Fans have fallen hard for plush dolls representing Tina and Milo, the mascots of Italy’s Winter Games. The clerk at the Olympic gift shop looked deadly serious as he leaned in for a whisper.

Lego seems to have a good idea of how to sell parents and kids alike on their new Smart Bricks technology. The first Lego Smart Play sets are all Lego Star Wars related. At CES, Lego announced three ...