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The “Sphero” is the world’s first robotic ball that can be controlled by an iPhone or Android device. It comes with a semi-opaque white look, along with an inductive charger to reenergize it. The users simply need to load down certain free apps for the ball, open the Bluetooth of their iPhones, and then they can control the ball to accomplish certain tasks. Planned to be sold in December for about $130, the “Sphero” can now be ordered on its official website. Go and check for more information if you’re interested.

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For people who are used to do clothes washing in a laundry room, it is really hard and boring time to wait for their clothes get cleaned. Thus they may need this Game Washer. It is a clever combination of a game player and a laundry machine, allowing the users to kick out their time with funny video games when keep washing their clothes at the same time. But keep in mind that you’ll need to put in more coins to do the washing if you lose the game – the more games you lose, the more coins you need to spend.

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Why do we love T-shirts? Because they’re simple in design, comfortable to wear and low in prices? Well, probably also because they’re usually “written” or “drawn” with interesting ideas. Ideas that make us to smile. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The famous American Standard brand has recently issued their “Funbath”, a new series that lets kids get more fun with bathing. Also, these castle-themed and car-themed bathtubs makes bathing children an easier and safer job. Their built-in seat, grab bar and spray shower not only saves parents from wiggling, slipping or bending over when bathing their children, but also ensures the kids a much safer sitting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Zapparel Augmented Reality Clothes, which was launched at the International Fashion Expo, Magic in Las Vegas on August 22-24, is an amazing design that allows people to interact with it based on Augmented Reality technology. The following video shows how people can play games with the T-shirt: a space man with robot arms will appear and shoot UFOs soon after one person takes photos of the T-shirt, and then the users can touch the UFOs to play the game. There are 20 different T-shirts in the series, and we really couldn’t wait to see how surprising other 19 ones would be. [Read the rest of this entry...]

These attractive houses are not real ones for you to live in, but actually playgrounds especially made for kids. Each house has its one theme, such as fire stations, castles, schools and so on. When step into these houses, you’ll also see furniture and decorations that go with the house’s theme. To get a Fun House, to get your fun in the house. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Usually adults and children are believed to view one same thing from totally different points. To adults, these items designed by Shahaf Ben Abu are merely clips. But to kids, wow, they’re also parts of their toys. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Truly the evolution of human race took a rather long time, but designer Hiroyuki Shiratori of H-Concept has managed to shorten that period by creating these Evolution Erasers. Available in white, beige and black, the erasers feature a modern human on its flat side and an ape-man ancestor on the other. Of course you’re expected to start using with the eraser’s ape-man end and finally make it evolve into a modern man as it rubs out errors. Funny. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If anonymous, we believe more people would love to hug others. Apparently Keetra Dean Dixon thinks so too, as she has created this Anonymous Hugging Wall for social facilitation. Now merely built in London, this hugging wall is deemed as an important trial to make people closer. If I’m in London, I’ll go and give you guys a hug. [Read the rest of this entry...]

For only now the angry birds are really flying in the blue sky. In a video posted by gamer Jomni, there’re some airbus planes with Angry Birds paints taking a flight and struggling for bird’s eggs. Let’s check out the video blow for details. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is surprisingly simple to create your own chess – you firstly need to draw out a chessboard and then find some cardboard, keys, LED bulbs, or even cakes to work as chess pieces. And to offer you some inspirations, we’ve collected some here for you to check through. Just go and enjoy them. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Foosball, ping pong, backgammon, chess and pool – you can play all those five games with merely one game kit. It is constructed of a wooden box with wood and plastic pieces and measures 20″ X 12″ X 6″. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A 3D basketball court seems a little bit ridiculous but it is extraordinarily an awesome idea. Shaped by 3D program on a computer, the new basketball court consists of a soft orange-red tartan covering, two normed baskets and several street lamps that would make the game harder. Located in Munich, Germany, the 3D court welcomes you to go there and have some new fun with it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

So you’ve been practicing hard to become good at golf? Probably you should try other methods, some more reliable but much easier ways. Such as this Polara Ultimate Straight Self Correcting Golf Ball. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What will you do if you have a magic mirror as those you see in books or films? There maybe many answers to that question, but there’s at least one thing we’ll all want to do: to illustrate what we desire on it. Romy van den Broek’s ‘Through the Looking Glass’ is rightly an interactive mirror that features motion sensor technology to let users run into a different world. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Japan-based Kiko recently delivered these Ashiato sandals to us. With these special shoes on our feet, we’ll leave paw marks, web-foot prints and other animals’ footprints on the ground. Super fun! [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you ever had a dream to sleep within a book, Yusuke Suzuki’s Child’s Play is rightly the thing for you. It is a page turner of a bed shaped like an oversized book, with its pages serving as quilts and bookmarks as pillows. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You’d like to play some golf with this Potty Putter when in the toilet? Well, it is probably a good idea to kill the time, but it is never a habit good for your health. So we sincerely suggest you use the Potty Putter in other places like bedrooms or offices. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Go and start a shinny cycle! Announced to be a best gift for kids, the eSpark would create sparks as you cruise on it around the streets. It is powered by rechargeable twin 12-volt battery, and an eight-hour charge can ensure about up to 40 minutes’ use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

