Tomy

This Week’s Toy News Has Its Eye on You

Lego takes on Mandalorian season 3, Transformers turn into expensive cameras, and even some Avatar: The Way of Water get the spotlight in this week's toys.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

This Week’s Toy News Is a One-Way Ride to Hell

Masters of Magnetism and extraterrestrials make for a bumper week of merchandise.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Sep 16

Amazon’s Latest Trick: Pipe In a Dead Person’s Voice Through Alexa’s Speakers

The uncanny valley of the future doesn't just feature lifelike robots; it also includes deep faked voices.

Commerce Florence Ion Jun 22

The Smithsonian’s Work Helped Tomy Create One of the Most Accurate Replicas of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise

The 34-inch replica is made of 90% die-cast metal and weighs 20 pounds.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jun 6

This Smart Speaker Will Read Stories to Your Kids With a Deepfaked Copy of Your Own Voice

Perfect for parents who travel a lot or who can't stand reading Goldilocks for the 100th time.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 31

This Week’s Toy News Is Monstrously Big, Monstrously Alien, and a Little Marvelous

Plus merch for everything from Queer Eye to Pokémon , the two possible opposite end points of the pop culture spectrum.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Sep 17

Somehow Japan Making Robotic Grandkids for Lonely Grandparents Isn’t the Saddest News of the Week

The company behind the original Transformers toys has now created a chatty companion for grandparents.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 20

Japan Is Sending This Tiny Transforming Robo-Ball Straight to the Moon

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has teamed up with Sony, Doshisha University, and toymaker Tomy to send a transforming rover roughly the size of a baseball to the Moon. What a time to be alive, amirite? And this little bot has a huge responsibility: It’ll gather comprehensive data about the lunar surface so that JAXA’s…

Space & Spaceflight Alyse Stanley May 30

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Enters the Hot Toys Endgame and More Toy News

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of all the latest and greatest toy news. This week: Pikachu wants to shock you, Lego returns to the galaxy far, far away with some new helmets, Batman techs up, and…Where’s Waldo? Well, he could be right on your shelf with a new action figure. Check it…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Mar 26

I’m Completely Fascinated With this Handheld Wind-Up Pong Clone That Doesn’t Use Any Electronics

It’s absolutely primitive by today’s standards, but when Pong arrived in 1972, it was a technological marvel. So how did Tomy create a handheld knock-off of the game in 1977 when the electronics needed to miniaturize it didn’t exist yet? It created this mechanical alternative that might be one of the most bizarre portable gaming…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 5

Someone Recreated the ’80s Transformers TV Intro With Super-Sized Toys and It’s Magnificent

It apparently took eight full months for YouTube’s Lazy Eyebrow Reviewer and Masterpiece ReAnimated to painstakingly pose and animate these impeccably-detailed Masterpiece Transformers toys from Takara Tomy and Hasbro to recreate the ‘80s cartoon’s opening animation. The results, which have me itching to buy every last one of these figures, were clearly worth all the…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Tomy Is Bringing Back Its Transformers/Star Wars Mashup With Some Smugglers in Disguise

Over a decade ago, Hasbro launched a collection that turned the vehicles and characters of Star Wars into giant transforming robots. As you do. The line came to an end in 2012, but now it’s back in a suitably grand style, kicking off with the fastest-transforming hunk of junk in the galaxy. Behold, the new…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Jan 29

An Incredibly Shiny Optimus Prime, and the Rest of This Week’s Coolest Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s roundup of the sweet toys and merchandise we’ve seen this week. We’ve got a magical Doctor Strange figure, a rather large Homecoming Spider-Man, and a miserable way to treat your favorite astromech unit. Also: Legend of Zelda Clue. No, really! Play Arts Kai Variant Doctor Strange Square Enix’s Play…

io9 James Whitbrook and Andrew Liszewski Apr 28

An Adorable Ride-on Combine That Actually Harvests Toys

The combine harvester looks like one of the more terrifying tools a farmer has at their disposal. But when shrunk to the size of a toddler, suddenly it becomes an adorable way for kids to scoot around their play room while sucking up bright yellow balls. Available later this year for just $60, the combine…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 24

