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Deliciously Evil Dolls Named Toffee: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
If you like Blythe and goth lolita you’re going to want to meet Toffee. This line of collector dolls features a haunted looking girl and each different model features a very well thought out fashion ensemble. The variety of these dolls by Huckleberry Toys was amazing to look at: Read more… Turn Your iPhone Into a Monster Robot: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Tech
I’d thought that I’ve seen every sort of of iPhone protector that you can imagine, but this this covering which turns your iPhone into a cute robot monster was a nice twist on an old concept. Antonio de Jesus who is the monster robot designer also showed me these other space alien covers which were also adorable: Read more… Ugly Dolls on a Rampage: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
Ugly Dolls had an even larger presence at this years Toy Fair — not only were the dolls back, but the line has expanded into clothing and books! But best of all they haven’t lost all the little touches that has made this band so good, just look at the amount of detail on these t-shirts: Read more… Modernist Dollhouses That You’d Want to Move Into: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Design, Hobbies and Collections
As someone who went to art school it’s very easy to find creative toys for kids, but there are certain categories of playthings like dollhouses that always seem so old fashioned. So it was with joy that I discovered the brinca dada line at this year’s Toy Fair: They have an amazing line of modernist dollhouses and matching furniture! Their toy furniture line looks like a miniature version of what you might see in the windows of Design Within Reach — and better yet the dollhouse solar panels to power the lights inside: Read more… The Green Hornet: Toy Fair 2010
Sadly I wasn’t permitted to take any photos, but the one thing I noticed that the Toy Fair was that there was Green Hornet goodies all over the place! The film is set for theaters on December 22nd this year but I can tell you know that there will be a merchandise extravaganza associated with the release. And while I can’t name any names, the toys that I did see looked quite amazing. Read more… Beatlemobiles: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
Being a Fab Four fanboy one of the cool things that I spotted at the show were a series of die cast Beatles themed auto and buses from Factory Entertainment. Each vehicle in this collection is themed by a specific album and has a nice amount of loving detail. The designs featured Sgt. Pepper, A Hard Days Night, Let It Be, The Magical Mystery Tour and The White Album to name a few: Read more… Poyopoyo Manga Includes a Life-sized Plush Puss
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Comic Books, Hobbies and Collections
Anime for Kids vs. Anime for Adults
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Animation
Kaito Lenya: A Kawaii Jewel Thief Who Microwaves Her Mouse
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 13, 2010 in Animation
What Does Outer Space Smell Like?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 13, 2010 in Science
This cute video shows a chat between astronaut Mike Massimino on the ground feeding questions from Twitter to astronauts Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken who are hanging out at the International Space Station. As a sci fi fanboy what I love about this chat is how they go into detail on what outer space smells, sounds and looks like when you take a space walk. The Genius of the Borg as a Plot Device
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 12, 2010 in Star Trek, Videogames
Google Buzz: A Deft Analysis from Digg’s Kevin Rose
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 12, 2010 in Tech
Emoticon Sushi Rolls to Replace Twitter
Good Olde Charlie Brown is a Chip Off the Old Block
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 11, 2010 in Comic Books
A Japanese Jenga: Doraemon Darake
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 11, 2010 in Animation, Hobbies and Collections
New Space Battleship Yamato Poster
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 10, 2010 in Animation
A good friend just gave this poster to me and I have to say that just seeing it made my inner child scream for sheer joy! Also fans of Star Blazers should take note: Amy Howard Wilson (the voice of Nova) has announced that at the ICON science fiction convention this year that Eddie Allen (the voice of Leader Desslok), Ken Meseroll (the voice of Derek Wildstar) and Tom Tweedy (the voice of Mark Venture) will be in attendance! The convention takes place March 26-28th in Stoney Brook, New York. Is Procrastination Squandering Star Trek’s Success?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 10, 2010 in Star Trek
Back in the day you’d only think about doing a sequel if a film was a cut above everything else — however these days if you’re a studio who is investing huge sums of money to get it right you plan to shoot several films at a time. Lucas did this with Star Wars in 1999, and the Matrix and Lord the Rings used the same formula. So you’d think if you were an executive at Paramount and you had J.J. Abrams signed up you wouldn’t be producing a one shot? Well that bet would be incorrect — and the next Trek film won’t be due out until 2012 at this rate. Read more… Animaniacs: In Japanese and Polish!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 10, 2010 in Animation
A Space Shuttle Somersault
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 10, 2010 in Science
Relive 80s Anime with the GunBuster Pachinko Machine
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 9, 2010 in Animation, Japanese TV
Cheapo Star Wars Shoes Set to Debut
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 9, 2010 in Star Wars
Shown above is a promotion for Stride Right Star wars sneakers from back in the day! And it seems that the great recession has hit The Force™ yet again as Payless ShoeSource and Stride Rite stores will be introducing a Star Wars show line in June or July. According to this article the line will feature Darth Vader and other characters (both cartoon and live action) from the George Lucas universe. If you buy the footwear at Stride Rite they’ll run from $35 to $55, but if you want to go to a lower budget Payless shoes will only be $15 to $20. Patrick Stewart: Hates Twitter but Loves His iPhone
To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before, While Speaking Japanese…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 8, 2010 in Star Trek
This is the prologue to the original opening of Star Trek as it was shown in Japan. The funny thing about this version is that the Japanese voice actor for Spock seems to be slightly more emotional in tone than Nimoy (although I could be reading into this). And in case you were wondering what McCoy sounds like here is another clip: Read more… Jet Scott: The High Powered Draftsmanship of Jerry Robinson
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 8, 2010 in Comic Books
Jerry Robinson is best known as the comic book artist who helped to put Batman on the map along with Bob Kane — and credit for creating the Joker belongs to him. However sadly his other work is overlooked and that’s why I’m glad that Dark Horse is doing a proper reprint of Jet Scott. This wonderful science fiction themed newspaper strip debuted on September 28, 1953 in The New York Herald-Tribune. Read more… |
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