Hasbro, Inc. announced the introduction of its Iron Man 2 toy line to retailers nationwide.

According to Hasbro, toys in the Iron Man 2 toy line, a Marvel Entertainment offering, include the following:

- The new Iron Man helmet includes mission directives from Jarvis and a “slow release” visor that slides into place. Kids can also attach the Iron Man Arc Chest Light to their shirt.

- An R/C walking Iron Man. The remote control allows boys to send Iron Man walking forward across the floor and fire projectiles from his hands and shoulder rockets. Pressing his chest arc reactor engages other test modes, sounds, and familiar phrases. Available in the fall, this toy is destined to be high on boys’ lists for Santa.

- Rocket Boost Iron Man is designed to allow fans to participate in Iron Man’s adventures. Rocket Boost Iron Man is in 10.5 inch “chunky-type” figure that is suited to young kids’ hands.

Marvel Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics).

Hasbro is a provider of children’s and family leisure time products and services with a portfolio of brands and entertainment properties.

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Bringing forth an Imaginative Collection of Toys, BuyBoxShip.com eases the mind of parents while offering “Fun & Safe Play” for kids.

Odenton, MD (PRWEB) January 21, 2010 — Online Toy Store Retailer, BuyBoxShip has announced its plans to expand its toy line to include Eco-Friendly toy sensations CitiBlocs, Green Toys, Keva Planks, Sprig Toys & ImagiPlay. “We are very excited about our partnerships with each of these innovative toy manufacturers” states, Antonio Diaz, Founder & President of BuyBoxShip. “As parents we are always looking for toys that stimulate creative play within our children while at the same time giving us a sense of security that what they are playing with is safe from unnecessary toxins. This is why we offer an environmentally safe product line keeping kids active and our planet safe”.

BuyBoxShip launched their store on ebay (in 2008) with a lot of success and decided to branch out with their own eCommerce site. Antonio Diaz brings over 25 years of experience serving customers. He has held key management positions within the service industry and believes in the importance of listening to his customers and building strategies that address their needs while driving towards providing exceptional service experiences with each transaction.

We offer an environmentally safe product line while keeping our children active and their planet safe.

“Our goal is to bring the best in products to you and to provide the highest level of service possible for you. We realize that there are many online stores that provide the same product lines (as we do) but we feel that with our commitment to service it will help separate us”.

BuyBoxShip continues to build their fan base and looks to add an Infant line of Eco-Friendly Toys this Spring. “We will continue to work to hard for our customers to identify innovative toys that provide “Fun & Safe Play” for their kids”.

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Learning Curve Brands Inc., a subsidiary of RC2 Corp., a maker of toys and infant products based in Oak Brook, Ill., announced the international launch of a new toy line based on Ludorum PLC’s television series, “Chuggington,” a children’s program about talking trains.

“We think the ‘Chuggington’ strategy has the potential to be a game-changer for RC2,” said Craig R. Kennison, senior analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.  Paul E. Purcell, CEO of Robert W. Baird & Co., sits on RC2’s board of directors.

RC2’s stock rose 1.3 percent to close at $15.24 Thursday.

The announcement comes less than a month after RC2 agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty following allegations that it violated product safety rules in 2007.  RC2 recalled 1.5 million “Thomas & Friends” train sets that year after lead was found in surface paint on the wooden trains.

RC2 revenues fell to $437 million in 2008, down from $489 million the previous year, an 11 percent drop.In 2008 RC2 posted a loss of $205 million or $11.82 per diluted share.Subsequently the company cut 15 percent of its workforce and has aggressively sought new opportunities.

Kennison expects that revenue from the “Chuggington” line will help offset “Thomas”-related losses.

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The Most In-Demand Products, Including More Than A Million Zhu Zhu Pets(TM) Hamsters Plus Accessories, Hit Store Shelves Between Now and December 24

WAYNE, N.J., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Toys”R”Us today assured last-minute shoppers, determined to find the toys that top their little ones’ wish lists, that its stores will continue to receive daily deliveries of the season’s hottest toys through Christmas Eve, including more than one million Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters plus accessories, and two million LEGO sets. Offering an unparalleled in-stock position of “must-have” toys further establishes Toys”R”Us as THE one-stop destination for self-proclaimed procrastinators and time-strapped parents seeking that elusive, “gotta-have-it” gift.

