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toys Weird Sixfinger toy from the 1960s Mark Frauenfelder

toys Own your own "Archemedian Turd" Rob Beschizza

History Creepy vintage toys Rob Beschizza

Gadgets The latest generation of chatbot toys listen to your kids 24/7 and send their speech to a military contractor Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

toys The Swagger is my favorite new toy Michael Borys

toys One man's million dollar Hot Wheels collection David Pescovitz

happy mutants Ingenuity, defined Cory Doctorow

family Cubetto is a programmable robot for pre-schoolers Mark Frauenfelder

books Fun book about toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s Bob Knetzger

Kids GoPro modded on a Hot Wheels chassis Andrea James

Gadgets Make: jointed, hot glue-gunned cardboard toys Cory Doctorow

Technology 100% CGI versions of 80s tech and toys Andrea James

Gadgets Fidget Cube: clicky, twisty cubes for "mindful fidgeting" Cory Doctorow

toys Tiny lego typewriter Rob Beschizza

music Funklet: drum sequences from classic tracks Rob Beschizza

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toys Create a fractal castle made of miniature copies of itself Rob Beschizza

toys Public Enemy action figures by Ed Piskor David Pescovitz