Category Archives: toys

A Soundwave for our iPod times

Soundwave as a transforming MP3 player! Notice that the tape deck opens to admit not cassettes but mini-SD cards ^_^ (from Engadget)

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More than met the eye, I suppose

PingMag carries a somewhat inspiring interview with the only foreign toy designer in Japan — and he designs Transformers! How do you usually start with the creation process? I put on my headphones, listen to music and close my eyes … Continue reading

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Saber Alter

Went with the Better Half this evening after work, and picked one right out of the carton ^_^ (earlier post)

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Unit 05

(earlier post on the Revoltech Eva Unit 05)

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Huggable meat

Sweet Meats are handmade plush objects that look like various cuts of meat. They are made out of super cuddly polar fleece, cotton quilting thread and polyester fiberfill stuffing. All of the meats come in individual (toy) size and some … Continue reading

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Evil looks better? Go figure.

Have been getting up to date with the latest releases from Kaiyodo’s Revoltech line of poseable action figures. Got my eye on the EVAs: Unit 02 and Unit 05 from the movies. Yes, two releases of Unit 05, one of … Continue reading

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