Toy Fair is always magical, but technology is adding even more magic to the mix, especially when it's implemented to make toys smarter and more fun. This year we saw some excellent examples of tech-toy coolness to come, from giants like ...
Tags: Toy Fair, smart toys, tech-toy
Wow Packs are the world's 'first ever R/C animated backpacks' from toy maker Wow Stuff. The Wow Packs have a remote control located in the strap which, when pressed, activate different responses from animated characters. Two characters ...
Tags: TOY FAIR, toy maker, Toy Preview show
Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...
Tags: Brand Licensing Europe 2012, toy industry, exhibition, toys
My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok, so it’s the family iPad, but she uses it frequently. As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids’ tablets, for whatever reason her parents ...
New Combat Creatures colours and weapons on show at US tech expo. Wow Stuff has taken its Combat Creature Attacknids to the world's biggest technology showcase, CES. The toy is yet to launch in the 'States, but visitors to the Las ...
Tags: Wow Stuff, Combat Creature Attacknids, CES, Toys
Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys
Every year David Letterman picks his favourite toys to appear on his famous talk show. This year, Wow Stuff's Attacknids have appeared on the legendary US talk show. The wily host first takes control of a single Attacknid, and then ...
Tags: talk show, toy, 14-stanza poem, David Letterman
Despite a recent backlash by play purists who argue that electronic toys stifle imagination and are environmentally-unfriendly, electronic toys are very popular with children and are taking an increasing share of the toy market. So what ...
Tags: Electronic Toys, Toy Guide, Toys
Wow Stuff’s Attacknids have been touring UK toy shops since October and have now made their final stop at Hamleys’ Regent Street store. The R/C robots and their 2x2 metre battle enclosure will remain in the toy shop up until ...
Tags: Hamleys, battle arena, toy