Heroine Katniss sports a bow and arrow, and does plenty of damage with her accuracy in the UK release of the blockbuster Hunger Games today. Since opening in the US kids (of all ages) have been signing up for lessons at Archery clubs, that's far too faddy for us, just pick up the finest toy bow/arrow kit around in the shape of the fine Z-Curve launcher and have yourself some grin inducing fun. A couple of round-nosed projectiles that easily reach 80 feet and a sucker dart that'll pretty much latch on to any flat surface (foreheads not included), we ...
We are, according to the Guardian, running low on Helium and one scientist in particular is putting the blame squarely on the party balloon industry and, that'll now include our favourite flyers the Air Swimmers. Pressure on stocks aren't likely to let up anytime soon from our end, we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Bass and Whale version of these surreal R/C's - Air Swimmers are the only brand that'll not have you trying to cancel your credit card transaction. Here's an Angry Bird version too (pictured) selling only in the US righ now, looking forward to a video ...
ARCHOS have shown their hand in the Tablet market for kids this morning wading in with this, the Child Pad. It joins the MEEP and Kurio although it could well steal a lead as it is launching at the end of March, the others have a TBC date and late September. In the looks department all seems perfectly acceptable, it 'll run on the 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software has 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM - And it'll be just £99. Kids friendly features include access to the Kids App Store powered by AppsLib which is filtered down to ...
Yup, the licensing wagon rolls out once more for the Angry Birds mob and this time we're treated to a quadruplet of the crew, red bird, yellow bird, king piggy and white bird as USB flash drives. They're each able to carry around 4GB of your precious data and we think hat wanting to fling them into a structure of Jenga bricks or LEGO will be overwhelming, so buy one (or more) and get on with it. £14.99 a piece from FIREBOX
When Mattel took on the board game last year it was met with shrieks of delight from bird lobbing fans, within just a couple of months version two was amongst us, we eagerly await the next installment. From iPod docks, PC speakers, noise producing plushes and a raft of other beak based accessories nothing new or very exciting to see here, it is with unbridled enthuisiasm that we bring you Angry Birds, The Outdoor Action game from Tactic. From May and for about £25 you get the main game, that's a playmat, blocks, pair of Angry Birds, a pig and ...
Lets face it, until just now you'd never realised how much you wanted a solar powered waving minature figure of Her Maj, did you? Pick yours from either pink or blue or buy both - Head THIS way for your purchase and to pick up some interesting facts about this great lady, our favourite is that she has opened 15 bridges in the UK!
We're unlikely to see the veritable amount of tat that surrounded the Royal wedding last year, we're hoping that celebratory and commemorative kit will all attempt to be as classy as this chess set (over optimistic perhaps). Each piece is handpainted, it truly is a glorious piece of kit that's certain to find favour with those who refer to parts of their abodes with terms such as East and West wing. It'll set you back almost £300 HERE for those interested parties.
We've been treated to a fair few Scalextric licences over the years, James bond ones were pretty good, Toy Story didn;t float our slot-car racing boat, this pair of beauties has us grinning from ear to ear. Why we've had to wait for so long to get Star Wars and Scalexctric to tema up Darth only knows, and frankly we don;t give a Yoda because it's finally happening - Exactly when we're no sure. So, we have the Micro 1:64 scale Death Star Attack set with a Lord Vader Tie Fighter battling a Luke Skywalker X-Wing, the spaceships have working ...
Show allegiance to your side ahead of this saturdays clash with one of these cuckoo clocks from Headsupco. On the hour, and every hour, a pair of boots pops out accompanied by the sound of a goal being kicked and the roar of the crowd. You can cause the sound to strike whenever you like with the encore button, and, a light sensor means the crowd stay quiet after hours. They’ve also got Italian ones, hold off on that purchase we think the price will come down. £49.99 at Headsupco
Head down to Hamleys on Regent Street store this Sunday between noon and 3pm to catch Glen Matlock, bass-player of the legendary Sex Pistols lending a hand in the launch of Paper Jamz. Get up on stage with the legend, sorry invade the stage, with a man who had hand in the Pistols iconic hits and get your picture taking strumming wiuth the Sex Pistol. Helping kids gets into the spirit of ’76 a team of experts from Hamleys will be on hand to give kids free punk makeovers throughout the day. The entire weekend is punk themed if you are busy Sunday with staff dressed as punks from Friday and classic punk music and videos -played throughout the store.
