Hot Wheels Video Racer

Put yourself in the virtual driver's seat with the latest tech-enabled racecar toys

In 2010 Mattel put kids in Barbie’s shoes when they introduced a built-in camera. Now, with their Hot Wheels Video Racer, amateur car racers can put themselves in the driver’s seat too. Equipped with an LCD screen on the bottom and a built-in memory chip, the car functions as a low-res camera, capturing up to 12 minutes of footage at 30 frames per second. The …

World of Bugs

Laser Peg's newest toy lets you construct your favorite creepy crawly from LED lights

Adding a “World of Bugs” to their repertoire of lighted construction sets, Laser Pegs continues to entice children with their LED-powered educational toys. With one peg grounded to a power source (either batteries or an AC/DC power adapter), kids seven years and up can create a host of insects using the kit’s supply of low voltage connectors. While kids are encouraged to use their imagination, …

Wood Toys

Four sustainably-made playthings that teach more than fun

Automoblox An update to classic wooden cars, Automoblox double as imaginative educational tools for car enthusiasts big and small. The modular vehicles ignite creative thinking and cognitive learning by mixing and matching the “building block” components, which fit together like puzzles for open-ended play and teach visuospatial processing in the process. Made from renewable European beech, premium polycarbonate roofs, tires and connectors in bright colors …