This Christmas, interactive games that the whole family can play, have once again found favour as the perfect gift to give this festival season.
New to the market and sure to be in high demand this Christmas, is the incredibly innovative Loopz game from Mattel, a musical game that will not only improve your memory, but test how quickly you react!
It’s made up of four ‘loopz’, which are semi-circular rings that contain LED lights that are activated in conjunction with the music.
To play the Loopz game, all you need to do is follow and copy the pattern of the flashing lights – with your hands!
This challenges your reactions, memory and co-ordination, by using motion sensors which register how accurately you’re playing, so the more successful you are and the longer you play – the faster the music gets!
Loopz game play modes include the Music Studio, Freestyle DJ, Musicology, Reflex Master, Versus mode, Rhythm and Flow, and Repeat the Beat.
You can play individually or head-to-head with up to four other players and the built-in electronic counter, automatically keeps score of your game…it even rates and compares players performances!
Mattel Loopz is going to be one of 2010′s top Christmas toys and will be on most kids Christmas lists, especially once the advert has been aired on TV!
Sure to be in high demand, save disappointment and make sure you purchase yours ahead of the crowds – as Loopz is bound to sell out fast and trust me when I say this, stock of any major toy always becomes very hard to find around mid December, so if you don’t want to be having to pay double at places like ebay then make sure you buy in plenty of time.
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One of the most interesting films of all time, Dr Strangelove is a farcical look at the insane underpinnings of some of the Cold War theories regarding Mutual Assured Destruction. With the Soviet Union and the United States threatening to utilize the tools of nuclear war (sanity began to sink in following the Cuban Missile Crisis) – each to prevent the other from dominating his realm – a brilliant satire on the situation was inevitable. Highly regarded director Stanley Kubrick (of A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey) rose to the challenge. Despite the four decades which have passed since the release of Dr Strangelove, the film retains its place as a masterpiece of social commentary. And regardless of one’s political ideology, Dr Strangelove is outrageously funny…
Gathering a collection of oddball kooks, paranoid wackos, and outright insane individuals, the characters in Dr Strangelove bring the world to the very edge of destruction – without batting an eye, and all the while inexplicably protecting their petty fiefdoms from the greedy hands of their perceived enemies. After all, what if some bombs are left over after the nuclear war and the other side uses them to strike at our cave dwellings – to seize our caves!!!! In short, Dr Strangelove is a film beyond description. One just has to see it for himself…
When U.S. Air Force Colonel Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes completely insane, believing the communists are conspiring to poison the ‘bodily fluids’ of the American populace, he orders his squadrons to attack the U.S.S.R. and drop a payload of nuclear bombs. The lone renegade sparks U.S. military action against his stronghold and a top level meeting between US President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) and his top advisors. Conversing with Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky (Peter Bull), the president tries to put an end to the crisis and avert nuclear war. But he learns instead that a nuclear strike by the US would automatically trigger a Soviet ‘Doomsday’ machine which will destroy all known life on Earth.
Desperate to save the world, the president must deal with a drunken Soviet Premier, the warmonger General ‘Buck’ Turgidson (George C. Scott), and listen to the droning monologues of former Nazi-scientist, turned genius advisor, Dr. Strangelove (Sellers). Sellers is hilarious in this role as well as his others. Overall, this movie is a hilarious series of laughs with an endless number of one-liners such as “Gentleman, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”
Hilarious to the end, Dr Strangelove is a modern satire that would make Jonathan Swift proud. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Dr Strangelove nevertheless went home from the Oscars empty handed. But the picture’s legacy only seems to grow with the passing of time. Standout, Oscar-worthy performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott strengthen every aspect of the film, and the end of the Cold War only witnessed the rise of a new war against Islamic terrorism – with some similarly ridiculous ideas emanating from Washington’s power brokers… Overall, this is a funny movie that puts the world political stage back in perspective. Its enduring success makes Dr. Strangelove a definite must-see film…
Facebook, Twitter, MySpace… The list of successful electronic networking and marketing resources, facilitated by wireless internet and smartphones, goes on and on.
With the knowledge that electronic niche marketing and brand building are some of today’s most effective means of generating business, raising awareness, and expanding one’s social network, it is no surprise that the next wave of successful e-businesses is just around the corner.
IZigg mobile marketing is not only the next wave, it is literally a tsunami that is about to take the world by storm.
The following paragraphs will attempt to provide an accurate and straightforward iZigg mobile marketing review, describing the basics of this new advertising technology, and discussing how it may positively affect every pro-active, enterprising individual that is willing to take the time to learn how it works.
Marketing via SMS
Text message marketing is the logical next step for businesses, organizations and individuals that wish to expand their network of clients, supporters and/or followers.
Individuals of every age and from every background have embraced text messaging as a convenient and cost-effective way of staying connected to friends, family and acquaintances. Statistics show that individuals are far more likely to open and read text messages than emails and other forms of electronic communication, meaning that promotional materials conveyed in this manner are more likely to be considered and acted upon.
IZigg has capitalized on this knowledge, and provided a simple and convenient means of using it to one’s advantage.
What Is IZigg?
IZigg Incorporated is a business venture that offers a platform from which businesses and organizations of all sorts may reach out to clients, offering promotional materials or providing important news, via text message. Offering a wide variety of service plans, which operate based on varying monthly fees, iZigg caters to every size of enterprise.
Here are the basics of how it works:
Individuals and organizations wishing to capitalize on the mobile marketing trend set up one or more passwords. These passwords are used by clients in order to opt in to a text message mailing list, similar to email mailing lists. Once individuals have opted in to a list, they will receive any updates or important news released via text message from organizations of their choosing. For the convenience of pre-established guidelines and platforms for SMS services, iZigg clients will pay a monthly fee, based on the volume and nature of services being used. IZigg is a growing company. As a result, it is actively recruiting not only clients, but also agents, who can represent it in various niches and fields. IZigg agents in turn recruit clients, and ultimately share in the profits of the company, which is constantly expanding as the demand for mobile marketing resources increases.
Is the IZigg Opportunity Risky?
As with any rapidly expanding industry, there will always be naysayers and critics that wish to deter potential followers. There is much discussion about the possibility of an iZigg scam, largely owing to the fact that as with any business venture, there are start-up costs involved.
Anyone with doubts about the power and potential of SMS marketing need only conduct their own research regarding the growing text message marketing industry.
Although some organizations may choose to set up their own SMS networks, the service offered by iZigg will allow any organization to concentrate on growing their business and establishing their brand, instead of fussing over promotional details and spending valuable time and money conducting research that has already been put into place.
Critics also like to refer to the iZigg mlm, or multi-level marketing scheme, whereby multiple sources profit at the expense of gullible consumers. This argument is easily dismissed by simply learning more about the iZigg opportunity; whether you are interested in iZigg as a potential agent, as a business looking for effective and targeted promotional resources, or as a consumer wishing to obtain relevant information, you will quickly understand that iZigg is designed to be mutually profitable and beneficial for every party involved.