Tech Culture Gaming Lego's next Zelda set celebrates Ocarina of Time Available for pre-order now priced at $129.99 By Shawn Knight, January 16, 2026, 2:12 PM
AI Electronics Parents in the US brace as China's AI toy trend goes global Are AI toys replacing parents? By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2025, 6:15 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Lego's most expensive set ever is the $1,000 Death Star Over 9,000 pieces and 38 minifigures By Shawn Knight, September 4, 2025, 2:14 PM 13 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Lego's new Game Boy set comes with swappable cartridges and gameplay screens A near 1:1 scale replica of the original Game Boy By Shawn Knight, July 24, 2025, 1:11 PM
AI Electronics From Hello Barbie to ChatGPT: Mattel is bringing OpenAI's tech to children's toys Mattel's last AI toy raised privacy alarms – will this time be different? By Alfonso Maruccia, June 16, 2025, 9:49 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Raspberry Pi "Stinger" blaster makes ordinary Nerf guns look tame It even features a display for the ammo count By Zo Ahmed, November 5, 2024, 1:24 PM
Tech Culture SpaceX signs multi-year agreement with Mattel to make toys and collectibles Will we see an Elon Musk action figure? By Shawn Knight, July 22, 2022, 10:04 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Hasbro Selfie Series lets you become the action hero Make room on your shelf for yourself By Shawn Knight, July 13, 2022, 11:32 AM
Tech Culture Nerf's Gjallarhorn rocket launcher from Destiny is over four feet long A 1:1 scale, functional Nerf blaster By Shawn Knight, June 30, 2022, 10:17 AM
Tech Culture Lego Optimus Prime transforms without having to rebuild Robots in disguise By Shawn Knight, May 12, 2022, 12:12 PM
Tech Culture Nerf unveils $100 replica of Halo's Needler The Needler we deserve By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2021, 6:15 AM
Tech Culture Dead Startup Toys are miniature versions of failed startups Miniature versions of your favorite failed startups By Shawn Knight, July 12, 2021, 3:27 PM
Electronics Tech Culture Spyra's second-gen digital water gun doesn't come cheap Just in time for summer By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2021, 12:50 PM 17 comments
Electronics Check out this Back to the Future/Transformers crossover figure Meet Gigawatt By Rob Thubron, July 3, 2020, 7:37 AM
Tech Culture Lego's new Art line lets you build posters of Darth Vader, Iron Man, and more Each set offers four different builds By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2020, 8:35 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a true sequel to the original trilogy Coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year By Shawn Knight, June 22, 2020, 11:56 AM
Tech Culture Space Lego's latest Idea creation is the International Space Station kit Surprisingly affordable at just $69.99 By Shawn Knight, January 21, 2020, 12:43 PM
Tech Culture Lego's massive Imperial Star Destroyer arrives in October with 4,700 pieces Nearly four feet long and almost $700 By Shawn Knight, September 5, 2019, 1:43 PM 15 comments
Electronics AI Sony's cyber pooch 'Aibo' will see a US release later this year Finally a robot dog that doesn't look like it wants to kill you -- I'm talking to you Boston Dynamics By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2018, 2:42 PM
Industry With less competition on sight, Amazon could start mailing out holiday toy catalogs Is it going after former Toys R Us customers? By Rob Thubron, July 5, 2018, 6:07 AM
Tech Culture Car Tech Porsche Museum shows off life-size 911 Turbo made from giant Lego bricks Not your average Lego pieces By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2018, 12:55 PM
Industry Electronics Connected toymaker Sphero lays off dozens following disappointing holiday sales The company is pivoting its focus to education By Cohen Coberly, January 22, 2018, 3:54 PM
Electronics Aibo, Sony's newest robot dog, is now available to pre-order in Japan This purebred doesn't come cheap By Rob Thubron, November 1, 2017, 7:55 AM 7 comments
Security Wearable Tech Watchdog warns of dangerous security vulnerabilities in children's smartwatches It's claimed the devices are easy to hack By Rob Thubron, October 18, 2017, 7:38 AM
Car Tech Electronics Nissan builds life-size RC sports car that uses PS4 controller Want! By Rob Thubron, October 11, 2017, 9:24 AM 8 comments