Toys

• AirZooka: Perfect for the Ultimate Cube Safari -- hunt down and blast cube mates, managers, office dogs, and marketroids with a harmless (yet somehow satisfying) blast of air. Watch out for the...
  
• Astroboy Toys: The Amazing Astroboy is finally getting his due and you can celebrate with your own Astroboy Toys -- difficult to find, but definitely available. I was suprised and delighted to see...
  
• Boohbah, PBS, and Toys : From Ragdoll Ltd., the UK company that brought us Teletubbies, now comes Boohbah -- a new show for toddlers with brightly colored non-human characters ... this sounds vaguely familiar. ;) But...
  
• Catch a Bubble: If you've ever blown bubbles, you've probably tried to catch one -- it is no easy task. Or it wasn't when I was growing up... but by the miracle of modern...
  
• Catwoman Barbie: Am I the only person in the world who finds the Catwoman Barbie concept odd and perhaps a bit disturbing? I've always thought of Barbie as rather cheerleader-mini-skirts, fah-bulous gowns, and...
  
• Disney Dream Desk: Oh ho ho, these kids today, I tell ya. They have the COOLEST toys. This Disney Dream Desk PC comes fully loaded with all kinds of cool software (art, music, games, and more) --...
  
• Gel Ant Farm: A Gel Ant Farm... sigh... it's this super-cool kind of ant farm that makes many of us say "Oh man, why didn't they have that when I was a kid?" It's...
  
• Gizmo Gremlins: Twenty years ago, the GREMLINS movie hit the theatres and has since enjoyed status as a Cult Classic. Now the movie has been re-released on DVD and there is a new...
  
• Hot Christmas Toys 2004: For the third year in a row, we've evaluated the toys, we've read the reviews, and we've come to our own conclusions about this year's Hot Christmas Toys. Several retro toys that...
  
• Hovercraft Toy: Flight without wings -- very cool... and why, even educational. This Hovercraft Toy kit is a snap-together kit (no glue needed) put out by Seibun. From what I've read (I don't...
  
• Mars Rover Model: If the outerspace geeks in your house know more about star charts than StarTrek, they may just love the latest creation from LEGO. Teaming up with the original Mars Rover designers...
  
• Operation Shrek: When I was a kid, I asked for the original Operation Game several Christmas seasons in a row. NEVER GOT IT. I never knew why I didn't get it, but apparently...
  
• Pokemon Toy Recall: Just a friendly heads-up for Pokemon fans: Pokemon Toy Recall "About 7,400 Pokemon plush toys -- more than a dozen different colorful characters in the form of dolls, beanbags and key chains...
  
• Pooh Easter Bunny: I know it's a bit early for Easter celebrations, but these Pooh Easter Bunnies are just so incredibly adorable and at such a smart price, I had to join all you...
  
• Robosapien: Every year, I put together a list of what I consider to be the year's "Hot Christmas Toys". I compile the list in mid-October, but this year I'm going to go...
  
• Robosapien Reviews: Remember me talking about Robosapien back in March? Well, he has ARRIVED. And I planned to have my Robosapien Review done for you by now, but I've had a little glitch....
  
• The Incredibles Merchandise: If your guys and gals LOVE the movie, they're going to be clamoring, whining, begging, pleading, and cleaning their rooms in order to get some of the hot The Incredibles Merchandise....
  
• Travel Go Board Game: Fans of the ancient game of go (igo) know there's one major difficulty when starting out -- the boards and playing pieces are damn expensive. And they're usually bulky and don't...
  
• Ugly Dolls: It's not cruel to call them Ugly Dolls (or "UglyDolls"), that's their brand name. And yes, these are in the "so ugly they're absolutely adorable" category... if you don't love them...