WowWee (32 articles)
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WowWee reinvents a classic with Monster Marbles
TOY FAIR 2012: Collectable fun 27 January 2012 14:32 GMT TweetOkay, 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...
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Character Options AppGear to bring AR gaming to Doctor Who
TOY FAIR 2012: Foam Fighters first up 25 January 2012 15:49 GMT TweetCharacter 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...
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Light Strike from WowWee: Laser Quest returns
HANDS-ON New toy for a new era 6 July 2011 18:06 GMT TweetRemember Laser Quest, or if you’re even geekier Photon? Well the youth of today will get their chance to have the same memories you once had thanks to WowWee, the company behind Paper Jamz and Robosapiens.
It’s about to launch a...
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Electronic Test Tube Aliens hands-on
HANDS-ON The return of the evil alien hoard 2 February 2011 16:14 GMT TweetAfter a meagre outing last time around, Wild Planet and WowWee's Electronic Test Tube Aliens are back, and this time they're even more evil. They want to enslave the human race, and kids are encouraged to interrogate them to find out the details of...
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Paper Jamz Pro Guitar, Microphone and Justin Bieber Keyboard Guitar hands-on
HANDS-ON The instant rockstar range expands 2 February 2011 13:10 GMT TweetWowWee's Paper Jamz range of toy guitars were a major success in the back end of 2010. Not too expensive, they allowed wannabe rockstars the chance to strum along to some choons, without the need for the intricate gamer skillset or console equipment...
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Paper Jamz review
REVIEW
Rock till you drop?
23 August 2010 16:00 GMT
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There used to be a time when you could get away strumming your heart out to an air guitar to get you through a bored weekend, but today's punk rock kids want something gadgety. In steps the Paper Jamz guitar, a string-less, paper replica of a guitar...
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Paper Jamz amps and drums bring the noise
WowWee expanding Paper Jamz Guitar line up 7 July 2010 14:55 GMT TweetWe've already found out about Paper Jamz, a range of cardboard electronic guitars that are likely to be one of the top gadget toys come Christmas, but now WowWee, the company behind them, is ready to unleash the fury of Paper Jamz Drums and a range...
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WowWee Alive Perfect Puppy: The cutest robot dog you'll see this year
Cute and cuddly, but clever too 6 July 2010 18:20 GMT TweetThe WowWee Alive Perfect Puppy from robot creators that brought us the Robosapien, is just as you would imagine a perfect puppy to be; all love and little else.
Due out later in the year costing £100, the black and white or beige pooches will...
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Cinemin Swivel's UK price drops
New pico projector gets a reduction before it's even launched 5 August 2009 9:53 GMT TweetWe're not sure if the recent launch of a certain camera-pico-projector combo has prompted this change or not, but before it's even launched in the UK, WowWee's Cinemin Swivel has seen a price cut.
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Wowwee Cinemin Swivel gets UK launch
iPhone-friendly projection gets priced and dated 1 June 2009 12:24 GMT TweetThe first of Wowwee's iPod-compatible multimedia pico projectors powered by Texas Instruments' DLP Technology has been announced for launch in the UK.
A CES launch from earlier this year, the Cinemin "Swivel" pico projector will go on sale... -
WowWee Spyball for those spying moments
CES 2009: Rolls in and then rolls out again 8 January 2009 7:20 GMT TweetWowwee has launched a competitor to Sony's Rolly - the Spyball - at CES in Las Vegas.
The new ball shaped robot is a remote controlled, Wi-Fi enabled, transforming robotic ball that you could use to spy on people around your house. -
PHOTOS: WowWee Joebot robot
CES 2009: Hands on picture gallery 8 January 2009 6:51 GMT TweetWowWee's latest robot has been announced at CES in Las Vegas and Pocket-lint has a photo gallery of our hands on with the new robot bi-ped.
The Joebot robot is described as a walking, talking interactive buddy with a sense of humour and... -
WowWee to launch pico projectors at CES
CES 2009: Cinemin range to debut 7 January 2009 10:13 GMT TweetWowWee has announced its newest line of innovations scheduled for release this year.
As well as the company's more usual robotic offerings, it's also introducing a new category of iPod-compatible multimedia pico projectors powered by Texas... -
WowWee's CES launches revealed
CES 2009: Robots, Alive toys and more 7 January 2009 10:12 GMT TweetWowWee has revealed its new products for 2009 that it will show off at this year's CES show and there's plenty there for robo-fans.
The Spyball spy-cam is a remote controlled, Wi-Fi enabled, transforming robotic ball that can capture video... -
Credit Crunch Christmas: Wharfedale 160GB PVR
Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 7 days to go 19 December 2008 10:21 GMT TweetToday's Credit Crunch Christmas offer takes the form of the Wharfedale 160GB DVD player and recorder with HDMI.
An especially nice piece of kit considering that eXpansys are offering it to you for £69.99, this is £60 off the normal price,...
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