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What's more surprising, finding a classically trained composer at M.I.T.'s Media Lab or discovering that his research there has produced a Fisher-Price toy? Either way, it is hard to question the pedigree of Symphony Painter, a new kind of electronic music software designed for the Color Pixter electronic sketchpad. The brainchild of M.I.T. professor Tod Machover, Symphony Painter ($20; fisher-price.com Color Pixter sold separately) combines visual arts and music: you draw a picture and then press the triangular play button to hear a musical interpretation of your artwork. Experienced musicians might predict some outcomes: lines curving...
...Monopoly Pricing Just in time for holiday gift buying, a British appeals tribunal upheld a ruling made by regulators against two retailers fined for fixing prices in conjunction with the toy firm Hasbro. The regulators say their earlier decision lowered the price of the board game Monopoly by about $8 a set. One retailer, Argos, said it might roll the dice and file a further appeal...
Since more than half of annual toy sales occur in the fourth quarter, some analysts say it's too soon to call the year a bust. Retailers are stocking less toy inventory this season, which should help them avoid profit-killing sales. Recent price surveys suggest that Toys "R" Us is more competitive with Wal-Mart this year, and Wal-Mart appears to be devoting less shelf space to its Kid Connection private-label toys--good news for brand names like Mattel and Hasbro. A weakening buck may also translate overseas sales into higher profits when converted back into dollars...
...Toys "R" Bust How video games are taking the fun out of the toy business...
...head. "Look at you," he says. "It's perfect." But Katie, 2, doesn't think so. Two years ago she was Baby Jesus, and that costume was much more comfortable. She begins to cry. "Do you want to hold this cute little baby sheep?" Brian asks, waving a stuffed toy before his daughter's beet-red face. Still no sale...