Disney Expo Japan Shows Off New Star Wars and Age Of Ultron Toys

Disney’s annual Japanese Expo is in full swing, and now that the giant owns Marvel and Star Wars, it means we get to see a snifter of some of merchandise for the two properties created by Japanese companies. Come see Hot Toys’ Star Wars figures, A Hulkbuster figure and more, oh my! There wasn’t much…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 5

Tiny Self-Driving Race Cars Don’t Need Your Help To Avoid Crashing

The tiny RC toy trend started with Tomy’s Bit Char-G cars almost a decade ago, and over the years they’ve not only gotten smaller, they’ve also finally gotten rid of the need for human intervention. Part of Tomy’s Choro-Q line, the new Q-eyes cars feature left and right sensors located under the headlights to detect…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

1-2-3-4: I Declare a Miniature Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Thumb War

Hot on the heels of its remote control robotic Battrogborg pugilists, Tomy has revealed another toy designed to quench our robo-combat lust. This time it’s a way to bring thumb wrestling into the 21st century with a pair of small, thumb-controlled robots that duke it out until one loses its head. https://gizmodo.com/wireless-rock-em-sock-em-robots-are-real-steel-in-minia-5916195 Sound familiar? Of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 5

Tomy’s Self-Transforming RC Cars Could Be the Greatest Toy Ever

We’ve already brought you a few clips of Kenji Ishida’s amazing self-transforming RC cars, but so far he’s only made about ten of them available to the public, at a staggering $24,000 a piece. But there’s great news for those of us who’ve chosen to pay off our mortgages instead of buying a toy robot:…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 20

Overkill, Thy Name Is This Tiny, Tablet-Cleaning, Roomba-Like Robot

We all hate using a smartphone or tablet when the screen’s covered in greasy fingerprints. But it’s a situation that’s easy to solve with nothing but a shirt sleeve, or if you’re particularly anal, a microfiber cloth. What the world doesn’t need is a tiny Roomba-like cleaning device designed specifically for cleaning fingerprints, but apparently…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 5

Indoor Kite Provides Several Minutes of Agoraphobic Fun

Targeting the lucrative markets of agoraphobes, those with sun allergies, and residents of windless cities, Takara Tomy has created an indoor kite that majestically soars as high as the ceiling—with sufficient cranking, that is. You see, this is one of those eco toys that trades endless battery charges for endless amounts of physical effort to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 13

Tomy

This Week’s Toy News Has Its Eye on You

This Week’s Toy News Is a One-Way Ride to Hell

Amazon’s Latest Trick: Pipe In a Dead Person’s Voice Through Alexa’s Speakers

The Smithsonian’s Work Helped Tomy Create One of the Most Accurate Replicas of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise

This Smart Speaker Will Read Stories to Your Kids With a Deepfaked Copy of Your Own Voice

This Week’s Toy News Is Monstrously Big, Monstrously Alien, and a Little Marvelous

Somehow Japan Making Robotic Grandkids for Lonely Grandparents Isn’t the Saddest News of the Week

Japan Is Sending This Tiny Transforming Robo-Ball Straight to the Moon

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Enters the Hot Toys Endgame and More Toy News

I’m Completely Fascinated With this Handheld Wind-Up Pong Clone That Doesn’t Use Any Electronics

Someone Recreated the ’80s Transformers TV Intro With Super-Sized Toys and It’s Magnificent

Tomy Is Bringing Back Its Transformers/Star Wars Mashup With Some Smugglers in Disguise

An Incredibly Shiny Optimus Prime, and the Rest of This Week’s Coolest Toys

An Adorable Ride-on Combine That Actually Harvests Toys

Disney Expo Japan Shows Off New Star Wars and Age Of Ultron Toys

Tiny Self-Driving Race Cars Don’t Need Your Help To Avoid Crashing

1-2-3-4: I Declare a Miniature Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Thumb War

Tomy’s Self-Transforming RC Cars Could Be the Greatest Toy Ever

Overkill, Thy Name Is This Tiny, Tablet-Cleaning, Roomba-Like Robot

Indoor Kite Provides Several Minutes of Agoraphobic Fun

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

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