What’s New WowWee Helps Kids Make New Tech Friends
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iP (short for Mobile Inverted Pendulum) is the latest innovation from WowWee in association with the University of California at San Diego’s Coordinated Robots Lab. With its unique dual wheel balancing, MiP is a fully interactive robot that navigates its surroundings MiP while controlled by hand gestures or through a Bluetooth link to any smart device. MiP has an inquisitive and responsive personality that is communicated through motion, sound, and its LED eyes. Along with a tray accessory that can be attached, MiP can balance multiple objects while moving or standing still, including another MiP. Noomie is an interactive best friend for girls. Kids can pop one of Noomie’s six “active” themed accessories in and watch her come to life through fun and exciting personalities, complete with traits, motions, and sounds. Tipster is WowWee’s first entry-level robot. Tipster enables children to experiment with weights and balances using mini-Tipster character pieces and ladders to hone his or her motor skills in an unforced way that promotes learning while being challenging and fun.
Konami Bulks Up Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Collections
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u-Gi-Oh! Legendary Sleeves, from Konami, feature favorite characters from the classic Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series. Each contains 70 cards per pack and is an easy and affordable way to keep cards safe and secure. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Sleeves will be available in the spring. The Cyber Dragon Revolution Structure Deck features the formidable Cyber Dragon. This deck has a 40-card main deck and includes an additional two-card extra deck containing Zane Truesdale’s Fusion Monster, Cyber Twin Dragon, and a new Xyz Monster based on the Cyber Dragon theme. Additionally, there are five new cards, including two new effect monsters, a new Spell card, and a new Trap card. This deck will have synergy with all four of last year’s booster releases. The Primal Origin booster pack is the final booster set before the premier of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V series. Primal Origin contains nine cards that support almost 20 different decks and a new spell card that every duelist will want to include in their deck. Powered by nine Primal Origin booster packs and two foil versions of common and/or rare cards found in Primal Origin, the Primal Origin Deluxe Edition includes one pack of 50 promotional sleeves, one of two foil versions of preview cards from the upcoming booster release in August, and a beginner’s guide. Each Deluxe Edition comes in one of two storage boxes to keep cards safe and ready to play. Battle Pack 3 is designed specifically for booster draft play, but with a new twist from Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants. The Battle Pack series makes it easy to build new decks—just open the packs, make brand new decks from those cards, and start dueling.
94 • THE TOY BOOK
FEBRUARY 2014