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Bandai Smartpet robot dog controlled by iPhone
Man’s best friend gets an iPhone for a brain with Bandai’s latest release, the Smartpet. This little robot dog requires a free app installable on the iPhone and reacts to touchscreen gestures. In all, the Smartpet sports a good 100 facial expressions and also performs tricks with voice commands. Also, using the Facetime camera, the…
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Linux-based WiRC model car is controllable with iOS and Android devices
iOS and Android devices now turn a little more powerful, thanks to this new RC model unveiled at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012. Called the WiRC, the RC’s system based on Embedded is controllable using iOS or Android devices via WiFi. Using a 240 MHz ARM9 processor, with 16 MB SDRAM and 4 MB FLASH,…
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Hasbro wins Zynga’s licensing rights for merchandise
Zynga Games has been known to have a considerable part of the Facebook community left addicted with its online games. Social-network based games including Farmville and Mafia Wars have left Facebook users spellbound ever since they first showed up online. Now, Zynga Games has signed the dotted line along with Hasbro to unleash a range…
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Hot Wheels unveils iNitro cars controllable via iPhone application
Hot Wheels has given us yet another reason to look up at the iPhone with awe. These little cars that a considerable number of us have spent some jolly good childhood cars playing with are now moving towards the technologically-advanced side of toy design. Behold Hot Wheels’ newest brainchild, the iNitro Speeders Kit. These cars…
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Ferrite interactive liquid desktop toy helps pass boring work hours
If staring blankly at a lava lamp seems like a great way to kill time, or if sticking your fingers on a plasma lamp makes you giggle like a happy infant, this brilliant innovation by David Markus is bound to have to pretty distracted once placed on your work table. Called the Ferrite, this one’s…
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Chinese New Year themed Google Android mini toys show up for sale by Dyzplastic
Looking to add a touch of Android to your Chinese New Year? These Google Android mini Chinese New Year themed figures are the perfect addition to your collection of toys and have been chiseled into being Dyzplastic. The figures include the God of Wealth edition from last year along with new releases including Fortune (祿),),…
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Fisher Price iPhone case for kids
The iPhone is a wonderful learning tool for youngsters. Of course, the kids of this era are so much more advanced than those of us who simply marveled at the many buttons on a remote control. The iPhone is pretty much in to help and teach kids and the Laugh & Learn iPhone Case is…
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Spying on your neighbors made easy with Wi-Spy radio-controlled spy toys
The Old Testament strictly forbids humankind from coveting its neighbor’s goods. This commandment pretty much faded away though, with spying on our neighbor’s lives and goods turning into a full-fledged entertaining real-life reality show! Now, Interactive Toy Designs has come up with a tech-packed way of nudging that curious cat in you to go spying…
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Parrot AR. Drone 2.0 in an air-borne HD spy
The Parrot AR. Drone was first unveiled at CES 2010 and now the makers have given this smartphone-controlled peeking tom baby a huge spec-bump. The 2.0 version here sports hardware and software improvements which make the device easier to fly. It comes with a higher resolution camera, an upgraded app and a revamped control scheme…
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Bandai’s 300 million Yen toy suitcase inspires the ways of the Yakuza
300 million Yen is a lot of money ($4 million) and Bandai plans to show that to the kids with a 1/6 scale model of a briefcase which comes with stacks of 10,000 Yen bills. The bills are in the form of blocks, which makes me wonder why would a parent give his kid blocks…
