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#android

These Android Vinyl Toys Spell Bad News For My Bank Account

If there's one thing I love more than my vinyl toy collection, it's merchandise from my favorite mobile OS. Designer Andrew Bell convinced Google to lend him their mascot, resulting in 12 blind-boxed variations. Oh, how I love a blind-box! More »

02/03/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#toys

First Foldable R/C Cars Are Wallet-Sized Wonders

Mattel's super small "Stealth Rides" aren't making their official debut until the Toy Fair later this month, but for all you know the guy next to you could be packing one... right... now. More »

02/02/10

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By Brian Barrett

#toys

RC Car Runs On Sugar, Just Like You

Last week Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claimed that they had a soda-powered RC car in the works, and they have delivered on that promise with the "Ene Pocket." More »

01/26/10

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By Sean Fallon

#toys

Grey-Haired Man Fondly Remembers The Bigtrak, Which Is Relaunching This Year

Most of Gizmodo is comprised of whippersnappers who can only just remember the Bigtrak from the '80s, so we asked an actual, genuine, grey-haired old man* to tell us his thoughts upon hearing it's to make a comeback this year. More »

01/26/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#energy

Soon Toy Cars Will Be Powered by Mountain Dew

Glucose-powered bio-batteries aren't a brand new idea, but Japanese toymaker Takara may be among the first to attempt to use them in their products. They've made some prototype remote controlled toy cars which run on our favorite sweet drinks. More »

01/21/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#vacuum

Suck Up Your Desk Debris With The Zamboni Vacuum

It's been so snowy in both the UK and US in recent weeks, making this Zamboni ice resurfacer truck vacuum the perfect desk accompaniment for sucking up all the crisp crumbs. On sale soon. [UrbanTrendHK]

01/19/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#toys

The Endless Chocolate Bar Breaker Probably Won't Keep Me Slender

I love that crunch-clink sound a chocolate bar makes when I break it in two before stuffing both halves into my mouth. Thanks to this simulation keychain, I can have that sound without any of the calories. Or the oh-so-yummy-taste. More »

01/14/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#nerf

12 Hacked Nerf Superweapons

I'm a grown man and I love Nerf guns. I'm not alone either, which is why modders look to trick them out with new looks and new capabilities. Check out Oobject's list for 12 of the best Nerf mods. [Oobject]

01/14/10

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By Sean Fallon

#lego

Lego Short Film Makes Me Want to Play With Legos Immediately

CL!CK is a short film made by Lego about how Legos can inspire you to come up with great ideas. It's a fancy ad, to be sure, but a truly lovely one. [YouTube via NotCot]

01/13/10

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By Adam Frucci

#toys

Live Action Skeet Shooter Saves The Lives of Robot Ducks

Interactive Toy Concepts has followed up last year's popular Duck Hunter infrared shooting game with a skeet version that fires off three plastic disks. More »

01/06/10

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By Sean Fallon

#toys

Samurai Air Sword Will Swoosh Your Enemies in Two

Hookai. So. The Samurai Air Sword is really an iPhone in disguise. It doesn't come with touchscreen, CPU, multimedia processor, memory, GPS, or compass. But it has a gyroscope and runs a clone of the only iPhone application that matters. More »

01/05/10

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By Jesus Diaz

#flexy

A Worse Slinky

The environmental movement has gone too far. One of the main draws of the traditional Slinky was its metallic, yet smelly, rings, expanding and contracting like a steel accordion that only played one note. And now, cardboard. More »

12/28/09

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By Jason Chen

#toys

Submarine Enterprise Going Where no Swimming Trunks Have Gone Before

Since an actual flying RC model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A is still a few anti-gravity discoveries away, this is the next best thing: A submarine Enterprise that you can fly in your swimming pool, by Japanese modeler Starfleet Yokosuka. More »

12/24/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#toys

Solar-Powered Cockroaches, I Will Smack You Too

Why people insist on creating things to freak the hell out of me? There's only one thing I hate more than cockroaches, and that's nazis. I'm sure the solar-powered $15 cockroach bot was created by the latter. [Gadget4all via Nerd Approved]

12/23/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#robots

Weaponized i-Sobot Mini Humanoid Robot Tries To Murder Your Other Toys

Remember i-Sobot, the toy once heralded as the world's smallest bipedal humanoid robot? Well someone has gone and outfitted him with all sorts of homemade weapons. Naturally, he has gone haywire and begun a campaign to eliminate the competition. [Botjunkie]

12/22/09

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By Sean Fallon

#toys

What's Basically the Most Adorable Children's Gift I Can Imagine

Here's the idea: your child scribbles an animal on Shidonni's website, they hand-sew a corresponding one-of-a-kind plush toy and mail it to you. Neat, right? More »

12/14/09

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By Mark Wilson

#toys

Jigazo Universal Puzzle Duplicates Any Picture

You could print a favorite picture and then cut it into puzzle pieces, sure. But what if, instead, you could use one puzzle to make any image? More »

12/11/09

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By Mark Wilson

#toys

Wooden Blocks Finally Updated So Santa's Elves Cannot Make Them

Wooden blocks and rocking horses are all Santa's elves, with their stupid hammers and chisels, have been able to make for a while now. And now, by sticking magnets inside of blocks, we've even made those too advanced for them. More »

12/10/09

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By Adam Frucci

#robots

Pingo the Robot Penguin is a Facebook Friend Who Won't Ignore Your Event Invites

I want an army of MyDeskFriend Pingo robot penguins. They'll dance around alerting of Facebook updates, read news, sing songs, and give weather forecasts. We'll be bestest friends and play together until they decide to kill me. Updated: In-Action Video More »

12/08/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#space

Full-Scale, Customizable Lunar Lander Replica For Sale

What I want right this moment is a sleek spacesuit and $89,000 so that I can order myself this custom Lunar Lander replica and pretend to be an adventurous spacegirl. No nasty astronaut ice cream for me though, thanks. More »

12/05/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#giftguide

Toys and Games To Buy Smart Kids Whose Parents You Actually Like

Here they are, 10 toys and games painstakingly selected for coolness and/or inoffensiveness (plus two of the worst ideas), running the gamut in age range and price. Pick through, and you'll find something nice for the brainy little snot. More »