In Arizona, where summer has just about anyone and anything looking for a swimming pool to beat the 120+ degree heat, kids are putting new pool toys to the test and giving Mesa toy maker Toy Splash their thoughts. And the feedback is pretty good as these latest toys are giving kids plenty to splash around about.
Following up on this post about Star Wars Happy Meal Toys, here’s a fuzzy lookin’ poster of them to give you an idea of what they’re going to look like:
The toys are coming to McDonalds in August just in time for the new Lucasfilm movie STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS.
Kudos to Edwin over at out sister blog, Coolest-Gadgets, for finding this really cool water powered jet car toy. It’s on board tank holds about 40 ounces of water and once it is pumped with enough air to launch it (about 50 pumps or 60 psi), the car can reach a maximum to scale speed of 272 miles an hour as it sprays a stream of water in its wake! Pushing down on the foot release pedal launches the car like a bullet from a gun.
Designed around the famed rocket cars which race the Bonneville Salt Flats for land speed records, the Water jet Propelled Road Rocket has a missile-shaped, vacuum formed PVC fuselage with dual airfoils that enable it to travel up to 150′ on a paved, level outdoor surface. It measures about 10 1/2″ H x 6 1/2″ W x 28″ L. and weighs about 7 pounds.
Includes an air pump with an integrated pressure gauge and two sheets of decals for customizing your racer. For ages 7 and up.
Cost – about $43 USD from Hammacher
By looking at what’s coming out of their product line these days, one is getting the feeling that former special forces personnel have taken over Hasrbo’s NERF. With heavy hitting foam based projectiles, NERFs product line is filled with all sorts of cool products that cry havoc and let ship the dogs of war. And the N-Strike Recon CS-6 is no exception.
Dr. Who is one of the longest running and coolest Sci-fi TV series ever (after Star Trek, Stargate and BSG, of course). So, it only makes sense that super cool toys based on the character of The Doctor would surface for kids to live the fantasy.
With video games, movies, video games, iPods, video games, TV, video games,text messaging and … video games. Is there anything that can drag the kids away from their techno-obsessed lives and give them a hobby that teaches principles of building, creating, and even design all while creating a fun disposable (or collectible) toy for very little to no money? Paper Modeling will. Sure, there are plastic and balsa wood models out there for anything from the Starship Enterprise to the Gigantic Saturn V rocket. Modellers can make tanks, cars, planes, ships all out from kits that cost anywhere from $12 to 200 dollars or more. Paper models? FREE. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Certainly less than ten bucks. How? Keep reading.
Last year, NASA launched Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber into space on the shuttle for a brief orbital journey before it headed to the Smithsonian. Now, they’re doing the same with Buzz Lightyear which should make him feel right at home, at least right next to being in a toy store.
Cue John Williams, the LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures video game is now available for download as a demo from LucasArts.
LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere
(Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade).
Well, its election season and Lego currently has a campaign over their own going on in association with Toys R Us. Over at www.Toysrus.com/LegoStarWars, Lego fans can choose the next Lego set to exclusively released. The vote runs through May 18 at 11:59 pm and fans can choose from one of three classic Star Wars scenes to become the next LEGO set.
A slot car racing set wasn’t a given, but those of us who remember watching the original Speed Racer Saturday morning TV show hoped it would. Hidden amoungst the plethora of merchandising toys from Hot Wheels to lunch kits, all we old folks really hoped for is a toy about a race car driver that actually raced. And slot cars are so old school retro cool that the Carerra Speed Racer Slot Car Set fits right in with the spirit and speed that is the Mach 5 and bringing it into the 21st century with whiz bang LED lights to boot.