Posts Filed Under — Toys

[ September 17th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Lego Taj Mahal - Ought to Kill a Few Weeks

As far as historical buildings go, they don’t get a whole lot more romantic than the Taj Mahal. I am assuming you have all seen Prison Break, so I don’t need to explain the story of the Taj, but in case you haven’t you can check out the details on Wikipedia. Luckily, you can now [...]

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[ September 5th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

iPhone Controlled Car

The video shows the work of one Josef Pr?ša and his brother, they hail from the Czech Republic. They created a control system for an R/C car that makes use of the iPhone and gets the accelerometer in on the action as well.
According to Pr?ša:
It has five buttons, four of them you can use for [...]

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[ July 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Transparent R/C R2D2 Seems Wrong

While I wouldn’t consider myself a Star Wars geek, I don’t agree with messing with stuff that works and the design of R2D2 worked. I don’t know that I approve of R2D2 turning transparent, but a RC R2D2 with a light saber remote is still a pretty cool toy. Oh, I am so conflicted over [...]

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[ July 24th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Back to the Future II Hoverboard Up For Grabs

Back to the Future was one of the defining movies of my generation and that is why I was intrigued to see that one of the hoverboards that was used in Back to the Future II is up for auction on the Bay on August 1. The hoverboard is constructed from wood with a rotating [...]

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[ July 23rd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

A Team RC Black Van, The Coolest R/C Toy Ever?

The A Team black GMC van is now the R/C toy to pwn all others. I can’t think of too many vehicles that are cooler than the famous black and red van. It is awesome, regardless of the actual mediocrity of the series - you can’t put a price on memories.
Price: $60 [Firebox via Oh [...]

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