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Danny New & I Talk About Some Of The Inventive & Fun New Toys Seen At Toy Fair 2025!
A Fun Assignment! Cover The Huge New York Toy Fair 2025 Show At The Javits Center in NYC!
Bet You Haven’t Heard About Loops — yet!
Info from the company: Begin your journey as a Loopster with the ultimate starter kit. Choose your favorite bands, and pair them with the Loops Lab® stage to unlock endless fun, creativity, and musical exploration. Dive into beats and rhythms you’ll soon master, paving the way for a world of sound and self-expression. Setup your stage, place Loops – our smart figurines – on the Stage’s spots and make music! There is no way you can go wrong, simply explore and express yourself. Move Loops around the stage to have them play different parts and mix different Loops together to get a party started.
From the Giz Wiz: As you’ll hear on the show, the spokesman said Loops will be available in the Fall. A five figure band – there’s a choice of 5 different bands – and a Loops Lab stage will be $119.99.
Longer Giz Wiz Loops Video: https://youtu.be/VFYoEX2k-Lw
Company website: https://loopslab.com/
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ZipString Has a Newer Addition!
ZipString Luma
ZipString is a mega hit that got a start on Shark Tank. At the show they announced they hit the “1 million units sold” mark. I had a demo of the original ZipString, but more impressive was seeing the ZipString Luma and its glow-in-the-dark magic. It comes with 5 strings with different lengths and colors. 3 Neon Strings and 2 Ultra glow strings. The magic is in Luma’s built-in black-light LED that charges the ultra glow string! With the seemingly endless glow, people can create shapes and tricks in the black-light and at night! And yes, both units charge with the way more convenient USB-C charging port! Prices range from about $29.95 to $39.99 on Amazon.
A longer Giz Wiz ZipString Video: https://youtu.be/WCtUncNckOs
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Kids 8+ Can Build A Turbo Racer That Runs On Air!
It’s the Air Power Turbo Racer from Thames and Kosmos. The company says kids 8 and up can build a lightning-fast race car powered by nothing but air — no batteries or electric motor required! Use the sleek, integrated pump to compress air into the tank, then put the car on the ground and watch it zoom away! The innovative air-powered engine works just like a combustion engine in gasoline cars, minus the burning of fossil fuels. Full-color, 24-page builders manual included. It should be in stock now, or soon as a Spring 2025 release. MSRP: $29.95
Company website: https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/products/air-power-turbo-racer-coming-spring-2025
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The Cheerful Folkmanis Puppets!
A given every year I visited Toy Fair is to stop by the folks at Folkmanis Puppets. They make incredible puppets to spark anyone’s imagination. I was originally going to say ‘kids’ imagination’, but when I saw the joy of everyone at the show who stoped there, I know these puppets please pretty much everyone. This year they told me they introduced more new puppets than ever before. You’ll see most of them in the video on this week’s show and on their website. The other amazing thing about these puppets is the price. I’m always so impressed they can deliver such wonderful puppets for such a reasonable price! Some hand puppets are under $10. They said some Barnes & Noble stores carry a few of their small puppets.
Longer Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/3zzAd0P1CYM
Company website: www.folkmanis.com
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Danny New & I Talk About New Gadgets From CES 2025.
Why Buy Just One Robo Vacuum Cleaner?
This one converts to 3 different kinds of vacuums.
It’s the Eufy 3-in-1 Robot Vacuum. It features a detachable vacuum module that allows it to convert from a robot vacuum, to a cordless stick vacuum, or to a small handheld vac. It empties itself into the docking station which can hold up to 75 days worth of dirt. Use the Smart app to tell the robotic vac where to clean. Run time on a full battery up to 3 hours. MSRP: Under $550.00.
There was an introductory price at the company website on 1/19/25, but that can change at any time.
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