[ad_1] The highlight of the new lineup is a $50 motorized version of Halo’s iconic assault rifle. The MA40 will come with 10 darts and a clip mechanism that automatically feeds the projectiles into the blaster’s chamber. Unlike its in-game counterpart, the MA40 from Hasbro isn’t a fully automatic weapon; each trigger pull fires a […]
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Alexa-powered Lego challenge winners include a game system and waffle iron
[ad_1] The other finalists are more… off the beaten track. Eric and Julie Hartye made Wafflebot, a connected waffle iron that uses Alexa to prepare and even dish out breakfast customized to your tastes. Annika Vuurzoon’s Puppy Training, meanwhile, gives you a robo dog you can teach to sit, stand or lay down. Neil Pollard’s […]
Amazon reportedly lists some toys before confirming they’re safe
[ad_1] An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC that the company requests safety documentation “very shortly” after a product is listed by a third party seller. In an email statement, the company said it regularly contacts selling partners to request safety documentation. Sellers who do not provide the required documentation are removed immediately. That practice leaves a […]
Lego’s Imperial Star Destroyer set has 4,700 pieces and is 43 inches long
[ad_1] The Devastator set has tons of details from the movie, including swiveling guns, a tilting radar disk, huge engine exhausts and intricate surface detailing. It also comes with a scale version of the Tantive IV ship used by Leia to try and escape with the plans for the Death Star, which can be built […]
Blipblox is a synth made for kids that adults will like too
[ad_1] Under the hood is a surprisingly robust digital synth engine capable of producing rich and downright bonkers sounds. In addition to the oscillator there’s your usual assortment of synth parameters. There’s an amp envelope (though you can only control over the decay), a pair of LFOs, a modulation envelope and a low-pass filter that […]
Toys ‘R’ Us could come back with six stores and a website
[ad_1] Following the custom of well-known retailers that went under as a result of leveraged investments and business moving online, Toys R Us is reportedly close to a comeback. According to Bloomberg, a former executive is pitching plans for a chain with locations that are a third of the size of the stores you remember […]
The latest ‘Fortnite’ Nerf guns include a rocket launcher
[ad_1] Hasbro isn’t done riding the Fortnite bandwagon now that its themed Nerf guns are here in earnest. The toy maker is launching five new blasters on September 1st, and they might scratch your itch if you’re looking for either heavy firepower or something a little stealthier. For one, there’s a $30 RL Blaster rocket […]
NFC-enabled Hot Wheels cars keep tabs on which is fastest
[ad_1] Hot Wheels has done a lot over the past few years to reinvent itself as a brand that’s more than just little die-cast cars. We’ve seen remote control vehicles, augmented reality racing and even cars you build yourself. Now the brand’s next step is to go back to its 1/64-scale roots, but with a […]
How to buy tech gifts for other people’s kids
[ad_1] Budget No, not your budget. Obviously you should only buy within your means (and kids don’t care what you spent anyway). I’m talking about the budget of the kid’s parents here. You don’t want to be rolling in with an Xbox One X when Santa could only afford some toy blocks or a pointy […]
Kid-friendly gifts that won’t make their parents hate you
[ad_1] Yep, that magazine you used to read in dentist waiting rooms is still around. And yes, it still publishes Goofus and Gallant comics. Though this magazine has been in print for almost 80 years, it’s evolved over the decades, and current issues carry plenty of articles about science and technology as well as crafts, […]