Archive for the ‘Toys’ Category

Kids love to play with gadgets, but who wants a child’s grubby little fingers on their smartphone?  Enter the Cell Com 200, from Kawasaki.

This device looks like a BlackBerry, but it’s really just a cheap walkie talkie.  The screen is fake and the buttons don’t really do anything, except for the push-to-talk button on the left.

I don’t know why Kawasaki picked such an old BlackBerry to imitate with the Cell Com 200.  If I had a fake BlackBerry, I’d want a fake BlackBerry Storm 2.  But I supposed the Cell Com 200 can go a long way to entertaining your kids, while protecting your real smartphone.

What could make your Hello Kitty watch more fun?  Turn it into a walkie talkie.  This device from your pals at JP Products Co., hides a walkie talkie behind the cat’s head.  Just hold down the talk button and talk into the cat’s face, and you’re all set.

Sure, you’re not going to be inconspicuous with a cat on your wrist, but you will be able to stay in touch with all of your fellow Hello Kitty-loving friends.

Ever have this problem:  you’re in your room and you feel like singing, but you don’t actually have a microphone, so you’re forced to use a hair brush?  The problem, of course, is that your brush isn’t actually a mic, so your voice doesn’t get any louder.

Well, Moxie Girlz has an solution for you with the Primp ‘n’ Perform brush mic.  The device is actually a microphone that will amply your voice to any FM radio.  But, it also has a hair brush attachment that will turn your mic into a brush.

I suppose this is great for those budding singers that get used to singing into a brush, and are having trouble making the transition to a real mic.  But if that’s not your problem, then the Primp ‘n’ Perform will probably kinda miss the point.

I love remote control toys, but the Mini Phantom from Propel Toys has me confused.  How can you make a remote controlled motorcycle?  Wouldn’t the vehicle just tip over without a little driver to shift his weight back and forth as a counterbalance?

I suppose if it works, this is could be a cool little toy.  I’d be even more impressed if this guy can pop a wheelie.

Hasbro’s Bumblebee remote controlled car seems like a decent enough toy.  But oversight to me is that this thing is just a car…it doesn’t transform into a robot or anything.  Now how sick would it be to have a remote controlled car that you could drive around, then transform it into a robot a la Robosapien?

First of all, if I had a toy company I would name it Awesome Toys too.  But I’m not sure i get this flying truck.  I mean, why exactly is the truck flying?  Has Awesome Toys run out of normal flying things…you know, planes, helicopters, birds, pterodactyls, spaghetti monsters, etc.?

In any case, I guess this is an awesome toy, but I think it sends the wrong message to kids – namely that trucks fly.