A controversial doll which lets girls practise breast-feeding is now available in the UK. The doll–made in Spain–comes with a bib with two appropriately placed flowers on it.Kids put the baby to the flowers to feed it.It then ...
Sales of Esdevium's Dobble game are soaring at one indie toy retailer thanks to strong word of mouth support. Wise Owl Toys in Worcester has sold more than 1,700 units of Dobble-the most for any UK toy indie. In-store demonstrations of ...
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LeapFrog has announced a new programme which will allow external developers to develop software for its educational toys,including the LeapPad2 and LeapsterGS systems. Software will be sold via LeapFrog's App Center. The move means that ...
Toys R Us Inc,.the world's largest dedicated toy retailer,reported same-store sales in the U.S.fell 1.8 percent in December. The stakes were high for the retailer this holiday season as it has yet to return to being a public company after ...
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Toys R Us has revealed its December sales - showing declines in both its domestic and international markets. The firm said that the US domestic sector saw comparable store sales decrease by 1.8 per cent over 2011, with total sales down ...
PowerbyProxi has developed technology that it says can wireless charge AA batteries, smartphones and even headphones -- all at the same time. PowerbyProxi claims the new wireless charging technology improves on the current industry ...
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GalaBingo is now available on iPads, iPhones and Android phones and tablets. The UK's biggest bingo operator is pleased to announce that, just in time for Christmas, the GalaBingo app for iPhones, iPads and Android phones and tablets is ...
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Celebrities are playing the Bananagams word game in their droves,says the company behind the product. The game,which launched seven years ago and enjoyed its best 12 months in 2012,is a hit with Kristen Bell,Scarlett Johansson,Cindy ...
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It’s an innovative product line that is part tech toy, part teacher. Worx Toys provide an interactive, visually based learning tool that allows children to easily comprehend complex concepts such as how a car engine works, but in a ...
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Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...
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Leading shopping site PriceGrabber.com® today revealed the latest online shopping behavior and trends over the busiest shopping period of the year. The findings indicated that Black Friday has turned into "Black Week," with sales ...
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Maxfield & Oberton will stop selling the popular magnetic toys known as Buckyballs, effective Dec. 19. "Given the precedent setting legal case before us and the continued badgering by the [Consumer Product Safety Commission], Buckyballs ...
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Dunecraft Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, is recalling a series of marble-sized toys that expand when in placed in water. The toys, can be swallowed and could cause a life threatening condition. What's more, the ingested toys do not show up on ...
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There's already a plethora 'LEGO-style' iPhone accessories available but the real thing has so far eluded smartphone-owning LEGO fans. But soon lovers of the construction brand will be able to get their hands on an officially licensed ...
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It's such fun to watch your child rip open a holiday present and find just what he was hoping for. But as a savvy consumer, you should know that toys are frequent hazards. In 2011, the most recent year for which the U.S. Consumer Product ...
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