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WowWee
www.wowwee.com

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BugBot Ages 4+

• Favorite Features -
  • available as four different bugs - Flapper, Trax, Zook and Skipper
  • touch sensors allow bugbots to move/respond like bugs
  • variety of colors and abilities vary for more fun
  • encourages abstract thinking as children build obstacle courses/mazes to race their bugbots

    Fun to collect and race and fun to build obstacle courses, these affordable gift options allow parents on tight budgets the opportunity to still give their child something cool! Great for stocking stuffers and gift exchanges too! Extremely well done!

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Alive Mini Panda Cub Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -
  • includes battery, bottle and cub
  • movement, sound and cuddly plush combine for a toy girls will find to be "cute"
  • encourages imaginative play and nurturing

    Easy to learn how to make this cub "work" it provides a "twist" on plush toys! Very nicely done!

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Wrex the Dawg Ages 8+

• Favorite Features -
  • moves, pants and "talks"
  • detects obstacles, edges and movement
  • includes codes to "program"/train Wrex with up to 80 movements/tricks
  • three moods - happy, crazy and angry - allow you to see different "sides" of Wrex and will have you laughing with his humor
  • spinning jackpot eyes let you know what mood Wrex is in
  • guard mode is excellent and sure to be a favorite
  • options to use the rc to play with Wrex or let him roam "off leash"
  • encourages thinking and tech skills
  • tech specs - 9 motors, 10 eye icons combos, IR sensors, speakers, five minutes of speech
  • fully animated head

    Tremendously well done - fun to learn and then re-train when Wrex malfunctions! Humor is in this dog's design! kids, teens and adults will love Wrex! It is clear to see thought, quality, technology and attention to design went into this robot's creation! This is sure to be one of the "cool" gifts of the year!

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TriBot Ages 8+

• Favorite Features -
  • talkative and animated robot
  • LED eyes, mouth and pop-top light on top of his head
  • eyebrows move
  • omni-directional motion
  • 360 degree spins
  • obstacle avoidance
  • interactive game-play with three games - Pattern, Maze or Minefield
  • remote control movement
  • alarm, guard and program mode options
  • tech specs - animated face, three wheel omni-directional base, four motors, 3 IR sensors, posable arms and body, build in speaker, LED eyes/mouth and RC with tilg sensor
  • encourages thinking and tech skills

    This robot's humorous phrases will have you laughing! The wide variety of options for using the Tribot are sure to make it land on the top of many gift wish lists! Again, it is clear to see thought, quality, technology and attention to design went into this robot's creation! Kids, teens and adults will love the Tribot - parents may find the "alarm" function a great "tool" for getting their kids out of bed in the morning! Tremendously well done!

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HexBug/Innovation First International
www.hexbug.com

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Nano Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -
  • micro robotic creatures in five fun colors
  • includes batteries
  • each Nano has a code you can register for on-line games and science
  • encourages thinking, science and fun

    I love the Nano! Affordable way for anyone to give a cool gift! My reviewers had great fun building mazes to race the Nano and inchworm - they found typically the Nano could make it through the maze at least twice in the time it took the inchworm to make it through. Excellent gift, stocking stuffer and gift exchange item for practically anyone! Tremendously well done!

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Crab Ages 8+

• Favorite Features -
  • robotic crab responds to light and sound
  • includes batteries
  • available in five colors
  • encourages interest in science and fun

    Great affordable, cool gift children, teens and adults will love! Unique and fun - I particularly like the clear colors and construction which allow you to see some of the "innards"! This is both fun and cool . . . sure to make the top of many gift wish lists! Excellent gift, stocking stuffer and gift exchange item for practically anyone! The fact that it is affordable is a huge "plus"! Tremendously well done!

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Inchworm Ages 8+

• Favorite Features -
  • includes batteries
  • available in five clear colors
  • full-range rc control moves the Inchworm two ways
  • dual band control allows two Inchworms to be controlled from one controller
  • encourages thinking and interest in science and fun

    The Inchworm is the perfect, affordable, cool gift for parents on a tight budget, for gift exchanges and stocking stuffers! This robot is cool! Kids, teens and adults will enjoy designing mazes to race their Inchworms! I really like how this micro robot can encourage abstract thinking and help develop an interest in science! Tremendously well done!

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Jakks Pacific
www.jakks.com

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Eye Clops Night Vision 2.0 Infrared Stealth Binoculars Ages 8+

• Favorite Features -
  • includes one stealth binoculars and one instruction booklet
  • sees in total darkness for up to 50 feet
  • powered by real night vision technology - infrared sensitive optics and high contrast dual-eye LCD display
  • long range mode and stealth mode
  • form fitting visor
  • includes important safety information

    This is one of the toys boys will want this year! Easy to use, lightweight, but really works! The Night Vision Eye Clops is priced so most families can afford this kind of technology for their kids. Consider teaming up with grandparents and give as a joint gift to make it even more affordable! When my son was a boy this is a toy he would have loved, but could only imagine. Jakks has put in the work to design real night vision toys . . . tremendously well done!

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Christmas 2009

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