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The best toys are the ones your child enjoys playing with. There is nothing like spending a hundred dollars on the latest craze and find that your child prefers the box it came in. With Melissa and Doug Toys your child can enjoy learning and have fun with an engaging toy.

Starting their company twenty years ago in a small garage in Connecticut, Melissa and Doug Toys has grown quickly with great success. This is due in part to their work ethic and because they treat their employees and customers like family. They attribute their immense success to these principles.

Melissa and Doug Toys first product, a pink fuzzy pig book, encouraged children’s reading as well being aware of sensory learning to touch. Their products encourage using the different senses to learn and grow children’s educational process. Since the production of their first products they now have a wide variety of books, games and puzzles for every age level. They also have recreational toys in a wide variety of choices. Their in house design team specializes on giving consumers a classic looking educational toy that lasts a long time.

You can find all of your play food at Melissa and Doug Toys as well as dress up items and much more. Safety is an important issue for children and their toys meet and exceed all levels of American safety standards. Their specialty items exclusive to the company are very popular and affordable.

As well as educational toys the Melissa and Doug toys company also sells arts and crafts supplies for school or home to enhance a well rounded education in a fun way. Also great are their puzzles and wooden structures that enhance thinking skills and coordination in young minds.

If you are looking for puppets, Melissa and Doug Toys have a wide variety of puppets and puppet theaters to meet anyone’s needs. Easy to use and priced affordably they are great for kids and adults alike to put on a show for families or on the big stage.

Melissa and Doug toys can be found online at retailers such as Amazon. As a model of American entrepreneurship, their enduring success is because of their basic belief that parents want to purchase fun products for their children that they can rely on to be safe and educational.

Two more Christmas gift ideas that might be just what you are looking for are the Green Machine 2 and the Puerto Rico Board Game. The Green Machine 2 is a big wheel trike that kids just love becuase they can pull all sorts of stunts on it. The Puerto Rico game will challenge any child 12 and up to think strategically. It will improve their business skills and let them have fun too.

Learn more about the green machine by huffy and the Puerto Rico Game at discount prices.

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The new MindFlex game and your brain working together may just be a way to increase your brain power and concentration. Mattel has created a new game that is powered by the human brain. To play the game you use the power of your mind to have the ball float up in the air and then go in any direction you want it to.

The Mindflex game consists of a headset and game board. The headset must fit really close to the head as it has sensors that electronically communicate with your brain waves. It works best if there is not any hair between the headset itself and your skin. Sensors are also located within the game board, receiving the brain waves and triggering the activation of little fans that help keep the ball levitated.

The object of the Mindflex game is to use your mind to complete an obstacle course on the game board. You need to start the game by putting on the headset. Then with intense concentration you will trigger the fans which in turn will cause the little ball to float. Your strong focus will now act in a wireless capacity superseding the sensors as you directly will the ball to go where you want it to along the board.

Our minds are not always focused on any one thing. We take many pauses from thought throughout the day without being aware of it. At these times of not being conscious of anything in particular, we are at our highest peak for psychic ability. The sixth sense within us is most powerful when we are not conscious of our surroundings. The Mindflex game draws on our unconscious thoughts in requiring focus.

We use a lot of energy by thinking. It is believed that a job requiring the use of the mind is more taxing physically than one requiring physical labor. For the mind to perform telekinesis involves deep concentration. This would be using large amounts of energy. This energy is received by the sensors of the MindFlex game as we control the ball with our brain.

The Mindflex game is a phenomenal invention. The sensors used to transmit brain waves actually save us the energy of delivering thought ourselves. This lessens the degree of fatigue that we experience. This game enables the ability to perform telekinesis for a prolonged period of time, and provides the opportunity for increased brain function.

Mattel’s new MindFlex game technology is the wave of the future. Brain waves that is. It has been said that it is extremely fun and may be a little addictive as you are using your brain to control the movements of the game versus your hand which is typical of most board games. The only thought of concern is that only one person can play at a time, at least with the present game. But as with all things, who knows what the future will bring.

Learn more about the Mindflex toy and how to buy Mindflex at a discounted price.

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With so many massage chairs on the market, how does one navigate to find what is right for them? One effective method our past customers have told us is by comparing reviews of massage chairs. We are going to review a Panasonic massage chair which is in the mid-range level. The model is the EP1273 massage recliner. Our review process rates a massage chair in 5 key areas. Each area is worth a possible 20 points. The overall score is attained by adding up the scores in each key area for a possible score of 100 total points. We present our review of the EP-1273 by Panasonic.

