The founder and MD of the UK toy wholesaler leaves to pursue new opportunities and develop the Slow Toy Movement. Founder and managing director of Asobi, Thierry Bourret, has stepped down from his role with the company. After six years ...
"It was fantastic and it did suprise me," CEO Jorgen Von Knudstorp told ToyNews. The success of The LEGO Movie came as a suprise to the toy firm's CEO Jørgen Von Knudstorp, who felt it "edgier that what I had expected." The LEGO ...
Tags: LEGO Movie, Toys
The Good Toy Guide has awarded the online retailer the January accolade for its dedication to traditional toys and play. Online toy store The Forgotten Toy Shop has been named the first Good Toy Guide Retailer of the Month for 2015. Set ...
Tags: Toy Shop, online retailer, Toys
“We are working to broaden our product range offered worldwide, and Hong Kong allows direct contact with our partners." Giromax will be showcasing its new products for 2015 from January 7th to 14th January at its showroom at The ...
Tags: Disney, Skylanders Lines, Toys
Online auction closes tomorrow afternoon. An online auction selling the complete production line of outdoor toy firm Berg Toys is closing tomorrow. Troostwijk Auctions is selling the line as Berg Toys is relocating production to China. ...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the USA has developed nitride semiconductor solar cells with high quantum efficiency for short wavelengths (370-450nm) and concentrated photovoltaics at temperatures up to 400°C [Liang Zhao et al, ...
Tags: PV Performance, Electrical
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) says that it expects revenue for fourth-quarter 2014 to be about $9m, up 6% on $8.5m ...
Tags: financial statements, Electrical
Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA, which provides compound semiconductor-based optical components, subsystems and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber-optics market, has completed the sale of its tunable laser and transceiver ...
CRAIC Technologies of San Dimas, CA, USA has launched the FLEX UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer concept, which is designed to be flexible in configuration, capabilities and pricing. Tailored for cost-effective spectroscopic analysis ...
Tags: CRAIC Technologies, Electrical
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) and the Reflective Roof Coatings Institute (RRCI) have merged together into one industry association whose aim is to "continue to advance, promote, and expand the national and international ...
Tags: education, outreach, technical advancement, advocacy, Construction
Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company Royal DSM has reached an agreement with Cathay Investments for the sale of Euroresins. Subject to customary approvals and notifications, the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2015. Financial ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will form a strategic partnership with LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar by having its subsidiary, TSMC Solid State Lighting, sell MOCVD sets to Epistar and then acquiring new ...
Tags: LED epitaxial wafer, chip maker, Lights
Everlight Electronics aims to turn its LED lighting business from losses to profits in 2015 with an on-year growth of 50% in revenues, according to the company. The LED packaging firm established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Everlight ...
Tags: LED Lighting Revenues, LED packaging, Lights
The US government has finished reviewing anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariff rates imposed in 2012 on PV modules imported from China and decided to reduce the former rates to an average of 1.82% and the latter to an average of ...
Tags: China-Made PV Modules, Lights
Ear climbers, like this 18-karat rose gold and diamond pair from Stephen Webster, will continue to be popular in the new year. Click through this slideshow to see a piece of jewelry that embodies each of the eight trends outlined for ...