Daily Arrivals Make Every Morning Feel Like Christmas for Zhu Zhu Pet-Seeking Shoppers

• Now through Christmas Eve, more than one million highly sought-after Zhu Zhu Pet hamsters plus accessories will be available in Toys”R”Us stores*.
• On Friday, December 18, at least 100 Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters will be available at every Toys”R”Us location nationwide when the stores open at 6am*.
• On Saturday, December 19, to the delight of Zhu Zhu Pets fans, hundreds of thousands of the four newest Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters – Jilly, Winky, Scoodles and Nugget – will make their in-store debut (individual hamsters and exclusive four-packs available). The first 50 customers in line when doors open at 6am will have the opportunity to purchase a Toys”R”Us-exclusive four-pack of the newest Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters*.
• Sunday, December 20 through Thursday, December 24, hundreds of thousands of Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters will be available and ready to find new homes for the new year*.

*Quantities limited per person. Check your local store for details.

Stores Stock Shelves with In-Demand Products Round-the-Clock

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By John Scott Lewinski

It’s hard to classify the new Roboni-i from high-tech toymaker Robonica. And that’s the whole point.

Billed as the world’s first fully programmable, interactive gaming robot, the Roboni-i mixes toy genres to give kids (and adults) multiple ways to experience its mix of robotics and competitive gaming.

Users can employ their personalized Roboni-i machines in real-world, one-on-one or team robo-sports. The system also employs a virtual component, allowing owners to take their robots into cyberspace for more competition.

What sets this robo-entertainment system apart from many of its predecessors is Robonica’s use of genuine artificial intelligence. Its sensors allow the system to read its surroundings and interact with other Roboni-i units.

It has shifting moods and will react differently depending on how it’s used. For example, ignore it for too long, and Roboni-i will wander around your home on its own — before backing away from you and resisting fun and games for a bit to punish your inattentiveness.

At a retail price of about $250, the system is obviously much more than a toy. But for those interested in a more immersive interactive gaming experience, the Roboni-i is indeed a great deal more complex than any toy.

Joebot is the first WowWee robot that can be controlled by voice commands and will respond to certain key phrases. WowWee’s Joebot is a traditional walking robot, but comes with a new “fast and fluid” motion that should see him zipping around your living room less stiffly than the Robosapien. He can tell jokes, beat box, dance, play a game of Simon Says and even have a fight with you – shoot him with an IR remote control and he’ll enact a little “death” scene. And when he does fall over, he’ll even ask you to help him back up. In Beatbox mode, Joebot plays back up to 200 beats in a row. Joebot can detect obstacles and avoid them on his own.

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Looks like the Tickle Me Elmo takes on a different incarnation for the upcoming holiday season, where it ends up as the Elmo Tickle Hands instead. These furry gloves will reproduce the famous laughs and giggles of Elmo which made it such a hot seller all those years ago whenever you touch someone, it will also comes with a new The Tickle Hand Groove song that ought to make you one of the more irritating colleagues at the office after everyone has listened to it for more than a couple of times. Fisher Price is selling the Elmo Tickle Hands for $30.

Mattel’s Dora Links Doll ($59.99 list for ages 5 to 10), a new fashion doll that portrays a tween-age Dora the Explorer, could be a great toy. But you must connect it to a PC to make it work, so make sure you have some computer troubleshooting skills. You’ll need them.

While my daughter and I were able to get the doll to do all the things in the commercial— change her eye color, hair length, and “makeup” and jewelry colors—it took a long time to update my PC laptop to work with the doll. The installation took over an hour over a broadband connection! And Dora Links wouldn’t work with my Mac. These are not the kind of things you’d like to find out on Christmas morning, or on one of the nights of Chanukah or Kwanzaa.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Are you desperately searching for the hot holiday toy, but having no luck finding the one item your children really wants?

Would you like a Zhu Zhu pet, a toy hamster for your child? How about the Mindflex, a game that claims to let you move objects with only your brain power?

Those toys are out there, but it will take a little work or some extra money.

On Tuesday, Heather Smulyan was shopping at the Target store near 62nd and Keystone in Indianapolis.

She told 24-Hour News 8, “I just kind of zipped in here and I figured it wouldn’t be here, but you never know.”

She was right. The Zhu Zhu pet she wanted wasn’t there.

Linda Bollhoeffer, one of the store managers said the best bet is to check before you head to a store.

“Well what we recommend is that they call before you come to see if we have it in stock. We do get shipments every day. Toys are coming in daily,” she said.

To put yourself in a position to snag one of the coveted items here’s some toy search strategies you can use.

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