Category: Toys
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“The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide” Would Help Me Build My Dream Building
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor several years I’ve thought about building a scale replica of Houston Field House in LEGO building blocks. I’ve often read that building a scale model using LEGOs is difficult, but I think I’ve found a very useful book that would help me along the way. The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide…
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Leapster Titles That Play on TV Using the L-Max
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the questions that Operation Gadget readers have about the Leapster L-Max learning game system is which Leapster games play on the television with the L-Max?. Here’s a list of games that are known to work on your TV: Leapster Kindergarten, Leapster 1st Grade, Leapster 2nd Grade, Leapster Batman, Leapster…
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Leapster L-Max is a Popular Gift for 4 to 10 Year Olds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLeapster L-Max is turning out to be one of the most popular electronic learning games for the 2005 holiday season. I discovered this because of the response that has occurred since I mentioned the L-Max in an Operation Gadget called Electronics Dominate the Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen” Holiday Gift List for…
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Shell Shocker Leading the Way in Holiday Toy Sales
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince I published Electronics Dominate the Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen” Holiday Gift List for 2005, Operation Gadget readers have “voted with their wallets” by purchasing several of the toys and games that were highlighted. Early results indicate that the hottest selling toy among the dozen is Shell Shocker, a radio-controlled transforming…
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VuGo Portable Video System for Kids to be Target for TV Network Content Deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal reported in its Monday edition that Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network will make some of their shows available on-demand for $2.99 per episode. According to the article: The episodes will be tailored to work exclusively on toy maker Hasbro Inc.’s VuGo portable media player, a kind of video…
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Electronics Dominate the Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen” Holiday Gift List for 2005
Reading Time: 3 minutesToy Wishes Magazine has released its ever-popular Hot Dozen Toys for 2005. This list is intended to forecast which toys will be the most popular during the 2005 holidays. We can safely assume that if the magazine is correct, many of them will also become hard to find in stores at some…
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80th Anniversary Winnie the Pooh Doll Now Available from Toys-R-Us and Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was in Toys-R-Us yesterday for the first time in the 2005 Holiday Season. One of the first things I saw being promoted was the 80th Anniversary Pooh Doll from Fisher-Price and it looks like its going to be a hot product this year. Winnie the Pooh first appeared in The…