Warranty Coverage & Customer Service: The first area we like to cover is the warranty coverage for massage chairs. This is an important long-term consideration. Massage chairs have many moving parts and complex electronics. You want to make sure you are adequately protected. Let us look at the warranty of the Panasonic EP-1273KL massage chair. The EP-1273 comes with the following warranty coverage: 1 year parts, 1 year labor, 1 year shipping and 1 year in-home service. This is a fair warranty for a mid-level. Although, you may want to consider getting an extended warranty for additional protection. Customer service for Panasonic is fair. Overall, we rate the warranty and customer service a 16.

Comfort & Ergonomics: We have this category because with the increasing number of features, some functions are not easily accessible or hard to reach. Also, we have tried massage chars that were simply not comfortable to sit after a few minutes. Panasonic has designed the EP 1273 to be comfortable to relax in. The materials are soft to the touch and it comes with a pillow to support your head. The remote control is laid out well and easy to understand. This model rates an 18 for this key area.

Ease of Use: One of the challenges of modern day equipment is that there are so many features that are now included. The design challenge comes in making these devices simple to understand and easy to use. Panasonic has been involved in this arena for a long time and takes this very seriously. The remote of the EP1273 is very well laid out. It is simple to understand and using it takes hardly any time. We are impressed with the simplicity of this chair and give it an 18 in this category.

Key Features: The key features of the EP1273 are the dual use ottoman and the 8 manual massage techniques. This massage recliner has a dual-use air ottoman system. Use the air system to knead and relieve tightness in the calves. Raise the ottoman and place your feet on it for a soothing and relieving foot massage. The second use of the ottoman is the built in stretch function. Hit the button and the ottoman will at first rise up and then it will lower in 20 degree increments. This will stretch out the lower body and provide gentle relief to aching muscles. This recliner also has 8 manual massage techniques. The 8 techniques include: Shiatsu, Swedish, Hawaiian, tapping, rolling, kneading, compression and percussion. This is a great variety for a mid range massage chair. We give the EP-1273 an 18 for key features.

Massage Therapy: This is the most important category for a massage chair. Obviously, the massage therapy needs to be effective or else it is a disappointment. There are eight manual massage techniques that will please the most demanding of massage enthusiasts. You also can choose to target specific regions of the back or pinpoint a specific place. The pre-programs provide effective full body massage at the touch of a button. There are 3 fifteen minute massage programs and a five minute program. These are well programmed and provide effective relief. The air massage system adds the calves and feet into the equation. Overall, you get a very good set of massage treatments for this price range. We give the EP 1273 an 18 in this category.

Overall, the EP 1273 earns a score of 88/100. The EP-1273KL massage chair is certainly one of the better values provided by Panasonic. You get some excellent massage therapy treatments which are also available in their higher end models. The dual use ottoman is nice with the built in stretch system. We feel that the foot massage could be better, since you have to raise the leg ottoman and then bend your knees to perform. The aesthetic design of the chair is also lacking. However, the massage therapy is solid and you get a good variety of choice with this chair. If you are looking at a massage recliner in this class, then it is worth your time to check out the EP 1273 massage chair from Panasonic.

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With even science backing up the fact that most women adore the color pink, there’s a pretty good chance that you have friends or family members who would love a fabulous pink gift for their next birthday (or other special event). Here are 6 gifts no pink-lover can resist.

Weleda Wild Rose Body Oil Swiss company Weleda grow most plant ingredients that go into their products biodynamically in their own gardens on a plateau in southern Germany. Biodynamic cultivation uses no pesticides or toxic substances whatsoever, so you don’t have to worry about your skin absorbing all those pesky chemicals that are found in many mainstream oils and lotions. Their wild rose body oil comes in a dark blue glass bottle with a bright pink label and the main ingredients are jojoba, sweet almond, and organic musk rose oil. If the thought of putting oil on your skin grosses you out, don’t worry – it does get absorbed very quickly, and leaves your skin incredibly soft and sweet smelling (not overpoweringly “rosey”). $25.

Wine Opener The hot pink “Chic Lady” wine opener from L’Atelier du Vin deserves a place in any wine-drinking pink lover’s kitchen. At $44, it’s affordable enough that I personally would add a bottle of wine to go with it. Chateau De Segries Tavel Ros perhaps, in keeping with the pink theme. $44 for the opener and $17 for the wine.