These ingenious Toast Playing Cards make me feel so hungry! 54 large trump cards each looks like delicious bread dish and as a result we may imagine that we’re having a lavish buffet when playing them. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Cycling to make a painting? That’s so interesting an idea. Just as shown in the pictures, this Razor Graffiti Chalk Scooter has a new patented foot controller to hold three chalk sticks so that you can leave some prints on the ground as you enjoy the sport. Meanwhile, it can be folded up into a compact size for easy storage and transportation. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Steve Kuhl is absolutely a greatest father, because he has built so spectacular a bedroom for kids that almost every adult would dream to get it. The theme for this bedroom is “pirate ship”, and walking through it you’ll see walls painted with colors of the sea, a ship, and a rope bridge that connects the ship to the top of a jail cell. Thus it is a real kids’ house, a bedroom for them to live in, study in and also play in. Brilliant! [Read the rest of this entry...]

What do you think is the most important thing you’d like to accomplish before you die, and what about others’? If you’re New Orleans, go to the corner of Marigny and Burgundy and you could share your thoughts with others. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Several students from Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden have built this innovative electronic piggy bank based on iPhone. But it seems more like a cute monster, and you’ll need to slot in a credit card to “feed” it if you’d like it to be happy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Since almost all kids love to draw pictures on tables, why not just make a table that shall be used exclusively for them to write or draw on? Possibly inspired by that idea, designer Tiang Tiang has come up with such a paper table, something that features a pile of drawing paper as its tabletop so that your kids can conveniently draw on them. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Aha, this exciting bowling game now offers you a nice reason to kiss your girls or boys… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Angry Birds are almost everywhere, and till now we can see them on cups, hats, cakes, toys, refrigerator magnets and many other items. There are 14 kinds of Angry Birds, and I can’t even tell the best – you see, they all look so nice!

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Use your brain to rebuild this brain! Designed by Jason Freeny, the Rubik’s Brain Sculpt will undoubtedly bring you with more joy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Sbyke was firstly revealed at the 2011 International Toy Fair in New York, and it was designed to offer a much safer scooter for kids. It’s also a cool device for adults, as the Sbyke comes in various types. Being a lazy person who avoids complex exercise, this Sbyke is quite perfect for me! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Already fed up with remote-controlled aircrafts? Have a try with the Air Swimmers then. They’re balloon fishes that can swim in the air—filled with helium and controlled by a remoter. As the Air Swimmers are lightweight and recommended only for indoor use, they’ll be quite suitable for the kids to play with. Here you’ll see two molds, a flying shark and a flying clown fish, and both of them will be available on July 2011 at a retail of $39.99. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ji Ga Zo is not an ordinary puzzle as what it looks. It can present anything you’d like to arrange after you upload digital images with the Ji Ga Zo software, and thus you can create any face including even your own! Isn’t that interesting? I even couldn’t wait to try that. [Read the rest of this entry...]

My little nephew Tony owns much interest in toy cars, and his cars used to lie around everywhere whenever we came to his place. But recently his place becomes quite neat and clean, after he has gotten this smart rack built with magnets. If you have any kids that love cars or other metal toys, you may get them such a Toy Rack too: easy rack, easy use.

Put on the Contra Sweater and start your game! Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]

The theory is that we usually need clever design and careful work if we’d like to successfully have many domino blocks fall down one after another. But the Esper Domino can “feel” each other and automatically fall down after we push down the first one with our fingers. And please see the picture more carefully: none of the domino blocks is placed close to one another and they cannot push others down while acting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Street Flyer by Dr. Carsten Mehring seems more like an over-sized three-wheeler. But instead of sitting on the top, one is hanged beneath and moves his/her body to propel the vehicle. Even though the Street Flyer cannot compare with paragliders, it clearly offers a much safer trip of flying. [Read the rest of this entry...]

An innovative apparatus especially designed for indoors entertainment, featuring a virtual fishing experience with the aid of unique cameras, sound-making equipment and other gadgets. It is said everything will be the same as that of real fishing except that you would get no real fish. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have a try with this huge magic cube that consists of 17 layers and 1539 components, and you’ll know why the toy is so charming. Simply to assemble it, the designer has spent more than 15 hours, and we really couldn’t figure out how much time you’ll need to manage the game. Just try it and let us know. [Read the rest of this entry...]

When the rain comes, take a Goggle Umbrella and wonder around the city, we may go into another world, a world that is bit of the same as the water world of fish. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Lego is here again and this time these classic toys come with a new look as those characters in well-known movies like “127 Hours”, “Black Swan”, “Inception” and many others. Movies of Lego, still impressive. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ever needed a bed that can offer you beautiful music? Have a look at the iCon Bed then. It is announced to be “the world’s first bed designed to work with Apple’s iPad”. The bed comes with four fully enclosed speakers, a powerful amplifier and a dock station for two iPads. [Read the rest of this entry...]