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  • Guest Blogger

The Evolution of the 2-XL Talking Robot: From Pseudo-Intelligence to AI

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

Recently, Mego2, a partnership between Mego and technology and artificial intelligence (AI) firm D1srupt1ve, began…

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  • Guest Blogger

TOMY: 100 Years of Fun!

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

2024 is Tomy’s 100th anniversary year. Founded in 1924 by Eiichiro Tomiyama, the company cut…

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  • Culture and Society

Hong Kong Day 2: Kidults Rule

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on January 9, 2024January 9, 2024

In 2013, the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair introduced a new concept: Kidults. As…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Breaktime: The Fli-Back Paddle

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Original Paddle Ball Patent No. 1,529,600 This article originally appeared in 2019. I am running…

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  • Guest Blogger

Splitting Atoms: The U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Kit from A.C. Gilbert

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on July 29, 2023July 29, 2023

With the Barbenheimer phenomenon currently setting the Internet abuzz, it’s the perfect time to look…

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  • Guest Blogger

Behind an Interactive Toy Phenomenon: What Makes Furbies Tick

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 26, 2023June 26, 2023

Furbies, the endearing interactive toys that captured the hearts of millions in the 1990s, are…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

What Socrates Had to Say About Artificial Intelligence

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 12, 2023May 15, 2023

Yes, I know; it’s odd that I reference Plato and Socrates, men who lived 2300…

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  • Guest Blogger

Stretch Armstrong: The Next Chapter

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on April 22, 2023April 27, 2023

The next chapter of Stretch Armstrong is in production! Hasbro and Character Options recently announced…

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  • Guest Blogger

Playful collaboration: A look back at LEGO brand mash-ups

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Over the years, creative collaborations with other brands have allowed the The LEGO Group to…

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  • Guest Blogger

Wham-O – 75 Years of Fun and Games

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on March 6, 2023

Iconic toy company Wham-O is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The company founded by…

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Hong Kong – A Living History of the Toy Business

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Mr. CK Yeung is the former Vice Chairman of Blue Box International Limited. He is…

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  • Guest Blogger

It’s Kid-Tested! Frame-Tray Puzzles from Whitman

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

In the 1960s and ‘70s, Whitman Publishing Company released a range of Frame-Tray puzzles for…

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  • Guest Blogger

All Aboard! The Love Boat Action Figure Line and Playset from Mego

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2023

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, ABC’s The Love Boat television show provided an antidote…

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  • Guest Blogger

Attention in the Produce Aisle! Mr. Potato Head and his Old Friends

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on January 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Recently, Hasbro and Mighty Jaxx made an aspiring young artist’s dream come true when they…

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  • Guest Blogger

From Barbershop to International Games then Mattel: The Evolution of UNO

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Mattel recently announced UNO Flex, the latest expansion of the number-one non-collector card game in…

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  • Guest Blogger

Lights, Camera, Action! The Cassette Movie Projector from Kenner

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

For budding cinephiles in the 1960s & ’70s, Kenner rolled out a whole host of…

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  • The Strong

The Strong: A Brief Jewish History of the Toy and Game Industry: Nuremberg, Germany

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

Toy steam locomotive, Bing Ltd., Nuremberg, Germany, 1910-1920. The Strong, Rochester, New York. Many people…

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  • Guest Blogger

International Espionage on the High Seas! The Electronic Radar Search Game from Ideal

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

It was international espionage on the high seas with the Electronic Radar Search Game. Released…

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