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February 15th, 2008

Unveiled at the 2008 New York Toy Fair - Hexbug Microrobotic Creature

Okay, this little toy is very cool. Here’s a video of the Hexbug Microrobotic Creature that will be appearing at the 2008 New York Toy Fair. It will be available for purchase at Radio Shack. They are also coming out with a crab and an inch worm. I can’t wait to see those!

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February 15th, 2008

Unveiled at the 2008 New York Toy Fair - Elmo Live!

He sings, he tells jokes and he dances! It’s the newest interactive Elmo that will be unveiled at the 2008 New York Toy Fair. It’s Elmo Live!

Because Elmo seems to be loved by everyone, they are convinced this will be a hot product among adults too. Cute, very cute. :D
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February 15th, 2008

Video Highlights from the 2007 New York Toy Fair

Since the 2008 New York Toy Fair is coming up, I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the highlights from last year’s fair. Here are some videos of the toys that were introduced.
Toynami

Transformers Ultimate Bumblebee

More videos below the cut.

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February 15th, 2008

2008 New York Toy Fair Starts This Weekend

The 2008 New York Toy Fair starts on Sunday, February 17th and goes until Wednesday, February 20th.
What will be a big part of the fair? Most likely toy safety. It’s estimated that 15,000 buyers from 7,000 retailers will be coming to the fair. Many of the manufactures will be spending a big chunk of […]

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February 12th, 2008

Cost of China-Made Toys Rising

Hasbro, Inc. says that they expect to see a 14 to 15 percent increase in the cost of made-in-China products because of higher labor, commodity and currency costs.
They are also saying that this cost increase is due to additional product safety because of last year’s product recalls that we are all very familiar […]

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January 30th, 2008

Hannah Montana and Wal-Mart Join Together

Wal-Mart stores announced today that they have joined forces with Disney to have more than 140 Hannah Montana products for sale in their stores.
Wal-Mart says that they want to be the source for “accessible” and “affordable” licensed products. Since the Hannah Montana tickets were so incredibly expensive, they say they’re trying to give […]

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January 30th, 2008

FAO Schwarz Web Presence

Can you believe FAO Schwarz has been around for 145 years!? That is amazing. In those 145 years they have experienced a few troubled times with two bankruptcies.
CEO Edward Schmults realizes that they could potentially have hard times ahead again if they don’t do something about their web presence. He acknowledges that they […]

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January 29th, 2008

The LEGO Brick Turns 50 Today!

Guess what? The LEGO® brick turned 50 today at exactly 1:58 pm today! Wow, 50 years. That is just amazing.
I remember playing with LEGOS® as a kid and I don’t know a kid today who hasn’t played with them. It’s just one of those staple toys in child’s life.
In honor of the LEGO® brick […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Wham-O Co-Founder Richard Knerr Has Died

 
Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company Wham-O who brought toys like the hula hoop, frisbee and silly string to our world, died Monday at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 83 years old and reportedly died of a stroke.
In 1958, Knerr, an avid games enthusiast, along with his business partner and longtime friend […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Japanese Companies Recall China-Made Globes

The fourth Japanese company,Debika, has had to recall their China-made globes due to the fact that the globes identify Taiwan as a part of China. Many customers and media outlets were not very happy with these globes and wanted them removed from stores immediately.
Three other toy companies - Gakken Toys, TakaraTomy and Yanoman - had […]

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