Toys

Toys are the most sought after possessions of children to keep them entertained for hours. They are made for infants, toddlers, teens, and even adults who love playing a good Xbox game. Each year there is a mad rush for the hottest toys at Christmas causing shortages and high priced auctions on eBay as the current fads are scooped up and sold for huge margins.

There are toys that continue to stand the test of time like Legos and Lincoln Logs, allowing parents to play with their children with the very toys they also grew up with. Toys can be just for fun or educational and many times entire toy lines are based completely on movies such as Star Wars selling year after year even without the release of any new movies. Bloggers are always talking about toys at Top Toys Blog with current reviews, news, and more.

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• Speed Reading: Fast Vision, Legacies, Steampunk Doom & More

  
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  What Were They Thinking?! has found a…novel way to see at super-speed.Multiversity Comics recommends Geoff Johns’ original Flash run.Grumpy Old Fan considers the likely structure of Legacies and its implications.IGN’s top 100 covers of 2009 gives Flash: Rebirth #1 the #3 spot.Toycutter has a Steampunk Legion of ...
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• #5: ZhuZhu Pets - 3 ZhuZhu Pets Hamsters - Hamsters May Vary

  
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  ZhuZhu Pets - 3 ZhuZhu Pets Hamsters - Hamsters May Vary by Cepia 32 days in the top 100 (15) Buy new: $31.99 73 used & new from $31.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Original post:  #5: ZhuZhu Pets - ...
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• #7: Fisher-Price Little People Rumblin Rocks Dump Truck

  
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  Fisher-Price Little People Rumblin Rocks Dump Truck by Fisher-Price Buy new: $17.99 $6.99 5 used & new from $6.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Hot New Releases in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Here is the original post:  #7: Fisher-Price ...
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• Laser harp makes music

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Jared has some leftover lasers from a previous project, and deciding to follow the mantra "waste not, want not", he decided to put them to good use by conjuring that magical laser harp. that fine musical instrument replaces traditional strings on a harp with laser diodes that shine at Cadmium Sulfide photo resistors. ...
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• Color-changing contact lenses for diabetics

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  A bunch of boffins from the University of Western Ontario are closer to developing color-changing contact lenses that will target diabetics after receiving more than 200 grand from the Canada Foundation for Innovation in order to further develop the technology. How does the color of their contact lenses change to ...
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• FCC passes Sony Ericsson U5i

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Looks like the FCC has decided that a relatively unknown handset from Sony Ericsson known as the U5i has passed their stringent tests, which is a relatively low-to-mid range handset as it features 640 x 360 resolution on its touchscreen display and a 2-megapixel camera running on the Symbian operating system. While we ...
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• Pyramid Talk clock from Sanyo

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Sanyo rolls back the years with an updated version of the Pyramid Talk clock, where that model keeps up with the times thanks to LED lighting alongside the ability to speak the term, weather and temperature input in two languages - Japanese (obviously) and English whenever the pyramids top is given a couple of presses ...
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• Jobs happy with new tablet

  
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  It seems as though a former Apple employee ratted out to the New York Times that "Steve is extremely happy with the new tablet." With that piece of data in mind, rumors of the 7" tablet from Apple debuting at CES that is happening next month might actually come true, although it would prove to be an ...
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• HDMI 1.4 standard offers broadcast 3D video support

  
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  hdmi -14.jpg">-14.jpg"> HDMI Licensing aims to support 3D substance using their upcoming HDMI spec v1.4, and it remains to be seen whether that push will happen or not, so well have to wait until the consortium meets next month to add the "Top/Bottom" 3D format. While the group bemoans the lack of a mandatory ...
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• iPhone gets Nintendo 64 emulator

  
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  ZodTTD recently rolled out a Nintendo 64 emulator for the iPhone , where it will run only on jailbroken iPhones. Interestingly adequate, that emulator comes with Wii Remote support, enabling the Wiimote to operate as a control interface that relies on both buttons and the accelerometer to give you total control in a ...
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• my little colossus is too cute to be slain

  
  TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos — Authority: 171
  Until recently, I wasn’t aware that there’s a diabolically awesome trend that involves customizing My Little Pony figures, like this horrifying L4D Hunter Pony . Shame on me. Time to catch up! deviantART member Blondeyetti took a pony, applied some “Sculpey, stone effect spray paint, acrylics and “burnt ...
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• Pic of the Day

  
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• 6x zoom lens for cellphones

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Cellphone cameras certain have come a distant way since their VGA quality times, and these days it is not strange to see at least a 5-megapixel shooter crammed into a tiny handset. Brando has a 6x zoom lens for handsets that supposedly offers super wide angle support and is useful for color reduction. Not too certain ...
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• Solar powered cockroach

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  They say that a cockroach is able to live off the glue on the back of a postage stamp for months on end, making these critters one of the most durable species on earth to survive a nuclear fallout. Well, couple their natural hardiness with the view of turning it into a mechanical pet, and you get a solar-powered ...
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• Galileo EGS-1 Electronic Golf Scope

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Golfers are often obsessed with their scores, and the Galileo EGS-1 Electronic Golf Scope could potentially help you improve your game to that of a pro level. How so? You will be able to use the EGS-1 to determine the distance to the green, and armed with such info, you can pick your club wisely. Everything you see ...
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• Ferrari simulator is the bomb

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  Ferrari has been a name synonymous with high performance supercars, and by the years they have dominated the world of motorsports with a vise-like grip - at least, until Schumacher retired. Their latest simulator is no video game, where it tips the scales at 200 tons, requiring more than 10 km of cabling while ...
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• Aojie netbook comes with a service warranty

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  When a specific market becomes extremely competitive, such as the netbook sphere where most of the products come with similar specifications, how do you set apart one product from another? Shanzai-based Aojies netbook aims to stand out from the rest of the crowd by offering a service warranty by partnering with a ...
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• 4GB Spy Cap

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  A baseball cap does not work for everybody, as some folks look just plain weird in them. For those who want to record dalliances discreetly, the 4GB Spy Cap comes in handy, although you might look a bit weird wearing a cap at all times even when indoors. that $59.95 Spy Cap comes with an integrated camera, remote ...
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• Mattracks Powerboard merges modes of transport

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 462
  The Mattracks Powerboard brings together a snowmobile and a scooter in to a separate vehicular transport to offer you unprecedented fun that winter - at least for those of you living in the northern hemisphere. that track-propelled snow machine, the Mattracks Powerboard will be in its element when plodding through ...
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• Janet plans special Christmas for Michael’s children

  
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  London, Dec 24 (IANS) Pop diva Janet Jackson is trying to make Christmas as special for her brother Michael’s children as he would have made it for them had he been alive.The singer, who is the younger sister of the late “Thriller” star, has insisted on making Christmas a “fun” time for his daughter Paris, ...
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