Archive for April, 2011
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Check out the SupaBoy Handheld Video Game Console
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Hyperkin, a third-party developer of video game peripherals, has announced the upcoming launch of the SupaBoy Handheld Video Game Console designed for SNES game cartridges. Equipped with a 3.5-inch screen, the SupaBoy is designed to look like one of the original SNES controllers and has a port built into the top that plays original 16-bit SNES cartridges.
There are two front loading ports that are compatible with full-size SNES controllers and video/audio out, allowing up to two players to play the SupaBoy on a regular TV screen.
Tags: Handheld, Hyperkin, SNES, SupaBoy, Super Nintendo, video game
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Toys “R” Us Names Neil Friedman President of U.S. Business
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Toys “R” Us, Inc. has announced the appointment of Neil Friedman as president, Toys “R” Us, U.S. Friedman most recently served as president, Mattel Brands. In his new position at Toys “R” Us, Friedman will oversee all merchandising, marketing, store operations, merchandise presentation, global sourcing, and product development, as well as merchandise planning and allocation for the company’s 866 stores and online business in the United States. Friedman will report to Gerald Storch, chairman and CEO, Toys “R” Us, Inc.
“We could not be more pleased that Neil is joining our leadership team,” says Storch. “Neil has extensive knowledge of, and has made significant contributions to, the toy and juvenile product businesses throughout his career. We look forward to working with Neil to further our growth strategy as we continue to advance our authority and specialist positions through our many initiatives ahead.”
Tags: Mattel, Neil Friedman, Toys R Us
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Li & Fung Acquires Techno Source
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Techno Source USA has joined the family of Li & Fung Limited, following a March 14, 2011 agreement under which LF Products has acquired the business assets of Techno Source USA, Inc. The Techno Source business will continue to operate under the management of founders Rich Migatz and Wayne Nathan, as well as Eric Levin, and will provide a platform for Li & Fung to continue to build and expand its toy business globally.
“We’re really excited about this opportunity,” says Eric Levin, president of Techno Source. “Because Techno Source and Li & Fung have been partners—they’ve been our agent—we’re just bringing our relationship even closer together, and we’re getting the opportunity to tap into the immense amount of resources that they have in terms of finance, network, customers, and supply chain, which puts us at an entirely new level in terms of our ability to take the business and drive it to the place that we’ve always hoped that it could go.”
Tags: Li & Fung Limited, Techno Source
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Introducing… Playmobil’s Apple Store Playset
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Apple’s latest product is as simple as a toy! Playmobil and the technology giant have teamed up to produce the Apple Store Playset, equipped with tiny iPhones, Macbooks, iPads, and its own Genius Bar.
Kids can place “Steve Jobs” in the Keynote Theatre and brainstorm new inventions. Or, buy the Line Pack and simulate a product launch. Is that Woz on a Segway? You bet!
The set includes the store, an Apple Store staff, and more than 60 accessories. The ground floor features product demo tables, software shelves, and a kids’ corner. The top floor includes the Genius Bar and a Keynote Theater with a mini Steve Jobs figure. Those with an iPhone 4 can download a presentation from the Playmobil website, and use it as a screen behind Jobs.
For more information on the Apple Store Playset from Playmobil, click here, and watch the video above. Pictures after the jump.
Tags: Apple, April Fools, iPhone, Playmobil, Steve Jobs
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