips down. The arrow keys or the arm controllers can be used to scroll through the various modes and options.
With an LCD screen to boot, Wall-E blinks at you every time you answer a question correctly. This is meant for kids in the pre-school age range, I’d say, as the activities are pretty limited. Priced at $29.99, this is a fun gift for any kid that wants to have fun and is perfect for parents that wish to help their children build knowledge from an early age.
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