With the summer movie season only weeks away the list of hot toys is here. This is the first post in a four part series where we take a look at the toys connected to what may this years biggest movies (for toys anyway).

The movies are sure have a huge line of toys and products are the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Teenage Mutant Turtles, Transformers, and Spiderman 3. Each movie is sure to have official products from action figures to tasty sugary cereal. Here is the first group we took a look at from Disney’s powerhouse franchise; Pirates of the Caribbean.

With the huge success of the first two films, “The Curse of the Black Perl” and Dead Man’s Chest”, the Pirates series already has a huge toy line. The question is will the toys of “At World’s End” be up to par. Looking at Disney’s site, the early release toys look a bit uninspired. There are a bunch of $9.95 3 ¾” action figures of the major characters from the film but a few caught my attention at the local Target.

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Remember Teddy Ruxpin or Robotics? For those of you in the under thirty crowd; these were basic robotic toys that were interactive. Teddy Ruxpin was a bear that had a cassette player in his back. He would move his mouth and arms slightly as he read you a story. Robotics were kind of like tinker toys meets Legos. They came with motors that could be attached to pieces and you could make things like a dinosaur or a crane. The latter was truly a toy I played with for hours on end.

Recently there has been a surge in “robo” toys; Roboraptor, Robosapien, and Robo Pet to name a few. With the continued advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and miniaturization there are sure to be more and more. The next big ‘robo” toy is coming out late this summer and it promises to blow away past and current robotic toys. It is Robosapien Media from Wow Wee.

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Fisher-Price is just about to offer their Rainforest Jumperoo. It is basically a jumper for the little ones sit in while you get a few moments to yourself. The Rainforest Jumperoo has the standard bells and whistles like lights and musical toys with a few improvements over current jumpers.

First of all this one has a washable seat. How many times have you found yourself scrubbing the seat of your children’s activity seat only have it still stink or stained. The Rainforest Jumperoo has a seat that can be removed and thrown into the washer and dryer. This is huge since all kinds of liquids and dirt tent to find their way into toys like this.

The other element that makes this jumper stand out from the field is the raised toys that are attached. Most jumpers I have owned only offer toys in the immediate area for junior to play with. With the Rain Forest design there are two hanging leaves with toy for your child to grab and play with. Lastly this jumper can be folded up and stored away for travel or when company comes over and you need the floor for grownups.

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