November 2007 New Toys — Sporting Goods & Accessories

Spalding NEVER FLAT Football by SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE

This is the first-ever football with a patented Pressure Retention System, and is guaranteed to stay fully inflated 10 times longer than traditional footballs. The ball features a soft tack composite leather cover, SBR foam rubber backing and a proprietary DCW lacing system for superior grip and feel. “The Spalding NEVER FLAT Football’s Nitroflate technology is exclusive to Spalding,” Lynn Luczkowski of Spalding Media Relations told TDmonthly. 8/16/2007 (Price: $24.99)

Super '70s Space Hopper by OOBI

With a fun retro feel and fantastic "tub" packaging, these brilliant hoppers are one of the company’s all-time best sellers. Kids can sit on the hopper and bounce up and down, or use the hoppers to race. More than 60 cm wide, this hopper can hold more than 220 lbs. Space hoppers are great for “incidental” exercise and come packaging in a clear, reusable tub with instructions and images. Launch date: September 2007. 8/16/2007 (Price: $37.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Doinkit™ Dart Board by MARKY SPARKY TOYS

This dartboard set includes six balanced darts that feature N-35 Neodymium rare earth magnets and the lightweight, durable Doinkit material that keeps the darts flying perfectly true. The darts will work on any magnetic dart board.
— Owner Elaine Hackney of Boing! JP’s Toy Shop in Jamaica Plain, Mass., told TDmonthly in summer 2007 that she has been selling lots of these dart boards for years. “The quality is great. The holding power of the magnets is great. The price is right,” she explained.
— Doinkit Darts have been “unbelievable” for Piccolo Mondo Toys of Portland, Ore., Owner Michelle Smith told TDmonthly at the end of 2008. JoAnn Farrugia, owner of JaZams in Pennington, N.J., reported sales of about three dozen per month of Doinkit Darts in a March 2009 survey of best sellers.
— “The [Doinkit] Darts sell really well for kids and adults,” said Lauren Obenour, manager of Portland, Oregon’s Green Frog Toys, where the product is among the best-selling sports and outdoor toys, as of spring 2009.
— Doinkit Darts are a “longtime best seller” at Totally Thomas Toy Depot in San Diego, as reported in July 2010 by President Cynthia Wyatt. “The rare earth magnets in the darts are super strong, stay put, and don’t bounce off. They’re very safe and don’t damage your walls. Nothing but fun!” she said.

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X-Zylo Ultra by WILLIAM MARK CORP

The world's greatest experts from NASA and beyond don't even know how it works. The X-Zylo Ultra is the "flying gyroscope" that can travel the length of two football fields. It's the ultimate game of catch. Having swept the nation by storm, the X-Zylo has been featured in some of the country's highest profile media outlets. And if you can't get enough of it, there's a glowing X-Zylo Night version, so that the ultimate game of catch can be played at any hour.
— "One thing we've done well with are the X-Zylo products from William Mark. It's this thing that you throw. They call it the flying gyroscope. You can throw it a long way. They have different kinds of shooters. I just had to reorder them," said Mary Sisson, owner of Kazoodles in Vancouver, Wash.
— Two of 37 retailers told TDmonthly in March 2010 that William Mark supplies their top-selling outdoor items. 8/7/2007 (Price: $7.25) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Dueling Blast Pad by MARKY SPARKY TOYS

Kids can Simul-Blast™ two missiles into space and see who can blast their missile higher and get more hang time.  Kids can choose between Foamies™ or, for unbelievable height, Metalix™ missiles.  Marky Sparky's patented Blast Pad® launch system keeps all the missiles on your side of the fence by only allowing nine degrees of vertical. The Dueling Blast Pad® folds up into itself for convenient storage. It comes with six Foamies and six Metalix missiles, equally split between red and blue colors.
— Lori Lind, owner of Brainwaves Toy Shop in Narragansett, R.I., told TDmonthly that Marky Sparky Blast Pads make for popular gift items for boys with her customers.
— “Both girls and boys love to play with this item, and you can offer it to [children] 5 to 10 years of age,” said Jeanette Lauture of Aunt Jean’s Toys & Treats in Montclair, N.J. The product has “great durability” and made Jeanette’s top-10 list of best sellers in summer 2008. 8/7/2007 (Price: $34.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Infinity Travel Hoop by BODYHOOPS

The Infinity Travel Hoop is a full-sized hoop that folds down to a quarter of its area. The hoop is made from the same durable and slightly weighted tubing that the regular BodyHoops are made from, and it comes in three sizes and styles. The hoop unfolds for usage on the go. “Enjoy the convenience of having your hoop with you anywhere you go. No assembly — just twist the hoop and it quickly swivels to an infinity shape and then folds over to a convenient carrying size,” Piper Sellers of BodyHoops told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 25, 2007. 8/7/2007 (Price: $59.99)