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• Mattel drops new details on I Can Play educational guitar

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:35 pm

  Tags: Allegro Multimedia, Allegromultimedia, Child, Education, Guitar, I Can Play, Icanplay, Kid, Mattel, Music, Toy, Youngster

  of Guitar Hero or another, Mattel is trying to preserve our offsprings' minds a little while longer with a more educationally-inclined toy axe. Originally mentioned at the International Toy Fair, the I Can Play instrument is slated to land this August for $99.99 and will boast the Allegro Multimedia Guitar Wizard Method for learning licks.

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• Magic 8 Ball: The Movie?

  Published: August 2, 2007, 3:31 pm

  Tags: Cinematical, Film, Hasbro, Magic 8 Ball, Magic8ball, Mattel, Movies, Toys, Transformers

  the works, they mention that Mattel is "in talks with Hollywood partners to turn Magic 8 Ball into a theatrical release ..." Yes, the round black ball you ask questions to, while shaking and waiting for a little plastic thing to tell you the answer. They want to somehow make that into a movie. A real movie. About a Magic 8 Ball. Is it just me, or

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• Recall Round Up: Part Three

  Published: August 2, 2007, 8:15 pm

  Tags: Ginger, Mattel, Recall, Recall Roundup, Recalls, Toy Recall

  imported ginger. Toy maker Mattel has recalled nearly one million toys in the United States because they are covered in lead paint. The recall covers 83 different kinds of toys -- many of which feature Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters -- that were made in China. By halting product shipments from its distribution centers and by

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• Barbie Girls MP3 Players Giveaway

  Published: August 6, 2007, 9:50 am

  Tags: Chip, Girls, Barbie, Mattel, Cool Stuff, Mp3 Amp Amp Video Players, Chicklets, Unlocka, Accessorized

  - specifically pre-teens. Mattel’s new Barbie Girls Mp3 Player finally makes its way to store shelves this week. The adorable player can be accessorized and dressed up just like Barbie herself, it allows you to unlock a whole [...] Related Entries: More with Mac and Barbie.More with Mac and Barbie.Barbie Loves Mac available in the

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• Toy Recall

  Published: August 7, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Mattel, Parents, Dora, Fisher Price, Diego, Children, Sesame Street, Toys, Recall

  You can find it at www.mattel.com. Apparently, some genius with their company decided it would be a good idea to save a few bucks by having their toys manufactured in China where the standards of production are low enough that they managed to use lead paints on their toys. This could be very dangerous, so please check the list and pass

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• Fisher-Price Easy Link controls kids' access to online thrills

  Published: August 7, 2007, 11:17 pm

  Tags: Child, Easy Link, Easylink, Fisher Price, Kid, Mattel, Offspring, Toy, Youngster

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsLimiting your kids' access to the treacherous internet isn't exactly a terrible idea, and while we highly doubt your three-year old would put itself in the path of a MySpace stalker, the Easy Link makes absolutely sure. This kid-friendly gaming platform aims to provide "a safe internet experience that locks kids into

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• Before the bell: BX, BRCM, NOK, AAPL, MAT

  Published: August 8, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Brcm, Broadcom Corp, Broadcomcorp, Fisher Price Recall, Fisherpricerecall, Ifx, Infineon Technologies, Infineontechnologies, Mat, Mattel Inc, Mattel Recall, Mattelinc, Mattelrecall, Microsoft, Msft, Nok, Nokia Corp, Nokiacorp, Qcom, Qualcomm Inc, Qualcomminc

  (AAPL), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Mattel, Inc (MAT), QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Blackstone Group L.P (BX)Main market news here: Before the bell: Cisco (CSCO) earnings boost futures. The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) announced Wednesday morning that it has closed its latest fund, Blackstone Capital Partners V.

