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2006 Mother's Day: A Special Day Calls for Special Gifts - At Special Values
Collectibles Today, the premier Internet shopping site for fine jewelry gifts and unique collectibles, urges shoppers to consider exclusive Mother's Day gift ideas that are as exceptional as Mom-and available at exceptional values for a limited time! - April 21, 2006 - Collectibles Today Network Ltd.
New Invention Lets Everyone Tattoo their Sport Balls
Ball Tattoo is a new invention that makes it possible for anyone to put their name on all their sport balls with expert results, and do it so permanently that their name will not wear, rub off or even file off their ball. - April 17, 2006 - Fastencil Inc.
Icon of Ventriloquism Closes his Doors
After 70 years Maher Studios is going out of business. This leaves a hole in the world of ventriloquism. - April 14, 2006 - Lovik's Puppets
Arcade Game Superstore To Offer Icovia® Space Planner
Arcade Game Superstore, a leading nationwide distributor of commercial-quality video arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement products, announced today that in partnership with Icovia, it will be the first company in the game room industry to offer the Icovia® Space Planner to customers. - February 25, 2006 - Arcade Game Superstore
GameDaily Puts the “Free” in Video Game, Movie Downloads
The Internet’s most-trusted source of free video game content leads the industry with a no-hassle and no-cost premium download service - February 24, 2006 - GameDaily
USA Made Soda Bottle Raft Won't Go Flat, Teaches Recycling, Lasts for Years
Never sink due to a puncture again. RSEE Innovations begins production and offering to the general public it's brand new product called Recyclers Raft. This extremely durable new design air mattress teaches recycling by using empty 2 liter soda bottles as heavy duty, free and easily replaced bouyancy cells. - February 12, 2006 - RSEE Innovations
Abiro Enhances its News Service
Abiro (www.abiro.com, wap.abiro.com) has added iPod and Skype coverage to its Mobile News service, complementing its commentary on mobile phone industry news and aggregation of news feeds from many popular news services. - February 02, 2006 - Abiro
Abiro Adds Bingo to its Mobile Casino
Abiro (www.abiro.com, wap.abiro.com) has added Bingo to its already broad and well-rounded range of casino games in its Mobile Casino service. Bingo has draws every 5 minutes with Jackpots six times a day. - January 19, 2006 - Abiro
New Transforming Plush Toys Landing at Toy Fair 2006
The next generation of transforming plush toys will be unveiled at American International Toy Fair 2006. - January 16, 2006 - Pers Corporation
Better Homes & Gardens Selects The Blobbies as Hot Holiday Gift of 2005
The Blobbiemorphers™ line of transforming plush toys has been selected as one of the hottest holiday gifts of 2005 by Better Homes & Gardens magazine. - December 06, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Pookie, Tushka, and the Blobbies receive Nine “Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Awards”
Pers, the cutting edge children’s entertainment company, is proud to announce that its series of interactive books and transforming plush toys have received nine Parent to Parent ADDING WISDOM AWARDS for 2005. - November 25, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Jack in the Box Toys Opens: Just in Time for Holiday Shopping
Remember hours spent in the local toy shop as a child? Where is that shop now? East Kilbride! Joss and Eric Greene are set to open Jack in the Box, a ‘real’ toy shop, on Thursday, November 17th, 2005 in the Plaza Shopping Centre of East Kilbride. The shop is opposite Marks and Spencer’s. - November 17, 2005 - Jack in the Box
Blobbies Selected as Greatest Product of 2005 by iParenting
The Blobbiemorphers™ line of transforming plush toys has received seven iParenting Media Awards for 2005. - November 04, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Get Fit with Sqedunk Wins the Accolade Award
Lori Reeves aka “Miss Lori”, of Sqedunk Children Productions, has won a prestigious Honorable Mention Award from the 2005 Accolade Competition. The award was given for Sqedunk’s newest video Get Fit with Sqedunk a fun, early childhood, exercise video, which will teach the youngest... - November 01, 2005 - Sqedunk Children Productions
Blue Eye Boy Online Boutique Fills Void in Vast Baby Market
Northwest Mother opens all-boy e-boutique offering imaginative, high quality products for toddler boys. - September 28, 2005 - Blue Eye Boy
Dr. Toy Selects the Blobbies as Best Of 2005
The Blobbies® series of educational and entertaining children’s picture books with interactive CD-ROMs has received the "DR. TOY’S 10 BEST TOYS OF 2005" award. - September 19, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Pokerpadz™, Poker Mouse Pad Lets Online Players Feel Like They Are at The Table, Shuffling Chips
PokerPadz™, the first green felt, poker table-shaped mouse pad and 10 poker chips! Made just large enough to hold a couple of stacks of chips, it lets online players recreate the feel of playing live action while clicking their mouse and their chips - August 30, 2005 - K & K Novelties, L.L.C.
Penguin and Polar Bear Pair Receive Outstanding Award
The Pookie and Tushka (r) series of educational and entertaining children’s picture books with interactive CD-ROMs has received an Outstanding Product Award for 2005. - August 10, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Pookie and Tushka Receive a Seal of Excellence Award
The Pookie and Tushka (r) series of educational and entertaining children’s picture books with interactive CD-ROMs has received a Seal of Excellence Award for 2005. - August 04, 2005 - Pers Corporation
The Blobbies Receive Toy Of The Year Award for 2005
Pers® is proud to announce that its first book in the Blobbies® series has received the “Toy of the Year Award” in the Storybook with Characters category at the 2005 Creative Toy Awards, by Creative Child Magazine. The companion Blobbiemorphers™ line of transforming plush toys received a “Preferred Choice Award” in the Plush Toys for Kids category. - July 21, 2005 - Pers Corporation
Recent San Diego State Marketing Grads Take on The Internet
Gadget connoisseur’s HotGadget.com, lead by two local SDSU graduates, take on the World Wide Web with there unique style and eclectic mix of gadgets and pop culture flare. Hotgadget.com gives gadget and pop cultures lovers the opportunity to pick up distinctive gadgets and toys that can’t be found just anywhere. From ice shot glasses to internet CyberPhones, hotgadget.com promises to be never boring. - July 19, 2005 - HotGadget.com
Temple Games, Inc. announces strategy board game that defies gravity
This press release announces the introduction of "Polarity," a unique strategy board game that utilizes the forces of magnetism. - June 22, 2005 - Temple Games, Incorporated
NorthPoleToyShop Now Carries Trading Spaces™ and The Design Line™ by B-Bel Inc.
North Pole Toy Shop now carries the full line of Trading Spaces™ Design and Redesign Houses and Rooms and The Design Line™. These model design houses are currently available and in stock at Northpoletoyshop.com. - May 26, 2005 - North Pole Toy Shop
shopestores.com Announces Relaunch With Greater Focus On Bringing Online Coupon Codes To Its Visitors
shopestores.com (www.shopestores.com) recently celebrated a successful re-launch last month in an effort to become a leading provider of online savings to its visitors. The entirely free site, which requires no user registration, is an online shopping and coupon directory highlighting hundreds of... - May 06, 2005 - ShopeStores.com