A New Era of Star Wars Merchandise Hits the Toy Fair in London

As any self-respecting Star Wars fan knows, collecting merchandise is a way of life for many enthusiasts. With this year's Toy Fair in London underway, we're excited to showcase some of the latest and greatest Star Wars-related items that are set to hit shelves later this year. One company that's sure to catch your eye is VTech, which has been producing a range of kid-friendly technology products for years.

VTech has announced its entry into the world of Star Wars merchandise, with two exciting new products that are sure to delight young fans: a watch and a camera. The first product we're looking at is the VTech Star Wars Watch. This innovative timepiece comes equipped with several different types of traps, including BB-8's one-eyed friend, R2-D2's counterpart, Daughter One, and more. While it may not have all the bells and whistles of a full-fledged smartphone, the watch is surprisingly easy to use and features interchangeable screen and watch faces that are sure to appeal to kids.

One of the standout features of this watch is its camera. Yes, you read that right - a built-in camera that allows your kid to take pictures and videos using their watch! We were impressed by the 2-megapixel resolution of the camera, which may not be on par with the iPhone, but still delivers decent results. But what really sets this watch apart is its augmented reality capabilities. Using special software, kids can point their watch at objects in the real world and see them come to life as Star Wars characters or environments.

Another clever feature of the watch is its ability to generate Star Wars sound effects using an accelerometer that detects movement. This means that your kid can hold up a toy lightsaber and activate the corresponding sounds on their watch, creating an immersive experience that's sure to thrill young fans. The watch itself is made of plastic and has a fairly large design, but it's surprisingly light and comfortable to wear.

The VTech Star Wars Watch is set to hit shelves later this year for around £50, although we can't confirm whether it will be released in the US anytime soon. We'll have to keep an eye on that front to see if it makes the cut.

But wait, there's more! The VTech company has also announced a second product: the Stormtrooper Camera. This camera is designed to look like the iconic blaster of Star Wars' infamous Imperial troopers, and it's sure to delight kids who love taking photos and videos. Using a simple app, you can turn your kid's watch into a fully-functional camera that shoots 2-megapixel photos and videos.

One of the coolest features of this camera is its augmented reality capabilities. Similar to the watch, but with some added software, kids can use their camera to point at objects in real life and see them come to life as Star Wars characters or environments. We were particularly impressed by a demo that showed how you could aim your Stormtrooper Camera's viewfinder at an object and see it transform into a virtual lightsaber duel.

While the 256-megabyte memory limit on the camera means it won't be able to handle the same level of image processing as a full-fledged smartphone, we still think it's a great option for kids who want to capture memories without breaking the bank. And at around £50, it's an affordable entry point into the world of augmented reality photography.

Overall, these two new products from VTech are sure to be a hit with young Star Wars fans. Whether you're looking for a fun watch or a camera that lets your kid tap into the magic of the galaxy far, far away, we think these options are definitely worth checking out.

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that button and on the top here the camera you can actually take pictures and videos using your watch which be honest is a feature that we don't often see on any Smart Watch let alone a Smart Watch for children sure there's not much memory in there 256 megabytes and the camera is not going to challenge the iPhone setting plum but still you could just take pictures using their plant watch another cool aspect we were are like is that it has an accelerometer inside and you can change different effects here or we have here but if you move this around yet a Star Wars lightsaber effect so your kid can hold their lightsaber and then use their watch to generate the recognizable sound effects that's really pretty cool it's made of plastic it's fairly large but it's quite light and obviously it's covered in Star Wars branding and this is going to be out for about 50 pounds later this year and we've got news that it is going to come to us all those busy little finalized yet but you know that 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that's the Stormtrooper camera from these days you can read more about all these products on digital strangers right nowperhaps your child is Star Wars manners or perhaps your Star Wars mad as well and you just simply have to collect everything that is Star Wars related well we here at the Toy Fair in London and we're seeing some of the latest Star Wars merchandise is going to come out a little bit later this year this is from VTech company you might recognize from various them kid related technology products already well they've got the Star Wars range coming in and we've got a Star Wars watch and a Star Wars camera now obviously these are aimed at children but you know what are they called this is v-tex Star Wars watch and it comes with several different types of traps are bb-8 one or daughter one there and it's all pretty simple to uses don't connect your phone and they don't use GPS tracker kids or anything like that but you do get interchangeable screen and watch faces which we really like on the side here is a Hemi abundant fish that get into a cool menu and tap that button and on the top here the camera you can actually take pictures and videos using your watch which be honest is a feature that we don't often see on any Smart Watch let alone a Smart Watch for children sure there's not much memory in there 256 megabytes and the camera is not going to challenge the iPhone setting plum but still you could just take pictures using their plant watch another cool aspect we were are like is that it has an accelerometer inside and you can change different effects here or we have here but if you move this around yet a Star Wars lightsaber effect so your kid can hold their lightsaber and then use their watch to generate the recognizable sound effects that's really pretty cool it's made of plastic it's fairly large but it's quite light and obviously it's covered in Star Wars branding and this is going to be out for about 50 pounds later this year and we've got news that it is going to come to us all those busy little finalized yet but you know that every chance this is going to turn out to become a u.s. product like ships so that's the hotness but this is the camera and we really like this this is super cool it's obviously again Star Wars look we turn it on using their phone and you have your regular camera you shooting around the room that's 2 megapixels you can shoot video it's like the audio it's got some some effects to put over the top of your pictures but what we really like that is fresh cement you have again and you've got young and what's good about this is there augmented reality don't we do this one flight of action or you have is an Augmented reveal view of the world and you can shoot incoming ships that are wherever around here and we think that really lots of fun and I played it probably longer than I should there's every chance your kid is going played it for a long long time this is about playing dry sixty pounds again coming out after July this year there's no news of an American release sadly we really like that that's the Stormtrooper camera from these days you can read more about all these products on digital strangers right now\n"