Toys

T-Pain’s Auto-Tune iPhone app: You can do it all by yourse-el-el-el-elf

After months of anticipation, singing robot T-Pain has finally unleashed his secret weapon: an iPhone application that gives users the power to make their crappy singing voice sound…just as crappy. But digitized!

Star Wars, Mattel mind-controlled toys now shipping

Much-hyped telekinesis toys are now hitting stores. But whether they’ll levitate up the sales charts this holiday season remains to be seen.

Stuffed animal USB hand warmers brand you as ‘Office Weirdo’

If you feel like your co-workers just don’t ostracize you enough, just slip your hands into these fuzzy bear and rabbit USB hand warmers.

Transforming robot kicks butt, carries creator

Fighting robot OmniZero can transform from humanoid into car and then a walking seat. It’s the latest from the world of Robo-One warrior bots.

Super Mario chess: 1-upmanship?

Get your chess face on with this Super Mario-themed board.

Time to start that Kraftwerk cover band

The Stylophone Beatbox rekindles our fascination with old school drum machines and toy synthesizers.

Anatomy of a Hello Kitty toy

Any gut feelings you may have about the silent one’s unexplainable success are put to rest with an anatomical peek at the feline’s (rather inaccurate) inner cavity, which is uber cute!

Takara Tomy toy plays recordings backward

Who cares if nobody ever gets you? We don’t even get this! But hey, it’s all in good fun, especially when you can mix your own subliminal messages into the background of piped-in music.

Balloon Boy action figure perfect for attic

Given that there’s already a Balloon Boy Halloween costume on the market, we really should have seen this one coming.

Spy cam in a Coke can

The gizmo comes with 4GB of onboard memory, which is more than enough for the 640×480-pixel videos it can record.