News tagged with toys
We all want the latest tech toy, study says
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Like it or not, we're now officially a nation of technology-obsessed, gadget-loving geeks.
Amazon 2Q profit falls with Toys R Us settlement
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street ...
Canada proposes six chemicals ban in toys, new lead limits
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq on Friday proposed banning six commonly-used chemicals in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles, as well as new strict limits for lead in products.
Black market exists for children's lost comfort items
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Any mommy and daddy whose child has lost a favorite blanket or stuffed animal knows the lengths they will go to make everything better again. But parents often are powerless, because the well-worn blankie their child loves ...
More expensive = more educational is not the right formula for buying good children's toys
Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santas should look to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children.
Toys made of liquid wood
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most plastics are based on petroleum. A bio-plastic that consists of one hundred percent renewable raw materials helps to conserve this resource. Researchers have now optimized the plastic ...
