Top Ten Most Popular Toys

Stop the mall madness and head right to the Web. Here are the top 10 most sought-after toys on Yahoo! Shopping:

Nintendo Wii Console - The console of choice for those on the more active end of the gamer spectrum. Comes bundled with straightforward yet challenging sports games.

Webkinz - The plush animal that comes complete with an online identity. Kids can visit the Web to enter a virtual world where they attend to their virtual pet.

TransformersBumblebee leads this re-imagined pack of action figures in popularity, with Optimus Prime following closely behind.

Bratz - Fabulously low-tech fashion dolls. Girls go nuts over their hot hair accessories and hip outfits. No batteries required.

Smart Cycle - An innovative "physical learning arcade system" that hooks up to a TV. Kids safely pedal their way through virtual adventures on this stationary bike, picking up some language and math basics on the way.

T.M.X. Toys - Ticklish, laughing Elmo is back, accompanied by his pals Ernie and Cookie Monster.

I-DOG - A robot puppy (complete with fashion accessories) that can groove to your tunes and is a lot cheaper than the highly publicized RoboPanda.

Eyeclops Bionic Eye - The ultimate science toy. Magnify objects and view the images on a TV.

Remote Control Toys - The airborne Havoc Helicopter tops this list, although an assortment of Earth-bound all-terrain vehicles and inventive robots are on it, too.

Leapster L-Max - The most popular educational toy. This portable video
game system offers fun learning games for kids from preschool to fourth grade

Yahoo Shopping

Polaroid Ultra-Compact 7 Megapixel Digital Camera

Looking for a great deal on a digital camera? A site called woot.com has the Polaroid T737 for $79.99 + $5.00 shipping.

Warranty: One year

Features:

7-megapixel resolution – Provides as much fine detail as 35mm film so you can make beautiful prints up to 11×14 inches or crop your photo for enlargement with no decrease in quality
3-inch color LCD screen – Oversized display makes it easier to compose your shots and review them
3x optical zoom, 4x digital – Digital and optical zoom allow greater creative control since you can zero in on exactly what you wish to include in the scene
16 MB internal memory and SD memory slot – Use the built-in storage for your pictures or get an optional SD card for even greater capacity
Image stabilization – Reduces blurring caused by unintentional camera movement or subjects in motion

Specifications:

Camera Style: Ultra-compact
Resolution: 7.0 Megapixel
Light Sensitivity: ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto
Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
Special Effects: Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Blue, Green, Red
Scene Shooting Modes: Automatic, Manual, Face Tracking, Landscape, Portrait, Sport, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Sunset, Children, Pet, Collection, Flower, Food, Fireworks, Party, Snow & Beach, Autumn Leaves, Trickling Water, Splashing Water, Text, Panorama
Max Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed: 2 sec
Exposure Metering: Evaluative, center-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes: Automatic, manual
White Balance: Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets: Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Still Image Format: JPEG
Video Capture: AVI - 640×480 – 30 fps ¦ AVI - 320×240 – 30 fps
Digital Zoom: 4 x
Optical Zoom: 3 x
Type: Zoom lens – 6.48 mm – 18.87 mm – f/3.3-5.67
Min Focus Range: 3.9 in
Lens Aperture: F/3.3-5.67
Display: LCD display – Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) – 3” – color
Supported Flash Memory: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Flash Modes: Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Features: AF illuminator
Self Timer Delay: 10 sec, 2 sec
Audio recording, direct print, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital noise reduction
Date/time stamp, DPOF support, sharpness control, digital image rotation, PictBridge support
In-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image
Battery: 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery – 820 mAh ( included )
Dimensions: 4.1×2.3×0.9 in
Weight: 4.9 oz
Connector Type: 1 x USB, 1 x composite video/audio output
Operating System Support: MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS 9.2 or later, MS Windows Vista

Included:

A/V cable
USB cable
Wrist strap
Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft VideoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, ArcSoft Panorama Maker

Can't Find Wii for the Holidays?

Can't find a Nintendo Wii anywhere locally?
Here's a quick list of ideas to help you track down a Wii before the holidays.

The Bargain Tracker: Keep your browser parked at WiiTracker.com. It's a subset of something called Ben's Bargains ("Where ghetto dogs come for the lowdown on deals") with a Wii-focused portal page that checks listed merchants on a regular basis to see if they have the Wii in stock. The site includes an RSS feed that updates automatically when a store reports availability. As of 12/6/07 @ 11:14 a.m., everyone's sold out, but several retailers, from Toys R Us and Costco to Buy.com, have shown the system briefly in stock over the last 48 hours. With Nintendo of America spokeswoman Anka Dolecki saying that the company will have twice as many Wiis available this year as it did at the product's launch last November, count on those retailers to restock several times before the month's up. (UPDATE: Here's another tracker, which as of 12:44 P.M. CST says Amazon and GameStop both have the Wii back in stock!)

