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    Bandai’s Luminodot is Lite-Brite for adults

    If you are anything like me, you grew up with a Lite-Brite in your house. I used to have so much fun creating pictures with those pegs of light. But as I grew older, it became less fun, and ended up in a closet somewhere. Japanese toy maker Bandai has come out with a new […] More

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    Is that a UFO? No, its a QFO.

    Unveiled at the Tokyo Toy Show 2008, Tomy’s QFO is a tiny, golf ball sized RC flying toy. It’s propelled by a motor on the bottom of the unit which makes it very nimble in the air. The QFO belongs to Tomy’s line of Q products which are all very very tiny. The QFO will […] More

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    Japanese Ministry’s Child Army

    Does the Japanese Ministry of Education have a secret plot to turn young Japanese children into hordes of super-hero clones that mindlessly following commands from power hungry commanders? It seems so. Japanese toy company People has partnered with the Japanese Ministry to create a new alarm clock aimed at kodomo-tachi. It’s called, Okiro! Asa Ichiban […] More