by James on January 27, 2012

Yesterday, we talked about the LEGO Star Wars sets and minfigures coming in 2012 which were revealed at the annual London Toy Fair. Well that wasn’t the only toy line that the Danish brick maker previewed. Check out these cool toys coming later in the year …
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by James on January 26, 2012

Long long ago in a showspace far far away, LEGOs presence at the 2012 London Toy Fair in the UK was immense. And LEGO needed every spare inch of space as well as they previewed new toy sets and mini-figures for their existing toy lines, as well as some newcomers to the game which not only add more to my growing list of must haves, but should be quite popular around the world as well. Let’s take a look …
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by James on January 25, 2012

OK, I know, that line has got to be the most over used line in the blogosphere when it comes to reporting about Star Wars Droid Toys. But check this cool inflatable R2D2 out. Not only is it a fun inflatible toy, but it’s also an R/C droid. Not bad for this plucky little droid toy …
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by James on January 24, 2012

Remember last week when we were talking about slot car racing at hyper speed? Well, how about light speed to a galaxy far, far away? That’s what Scalextric is doing – announcing interesting new slot car racers based on Star Wars.
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by James on January 23, 2012

February 10th, LucasFilm and 20th Century Fox will be releasing the Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menance in 3D. Regardless of how you feel about JarJar Binks, or the Kid flying the starfighter, it should be a fun afternoon eating popcorn and ducking whenever a laser bolt comes your way. And if you’re wearing these cool, collectible 3D glasses AMC Theaters will be giving away, so much the better.
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by James on January 20, 2012

We’re all friends here at this kindy
Although at times you wouldn’t think so
But a smile and a hug, or a gently I’m sorry
Makes you feel okay
Okay, okay, okay, okay
- We’re All Friends, Lyrics
Sounds like a great sentiment doesn’t it? But when you’re in a band that makes millions a year in merchandise, CD sales, and concert tickets, that sentiment amounts to more of a line item in a ledger than an actual concept. Even more so if you’re one of the Wiggles who’s been sent packing with his hat in hand.
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