Category Archives for Toys

I Already Know How the Imaginext Dinosaur War Will Turn Out

My son loves Imag­inext Dinosaurs, I mean, really loves them, loves them so much that he wants not just one red Tyran­nosaurus Rex but also its part­ner, the looks-just-the-same-except-for-the-color green Tyran­nosaurus Rex. Both are named Razor, by the way, but … Con­tinue read­ing

27. July 2007 by Glenn Vance
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The Sad, Sorry State of Star Wars Toys

Look at the pic­ture to the left. What is it? Is it the Mil­len­nium Fal­con? Or is it Han Solo’s pal Chew­bacca? Is it both? And what have they done to Chewie’s crotch? What hath Has­bro wrought? What you’re look­ing … Con­tinue read­ing

24. April 2007 by Glenn Vance
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So…It’s a Horse Riding Exercise Thing, Huh?

This cre­ation, seen below, is called the Joba Horserid­ing Exer­cise Machine. It is man­u­fac­tured in Japan by Mat­sushita Elec­tri­cal Works, based in Kadoma, Osaka, in con­junc­tion with Nagoya Uni­ver­sity in Nagoya, Japan. It’s being called an “indoor fit­ness machine”. It … Con­tinue read­ing

29. July 2005 by Glenn Vance
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