Bialetti Cappuccino Maker If your pink-lover is into coffee, this one is sure to be a hit. With its black base, handle and top knob, pink upper half and lid, and Bialetti’s adorable logo, it’s so cute I’d keep it on my stove all the time. But it’s not all looks – it also makes delicious cappuccino right on your stovetop. Just put water in the base, coffee in the filter, milk in the top, and within minutes, you’ll have two cups of creamy, delicious cappuccino. Around $90.

Flip MinoHD Camcorder Electronics have come a long way from the days when everything only came in black or silver. But even so, sometimes you want to put your own touch on the design of your gadgets. Pure Digital Technologies lets you do that with their Flip MinoHD camcorder. They offer a huge variety of ready-made designs, but if you’d rather go with your own creation, you can either use their pattern maker to make up a brand new pattern, or upload a photo or design and have that printed on the camcorder. These cute little camcorders measure only 3.94″x1.97″x0.63″, weigh in at 3.3 oz., have a 1.5″ LCD, 4BG of built-in memory, a flip-out USB connector, 2x digital zoom, a tripod mount and an f/2.4 lens. $229.

Digital Camera Samsung’s sleek TL9 (NV9 in Europe) comes in a shiny bubblegum pink and is packed with great features: a camcorder, a voice recorder, an MP3 player, a text viewer and a multimedia player. The camera part of this little gadget is not bad either, boasting 5x optical zoom, 10.2 megapixels, image stabilization, face recognition, smile and blink detection, and a beauty shot mode which smoothes out the skin of your subject. It retails for around $240.

Cell Phone Ever heard of Vertu? This surprisingly little-known UK-based Nokia subsidiary make all their cell phones by hand and use materials such as ruby bearings, gold, platinum and liquidmetal (which is twice as hard a stainless steel). $6,300 and up.

Their Constellation collection includes the Core Range in polished stainless steel and bright pink leather, the Precious Range in black leather and 18 carat rose gold, and the Monogram Range’s “Cerise”, in stainless steel and a pink leather patterned back. All measure 4.3×1.7×0.6″, weigh around 5 oz, have Bluetooth email and speakers, and work in over 180 countries.

The Signature Diamonds collection has had a few eye popping designs in the past. A garish example was the “Cobra”, which had a cobra made out of rubies, diamonds and emeralds “slithering” around the face of the phone – not my cup of tea, but apparently a few people thought they were worth $310,000. At the moment, however, the pink offerings are very pretty and quite subdued: The “Rose Gold Pink Diamonds” and the “Rose Gold Pink Sapphires” are both encased in gold with the face framed by pink flowers (made from sapphires, rubies and diamonds). Both weigh 7.2 oz, have loudspeakers, voice recorders, work in 175 countries, and have 300 hours of standby and 3-9 hours talk time.

But wait, there’s more! All Vertu phones have a special “concierge” button, which when pressed puts you in touch with a personal assistant who can give you advice (in several languages) on restaurants, events, travel, accommodations and entertainment. 24 hours a day. $6,900 and up.

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Celestron SkyScout has been tested in all kinds of weather conditions and it has survived them all! You can take this wonderful gadget to a breezy terrain or a humid forest; it would give you the same excellent performance as it is expected to. SkyScout is so compact, about a size of a camcorder, it could easily fit into your back pack making it perfect for outdoor expeditions.

The SkyScout has a vast database which has information about more than 50,000 celestial objects, planets and stars. These objects include the ones visible by the naked eye. As soon as you switch on the device, its GPS technology tracks your position on the Earth and the time and date of the observation. It makes learning your way around the sky much easier. It converts the night sky into your personal planetarium!

Celestron SkyScout is made for all ages. You don’t need to be a ‘Rocket Scientist’ in operating SkyScout. You just have to point to the object you want to view and SkyScout’s illuminated 5-lined LED scrolling display gives you a scrolling commentary and history about that object. You will also get earplugs included so you can listen to the commentaries without taking your eyes off the object

The SkyScout’s enormous database also includes audio lessons on history and origin of astronomy, text biographies on some of the greatest astronomers, a dictionary of celestial terms, scientific details of over 50,000 space objects and text descriptions of some of the man made space objects like satellites, telescopes, space shuttles etc. and text images of some of the famous comets.

The SkyScout’s operating system and database can be updated by downloading the latest information about orbits of space shuttles or the locations of passing comets, from the Celestron website. It can be done with the help of the built-in USB port and supply cable which can be connected to your PC.

For $199.99, SkyScout is a fun and entertaining device for all ages, especially for youngsters. They can learn at their own pace making self learning much simpler. And for stargazers like me, it’s just the tool to enjoy the splendors of the skies!

