Toy reviews

Power Up 4.0 - Smartphone controlled remote control paper airplane

This is a review of the PowerUP 4.0. This is a successful Kickstarter campaign which completed in 2020. I've received my bundle of airplane related goodies and had a few builds and test flights. The video below goes through an ...

Review of Meccano Meccanoid G15KS educational personal robot

IntroductionThis is a review of the Meccanoid G15K personal robot from Meccano. It's a programmable robot that's about 4 feet tall (about the same size as a 6 year old child). The recommended minimum age is 10 which I believe ...

Review of the Raspberry Pi Fuze - Raspberry Pi based computer with Fuze basic

As an adult I often try and imagine myself in my children's shoes to try and think about how appropriate something would be for their age group. Usually I can get a reasonable idea of how well they will pick something up, but this review is one where my daughter has helped me to see what it is like to learn programming through a child's eyes. This is a review of the Fuze Raspberry Pi based computer.

Humble Bundle - Games for Linux Windows Mac OS X and Android

The Humble Bundle is a new way to buy games. Firstly this is a bundle of games all work on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and (for the first time) Android phones and tablets. Secondly there is no DRM or ...

Toy review: Wooden Train Set

Wooden train sets have been a popular toy with children for many years and doesn't seam to be losing popularity. Many parents will have experienced that time when trying to get on with their shopping whilst your toddler wants to ...

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