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Short reality! (Joho the Blog)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:14:03 GMT

Bloomberg reports that Mattel's market cap, "helped by rising sales of Matchbox and Hot Wheels toy cars," is now larger than GM's. [Tags: mattel gm toys cars business economics ]

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Waging war on death (This Fucking War)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:27:00 GMT

His armoured vehicle had been sent flying "like a Tonka toy" after striking a roadside bomb packed with three antitank mines. Now the young NATO soldier was bleeding to death and it seemed there was nothing Colonel Ron Brisebois and his colleagues at a Canadian-run military hospital near Kandahar could do to stop it. Finally, the doctor from University of Alberta Hospital attempted a procedure that...

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Make Toy Cars, Not Cars (Infectious Greed)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:49:56 GMT

It's currently better to be a toy car maker than a real car maker: Mattel's market cap just surpassed that of GM. The maker of Hot Wheels and Matchbox now has a market cap of $6.22B versus the $5.76b cap of the maker of non-toy cars GM. [via Bloomberg ]

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Toying With Art (Washington Post)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Â· Art referencing childhood, the trend that won't die, takes a stroll through DCAC, bringing along a mixed bag of photography, sculpture and works on paper -- some of it pretty good. One is Steven Strawn, who offers a battle of dolls and monsters that revisits Greek legend with a cast from Mattel....

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Star Wars - Star Wars The Toy Battle (Contactmusic Ltd)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:34:38 GMT

In what is regarded as an unparalleled promotion involving the toy chain Toys 'R' Us and a production company, the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will ...

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Massively Me Working on Kiwi Heroes, A Socially Responsible Virtual World for Children (TechCrunch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:06:12 GMT

Massively Me, a stealth gaming company, has announced the upcoming launch of it’s MMOG for kids and young teenagers, Kiwi Heroes. Scheduled for release later this year, Kiwi Heroes will be a Flash-based game that attempts to strike a balance between a virtual world and a traditional MMOG (like WOW). Massively Me claims [...]

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Barbie’s Piano (Cap'n Bob & the Damsel)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:03:16 GMT

Why is this Barbie Piano special? Well, because, this one has provenance. You see, back in 1980, I worked for Mattel Toys in Hawthorne, CA as an engineer in the preliminary design department. I designed electronics for prototypes of all sorts of toys, including remote control cars, self-guided racers, sound effects for a hot wheels [...]

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Hasbro Toy Shop - 4th of July Sale: Select toys up to 60% (The Bargainist)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:58:04 GMT

Hasbro Toy Shop - 4th of July Sale: Select toys up to 60% Joining in on the 4th of July sales is the Hasbro Toy Shop with savings of up to 60% on select toys. Included are action figures, board games, and even a few electronic games. Pictured is the white I-Cat, now just $14.99 (reg. $29.99). Visit The Bargainist for more.

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Zimm Zamm, July 4th and Summer - a Blast from the Past from PlayLibrary (Play Library)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:44:38 GMT

This month, b5media’s Lifestyles Channel bloggers are being asked to share a blast from the past related to the U.S. July 4th holiday. When I think of my family celebrating Independence Day when I was a child, I remember going to the town parade, which included mostly fire engines and soccer teams, in the [...]

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World of WALL-E Comes to Video Games (ABC News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:50:06 GMT

The summer's cutest robot is showing up in a host of games.

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Digest: Bratz designer tells of sketches (Houston Chronicle)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Original drawings for Bratz dolls were made in a notebook the toy's designer used for banking transactions dated in 1999, when he was working for Mattel, an expert witness testified.

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“Welcome to Elizabethan Jupiter…” - Circulus, Dulcimer, Manchester, 26/06/2008 (Cool Noise)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:49:26 GMT

Chorlton’s Dulcimer Bar (”Fine Ale and Finer Folk”) hosts the frankly weird and quite refreshingly wonderful world of Circulus. To call Dulcimer a venue is stretching it a little – this is more like watching a gig in your front room (although to be strictly accurate those of us who remember the former incarnation as Quarmby’s stationers know it as the erstwhile toys and games...

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Games for Girls - LITE-BRITE Flat Screen Pink (Play Library)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:50:13 GMT

I have one more game for girls to share as part of my series on games for girls. Today, I’m going to take a look at the classic LITE-BRITE game from Hasbro, which is also available in a version just for girls - the LITE-BRITE Flat Screen Pink. The LITE-BRITE Flat Screen Pink is small [...]

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Hasbro Elects Tracy Leinbach to Its Board of Directors (Business Wire)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:51:00 GMT

PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today that Tracy A. Leinbach, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ryder System, Inc., has been

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Toys'R'Us and Lucasfilm Join Forces to Celebrate Star Wars: The Clone Wars (The IESB)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:04:25 GMT

The Adventures Begin at Toys"R"Us Stores on July 26 as Fans Get First Look at New Toys.

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Toys And Technology For Rehabilitation In Cerebral Palsy Patients (Science Daily)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

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Hasbro to Take Its Games to the Movies (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:27:00 GMT

Hasbro is ready to take its turn at board game-based movies, in a deal that departs from typical collaborations between toy companies and Hollywood.

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Piggy Bank turns Saving Money into an Interactive RPG (TOKYOMANGO)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:17:48 GMT

In August, toymaker Takara Tomy is releasing this ultimate piggy bank for gamer geeks. It's called BankQuest: A Tale of Savings, and it's a dungeon-shaped vault with a LCD screen that turns your penny-saving experience into the ultimate role-playing game....

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Takara: Restaurant Review (Cooking with Amy)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:20:00 GMT

Forget the popcorn. Nothing goes with movies like Japanese food. This year I was generously given a courtesy pass which allows me and a guest to attend as many movies as we like at the Sundance Kabuki movie theater in Japantown. As a result I end up eating meals in Japantown just about every time I go see a movie. This Saturday I had a ridiculously cheap lunch in Japantown at Takara . This little restaurant...

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Buying Gifts For Children (Heart Attack Warning Signs)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:40:54 GMT

Suggested ages are an inaccurate gauge when, at Christmas, or any great occasion, we need to buy presents for our children. A child can be smarter then another having the same age; he will be bored playing with toys meant for his age group. At the opposite side of this problem, a child can learn [...]

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