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• Before the bell: BX, BRCM, NOK, AAPL, MAT

  Published: August 8, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Brcm, Broadcom Corp, Broadcomcorp, Fisher Price Recall, Fisherpricerecall, Ifx, Infineon Technologies, Infineontechnologies, Mat, Mattel Inc, Mattel Recall, Mattelinc, Mattelrecall, Microsoft, Msft, Nok, Nokia Corp, Nokiacorp, Qcom, Qualcomm Inc, Qualcomminc

  (AAPL), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Mattel, Inc (MAT), QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Blackstone Group L.P (BX)Main market news here: Before the bell: Cisco (CSCO) earnings boost futures. The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) announced Wednesday morning that it has closed its latest fund, Blackstone Capital Partners V.

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• Mattel Recall Part 2

  Published: August 14, 2007, 9:07 pm

  Tags: General News, Bob Eckert, Cars Toy Recall, China Toy Recall List, List Of Toys Recalled, Mattel, Mattel Toy, Mattel Toy Company, Mattel Toy Recall

  Mattel Recall Part 2, Mattel’s CEO apologized for making our kids sick today and claimed they have rigorous standards as they pullback of millions of toys, yeah right I wonder what he is really sorry for the lost of millions of dollars or the fact that kids could be dead and we just do not know yet. (more…) copyright @2007

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• Product Recall: Mattel "Sarge" die cast toy cars

  Published: August 14, 2007, 1:29 pm

  Tags: Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Jeep Recall, Jeeprecall, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Leadpaint, Leadpainttoys, Made In China, Madeinchina, Mattel, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Recalled Chinese Toys, Recalledchinesetoys, Safety, Sarge Die Cast, Sargediecast, Toy Jeep

  Health and Safety, ToysMattel is having a bad run lately. With one product recall after another, one has to wonder how this will affect their bottom line. But more importantly, how is it affecting our kids? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Mattel announced the recall of "Sarge" Die Cast toy cars due to high

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• Product Recall: Mattel Doggie Day Care magnetic toys

  Published: August 14, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Chinese Toy Recall, Chinesetoyrecall, Dangerous Toys, Dangeroustoys, Doggie Day Care, Doggiedaycare, Hazardous Toys, Hazardoustoys, Magnets, Mattel Recall, Mattel Toys, Mattelrecall, Matteltoys, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys Magnets, Toy

  in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of Doggie Day Care magnetic toys due to the presence of small magnets which can come off and be swallowed by young children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. There have been two reports of

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• Product Recall: Batman and One Piece magnetic action figure sets

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:21 am

  Tags: Action Figures, Actionfigures, Batman, Magnet, Magnets, Mattel, One Piece, Onepiece, Recall, Toys

  ToysHere's yet another Mattel recall, only this one isn't about lead paint or lead anything for that matter. This time, they're recalling their Batman and One Piece magnetic action figure sets. It seems the accessories that go with the action figures have small, powerful magnets in them that can fall out -- and you know what that means.If a

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• Product Recall: Polly Pocket Play Sets

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:43 am

  Tags: Magnet, Magnets, Mattel, Polly Pocket, Pollypocket, Recall, Recalls

  pieces in each sets; Contact Mattel if you cannot locate the model number. These sets were sold beginning in May 2003 through November 2006 for $15 to $30. Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer's choice, up to the value of the returned

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• When good toys go bad VII: Mattel facing lawsuit from recalled cars

  Published: August 21, 2007, 4:06 am

  Tags: Cars, Health, Lawsuit, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Mattel, Recall, Sue, Suit, When Good Toys Go Bad, Whengoodtoysgobad

  Mattel has been on a roll of late with swank new toys, the firm has apparently hit a rough patch after being forced to recall "millions of toys including 436,000 die-cast cars." The wee roadsters purportedly "contained excessive amounts of lead," and now a class action lawsuit has been filed that aims to force the firm to "pay for the

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• Bush Must Share Blame For Poison Toys

  Published: August 22, 2007, 1:02 am

  Tags: Bush, Mattel, China, Poison Toys

  Recently, the Mattel Corporation has had to recall millions of children's toys because they had been painted with lead-based paint (which has long been known to be hazardous to children). The toys were outsourced to Chinese companies so Mattel could save a few pennies on the cost of construction of the toys.Since the recall, there has been much

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