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Cool Gadgets coming soon

March 11th, 2010

MSN Tech & Gadgets include Hexbug Nano in their ‘Cool Gadgets coming soon’

“behave like real bugs, skittering around and flipping themselves over when the need arises.  Why stop at one?  Buy a few handfuls and they act like a swarm. At which point you may want to invest in the Hexbug habitat of pods and bridges to keep them contained and content”

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Hexbugs in the Czech Republic

March 10th, 2010

Hexbugs are featured in December 2009’s Robot Revue, a Czech publication.

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Possessed Micro Pets

March 10th, 2010

UK Toy reviewer Toylogy review the Hexbug Nano:

“The latest additions to the Hexbug range of robotic bugs are the unassuming Nano bots, a flick of the ON switch however and you’re in for a surprise.  These little finger sized machines travel at remarkable scale speeds across solid surfaces, a powerful motor inside the body vibrating the legs and sending them forward with no regard for obstacles.  When the mini critter slams into a solid object it’ll either change direction and carry on, or depending on the momentum it has achieved flip onto its back or side and vibrate onto it’s feet - either way quite a spectacle.  This is just one Nano in action, a swarm of them running about the place bumping into each other is a highly watchable event”

To see the full article click here for the Toyology site or here to view on our Facebook page

Toy of the Week: HEXBUGs

March 8th, 2010

The blog ‘How did I ever live without it?’ named HEXBUGs their toy of the week on Saturday, March 6.

There is the Original, which resembles a roach, an inchworm, a crab, and the nano. We have a couple of the nanos. They are pretty cool and always a favorite among E-Rays friends when they come over to play.

Read the full post at: http://navymomthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/toy-of-week-hexbugs.html

Hexbug Crabs in the Ukraine

March 4th, 2010

Hexbug Crabs feature in Ego the Ukrainian magazine Ego (similar to the UK publications GQ and Esquire)

Click here to see the article (a English version to be available soon)

Robotic Gadgets set to become year’s best seller

February 25th, 2010

UK regional newspaper Warrington Guardian feature Innovation First following the successful Nuremberg Toy Fair 2010 and predict Hexbugs are to become this year’s best seller.

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To read the article on the Warrington Guardian website click here

HEXBUGs Demonstrated at NY Toy Fair

February 23rd, 2010

Bob Mimlitch, Innovation First International’s chief technology officer, gave a demonstration to this video blogger at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Enjoy!

Nano: As Loathsome as Real Insects

February 18th, 2010

Gizmodo has a cool video of our display at the New York Toy Fair, along with a review of the Nano.

…skidding around on their miniature rubber feet and bumping into things like real cockroaches would—if you gave them each a human-sized cup of coffee. They can even flip themselves over if they end up on their backs. Here is a whole intrusion of the Newtons, thankfully contained beneath plastic in a maze:

Click through for the video.

Ant & Crab on location

February 17th, 2010

The Hexbug Ant & Crab take pride of place in Germany’s Luna Spring magazine photo shoot.

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Another wallet-friendly smart toy at $10 is Hexbug

February 17th, 2010

New York Toy Fair news round up on Yahoo News:

“Another wallet-friendly smart toy starting at 10 dollars is Hexbug, micro-robotic creatures resembling cockroaches, spiders or crabs that respond to touch, sound and even light and are capable of navigating mazes or their own nano habitat set”

Click here to see the article