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 Name: Looking Closely Through the Forest
Company: KIDS CAN PRESS
Age: 4-7
Price: $15.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Making Me: The Pregnancy Activity Book for My Big Brother or Sister
Company: MOTHERLY WAY ENTERPRISES INC.
Age: 5-10
Price: $24.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach
Company: KIDS CAN PRESS
Age: 4-8
Price: $15.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Company: ABRAMS BOOKS
Age: 8-13
Price: $12.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Potty Monkey
Company: POTTYMD
Age: 2 and up
Price: $35.99
Category: Infant & Toddler
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 Name: Flatsy Doll
Company: SCHYLLING
Age: 3 and up
Price: $5.99
Category: Dolls
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 Name: Building Thinking Skills Software
Company: THE CRITICAL THINKING CO.
Age: 7-12
Price: Not Specified
Category: Software
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 Name: Building Thinking Skills
Company: THE CRITICAL THINKING CO.
Age: 4-18
Price: Not Specified
Category: Educational
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 Name: Star Wars mimobot - Boba Fett
Company: MIMOCO INC.
Age: All Ages
Price: $49.95
Category: Electronics
What Is It?
This Bob Fett mimobot is a USB flash drive — available in 1-, 2- and 4-gigabyte versions — and Star Wars collectors´ item in one. It can be attached to backpacks and bags when dressed in a protohoodie keychain. MSRP ranges from $49.95 to $109.95.
What We Thought
Mimobots are novel compared to ordinary flash memory sticks. That´s the only edge I would give them, considering all the Star Wars merchandise that´s available. The 1GB size is a plus, although memory sticks go upward to 8GB for around $20. Functionality is the industry standard, but collectibility is off the charts, since you can pick up a mimobot that represents a character you like.
There were 16 different wallpaper designs included, each one having different resolutions so people can choose the resolution that best fits their screen size. The majority of the wallpapers involved a backdrop from the first three Star Wars movies and featured an illustrated mimobot in place of the actual character. It´s an interesting concept, but they could have used better quality images from the films, since the image and illustration did not mesh well. The other wallpapers are high quality and involved the illustrated mimobot in different angles and configurations — great as a wallpaper for minimalists.
Extras besides the wallpapers include avatars, screensavers, soundbytes, and web browser icons. Despite the Star Wars theme, Darth Vader was missing from the avatars, which I found disappointing.
Why They´ll Want It
Younger kids who may not be familiar with the Star Wars franchise may not have as strong a connection with this product, but might still like its artistic nature. For those who have seen the earlier trilogy, they will probably feel they have something special. Kids can use the drive to store media and then showcase the mimobot as a collector´s item when not in use, or show off the product among Star Wars friends when sharing files. — Allen Tran, 5/21/08
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 Name: NASCAR Team Activity Book & CD
Company: PC Treasures, Inc.
Age: All Ages
Price: $14.95
Category: Books
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 Name: The Two Tuba Switch
Company: TOYS 'N TAYLS
Age: 4-9
Price: $24.99
Category: Books
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 Name: Character Creator: Robots JR
Company: PLAY ODYSSEY INC.
Age: 4 and up
Price: $12.99
Category: Arts & Crafts
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 Name: True Learning
Company: TRUE LEARNING
Age: 3-6
Price: $39.99
Category: Educational
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 Name: Green Baby: "Return to Nature"
Company: GREEN BABY PRODUCTIONS
Age: 1-6
Price: $19.99
Category: Videos & DVDs
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 Name: Gustafer Yellowgold´s Have You Never Been Yellow?
Company: APPLE-EYE PRODUCTIONS
Age: All Ages
Price: $16.99
Category: Videos & DVDs
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 Name: My Knee-Rider
Company: MY KNEE-RIDER DANOCO CORP.
Age: 1 and up
Price: $32.50
Category: Plush
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 Name: I-Gami Starter Kit
Company: PLASMART INC.
Age: 8 and up
Price: $19.99
Category: Construction
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 Name: Zoobie™ Pets - Kojo the Croc and Hada the Hippo
Company: ZOOBIES
Age: 3 and up
Price: $30.00
Category: Plush
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 Name: The Rogues
Company: PENGUIN GROUP USA
Age: 10 and up
Price: $18.99
Category: Books
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 Name: Stellaluna
Company: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Age: 2-5
Price: $7.95
Category: Books
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 Name: My Very Own Fairy Tale
Company: I SEE ME! INC.
Age: 1-12
Price: $35.00
Category: Books
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 Name: Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens
Company: SASQUATCH BOOKS
Age: 8 and up
Price: $13.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Playing by the Rules: A Story about Autism
Company: WOODBINE HOUSE
Age: 4-8
Price: $16.95
Category: Books
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 Name: My Two Homes
Company: FAMILYSTORIES
Age: 6 and up
Price: $17.95
Category: Books
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 Name: Banana Split Card Game
Company: U.S. GAMES SYSTEMS, INC.
Age: 6 and up
Price: $15.95
Category: Card Games
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 Name: Merriam Webster´s Befudiom Word Game
Company: BEFUDIOM
Age: 8 and up
Price: $24.99
Category: General Games
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 Name: OOgal!
Company: MOUNTAINMEN ENTERPRISES
Age: 6 and up
Price: $15.00
Category: General Games
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 Name: Air Rocket Kit
Company: DESIGN YOUR OWN
Age: 4 and up
Price: $14.99
Category: Novelties
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 Name: 4th Corner
Company: STRATEGIC SPACE INC.
Age: 8 and up
Price: $14.95
Category: General Games
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 Name: Clics 175-Piece Bucket
Company: TOYLINKS INC.
Age: 4 and up
Price: $24.95
Category: Construction
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