Oh my gosh.
Since the dawn of time – or rather more likely since the film Big – surely everyone in the world has secretly wished for a giant keyboard. Your dreams have officially come true.
Just imagine being able to re-enact that famous and weirdly cringeworthy scene, can you feel the nostalgia?
And it doesn’t stop there, this gadget has some pretty nifty features including an 80 note memory so you can listen back to the music you’ve made with your feet, ten demo tracks and even a choice of instruments.
At £49.99 here it’s a bit on the pricey side but we’re really hoping that a giant drum kit and guitar are on the way soon so we can start a giant band..
Not enough pennies for Guitar Hero? Not enough talent for an actual guitar? We may have the answer –
Paperjamz is a rather unique creation: a paper guitar. But before you say ‘Surely I could make one of those myself with some paper, a pair of scissors and some felt tip pens’ hold on. You can hook this paper guitar up to headphones and speakers and it has backing tracks for you to play along to.
There are five designs each with different tracks to choose from and there’s a no-cutting-your-fingers-on-metal-strings guarantee, just papercuts to worry about then… But at just £24.99 here you’ll have change to buy plasters
Feature Alert – Keep your eyes peeled for this regular slot when we’ll cast a glance into our crystal ball and bring you the Toys of Tomorrow – we’re starting off with a good’un
Coming soon from Wowwee, yes th folk of Robosapien fame, is a diversion from automatons and into the electronic music world. Paper Jamz are a range of wafer thin strummers that look the business but have no strings. The innovative technology inside lets you play tunes by just running your fingers over the printed strings up the neck and frets like a pro whilst hamming up the action with added rock star actions.
You'll not be able to much about the weather conditions or the temperature outdoorsbut, abottle of rum, turn the heating up, whack on the Bob Marley best of CD and accompany your top tracks with our newly acquired Mini Finger Steel Drums. Reproducing an entirely acceptable steel drum sounds as you tap your digits around the drum segments there is also an ultra laid back option that allowsthe drums to play themselves so you needn't even lift a finger, just sit back and sip! £14.95 from GADGETS
Mighty impressed we are with Recreations latest reincarnation of the Stylophone that it has made us talk in a Yoda like fashion, enough of that. The 13 pads aboard the Beatbox version has us in mind of a futuristic steeldrum, the soundshowver ensure this is where the similarities end. Start attacking each with your stylus and play different percussion sounds and choose from 3 different "sound sets" – Drum kit,Bass
Stylophone and Beatbox set which has a scratch function button. Record, alter the tempo and play sounds over the top by adding an MP3 player -Check out the video for the Beatbox in the hands of the Pro's - Buy one HERE for £19.99
This modern day homage to the geektastic game that gobbled up ten pence pieces all over the land is an early morning invader craft. Set the clock for your wake-up call and in the a.m you'll be greeted with a cacophony of colours as well as an army of the Space Invaders marching across the screen accompanied by the familiar sound effects. £24.95 from FIREBOX
If you're missing work due to your addiction to the phenomenon that is Guitar Hero then its time to stop those feeble sickie excuses and pack one of these in your pocket and rock wherever and whenever you fancy. Guitar Hero Carabiner has levels of play and songs plucked straight from Guitar Hero and
Guitar Hero II complete with ten tracks. Inside are 3 levels of play and 5 wav tone ‘note' buttons with difficulty levels increasing to test the deftness of your digits
with more complex rifts. A foldable neck shrinks it further and theres an LCD screen, whammy bar for long notes and a
carabiner clip. Imagine the fun on the 8.15! Yours for £14.95 at Boysstuff
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