Toys Toys Actimates is a series of toys released by Microsoft. It released 7 characters including Arthur, his sister DW, the 4 Teletubbies and Barney. The dolls were discontinued in 2000. In 1997, Actimates Barney was the hot item for the holidays. The dolls could interact with the TV and the computer (the Teletubbies couldn't however interact with the PC). They could also be played without the packs for the VCR and computer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Actimates"
An air bazooka, invented by Brian Walker, is a tube with a flexible plastic cover on one end, named for its appearance after the bazooka. By pulling back the cover, the person using the air bazooka draws air into the tube. When let go, pneumatic pressure snaps the cover forward, launching a massive amount of air at the target that the tube is being pointed at. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air bazooka"
Aquapets are interactive water toys created in April 2004 by Wild Planet and originated in Japan. They even are known to have a few "secrets" a person can discover. There are various kinds of Aquapets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aquapets"
A balloon helicopter is a toy helicopter comprised of a latex balloon and a plastic propeller. The propeller is driven by the pneumatic action of air escaping from the balloon, traveling through nozzles embedded within the center of the propeller. The propeller's rate of rotation increases as air continues to leave the balloon, creating lift and causing the device to fly in an upward direction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balloon helicopter"
Battle Beasts is the name of a line of small 2" tall action figure toys and were produced by Hasbro and Takara starting in 1984. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle Beasts"
A beach ball is a large inflatable ball used in various games and other recreational activities traditionally conducted on the beach. Their large size and light weight means it takes little effort to propel one, and they travel slowly to their target, making them ideal for lazy games on hot days. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beach ball"
Bendos is the name of a type of action figure toy that has been produced by the Kid Galaxy toy company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bendos"
Big Mouth Billy Bass is an animatronic singing toy, resembling a bass, popular in 2000 and 2001. Made of rubber stretched over a mechanical frame (in order to more closely resemble a mounted trophy fish), Billy Bass, designed by Gemmy Industries, wiggles on its trophy plaque while singing kitschy songs, such as " Don't Worry, Be Happy." ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Bass"
Bionic Six is an animated television series from the 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bionic Six"
A bouncy ball is a popular toy which rebound proportionally to the amount of force used when thrown at a hard surface. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bouncy ball"
A cap gun is a toy gun, originally made of cast iron, but after World War II made of zinc alloy, and currenty most models are made of plastic. It creates a loud sound akin to a gunshot and a puff of smoke when the trigger is pulled. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cap gun"
Challenge of the GoBots also known as Mighty Machine Men is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based on the toy-line released from Tonka. Most of the toys were imported from the Japanese toy line Machine Robo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Challenge of the GoBots"
Chattery Teeth is a child's windup toy. Once wound up, the set of teeth chatter and clatter around. Larger sets may even have tiny mechanical feet to walk around on. Invented by Eddy Goldfarb after his service in the second World War, it was originally called "Yakkity Yak Teeth". ...more on Wikipedia about "Chattery Teeth"
Cone cows are traditional self-made toys once popular at least in Finland. Cone cows were made by children using material found in the nature. The commonest design is a spruce or pine cone with sticks for legs, which can easily be attached by forcing them between the cone scales. Playing with cone cows usually involved building an animal enclosure from sticks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cone cow"
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Drinking birds are a thermodynamically powered toy heat engine. They are also known as happy birds, dippy birds, tippy birds, sippy birds, sipping birds, dunking birds, and tipping birds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drinking bird"
Dyna-Flytes was a brand of die-cast model airplanes produced in the 1980s by Dee Toys of California. The line was part of a series of Dyna die-cast products that included toy cars, construction vehicles, bikes, etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dyna-Flytes"
Dynabee powerball is a brand name since the 1970s. Gyrotwister and Nanosecond Powerball are similar products. It is a gyroscopic toy sold commercially as a wrist exerciser device or as powerball. It can be started with a short rip string or by a snap of the thumb. Once the gyroscope inside is going fast enough, a person holding it in his hand can accelerate the gyroscope to incredibly high revs by following a circular wrist motion with the device. Modern devices come with electronic rev counters (current record is 16,218rpm) and light-emitting diodes powered by a little generator embedded in the gyroscope. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dynabee"
fischertechnik® (the lowercase is deliberately used in the trademarked name) is a brand of construction toy. It was invented by Artur Fischer and and is produced by Artur Fischer GmbH & Co.KG (fischerwerke). Fans often refer to fischertechnik as FT or ft. It is used in education for teaching about simple machines, as well as motorization and mechanisms. The company also offers computer interface technology which can be used to teach the theory of automation and robotics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fischertechnik"
The Fisher-Price 825 Record Player was a small, portable children's phonograph from Fisher-Price. It ran at two speeds: 33 and 45. The volume could also be adjusted. It plays normal vinyl records and was manufactured between 1979-1989. Colors came in orange or blue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fisher-Price record player"
While the word Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by the company. They are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 in) in diameter, with a lip. They are designed to fly aerodynamically when thrown with rotation and can be caught by hand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frisbee"
A Furby is an electronic soft-toy made by Tiger Electronics which went through a brief period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the Holiday season 1998. Quickly selling out at stores, many people would wait in line for hours to be the first in the door on a day when a store expected to display a new shipment. Though it retailed for about thirty dollars, the demand for these toys during the 1998 holiday season drove the resale price over one hundred dollars and sometimes as high as several hundred dollars. There were 27 million Furby toys sold for a 12-month period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Furby" Stay cool with http://www.shortopedia.com.
Fuzzy Felt, also known as a felt board, is a popular toy for very young children. A large area of brushed felt, typically printed with a picture such as a farmyard scene, is given a card backing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuzzy felt"
The Darth Vader Voice Changer is a toy released by Hasbro in 2004 as part of the tail end of its Original Trilogy Collection line of toys focusing on characters from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. The voice changer allows the wearer to talk in a voice somewhat like James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, and also included numerous built-in phrases and sounds from the movies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer"
A hobby-horse is a child's toy horse popular during the days before cars. Just as children today will imitate the grown-ups driving cars so, in former times, the children played at riding up and down on a wooden hobby-horse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hobby horse"
iDog is a robot dog designed and manufactured by Sega Toys. It is also manufactured by Hasbro which provides the iDog to North American audiences. ...more on Wikipedia about "IDog"
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