Gadgetory

I'm here at the 2018 Toy Fair on the hunt for what the next big toy trend is does it have to do with technology or possibly is it something else what do you think Toy Fair is a huge event filled with cool new inventions and previews of what is coming for the holidays technology always gives toys new magic or in the case of Harry Potter the magic its new tech Harry Potter's wizard training wands have motion sensors to teach you how to cast spells and you can battle friends with wizard laser tag LED lights on the wands handle indicate different modes and spells each wand is about $25 toy drones have a bit of magic - air hog supernova is completely controlled using your hands swipe your hand near one of its five sensors to perform tricks and have yourself a drone dance party it costs $40 a small price to pay for being the envy of all your friends that is cool they also have these extreme air border dudes that can do tricks but it may take some practice that was very when I wasn't destroying booths I met many robot pets ready to learn a few tricks some like Zoomer the playful pup can actually understand your voice commands for $100 you can have a pouncing puppy without the need for potty training but not all robot pets are housebroken all right so the robot toy pets now also food this is from Spin Master it spelled hungry bunnies the $30 critters have a bunch of touch sensors but when it's feeding time they munch up paper snacks and leave their digested gems behind look at what you did look at what you did on the carpet exploring Toy Fair can be a little silly sometimes you don't know what will pop out at you or what's gonna pop up at you I'm sorry I just have to take a second and point out this curious game flushing frenzy you have to stick the poop in close the lid and push the plunger till the poop pops out and catch it why am i catching poop just when he sees something brainless behold there is hope for Humanity with a smart kid toy there are plenty of ways robots can teach kids programming skills Mattel's booth in front of kamigami robots and these are robotic dinosaurs I'm here with Patel's chief technology officer spender it's can you tell us a little bit about these absolutely would love to these are great examples of a product that can make technology more accessible and compelling to kids with lots of interests so kids may want to play with these because they want to build something they may want to learn how to program something physical or frankly they just may be into dinosaurs like most of us right I'd have to agree not all robot pets are complicated some are pretty cheap do you remember this little guy fingerlings the hottest toy at the holidays ah sure oh yeah he's back in bigger flesh form for $30 the Sun sir stuffed monkey blinks and shrieks and gives plenty of kisses watch you too pom zis is another wearable fuzzy bot eye colours indicate if it's happy hungry or has the hiccups shake it up throw a dance party or whatever kids do with a fuzzy cooing creature it's just 15 dollars as I was leaving the pom Zee party something not so cute caught my eye could it be another poop thing how much research goes into making poop a lot of research this was we went in the backyard our CEO in the backyard found the poo of his dog chose the best one he brought at rodney of the office and the designers molded it it didn't work the first time it didn't look as good so we would take a couple different rounds to get the exact perfect poo you heard it here first this is the exact perfect poo and the more I ran around the show floor going from booth to booth the more I saw think I'm stumbling on a real stinker of a trend here what did I just stick my hand in do get back in there what is happening at Toy Fair you can't help but step in it at every booth it's poop again poop checkers bag of poop poop ends put mugs I blame apples an emoji poop for all this Thank You Apple your advanced technology has changed the world by making cartoon poop the coolest thing for kids but not everything about Toy Fair has gone down the toilet boxer is an $80 robot that follows your hand using IR sensors it can kick a ball or play a number of games retro seems to be back again look they made my little pony like the classic My Little Pony I had when I was growing up they also read it light bright I mean all the pegs and the and the lights here and oh my favorite Koosh balls hmm retro video games are all so big and small this working tiny arcade starts at $20 but if you're looking for something more substantial I am ready alright later this year arcade one up is gonna sell these arcade cabinets that you build yourself at home they cost $400 and come with a few classic titles like Street Fighter this is still my favorite kind of check to it let us know what your favorite toys are in the comments I'm Bridget Carey and for more on toy fair head to cnet.com time for another round why why am I sitting in poop why