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”
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
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
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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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:
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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”
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Engadget visited our booth at the New York Toy Fair and wrote up a quick review along with a bunch of photos.
Okay, so it isn’t as artsy as making gooey bugs in a miniature oven, but HexBug’s little micro-robotic tchotchkes are a good time in their own right. The digital entomologists at HexBugs decided to unleash the new Ant Micro and Nano Newton at New York City’s Toy Fair, and for some peculiar reason we were quite enamored with watching these autonomous, high speed creatures run around the carpeted show floor.
The Woot.com Blog is covering Toy Fair 2010, and gives their take on the HEXBUG Nano & Ant.
The Nano’s also are collectable, and give you points that you can use on the website to… win at robots, or something. Maybe eventually you’ll be able to redeem them for Cobra Commander. We didn’t really take good notes. But we did get to enjoy the Ant!
Read the full review at their site.
Our US and UK teams have just returned from the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2010 (4th and 9th February) where the HEXBUG Nano was showcased for the first time to the European markets - and by all accounts they loved the - and why wouldn’t they?!
Photographs from the show can be viewed by visiting the HEXBUG Facebook page
A video showing the Nano specimens in action can be viewed by clicking here
A video showing a Nano stand off (who win’s Blue or Green?) can be viewed by clicking here
Online publication Compute Scotland contemplate in their article:
“Gaberlunzie was amused by one Valentine suggestion of Hexbugs and is considering whether the top of the range inchworm, or more limited crab, ant or nano would be most appealing to someone who loathes spiders!”
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