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The Space Ranger returns to Earth.
“The ‘Toy Story’ hero named after real life astro Buzz Aldrin made his space debut a little more than a year ago. “
The Lego way.
“Five to 10 percent of Lego toys are snapped up by adults.”
Transformers designer Yuki Hisashi interviewed.
“When we started (with ROTF toy development), the rise of the crude oil price was at its worst. Also to make the re-creation of the robot mode easier, I was not able to allocate many parts to the vehicle mode.” (See also.)
The adult toy fan.
NPD reports toy fans aged 18 and above accounted for 8 per cent of sales in the US last year.
Toy purchasing decisions.
“… provide those who shop online with even more user-friendly search options for online purchasing such as category listings, product reviews, recommendations and filtering options …”
Augmented reality and toys. [via]
“It’s a very important thing, because the evolution of toys has been about solitary action … We’ve had Web sites that interact with toys, but we’ve been missing the feedback with the toy…”
ToyFare’s Justin Aclin on forgotten lines of the 80s.
“… one of the most exciting aspects of the gig is the pleasure I get from doing research on an article and coming across a toy line from my childhood I’d completely forgotten about.”
Toys in R&D.
“Johns Hopkins engineers are using LEGO pieces shaped like pegs to visualize the behavior of particles, cells and molecules taking place inside lab-on-a-chip devices at a scale that can more easily be observed.”
Jay Bell on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
“The inclusion of He-man and the Masters of the Universe’ as being among fantasy’s finest might raise some eyebrows, but behind the cheesy 80’s cartoon lies a truly inspired concept.”
Construction and consumption.
“… now, perhaps, is the time for us all to learn to play well once more, to learn the value of lasting things and, above all, of making things …”