These mini-retail sites are crammed with the toys kids love: Lego, Angry Birds, Hello Kitty, and more.

FORBES: Mini-Retail Becoming Big Bigger Biggest Thing?

Yeah, I know you thought your Hello Kitty digicam was some hot stuff, but believe it or not the kids at Darpa have even got that one beat.

ENGADGET: Darpa develops a 1.8 gigapixel digicam and no, you can't 'check it out'

In the latest episode of spontaneous combustion, Takara is being forced to recall specific Hello Kitty dolls which featured a heatable disc that could be warmed and stuffed within the lining to keep kids toasty while resting.

ENGADGET: Exploding Hello Kitty toys recalled