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TOYS

Gadgets of the year: touching deep
Article
/ 24 December 2015

Gadgets of the year: touching deep

Gadgetry is synonymous with bells and whistles, but sometimes it’s the personal approach that stands out.

By Staff Reporter
Hush, honey! Don’t speak in front of the toys
Analysis
/ 17 December 2015

Hush, honey! Don’t speak in front of the toys

What possible benefit is there to recording a child’s intimacies, storing them in the cloud and making them available to unidentified third parties?

By Staff Reporter
Funky vehicles to build with the kids
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Funky vehicles to build with the kids

A digger, a pick-up truck, a sports car and a beach buggy make up ­Dokter and Misses’ new range of self-assembly toy cars.

By Nechama Brodie
Rooting for realistic black dolls
Article
/ 11 October 2012

Rooting for realistic black dolls

Rooti dolls claim to be the first fashion dolls to speak languages from countries ranging from Ghana to Zimbabwe.

By Afua Hirsch
Money in the blank
Article
/ 11 February 2011

Money in the blank

Forget the metric system — vinyl always sounds cooler when it’s measured in inches.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 January 2009

Lonely Japanese give the nod to potted friend

The Pekoppa toy, which looks like a small plant just starting to sprout from a pot, flutters its two leaves when it senses someone is speaking nearby.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 1 July 2008

Fair trade in African ‘toys’ not child’s play

It’s not child’s play to showcase "toys" made by artists reflecting on a changing world in African countries.

By Johan Eybers
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Article
/ 22 June 2008

Barbie versus Bratz in battle of the dolls

It is a classic tale of industrial espionage: top employees secretly speak to rival firms; computer files are destroyed; billions are at stake.

By Paul Harris

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