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Mattel has a series of iPad games called Apptivity. They’re intended for use with figures, which you place directly on the iPad surface to control the game.

Cultures across the planet have been making toys for thousands of years. Lots of us grew up playing with toy cars.

What do you do with a toy car? You drive it. You drive it on the floor, on a playmat, between toy buildings, on tracks, etc.

With Apptivity, you can now also drive it on a magic window that goes anywhere. Consider that for a minute.

This is the future. We are living in the future.

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HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DROP A SLINKY

I HAVE A SLINKY AND HAVE TRIED THIS IN REAL LIFE

COLIN IS HERE AND HE WITNESSED IT

WHAT THE FUCK

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Just saw this commercial for some flashlight glowy toy thingy that I’m sure I would’ve been all excited for fifteen years ago.

I am still excited by this commercial, but only because it uses the “oh no!” sound effect from Kid Pix, which remains one of the greatest sound effects of all time. It’s used in response to a line of dialogue starting at 0:44, “with regular glow pads, you’re stuck in one place.”

Kid Pix: fuck yeah.

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Here’s Tim Rowett of Grand Illusions demonstrating Hurricane Balls.

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