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Sims creator: Wii belongs in the 'toy market'
CNET
The Wii "is like these fun toys to pick up and start playing in five minutes," he told Industry Gamers. The console "is more into what I would call the toy ...
Will Wright on the Wii's toy-like sensibilitiesJoystiq (blog)
Wii is a 'toy' - Will WrightPlay.tm
Toys R Us Video Game Sale: Buy 1, get $20 off 2nd for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, moreI4U

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ATV and motocross sports – high velocity toys merit caution
EurekAlert (press release)
Over the years, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motocross motorcycles have gained popularity and marketed as toys to consumers. These high-velocity machines ...
Doctor: ATV laws need to be tougherLaurel Leader Call

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

How I Met Your Mother, 'Of Course': Jennifer Lopez toys with Barney
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Jennifer Lopez and Neil Patrick Harris on "How I Met Your Mother."A review of last night's "How I Met Your Mother" coming ...

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Hustler goes retail with sex toys for iPods, lingerie with remotes and more
Sydney Morning Herald
(According to the Topco Sales website, it is one of the world's largest sex toy manufacturers.) While I'm a little embarrassed when asked to stick my finger ...

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MSU toys with UM, hangs another banner
Detroit Free Press
... the Spartans might have tattooed the Wolverines with a 40-point loss, but they treated them like a puppy does his favorite chew toy. He plays with it, ...

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Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks

Fisher Price List Price: $12.99
Price: $10.00
You Save: $2.99 (23%)

  1. Baby can sort and stack and learn to identify and match shapes
  2. Filling the bucket with blocks, dumping them out, and starting over is great for eye-hand coordination and other early skills
  3. Ten bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid
  4. Learning Blocks
  5. Interactive learning aid

Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes

KIDS II List Price: $9.99
Price: $9.99


  1. Large easy press button toggles through 7 high quality classical melodies
  2. Colorful lights dance across the screen to each song
  3. Colorful Baby Einstein caterpillar handle is easy for little hands to hold and take anywhere
  4. Off/Low/High volume switch
  5. Promotes auditory development and music appreciation

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table

LeapFrog List Price: $44.99
Price: $39.99
You Save: $5.00 (11%)

  1. Learn & Groove with 15 activities and over 40 songs and melodies!
  2. Activities provide opportunities for baby to explore with a roll, tap, slide or spin.
  3. Includes a variety of music styles for baby to enjoy.
  4. Features legs to attach to table as baby grows.
  5. Introduces shapes, numbers and counting 1-10 in English and Spanish.

Baby Einstein Bendy Ball

KIDS II List Price: $5.99
Price: $5.99


  1. Soft, flexible plastic make this ball easy for little fingers to bend and squeeze
  2. Recognizable Baby Einstein caterpillar character on center band
  3. Colorful rattle ball inside for additional sounds and visual stimulation

Fisher-Price Soothe & Glow Seahorse

Fisher Price List Price: $14.99
Price: $13.87
You Save: $1.12 (7%)

  1. The Ocean Wonders Soothe & Glow Seahorse is a wonderful nightime friend for baby
  2. When he is cuddled, his belly gently glows and he plays over 5 minutes of music and ocean sounds
  3. The music is comprised of 8 gentle lullabyes and classical selections, along with soothing sounds of the sea (2 ocean tracks)
  4. After 5 minutes, the sounds and lights will gently fade out so as not to disturb baby
  5. Perfectly sized for baby to hug, the Soothe & Glow seahorse is a soft & cuddly addtion to any crib Mom can choose low or high volume or turn off altogether

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Storybook Rhymes

Fisher-Price List Price: $17.99
Price: $15.22
You Save: $2.77 (15%)

  1. Storybook learning comes to life with a friendly bookworm, lights and sing-along nursery rhymes.
  2. Light-up hands point the way for baby to turn pages and learn about letters, numbers, colors and first words.
  3. Baby can flip pages!
  4. Lots of story time and learning fun!
  5. Kindle an early love of reading

Playskool Busy Gears

Hasbro List Price: $19.99
Price: $19.99


  1. 11 interchangeable gears fit on brightly colored post
  2. Turn it on to set it all in motion
  3. Complete with fun music
  4. Sounds and flashing lights
  5. Convenient carry handle makes it easy to take on the go

LeapFrog Learn & Groove Counting Maracas

LeapFrog List Price: $14.99
Price: $14.99


  1. Shake and move to a learning groove!
  2. Maracas provide lights, sounds and learning activities.
  3. Features three ways to play: Counting, Colors and Music Play learning modes.
  4. Music Play allows baby to explore creativity and open-ended play.
  5. Introduces colors, vocabulary and counting 1-10 in English and Spanish.

Playskool Step Start Walk 'n Ride

Hasbro List Price: $29.99
Price: $17.00
You Save: $12.99 (43%)

  1. Includes two toys in one - The sturdy, stable walker helps babies learn to stand and walk
  2. Converts to baby's first ride-on toy, with a locking mechanism only parents can activate
  3. Features hands-on activities in both the walker and ride-on modes
  4. Kids can see fascinating sights, hear silly sounds and touch interesting textures
  5. Comes with a soft antenna, colorful spinner, clicking gearshift and storage area under the hood

LeapFrog Scribble and Write

LeapFrog List Price: $21.99
Price: $19.97
You Save: $2.02 (9%)

  1. Light the way to early writing with Scribble and Write
  2. Four learning modes can help your child progress from drawing simple shapes and pictures, to writing upper- and lowercase letters
  3. Features a child-sized stylus, single retraceable surface and stroke-by-stroke guidance; children simply trace over the lights with the stylus to form letters
  4. Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning ideas and insights from LeapFrog