Oregon Scientific's SmartGlobe(TM) - a Hot Product at Toy Fair 2007.SmartGlobe(TM) Named "Educational Toy An educational toy is a toy designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play. Examples include:
TUALATIN, Ore. -- Oregon Scientific, one of the leading designers and worldwide marketers of personal electronics, announced today its SmartGlobe(TM) has been named the "Educational Toy of the Year". The "Educational Toy of the Year" award recognizes a toy that helps children develop special skills and/or knowledge. The SmartGlobe is on display, along with other innovative youth electronic products from Oregon Scientific at Toy Fair, booth #3037 at the Javits Center. "The SmartGlobe is truly a unique toy, letting kids explore the world with a touch of an electronic pen, and it's the only updatable globe," said Bill Uzell, Executive Vice President of Oregon Scientific. "The SmartGlobe is an innovative globe, as it is always up-to-date, making it a truly evergreen product and one that grows along with the child." With the SmartGlobe, children from kindergarten through high school can learn history, geography and cultural facts about countries from around the world. Children can explore independently or play with activities for up to four children. (Approximate retail price: $129.99; Ages 5 and up; Available now at retail stores nationwide.) The SmartGlobe has been recognized by other leading parenting organizations including Dr. Toy's "10 Best Educational Products," iParenting Media, The Great American Toy Test, The National Parenting Center and Toy Wishes Magazine. More information about Oregon Scientific's entire line can be found at: www2.oregonscientific.com. About Oregon Scientific: Founded in 1989, Oregon Scientific is headquartered in Tualatin; a quaint suburb of beautiful Portland, Oregon. Nestled amongst other Northwest technology giants, it is quickly becoming one of the world's leading designers and marketers of upscale personal electronics. Oregon Scientific offers six families of products, ranging from youth & learning to sports & fitness. Built from its hallmark of timing and weather devices, Oregon Scientific is expanding to meet the diverse needs of its customers to enhance the way we live, work and play. Consider Oregon Scientific's products to be Innovating the Everyday. Oregon Scientific's Youth & Learning Electronics offer a variety of educational and fun kid-friendly electronics ranging from interactive laptops and books to small gadgets for on-the-go learning. Licenses from Mattel, Batman([TM]) and now Superman([TM]) bring activities to life, enhancing the imagination and connection to learning. Oregon Scientific's Youth & Learning Electronic products can be purchased at major toy and game retailers and at Oregon Scientific retail locations in the Stanford Shopping Center Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale shopping mall located on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California. It is adjacent to the Stanford University campus and the underlying land is owned by the university. in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. California, the Century City Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. California and Bridgeport Village in Tigard Oregon. Oregon Scientific is a division of one of the world's premier electronics manufacturers, Integrated Display Technology, Ltd. (IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology ), based in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . IDT was founded in 1977 and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchanged as IDT Technology and on the Singapore Exchange “SGX” redirects here. For other uses, see SGX (disambiguation). Singapore Exchange Limited SGX: S68 (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore. SGX was formed on December 1 1999, following the merger of two established and well-respected financial as I-Com. |
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