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New Hexbugs coming to expand toy robot range, including zombies

New Hexbugs coming to expand toy robot range

NEWS TOY FAIR 2012: And nanos with bunny ears
Innovation First, the technology company behind the smash toy sensation Hexbug is to expand its line-up of creepy crawly robots massively. There are new larger models for the main Hexbug family, plus special edition Hexbug nanos and new additions to its …
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  • Nikon Coolpix S30 pictures and hands-on  . Cameras, Compact cameras, Nikon, Nikon Coolpix S30, 10 megapixels, Dad, Photos 0

    Nikon Coolpix S30 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Family fun camera 1 February 2012 15:11 GMT

    With the Nikon Coolpix S30, Nikon have stepped into a new category of camera, and it's all about family. This is a camera you can put into the hands of your children without worrying about how much damage they'll do to it.

    Built like a plastic...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Bord review (Windows Phone 7). Apps, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 apps, Dad, Video 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Bord review (Windows Phone 7)

    Back to school 31 January 2012 18:00 GMT

    You are in a restaurant, the food is taking ages, and your kids are starting to go stir crazy. You have two choices. Start praying that the food will turn up any moment, or turn to your partner and start praying that they've brought the usual array...

  • Bossa Nova Mechatars pictures and hands-on

    Bossa Nova Mechatars pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON TOY FAIR 2012: Robot wars 27 January 2012 16:48 GMT

    We've already come across Bossa Nova Robotics' remote controlled Mechatars before, at last year's Toy Fair in fact, but now they're ready for public consumption and Pocket-lint got the chance to see the online role playing game aspect of the new USB...

  • WowWee reinvents a classic with Monster Marbles

    WowWee reinvents a classic with Monster Marbles

    TOY FAIR 2012: Collectable fun 27 January 2012 14:32 GMT

    Okay, so there's no gadget-based wizardry involved and the closest they get to consumer electronics is that they share a name with a giant in the world of cables, but WowWee's Monster Marbles invoke the kind of reminiscence you don't get from a Nespresso...

  • New Hexbugs coming to expand toy robot range, including zombies

    New Hexbugs coming to expand creepy crawly robot range, including zombies (pictures)

    TOY FAIR 2012: And nanos with bunny ears 27 January 2012 9:59 GMT

    Innovation First, the technology company behind the smash toy sensation Hexbug is to expand its line-up of creepy crawly robots massively. There are new larger models for the main Hexbug family, plus special edition Hexbug nanos and new additions to...

  • LeapFrog Move & Learn Music Player is iPod for infants

    LeapFrog Move & Learn Music Player is iPod for infants

    TOY FAIR 2012: Old skooling 26 January 2012 11:14 GMT

    Toy tech brand LeapFrog is expanding its line-up of educational kiddy gadgets with a handheld, portable music player that looks like an iPod classic, but for pre-schoolers.

    The LeapFrog Move & Learn Music Player won't store MP3s or other file...

  • Character Options AppGear to bring AR gaming to Doctor Who

    Character Options AppGear to bring AR gaming to Doctor Who

    TOY FAIR 2012: Foam Fighters first up 25 January 2012 15:49 GMT

    Character Options, the company behind many licensed toys including the Doctor Who and Wembley Stadium Character Building brick sets, Angry Birds catapult and Android plush, is to bring WowWee's AppGear to the UK, a new range of augmented reality games...

  • RC R2-D2 marks start of Bladez Star Wars Pump & Play range

    RC R2-D2 marks start of Bladez Star Wars Pump & Play range (video)

    TOY FAIR 2012: I don't remember owning a balloon 25 January 2012 13:53 GMT

    Bladez Toyz, which is possibly best known for its massive selection of radio controlled helicopters, has signed a deal with Lucasfilm to bring the Star Wars franchise to its Pump & Play RC range.

    The first officially licensed toy in the line-up...

  • Android cuddly toy to head App Plush line (pictures)

    Android cuddly toy to head App Plush line (pictures)

    TOY FAIR 2012: Om Nom and Fruit Ninja too 24 January 2012 15:59 GMT

    Toy maker Character Options has created a new range of plush toys based on popular smartphone applications and, even, an operating system. Called App Plush, the range features 5-inch plush toys using characters from Fruit Ninja, Cut the Rope, Doodle...

  • Bobble Bots Moshi Monsters Moshlings pictures and hands-on

    Bobble Bots Moshi Monsters Moshlings pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON TOY FAIR 2012: Hexbug for girls 24 January 2012 15:24 GMT

    Hexbug creator Innovation First is hoping to repeat the resounding success it has had with its robotic bug range with a new range of scuttling, vibrating collectables. And this time it has partnered with Mind Candy to bring its tech to Moshi Monsters.

    Bobble...

  • Scalextric Star Wars Death Star Attack: Force powered slot car racing. Toys, Dad, Star Wars, Scalextric, ToyFair2012 0

    Scalextric Star Wars Death Star Attack: Force powered slot car racing

    TOY FAIR 2012: These aren't the droids you're looking for 24 January 2012 14:45 GMT

    Are you a Star Wars fan? Like Scalextric? Then Hornby has the ultimate set for you coming later in the year - Star Wars Scalextric.

    Yep, that's right, the two biggest toy brands of your childhood will be coming together in glorious 3D (a tie-in...

  • Character Building Wembley Stadium offers Lego-style footy fun

    Character Building Wembley Stadium offers Lego-style footy fun

    TOY FAIR 2012: Sweet FA 24 January 2012 14:44 GMT

    Character Options, the toy company behind the excellent Doctor Who Character Building (Lego-style) figures and playsets launched last year, has signed a deal with the English Football Association in order to release figures and brick building sets...

  • Salad Fingers from YouTube becomes action figure. Toys, Dad, ToyFair2012, YouTube 0

    Salad Fingers from YouTube becomes action figure

    TOY FAIR 2012: Spoons 24 January 2012 14:20 GMT

    Salad Fingers, the downright strange but also fascinating YouTube animation is to get his own collectors action figure. Pocket-lint was at the Toy Fair in London to check it out.

    Created by David Firth, the Salad Fingers character has become...

  • BigTrak XTR pictures and hands-on. Toys, Dad, ToyFair2012, Bigtrak XTR, iPhone apps, Android apps 0

    BigTrak XTR pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON TOY FAIR 2012: Retro lunar fun 24 January 2012 11:48 GMT

    Remember the 1980s toy phenomenon, BigTrack? If not, allow us to fill you in - it was a six-wheeled programmable electric vehicle where you entered codes on its built-in keyboard for a pre-determined movement sequence. It was the toy car for geeks....

  • The Doctor Who Tardis safe that you unlock with your phone. Toys, Dad, ToyFair2012, Star Wars, Doctor Who, iPhone, Phones, Android 0

    The Doctor Who Tardis safe that you unlock with your phone

    TOY FAIR 2012: R2D2 one as well 24 January 2012 10:46 GMT

    Kids like to keep things safe. They like Doctor Who. They probably have an iPod touch or iPhone.

    So what better way to celebrate all that than with the Doctor Who Tardis Safe that will only open with a dedicated app and the right passcode?

    Yep,...

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