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Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products
Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...Tags: Marketing, Computer Hardware, New Products, Prices, Services and Shopping
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Miller: It's still a 'small world after all'
They're words that echo at the back of my consciousness, as deep as an embedded memory or a recessive gene: It's a world of laughter, a world of tears It's a world of hopes and a world of fears That simple tune with dozens of children's voices...
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Aladdin (movie), Elton John, The Jungle Book (movie), Newsies (musical)
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Fisher-Price recalls moldy Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleepers
Pop2itFrom the company who brought you the "waxing, plucking, and shaving" doll, comes the latest trend in baby gear: moldy sleepers.... -
Worst toy of the year? There is still time to vote
Moms At Work - Orlando SentinelVoting for the 2012 Worst Toy of the Year remains open until Wednesday, if you care to cast a ballot. The vote is an annual event run by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which uses the vote to rail against toys that “promote... -
Elusive giant squid caught on video for the first time
For centuries the giant squid has been the stuff of legend, but now, for the first time ever, scientists have collected footage of a giant squid, (Architeuthis), in its natural habitat, thousands of feet below the ocean's surface. "All of us were so...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles Times, Science and Technology, Japan
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CES 2013: Tech that's hot in Vegas [Google+ Hangout]
LAS VEGAS -- Just about everything with a battery or cord is on display in the desert, including massive-screen TVs, wearable tech and window-washing robots. The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas, and The Times has sent a gaggle of...
Tags: International CES, Google+, Microsoft Corporation
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CES 2013: Robots that clean up your life a bit
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.LAS VEGAS -- Robotic vacuums are nothing new. We're all familiar with Roomba. But there are some other higher-plane jobs made just for robots: namely, washing windows. Enter Winbot. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Ecovacs Robotics is showing... -
CES 2013: Helpful emergency gadgets for seniors
LAS VEGAS -- Falls happen, even to the most balanced of us. But what if no one is around to help? As our parents, grandparents and maybe even some of us age, it's becoming increasingly important and desirable to go about life without limitations but...
Tags: Science and Technology, Parenting, Electronics
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Warning to inspect Fisher-Price infant sleepers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the warning applies to 800,000 infant...
Tags: Washington, DC
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CES 2013: Fisher-Price playing between virtual and real toys
LAS VEGAS -- Fisher-Price is saying "game on" for kids exploring the nexus between virtual and physical play as it furthers its entry into that golden in-between space. Running from about $20 to $50, its new age-appropriate line of Apptivity products...
Tags: Apple iPod, Toy Industry, Animals, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad
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CES 2013: Flower Power lets plants communicate their needs
LAS VEGAS -- If plants at the nursery scream when they see you coming, a maker of wireless speakers and smartphone-guided quadracopters thinks it has a solution for you. Parrot's Bluetooth device Flower Power aims to make the experience of gardening...
Tags: Plant Openings
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CES 2013: Luggage lost at the wrong airport? Trakdot knows where
It’s a distressingly common scenario: You’ve successfully landed in your port of call. Your luggage, however, has hoofed it somewhere else entirely. Trakdot, a tracking device showcased at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, aims to make the...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration
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