Tag: TOY

Windosill is a Flash-based puzzle game full of whimsical objects to push, pull, take apart, and otherwise manipulate. Your objective is to maneuver a toy train through rooms full of various toys by playing with the objects you see until you find the block that acts as a key into the next room. Sometimes it's hiding in plain sight, sometimes you have to go through a Mouse-Trap-esque series of moves ...

Ah, nostalgia! Every once in a while, I get wistful about the toys that were popular when I was a kid. Thanks to the magic of the web, I don't even have to buy them on eBay to see them again. Check out Kevin St. Onge's fully-playable Speak & Spell emulator, and take a trip back in time. This thing works exactly as you remember it. This particular emulator has been around since 2006, but seems ...

Santa is coming to Google Earth! And its up to you to find the treasures that Santa's elves have left all over Google Earth! Starting December 12th, and finishing up on December 24th, a clue will appear outside of Santa's North Pole workshop every day. If you can solve it, you will be lead to a toy hiding in Google's satellite imagery. Don't worry if you get stuck, the whereabouts will be ...

The Theremin bridges the gap between geek toy and nerdy musical instrument. I remember seeing Angelo Moore rock a Theremin in the 90's, and it was great fun. If you want to play with a Theremin, but just can't seem to bother with building one, there are a few software solutions. One of the most fun is for the PocketPC called Pocket Clanger. Instead of waving your arms around, you move the stylus. ...

iSnoop's Fridge or (magnetic words) has been on the web for a long time, but I noticed it's gone all Web 2.0 on us and is using ajax now. No need to refresh your browser, as before. I'm glad the author didn't resort to flash. There are other versions of this on the web, some done in Java, some aren't using whole words, just letters, etc. But I like this one the best, because it looks like a ...

Gloodle is s strange little drawing application. You don't really draw with it, you doodle with little globs. It sort of reminds me of a those spirograph toys we played with as children, in that it creates images that are identical in a number of planes. There's nothing really useful you can do with Gloodle other than play with it, but then again that's fine by me. ...