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Burt Meyer, the inventor behind iconic toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite, and MouseTrap, has died at age 99. Meyer combined childlike imagination with his engineering skills ...

The UK’s most-wanted toys for Christmas 2025 have been revealed — from a parent-controlling helmet to interactive Stitch dolls and creative craft kits. The UK’s top 15 Christmas toys predicted to be ...

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine. By Richard Sandomir In the early 1960s, the toy inventor Burt Meyer went to an ...

Is the age of toys really over? That is the fateful question posed by the new teaser trailer for “Toy Story 5,” released by Pixar on Tuesday, which picks up on the familiar parenting conundrum about ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It feels like yesterday that I was begging my mom for a Furbie—yes, the "talking" creature that could ...

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The latest Trouble in Toyland report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund has identified a troubling new category of risk for children: artificial intelligence. In its 40th annual investigation of toy ...

The best robot vacuum is the greatest roommate ever. It cleans up your mess. It lies low and stays out of the way. It goes about its business even if your stuff gets in its way. But just like any ...

When choosing toys that are appropriate for your child’s age and abilities, toy labels note a recommended age based on the following: physical ability of the child to play with ...

I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been reporting on tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that. Prior to ...