ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...
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ZAGG Inc, a leading mobile device accessories company, unveiled creative product solutions to enhance the mobile lifestyles of consumers at 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. Entering new industries and developing products for younger ...
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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 ...
PowerA today announced that the MOGA Mobile Gaming System for Android 2.3+ is now available in 1,150 AT&T corporate owned retail stores and online at ATT.com/wireless. Gamers, picking up a new Android smartphone, can now purchase a MOGA at ...
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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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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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In what is often seen as a bellwether for holiday sales pricing, Walmart has released its Black Friday ad, and TVs once again feature prominently. This year, Walmart will open its doors for Black Friday shopping at 8 p.m. on ...
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