Companies always show off great new toys at the annual Toy Fair and Hasbro came through with a few cool items this year.

From news.com:

From Sunday through Wednesday, the American International Toy Fair takes over New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center with all kinds of new and innovative play gizmos for kids of all ages. But toy giant Hasbro’s offerings were so extensive that the company had to take over a space across the street, at the Splashlight Studios building.

Of particular interest to me are:

A “Force Action” Star Wars light saber that has a spring-loaded blade. I haven’t seen a light saber with a blade that comes out on its own yet. Previous versions either have a permanent blade that would light up or a retractable one that would emerge when you swung the hilt. I wonder if the blade will somehow retract as well, or if you have to cram it back in like the old ones.

An exceptionally cool-looking Transformer from the upcoming movie. It is the 14-inch-tall “Ultimate Bumblebee” who is now a Camaro instead of a VW. I was initially upset at hearing that Bumblebee was no longer a VW Bug, as that car was essentially why he is called Bumblebee, but now that I’ve seen this figure I am quite excited.

An Optimus Prime voice changer from the upcoming Transformers film. I only hope that this mask is big enough to fit my head and that it actually makes you sound like Peter Cullen and not Darth Vader. The mask does look pretty darn cool.

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