Urbana-based creator Brian Lilly has designed and built something every kid will enjoy: massive, stackable blocks called Buildies that fold together to make Lego-like shapes and let the wee ones ...

Few toys tap into a children’s wild imagination quite like the incredibly simple yet wildly ingenious plastic bricks known as Legos. Be it a replica of Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon or a bustling ...

Nintendo Labo is a novel series of accessories that work with the portable Nintendo Switch video game console. Requiring assembly and made out of cardboard, these kits are aimed for kids and can ...

For years, virtual reality has been lost in the weeds. The technology, which allows users to immerse themselves in a digital world, was popularised in the mid-80s – but at the time it promised far too ...

Cardboard: it’s not just for boxes (and cheap virtual reality headsets) anymore. Nintendo has launched a new set of cardboard kits that you can assemble at home to ...

DODOcase is probably known by most for their phone and tablet cases, but the San Francisco-based company jumped on an opportunity to get Google Cardboard VR kits into the hands of a VR-hungry public.

I built a car today. And it only took me 10 minutes. A remote-controlled car is the first project you make as part of the Nintendo Labo, a new type of build-it-yourself cardboard accessory that works ...