More Trackers
xpbargains.com
RSS alert

wiihunt.com
wiilocator.com
wiialerts.com
nowinstock.net
wii.findnearby.net

If you like playing games, you'll love getting PAID TO PLAY

More strategies at PCWorld

International Deal or No Deal Websites

Since Deal or No Deal has hit our screens and become such a massive success, many online games of the show have been made. Where do you want to play today? Just go to www.dealornodeal.com and take your pick of locations.


And the Deal or No Deal Host Howie Mandel is the New Face of Buy.com

No longer a question of whether it's a Deal or No Deal, as with the title of the game show he hosts, for Howie Mandel, the ink is dry on a contract as the face of Buy.com. The online retailer has tapped the Deal or No Deal star for a series of ad campaigns meant to boost this year's holiday sales.

Rest of the story at www.buddytv.com

Educating Parents on Safe Toys at Healthytoys.org

Parents, are the toys on your list on this list?

Lead, Arsenic, Other Harmful Chemicals Found in Popular Toys; Michigan-based Ecology Center Releases Testing Results and Consumer Action Guide at www.HealthyToys.org

Partial List of Toys by Brand

Alex
ALEX
Alexander Doll Co.
Americana Souvenirs and Gifts
Amy Coe
Apple Pie Toys
Avent

B.R. Bruin
Baby Beginnings
Baby Connection
Baby Einstein
Baby Einstein (Disney; Kids II)
Baby Einstein (Kids II/Walt Disney)
Baby Einstein / The Walt Disney Co.
Baby Einstein/ Playtex
Baby Genius
Baby GUND
Baby I’m Yours
Baby Looney Tunes (Warner Brothers)
Baby Safe
Baby Tender Hearts
Baby Toys
Baby’s ‘N Things; Baby World TM
Baby, I’m Yours
Babyking
Babyking (spoon has “Kinderen” text)
Babys n Things (listed on bottle)
Backyardigans
Barbie by Mattell
BATTAT
Berenguer Babies
Bob the Builder:
Boppy Brand
Bratz Kids (MGA Entertainment)
Bratz Kidz
Bratz Ooh La La (MGA Entertainment)
Breyer
Bright Stars
Bright Starts
Bright Starts (Kids II)
Brilliant Basics/Fisher-Price

Cars (Disney)
Carter’s
Cascade Toy; Play Visions
CDC
CE/Baby Einstein
CE/Earlyears
Chicco
Child of Mine (The William Carter Co.)
Circo
Cititoy
Classic Pooh
Classic Pooh by Disney
Constructive Eating
Corolle
Corolle s.a.
Crayola
Creatures of the World
Creatures of the World, Imperial Toy LLC
Crico
Crocodile Creek
Crocodile Creek (Lunch Time)
Cuddle Zone
Cuddly Cousins

DaMert Company
DC Super Friends
December Home
Depesche
Disney
Disney Baby
Disney baby
Disney Channel
Disney Fairies
Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Disney Princess
Disney/Fisher-Price
Dolgencorp
Dora the Explorer
Douglas Co.
Douglass
Dragonball Z

Early Learning Centre
Early Years
Edu-shape
Educational Insights
Educo
ELC
Elegance Collection
ERTL
Especially for Baby
Especially for Baby (Geoffrey Inc.)
Evenflo
Evenflo SmartSteps
EvenFlo: SmartSteps

F.A.B. Starpoint
Fashion Sunglasses
Fear Factor
First Play
First Years
Fisher Price
Fisher Price (Nickolodeon)
Fisher-Price
Flents Baby Solutions
Folkmanis Puppets
Franklin
Franklin (Nick)
Fresh Start
Fun Club
Funtastic

Galt
Ganz
GE String-s-Long
Gerber
Gerson Co
Goldberger
Graco
Guidecraft
GUND
Gund

Haba
Hannah Montana
HaPe International Ltd.
Happy Duckies
Hasbro
Hexabits
High School Musical/Disney
Hog Wild
Hog Wild Toys
Hot Wheels
Hunsan

Go to HealthyToys for the full list

Ladies, 10 Best Jeans Under $100

Chic, flattering styles don't have to cost a small fortune

You don't have to pay big bucks when buying a great pair of blue jeans. Some labels offer styles as affordable as they are chic - here are our picks for the top 10 jeans under $100.

Gap Long & Lean, $49.50
Levi's Eco Collection, $78.00
J. Crew Overdyed Bootcut, $88.00
Paper Denim & Cloth Topaz, $88.00
Roxy Brooks Skinny Stretch Jeans, $44
Cheap Monday Tight Jean, $65
Victoria's Secret Uplift, $68.00
Blank Skinny Jean, $68
Armani Exchange Rinse Skinny Jean, $98
Blue London Ultra Sexy Skinny Jean, $59.50

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