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@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – “Ecotronics” – Hand crank powered toys (sorry, not web site it seems) had an assortment of hand torches (flash lights) and toys that kids crank to power / store energy. One was a game, another was a microphone / noise maker, we’re seeing a lot of the commercial applications of […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – We saw our pals from ScienceWiz, I’m a fan of their Electricity kit and Chemistry kit for kids, check’em out… Book/magazine/kit all rolled up in to one… Each of the ScienceWizâ„¢ kits is appropriate for a specific age range and covers a specific topic in science. Tested and refined over […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – I really liked seeing Mountain Boy Sledworks – Handmade wooden sleds & wagons – unlike the cheap plastic RadioFlyer wagons and Cheap-mart special these sleds and wagons are handmade in Colorado and are built to last – My favorite was the “citrus scooter”… We are working hard to minimize the […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – We met the folks from Timberkits last year and liked them so much we had them out to Maker Faire – they were at the Toy Fair this year and we stopped by to say hi – there are a few new build-it-yourself wood sculptures, check’em out!
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – Inventist’s Orbitwheels are a blast and I want a pair – the inventor of them is also the maker behind the AquaSkipper. Like a cross between a skateboard and inline skates, but with more freedom and simplicity than either, the Orbitwheel is a brand new concept for wheeled sports. The […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – The Unitech “Fun Fly Stick” Magic levitation wand made the rounds on the web awhile ago but this is the first time I’ve seen it in person. It looks like some type of after dinner game Superman’s Dad keeps around for entertainment – seeing adults in suits play with this […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – The “Erector” brand is still around, but sadly it’s in name only (they sell robot iPod docks now, I’m not kidding). I’ll have a post with those robots later today but we did discover the idea of the “Erector” set is back and it’s coming from a German company called […]
