Gadgetory

oh hey folks what's up bridgie the elf here senior toy maker at Santa's workshop so I hear you want the inside scoop on what toys are gonna be hot this year well let me tell you all the high-tech stuff sure is changing the game for us toy makers it's making things way more complicated I mean everything now is packed with motion and touch sensors some even answer to voice commands just check out Zoomer the playful pup roll over there you go good boy good boy do you have to go pee and then there's for real Ricky the trick lovin pup now as his name suggests he does do tricks get it you can feed him and he poops out the treats you know robots maybe getting more advanced but trust me a pooping toy never goes out of style there's a whole other category of smaller tech pet creatures now to care for them you have to study up on their color codes for their eyes and memorize all these different action combos now I'm sure you've heard of hatch emelles well these mystery toys are still hot and the new ones are these babies you have to help hatch out of their eggs to find out the gender is it a boy is it a girl it's a it's it's more complicated Furby and I do mean complicated just look at this list of things you have to study to know how to raise the little furball okay so orange eyes mean you're gassy hmm this is vital information purple eyes mean you're hungry oh I have to feed you now okay well here here have some of this there you go there you go the success of Hachem else has given birth to all sorts of other fuzzy things with sensors and I like codes and secret combo reactions too of course 'sheriff with your friends so with the gleamers if you press and hold the tail button while hitting the nose three times it activates fourth-of-july mode obvious right and remember the fingerlings trend last year well there's war now and they're a little scary you have to know the right moves to train the prehistoric beasts to be friendly or nice now if you want a real dinosaur to train check out this clever girl alpha training blue she's got everything a kid wants to pretend they are a jurassic world velociraptor trainer because you have to do certain combo moves with the motion sensor clicker to level up your relationship and you can control it like a puppet oh I'm sorry do you want something bigger oh we can go bigger hey bring in Scout we're gonna need the help of our elf intern for this one this is the first kid tracks right uh moles it's a country loving pony named Scout it's like a Power Wheels Jeep merged with a Disney animatronic robot this 70 pound pony has fully motorized eyes ears and head and of course wheels on the feet to ride it around there are 100 sounds of movements there's a rechargeable 12-volt battery and there are two forward speeds one backward speed and it can go up to 4 miles an hour Scout is smart to know when you feed it treats and when you brush its hair now ponies are fun but we elves know the importance of making toys that teach kids good science and technology skills so I figure if you're gonna make a stem toy why not make one tied to superheros the little bit's Marvel Avengers Hero kit teaches kids to program their own super power gauntlet to fight with the Avengers get creative to make it respond with custom lights and sounds depending on the powers you want to engage it tracks motion light and there are 18 different activities you can follow with an app but sometimes you can't go wrong with a classic if you love Hot Wheels there's a car that puts a new twist on the racetrack the zooming addition car costs only $1 but it is designed specifically so you can snap in a cube-shaped gopro hero session camera sold separately you'll need to give it some momentum downhill to give it speed because it won't work with launchers but when the GoPro hitches a ride with your hot wheels you can capture video of fast flying stunts from the driver's seat now that's how tech puts a new spin on playtime I've better clean this stuff up before Santa gets back excuse me [Laughter]