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I have the perfect present for my husband! I was online when I saw Kodak EasyShare P720 Digital Picture Frame with Home Dcor Kit. It’s so innovative and has a set of features that I knew my husband would love! Plus it also comes with accessories to enhance your home interiors!

EasyShare P720 digital picture frames have a Quick touch border feature in which you can operate on the frame with your finger tips, without smudging or leaving fingerprints on the picture. You can easily transfer your favorite pictures and slide shows from your PC to your P720 in addition to organizing and editing them. Just to try out this feature, I transferred my son’s birthday party snaps from my PC to the P720 Digital picture frame, and it was done without any hassles! More over the birthday snaps looked absolutely beautiful in the P720. The images are displayed in High Definition (HD) format and the 7 inch (17.8 cms) screen uses the Kodak color science delivering clear and vibrant images with crisp details which makes your pictures look realistic.

Kodak EasyShare P720 has a 7 inch screen which is tuned to Kodak standards that gives an excellent picture quality which uses the Kodak Color Science. They are displayed in HD format. The images are crystal clear, with pleasing skin-tone displays. You can not only create, edit and organize your pictures but also easily transfer pictures and slide shows from your PC directly to the frame. I transferred some of the pictures for my PC to P720 and was amazed by the clarity. It’s like reliving the moment!

Kodak EasyShare P720 Digital Picture Frames comes with a home dcor kit so that you could customize the frame which would compliment your Home dcor. The kit includes two decorative mattes in Cranberry Red and Silver. If these shades don’t go with your interiors, you can choose from the optional face plates. They are available in Mahogany in gold matte, Silver in blue matte, Black shadowbox in champagne matte and Espresso in black matte. It’s easy to change, just snap the faceplates onto the frame and choose the shades to suit your home interior.

It also has an automatic on/off setting to select your viewing hours. Create almost any type of media on your computer and show it through your frame. You can easily browse through your albums. It also has a convenient drag and drop feature which makes it simpler to transfer pictures for slide shows

You can start viewing your pictures right away after transferring. Just insert a USB flash drive or a memory card and enjoy a frame full of pictures and slide shows! Kodak EasyShare P720 has additional features like copy, delete, thumbnails and print which makes it very user-friendly.

This ultra-modern picture frames makes your home dcor stylish. They not only look good at home, but you can keep them in your work place. For $129.88 it’s a very innovative product any anytime better than the usual traditional frames.

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Sanyo has an entry level massage chair called the SR-1000K. The SR-1000K has many of the same features as some of the higher end chairs made by Sanyo. This product review will discuss some of the more salient features and functions of the SR 1000K massage chair by Sanyo.

With all massage chairs, make sure that you check out the warranty coverage. There is substantial variation between models of the same manufacturer and also between manufacturers. Let us focus on the warranty of the DR 6700. The roller mechanism is covered for a three year period. This is what massages the back and the mechanics are contained in the chair back. The parts and labor are covered for one year each. There is also in home repair available and that is picked up by Sanyo for the first year.

There are two automatic programs designed in the SR 1000K massage chair. The first program is called Relax and as the name implies, it provides a softer, soothing massage. The second program is named Recovery and it is more like a warm down type of massage. Both of these auto-programs work with the touch of one button.

An intriguing and innovative feature is called the Stiffness Detector. This system using readings of your pulse rate and perspiration levels and correlates those to areas of the body having more tension. The massage chair then focuses the massage treatment to those areas detected. This is a fascinating technology integrated into the SR 1000 massage chair.

Would you enjoy a good leg stretch now and then? In addition to the manual massage techniques, Sanyo has built two different stretches into the chair. You can select the manual massage technique and then select stretch 1 or stretch 2 and the chair will seamlessly integrate the stretching into the massage program.

The legs can be treated by the leg rest massager. The leg rest is designed for the feet and the calves. The feet massager has a flip down unit. This is a nice feature when you are not using the foot massager, just flip it back up and it is out of the way. The massage is pretty invigorating and can effectively relieve tight and sore muscles.

There is a remote that runs all the functions of the SR1000. The design is fairly simple and intuitive for first time users. The buttons are a good size and easy for the average user to push. There are little lights that are used to show the level of intensity of the massage and also the roller width.

The Sanyo line starts with the SR-1000K massage recliner. It has some of the same features as the higher products in the line. However, it has a completely different look than the other Sanyo massage chairs. The leg rest is also unique to the SR 1000. The massage therapy is pretty effective. The foot portion of the leg rest can be hidden from view which saves space and makes it more attractive. The warranty is very good for this level of massage chair as well. Overall, the SR1000K is a pretty solid value for an entry massage chair recliner.

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