Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list - Retail - msnbc.com

Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list - Retail - msnbc.com

"A lifelike baby Triceratops that children can ride on, a Wall-E robot that responds to your voice, a dancing game that eliminates wires and mats.

Toy makers are upping the 'Wow!'-factor in new products in an attempt to capture children's and parents' attention amid a holiday season likely overshadowed by a difficult economy and turmoil in the financial sector.

'There's a lot of innovation this year, we see technology being used in new ways,' said Wendy Smolen, editorial director of the trade magazine Toy Wishes, which unveiled its 'Hot Dozen' toy list on Tuesday. 'In the past, there have been a lot of copycats.'"

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