Toyology

Pink in the Dock

Great story in the Telegraph today about the "Pinkification" of Toys and how two parents have set up a campaign to boycott ELC for their over concentration of pink stuff for girls, finding pink cash tills, washing machines and globes particularly offensive.. Do girls not like pink? Do these girls not like pink? Are they right to be making such a fuss? Should we put aput a blanket ban on the colour pink? Do let us know your thoughts.

FAO Schwarz set for London?

The 145 year old US toy retailer maight be eyeing up London for a flagship store, and we're all rooting for an installation of that enormous jump on piano that we beleive really kick started Tom Hanks' career in BIG.

Thanks to Toynewsmag

April Android

The folk over at Iwantoneofthose have really outdone themsees this time. With the view that there was only one area of our lives technology couldn’t improve they have developed this Robot Girlfriend. Glamorous curves, totally reliable and ready to serve.They’ve even found the time to develop a Robo-Boyfriend too, the perfect companion. Both six foot strappers, muscles and curves in all the right places. Head over to Iwoot right now and find out more.

Elmo Updated

Cast your minds back a decade toy lovers and remember the red plush by the name of Elmo, the best seller of 1996 who loved a good laugh. Tickle me Elmo is set to get a 21st century update, and using the latest technology be as big a phenomenon on his 10th anniversary as he was pre-noughties. TMX Elmo (tickle me extreme) has only been seen by a selected few within Fisher Price and its parent company Mattel and the response has far exceeded expectations, in fact retailers and even consumers are placing order where possible before seeing it. We're off to the launch on the 19th September and will hopefully be able to report back with a striaght face, here's the only image available - We love this cloak and dagger stuff.