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NERF’s New Ultra Blasters Fire Farther Than Ever

From rubber band guns and air cannons, to rocket launchers and drones, there are plenty of great options when it comes to weapons for cubicle warfare. But for our money, there’s still no better option…

Ghostkube Is a Kinetic Sculpture Based on Moving Origami

Erik Åberg is an artist based in Stockholm, Sweden who makes objects and performs all over the world. His latest creation is Ghostkube, a sculptural piece inspired by moving origami that you can actually own…

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Mattel Is Rereleasing the Original Hot Wheels Cars

In 1968, Mattel decided to take a shot at the die-cast toy car crown. Matchbox, the champ at the time, was popular for its toy replicas of real vehicles, and had been since its inception…

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‘Hot Wheels: From 0 to 50 at 1:64 Scale’

Somewhere in a closet is a bin of Hot Wheels all dinged up from a childhood of epic chases, races, and crashes. We put our toy cars through a lot. Now, as adults, we can…

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Ceda Tool-Less Foam Blaster

Nerf guns have come a long way since they were just weapons of childhood warfare and neighborhood foam dart fights. Now, the foam firearms can be seen in fun offices all over the country. We’re…

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7 Toy Race Cars That Look too Good to Play With

When we were kids, there was no group of toys we played with more than our cars. Diecasts, Hot Wheels, roll-arounds, scale models, whatever. If they had four wheels, we were all about spending hours…

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‘Isle of Dogs’ Collectible Toys

If you haven’t seen Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, you need to go do that immediately. Fox Searchlight is releasing a collection of six collectible Isle of Dogs toys that are as cute as they are…

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Halospheres Is a Desktop Toy That Spins at Over 3,600 RPM

In our quest to find the perfect desktop toy to kill time between meetings, we’ve come across numerous gadgets and gizmos. Most, however, are riffs on the same idea. Halospheres is different. Halospheres is the…

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Makedo Cardboard Construction Toolset

Believe it or not, there will be times when kids and kids at heart need a break from the LEGO bricks. Shockingly, the 1,000th boxy car just doesn’t hold the same appeal as the first…

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Madballs are Back

If you’re of a certain age, there are a couple things you couldn’t do as a kid. You couldn’t bring home a pack of Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, you couldn’t watch Married With Children, and,…

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Purinok Wood Models

Operating for a decade and a half in Lithuania, Purinok’s Woodcrafts is a small shop that designs, manufactures and builds wooden toys, models and kits. Each of the models in the collection is made with…

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littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit

If you’re not already familiar with littleBits, they’re a technology company that makes kits designed to teach kids about the way electronics work. Their latest kit, the littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit, lets kids…

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‘Micro but Many’ Is an Online Gallery of Micro Machines

We can still hear the Micro Machine Man flying through a script if we try hard enough. Those pint-sized vehicles he was the spokesperson for were a big part of our childhood. We aren’t alone.…

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Watch Matchbox Cars Get Made the Old-Fashioned Way

There’s just something about vintage advertising and production methods that’s inherently cool. Take this production video of Matchbox Cars from 1965 for instance. Unearthed and uploaded by British Pathé (a media and licensing company with quite…

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J.L. Lawson Centre Spin Fidget Spinner

We’ve long been fans of the products that come out of the J.L. Lawson & Co. workshop because of their build quality, clever design and focus on craftsmanship. The J.L. Lawson Centre Spin Fidget Spinner…

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