GoldiBlox inspires girls to become engineers. Debbie Sterling, founder and CEO of GoldiBlox, encourages young girls (as early as 4) to tinker with toys and build simple machines. According to research, only 14% of engineers are women. The Stanford graduate is attempting to make a change. GoldiBlox has sold more than 1 million sets of […]
Anki brings animated robot to life in real world with Cozmo. Meet Cozmo. All three of Anki’s co-founders attended Carnegie Mellon’s Robotic Institute. Anki’s newest and coolest toy is an adorably cute robot known as Cozmo. Could it be one of the top toys for Christmas 2021? Perhaps it represents one of the biggest technological […]
Hasbro reports profits in second quarter of 2016. Hasbro has reported better than expected profits and revenue for the second quarter of 2016. Profit and revenue has been primarily driven by strong demand for Disney Princess and Frozen dolls and action figures based on the Star Wars movies. Revenue from toys targeted toward boys (“Star […]
Star Wars merchandise is expected to do well in 2017. Last year, you may recall the enormous success Star Wars merchandise had after the big marketing push of ‘Force Friday’. This year already approximately $233M has been generated and two-thirds of sales are yet to come. We expect that Star Wars merchandise will be among […]
Classic Nintendo and Sega systems are back in 2016! Old-school classic gaming is making a resurgence in the form a new NES and Sega Genesis. Remember the old rivalry from the commercials: “Genesis does what Nintendo don’t.” The old rivalry will heat up and be rekindled beginning in time for the Holiday Season. Which one […]
ToysRus is looking for a toy tester. Toys ’R’ Us, the world’s largest toy specialty retailer, has announced it is seeking a professional toy tester. This is a dream job for one lucky kid out there! The official role is called “President of Play”. Eligibility Requirements: • Open to American children ONLY • Applicants must […]
Nintendo surprises the Internet with a mini version of Nintendo Entertainment System. The Internet went abuzz with the announcement of the NES Classic edition based on its first major videogame system released almost 30 years ago. It made our best toys 2021 list. The console will be palm-sized so that it can fit in the […]
Although Christmas may seem like months away, Argos has already unveiled its top picks for Holiday 2016. These are the toys they are predicting to be at the top of many kids’ Christmas wish lists. So without further adieu we present Argos’ Top Toys for 2021: 1) Zoomer Chimp | SpinMaster | £120 Making the […]
See the best toys of April 2016.
See the best toys of March 2016. With Easter around the corner and an exciting new Batman movie coming out soon, we look back at some of the new toys that were released in March. Here are some of the coolest toys of March 2016. Many of these toys have a shot of making our […]
