The president of a company in Hokkaido has developed a children's toy resembling an automated external defibrillator, or AED, to reduce the fear associated with using the lifesaving device. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/companies/hokkaido-company-aed-toy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hokkaido #toys #children #aed #health #heartdisease
Joel 🔪 May-Kill 🔪
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So. My friend has made a product that any LEGO-loving family needs YESTERDAY. And you can buy one!
The Brick Hero Case is a lightweight travel case for Legos. Great details like a no-spill mesh pocket, an integrated baseplate, a 2-way zipper.
Seriously, this thing fills such a gap in any LEGO family's life. She has 500 of them sitting in her apartment in Berlin, go grab yours!
So. My friend has made a product that any LEGO-loving family needs YESTERDAY. And you can buy one!
The Brick Hero Case is a lightweight travel case for Legos. Great details like a no-spill mesh pocket, an integrated baseplate, a 2-way zipper.
Seriously, this thing fills such a gap in any LEGO family's life. She has 500 of them sitting in her apartment in Berlin, go grab yours!
Being collectable, portable and affordable are among the factors that made Tamagotchi a winning business proposition from the get-go. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/tamagotchi-100-million/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bandai #tamagotchi #toys
Labubus have taken over the world. But in Japan, where cute characters are a long-held institution, consumers aren’t as convinced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/23/lifestyle/labubu-characters-chiikawa-japan-hello-kitty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #labubu #themeparks #toys
Andrew (Television Executive)
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TIL a toy company released a line of Independence Day toys in the late 90s; each toy included a different "mission disk" floppy with a little game on it for windows 3.1
toy collector @eisnerguy1 managed to collect all 11 of the toys and uploaded disk images to IA 🙏
https://archive.org/details/iD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disks
TIL a toy company released a line of Independence Day toys in the late 90s; each toy included a different "mission disk" floppy with a little game on it for windows 3.1
toy collector @eisnerguy1 managed to collect all 11 of the toys and uploaded disk images to IA 🙏
https://archive.org/details/iD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disks
Tim Chambers
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Finally saw the Fantastic 4 movie tonight, and really enjoyed it. But came home and dug this vintage item out of my storage. Barely remembered having it. (Spoilers ahead) Was this movie like 80 percent based on this box set? Herbie, Franklin, and Doctor Doom with removable mask!
#FantasticFour#doctorDoom#actionFigures #toys #dejavu #marvel #mcu #marvelMovies
Finally saw the Fantastic 4 movie tonight, and really enjoyed it. But came home and dug this vintage item out of my storage. Barely remembered having it. (Spoilers ahead) Was this movie like 80 percent based on this box set? Herbie, Franklin, and Doctor Doom with removable mask!
#FantasticFour#doctorDoom#actionFigures #toys #dejavu #marvel #mcu #marvelMovies
This holiday season, U.S. parents may have to make an extra pit stop — not for toys, but for the batteries that power them, as manufacturers pare down on frills and packaging to cut costs amid rising tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/markets/toy-batteries-tariff-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #toys #manufacturing #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
John Siracusa
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You don't see toys like this around anymore. The Atomic Energy Lab set was available from 1951 to 1952 and sold for a whopping $50.
"The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source, a pure beta source, a gamma source, a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber, an electroscope, a geiger counter, and a manual."
More here 🤯:
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/radioactive-toy-deemed-world-most-dangerous
You don't see toys like this around anymore. The Atomic Energy Lab set was available from 1951 to 1952 and sold for a whopping $50.
"The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source, a pure beta source, a gamma source, a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber, an electroscope, a geiger counter, and a manual."
More here 🤯:
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/radioactive-toy-deemed-world-most-dangerous
Angela Antunovic
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Someone submitted a LEGO Idea of the “this is fine” meme and I’m here for it.
Don’t know LEGO Ideas? People can submit ideas for kits and anyone can vote for them. If they reach a target number of votes they can make it into production.
They got the votes. 👀
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/68f53992-92b0-4701-984a-a25f867ee17f
Someone submitted a LEGO Idea of the “this is fine” meme and I’m here for it.
Don’t know LEGO Ideas? People can submit ideas for kits and anyone can vote for them. If they reach a target number of votes they can make it into production.
They got the votes. 👀
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/68f53992-92b0-4701-984a-a25f867ee17f
Whether a child or an adult, Lego appeals to all ages — and its expansive world is the key to its growth engine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/companies/lego-japan-kidults/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lego #michaelebbesen #toys #children
This is a recent custom crochet Kids',Drawing Toy for a wee girl. His name is Tangy, and doesn't he just look delicious! So clever of her 😊
#Crochet #Crocheting #Toys #Toy #ToyMaking #FibreCraft #FibreArt @crochet@a.gup.pe
This is a photo of the crochet version of the child's drawing standing on an owl bean bag next to a red wall. In the crochet version the label with the name Tangy is draped over the right arm as it is left loose so the child can remove it if she wants to.
A child's drawing of a creature with a triangular body that looks like it has been stitched together. The left side is yellow with green stitching and the right side is green, also with green stitching, apart from the green right arm, which has yellow stitching it has a round nose, also divided in the middle with yellow on the left and green on the right, and two round black eyes. It has a yellow left arm and leg and a green right arm and leg, but in the head the left ear is green and the right yellow with an orange outline. It has a green X at the bottom of its torso and a white label with its name - Tangy- in black on the lower right hand side.