Article Archive for December 2010

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Team Haulers Are Back … Mack & Nitroade
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 17 December 2010
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“Jack P.” looks like the first in the country to spot the return of Team Haulers … NEW to the Team Hauler lineup, Team Nitroade: For the Pitty curious, the Pitty included  is the same WIDE Pitty include with the Nitroade Pitty Crew (International Release ONLY (so far)). And the Pitty on the right from […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Next CHASE CARS – Visual Look
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 16 December 2010
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“SlicePie” sends along official pics of what the next CHASE CARS will look like … Lightning with “Signature.” Yeti with Snowcones … (I’m presuming it’s just a proto pic – will be lenticular).

Disney Consumer Products: UK/EU Job Seekers!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 15 December 2010
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“Cars, Toy Story, Tron, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Avengers & many more industry leading franchises – The Walt Disney Company, Pixar & Marvel have established an industry leading portfolio of boys properties. If you are passionate about boys toys & construction toys just imagine what it’s like to work for Disney, […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: TRU & Disney Store Sale This Week
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 15 December 2010
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CARS on sale this week at TRU: All three are also available online: Disney Pixar’s Cars The Movie Ramone’s Color Change Playset Disney Pixar’s Cars the Movie 1:55 Scale Die-Cast Color Changer Car – Ramone Disney Pixar’s Cars the Movie Holiday Truck Multipack – Mater Saves Christmas is NO longer available online. Though 3 of […]

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Posted in Toys on 14 December 2010
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Yes, SDCC will put tickets on sale tomorrow for the third attempt … but it is not an actual “on sale” but some sort of test to see if the system melts down … and since there are ONLY 1,000 tickets on sale, humm, will this be an orderly procession of well-mannered adults, “after you, […]

Gilt to Offer 1 VW Jetta a Day for $5,995 ($10k Off)
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Posted in Retail, TV on 14 December 2010
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Beginning Wednesday, December 15, sales site Gilt will sell one new 2011 Jetta for $5,995 — a 63% discount off the regular price of $15,995 — for three consecutive days beginning at noon ET. Those with smartphones get first shot Wednesday (12/15) at 9 AM Eastern, 12 Pacific – on the website, you have access […]

Lego MiniFigure Wave 3: It’s a Bumpy Ride to Find
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Posted in Retail, Toys on 13 December 2010
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Hot, hot, hot. (thanks, Jimmy D.) The Wave 3 Lego Minifigures are out now … As you know, in the last wave, Lego decided for internal inventory, they wanted some way to tell them apart so they added a mystery barcodes to the right but people quickly deciphered them so this time, they decided to […]

Apple TV v. Roku v. Boxee v. Google TV – Guide to Internet Video to TV Boxes
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Posted in Retail, TV, Uncategorized on 13 December 2010
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If you want “internet video” on your TV, there are four main choices.* The first two are mainly for the average person who wants minimal fuss and the other two choices are for those who enjoy the fiddling. As you know, there are hundreds-thousands of TV networks (both old school and internet only) “broadcasting” on […]

Lorenzo Z From Italy Says Hi & How To General Lee Your Charger + Kit Car Batmobile
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 12 December 2010
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Lorenzo Z. says hi from Italy … Lorenzo says … But let me tell you it’s sure hard to collect from here….many items never made it here so i had to get a lot of stuff from the US, but it gets expensive! It all started after i saw the movie sometime in 2008, yes […]

Righteousness & the Force Will Defeat Bullies …
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Posted in Film, Toys on 12 December 2010
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From CNN: Katie Goldman’s universe extends from her home to her first-grade classroom. She is a big sister to Annie Rose and Cleo, a piano player, a Spanish student, a wearer of glasses. She loathes the patch she has to wear for one lazy eye. She loves magic and princesses and “Star Wars,” an obsession […]