Tag: Toys
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Star Wars Toys Hit Shelves Today
The new Star Wars figures hit stores today the wave includes figures from past movies as well as the upcoming Clone Wars CGI animated feature. About half of the Clone Wars figures had a first day of release sticker on the front, which will have collectors running around trying to find them. There are also…
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I Want It Wednesday: OLED Keyboard
I think this could be considered the world’s most expensive keyboard probably only surpassed by keyboards on the space shuttle (or others purchased by the US government as they tend to over pay). Each key has its own OLED screen so you can customize it to your hearts content and at 1500 bucks it should…
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Don’t Use Cash at Spencer Gifts They Suck
OMG! I will never, ever, ever (and might I add ever) buy anything from a Spencer’s Gifts store again, I picked up a toy for a friend the other day and it turns out he no longer needed it so I went to return it. Check out this scam, they will no longer give you…
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I Want It Wednesday: Lego Deathstar
The Lego Star Wars Deathstar has reached new heights with the new Battle inside the Death Starâ„¢! This is not just a Lego model it is a playset to beat all playsets (and maybe it should at a $400 price tag). Look at everything this cool Lego set has to offer. Â Â Includes 25 heroes,…
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I Want It Wednesday: LEGO Mindstorms
I love robots and I love Lego. So what better combo for me than a Lego Robot? I have the first version of the Mondstorms system and really need to get myself the new one. I love the new functionality and the new look (not such a fan of the technic sets so I was…
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I Want It Wednesday: Solar Charger for Personal Electronics
How cool is this? A solar charger for the iPod and other small electronic devices. This little gadget could be a life saver when out on the beach and your tunes stop pumping or your cell phone is dying and you are no where near and outlet. Now mind you it isn’t going to work…
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TFAW Hellboy Contest
I just got a newsletter from Things From Another World they are having a Hellboy Contest and here’s the info…Good Luck! The world’s greatest paranormal investigator will hit the big screen in Hellboy II: The Golden Army on July 11. The movie will take you from our world into a realm inhabited by elves, trolls…
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What Are These Naked Guys Doing
Naked headless star trek toys! Hey, what do you think these two are saying? Leave a comment with your conversation for naked, headless Captain Kirk and Klingon.
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I Want It Wednesday: Pleo the Robotic Dino
New feature for me. While I could fill this blog with a daily I want it post I think I will stick to just Wednesdays (mostly). I cannot help it if I am overcome with the feeling of ‘I has to have this’ therefore making me post on other days to, but I will try…
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I Wanna BB Gun
I may have mentioned this before; as a kid I always wanted an airgun, well we never called them that. To us they were simply BB guns and I wanted one in the worst way. I grew up in a family full of hunters and maybe I wanted to be like my Dad after all…
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High Cost of Oil Takes Its Toll on My Toys
I noticed the scale of action figures seems to be going back down in size. Instead of all the hulking, big seven inch pieces of plastic we are once again seeing smaller three inch scale figures in the toy stores. Since plastic is basically a petroleum based product do you think the trend in smaller…
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Steampunk Star Wars Figures
I have always been a fan of the folks who can make custom action figures especially when they are such high quality as those over at Sillof’s Workshop. But these are no ordinary custom figures. What do I mean by ordinary? I guess to clarify; I would say in this case ordinary means creating figures…