The blonde My Special Baby looks outwardly like a normal doll with pretty flaxen hair, large blue eyes, painted lips and a charming pink and yellow outfit. This cute facade hides a number of sensors and computer chips making it an extraordinary voice-activated toy that can do everything from laughing and crawling to singing, walking and even growing a few centimetres in height.

The comprehensive setup and operational instructions need to be followed carefully by an adult, with the child..

Little fingers and minds will love to be stimulated by the Lamaze Discovery Book, a bright, colourful cloth book full of different shapes and textures.

The book has been developed by Lamaze International, an award-winning American Childbirth and Early Parenting Organisation, as part of its Infant Development System. The toys are specially designed to encourage development in various aspects, according to age, so that parents can select the most appropriate and enjoyable one. Lamaze identifie..

A combination of modern and traditional approaches to developmental toys, the Clutch Cube has an old-fashioned rattle at its centre that babies will love to shake. The contemporary, brightly coloured patterns on each side of the cube will stimulate, as well as helping colour and shape recognition.

Black-and-white patterns alternate with a bright picture of a cat, sun and butterfly, and hooped handles of different materials, including satin, fleece and corduroy, help with the differentia..

More often than not, when a game is in development for over three years it does not live up to the hype. Bungies Halo is the exception. Not only does the game live up to the hype--it greatly exceeds it. This sci-fi first-person shooter is a nearly perfect blend of gameplay, graphics, and sound.

The story revolves around the conflict between humans and an alien race known as the Covenant. The aliens have discovered a powerful artefact--on the ring-shaped planet called Halo--that will s..