Saturday 19 January 2008

Jakks Eyeclops Bionic Eyes

Jakks Eyeclops Bionic Eyes





Reviews




Cool Educational Toy for the Whole Family

By

Mother Hen (from Amazon)

Durability: Fun: Educational: One cord to plug it into the TV, and it's ready to go...couldn't be easier to set up and use! Amazing detail with all things fibrous -- cloth, hair, fur, paper. Unexpected details in things like plastic, laminates, metals. Easy even for little ones to use, though they need to understand they can't lick, scratch, or otherwise mar the lens. Comes with a petri dish accessory, and a little plastic tube that can be screwed into the eye for close-up examination of liquids, bugs, and who-knows-what-we'll-think-of-next?! Ease of use and the effect of seeing things magnified on your TV set is exactly what makes this toy straddle that line between great toy and educational tool. Wow!





Learning without knowing it, October 11, 2007

By


SuitedPair (New York, NY)


Durability: Fun: Educational: I bought this for my five year old and she was absolutely captivated. Started out bored and after 2 minutes was running around the house looking for things to view. The quality of the image is very good and there are some nice attachments that make it easier to view different types of things. Really a great toy that ignites scientific curiosity in kids without them knowing it.






Good things about the EyeClops

1. Kids will be fascinated by the 200X magnification, and are likely to spend lots of time looking for objects to view

2. This is a good learning tool for showing kids what everyday objects look like up close. Hair, skin, salt, coins and banknotes, magazines, cloth and carpets are good examples, as are ants, fruit flies, shells and leaves. You can actually see fibers in cloth, and hair and follicles in skin.

3. Great gross out fun when disgusting objects appear on your TV screen


Tuesday 8 January 2008

Shoe Pouch

Shoe Pouch

Features

*Securely attaches the Nike+iPod® sensor to any lace type shoe
**Holds the Nike+iPod® sensor in a tight, small neoprene pouch
***Maintains full accuracy of the Nike+iPod® system
****Attaches through the laces at 4 attachment points, low profile
*****100% Guaranteed Satisfaction






Product Description









The Shoe Pouch was designed by Grantwood Technology, LLC to allow runners and walkers to use the Nike+iPod Sport Kit® with any type of shoe. When designing the Shoe Pouch, our primary goal was to ensure a snug fit, extensively testing it with reinforced, nylon lace loops, and a Velcro® closure over the insertion slit. These designs maximize the durability of the Shoe Pouch while, most importantly, maintaining the accuracy of the Nike+® system. The Shoe Pouch matches the correct longitudinal alignment of the sensor, completely covers the sensor and attaches through the laces for excellent security. With a small, low profile, secure, neoprene design, the Shoe Pouch is the answer to using the Nike+iPod® with any style of shoe. With over 25,000 sold, we have saved our customers well over a $2,500,000 in purchases of new Nike+® shoes. If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied we will guarantee a replacement of your purchase or a refund. We stand by the Shoe Pouch as our product and look forward to you becoming another happy customer. For US customers, we now offer expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail (2-4 days after shipping) or you can chose standard shipping via USPS First Class mail.

Sunday 6 January 2008

Webkinz

















'Webkinz'









Webkinz are stuffed animals that were originally released by Ganz company on 2005. The toys are similar to many other small plush toys, however they come with a special code on their labels that allows access to the "Webkinz World" which is a website to "adopt" a virtual version of the pet for virtual interaction. There are also smaller, less expensive versions of the toys called Lil' Kinz. (from wikipedia)



"Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!" (from Webkinz website)




Gameplay




Each Webkinz stuffed animal and Webkinz accessory comes with an 8-character code. By registering this code on the Webkinz website, you "adopt" this pet in the virtual Webkinz World, which is an online play area with its own economy. The user receives money (called KinzCash) by adopting new pets, playing online games, answering general knowledge questions, and through daily activities like clicking "I love my Webkinz!", spinning the Wheel of WOW, or completing jobs (minigames) available once every 8 hours. Each day, there is a Game of the Day which can be played for bonus KinzCash, and occasionally other bonuses are available each hour.
Users can spend their KinzCash to purchase food and clothing for their pet, items for their pet's room or to build additional rooms onto their house, etc. Users can decorate a room for their pet with pre-made themes, or mix and match their own furniture.







The online world also contains many rare or exclusive items. Some of these items require developing a friendship with the Curio Shop owner to purchase, while others you get for registering other Webkinz accessories you purchase in the real world. Each type of pet gets a special food available exclusively for them. Also, a Pet of the Month is announced at the beginning of each month. If a person registers the announced pet in that month, they will receive other exclusive items.




Many of the tasks in Webkinz World involve collecting items. For example, recipes are released for the players through cookbooks you can purchase or one of the TV Shows called The Secret Chef. Gems can be mined once a day at the Curio Shop, with a full set of gems being turned into the Webkinz Crown of Wonder.




Another feature of Webkinz includes the ability for players to create their own shows with the Webkinz Studio, and enter to be chosen to appear on the Webkinz television.

Why Are Webkinz A Great Educational Toy (from webkinzhub.com)




Webkinz Pets Can Be A Great Friend





There is more webkinz than you can imagine. There are all kinds of different animals that your kids can choose from. No matter what kind of animal they like they will be able to find one that they can shower with love. They will have endless fun with their new pets and be able to take care of them. Every kid wants to have a best friend that wants to do everything with them. With the webkinz pets they will have exactly that. However, there is more to webkinz pets than just the plush animals.






There are also even Trading Cards, here goes..
"About Webkinz Trading Cards
Webkinz Trading Cards are now available for you to collect, trade, and play awesome games with.The first series of Webkinz Trading Cards includes 80 base set cards featuring your favorite Webkinz pets, characters, items and recipes for you to collect and enjoy. You can also collect these three exciting subsets of cards:"