Award-Winning Clickables(TM) Fairy Collection Featuring Disney ...

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Magical Jewelry and Toys Connect Fun in Disney Fairies Pixie HollowVirtual World With Offline Play and Real-World Friends



NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Techno Source announced today itslaunch along with Disney Consumer Products of the award-winningClickables(TM) Fairy Collection featuring Disney Fairies(TM) atretailers nationwide. Among the hottest toys this holiday season,the Clickables Fairy Collection offers girls continuousInternet-connected play at an affordable price. Recently named oneof Parents magazine's "Best Toys of 2008," TimeToPlayMag.com's "16Most Wanted," The Toy Insider's "Hot 20 Toys," and Toy Wishes' "HotDozen," the Clickables Fairy Collection is a new innovative line ofmagical jewelry and toys that interacts with Disney's latestvirtual world Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow (PixieHollow.com).Powered by patent-pending Clickables(TM) technology, the toys allowgirls to connect their offline play with real-world friends inPixieHollow.com in amazing new ways for continuous play. TheClickables Fairy Collection featuring Disney Fairies(TM) is nowavailable at major retailers nationwide, including JCPenney,Target, Toys"R"Us and Wal-Mart and online at Amazon.com andDisneyShopping.com. An affordable option this holiday season, thetoys range in price from $29.99 all the way down to $5.99. They areappropriate for children ages 7 and up.



"Girls invest a lot of time and creativity in their virtual avatarsand online worlds, but the fun usually ends when mom and dad sayit's time to shut down the computer," says Ginny McCormick,interactive director, Techno Source. "Now, with the ClickablesFairy Collection, girls can share their Disney Fairies experienceaway from the computer with friends and continue doing the thingsthey love to do in Pixie Hollow--socializing, playing games, andcollecting. The fun never has to end with a Clickables toy!"



More than seven and a half million Disney Fairies avatars have beencreated in Pixie Hollow, where players leave their own world andset off on unforgettable journeys where they are able to experiencethe wonder and magic of Tinker Bell's world. Fans create their ownvirtual Fairy and help bring about the change of seasons throughmeeting friends, playing games and collecting items in nature. Theanticipation for Disney Fairies fans continues to build as Disney'snew film, Tinker Bell, releases on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and DisneyDVD today. Girls are now able to extend the fun and whimsy of theDisney Fairies experience through PixieHollow.com and the magicalassortment of Clickables Fairy Collection items.



The Clickables Fairy Collection, which includes a jewelry box andnecklace, friendship bracelets, an electronic handheld game, charmbracelets and charms, work together in many different ways tounlock special content for girls in the Disney Fairies Pixie Hollowvirtual world. By simply touching together the Y-shaped Clickablessensors found in all of the Clickables Fairy toys, girls are ableto transfer and store information. They can become "Fairy friends"online by "clicking" their friendship bracelets offline with theirreal-world friends; unlock special virtual clothing, accessoriesand decor for their Fairy through 31 collectible Clickables charms;and they can even earn special Tink Points on their electronichandheld game to redeem special butterfly friends that fly withtheir Fairy in Pixie Hollow.



Girls are encouraged to share the Clickables magic with theirfriends. A charm's content can be unlocked an infinite number oftimes in Pixie Hollow and shared with friends' Fairies by touchingthe charm to the Clickables sensor on their friendship bracelets orjewelry boxes. A girl can even gift Tink Points to friends bytouching the Clickables sensor on her electronic handheld game totheir jewelry boxes or friendship bracelets -- they too can havebutterfly friends in Pixie Hollow. Girls can also earn specialClickables Badges for their Fairies online by collecting charmcontent and making lots of Fairy friends with their friendshipbracelets.



McCormick adds, "The Clickables Fairy Collection offers parents anaffordable and safe option this holiday season. Through theClickables Fairy Friendship Bracelet, girls can make friendshipsoffline and bring them online. Their new Clickables Fairy friendsthey communicate with in PixieHollow.com are their classmates,teammates and cousins--girls they play with in the real world. Thisgives parents an added sense of comfort about who their daughtersare playing with in online worlds."



Clickables Fairy Collection items connect seamlessly to the DisneyFairies Pixie Hollow virtual world with the help of an intuitive,user-friendly Clickables application. Girls download theapplication one time from PixieHollow.com and it works with all oftheir Clickables toys. When they connect their toys to their PCusing the enclosed USB cords, the application will automaticallyrecognize whichever Clickables product is connected and offer thegirl a series of options depending on what has been stored on hertoy--a Fairy friendship, a charm or even Tink Points.



System requirements include: Windows Vista/XP/2000 operatingsystem; 800 MHz processor (1.4 GHz recommended); 256 MB RAM (512 MBrecommended); 100 MB free hard disk space; USB port; keyboard andmouse; and a 350K broadband Internet connection with browser.

Clickables Fairy Collections Product Descriptions



Clickables(TM) Fairy Charms Starter Set includes a magical jewelrybox, a charm necklace and three special charms powered byClickables technology. When a girl touches a charm to theClickables center of her jewelry box, Pixie Dust sparkles and musicplays. Each charm unlocks a unique Fairy gift in the Disney FairiesPixie Hollow virtual world (http://www.PixieHollow.com), includingspecial clothing, accessories and decor. Then they simply connectthe Clickables Jewelry box to the computer using the enclosed USBcord to transfer stored charms or Tink Points to their online Fairyworld. Clickables jewelry can also be stored in this working boxwhere it will be protected by the magic of Disney Fairies. SRP:$29.99.



Clickables(TM) Fairy Friendship Bracelet brings girls and DisneyFairies together with the mere touch of a bracelet. A girl canselect her Fairy avatar, a special message and a gift, and thensave it onto her Clickables Fairy Friendship Bracelet to shareoffline with friends. When a girl touches her bracelet to herfriend's, her band will glow to confirm that a Fairy Friendship hasbeen made. Just like the girls, their online Fairies can be friendstoo. The next time they connect their bracelets to the computerusing the enclosed USB cord, they will be able to confirm theirfriendship and easily find each other in the Disney Fairies PixieHollow virtual world (http://www.PixieHollow.com). Girls can alsounlock Clickables Fairy Charms by touching a charm to theClickables Fairy Friendship Bracelet or share Tink Points bytouching the Clickables Fairy Game to the Clickables FairyFriendship Bracelet. SRP: $19.99.



Clickables(TM) Fairy Game is a handheld electronic LCD game withfive action-packed games. Girls can play as their favorite DisneyFairies characters Tinker Bell, Fawn, Iridessa, Silvermist orRosetta any time, anywhere. Points earned during the offline gamesare turned into special Tink Points online. Girls can redeem TinkPoints for butterfly friends that fly with their Fairy online inPixie Hollow. Girls can also print out and display their individualFairy in the portrait cover of the LCD using the "Print FairyPicture" feature. SRP: $19.99.



Clickables(TM) Fairy Charm Bracelet features a customizable charmbracelet and three themed charms for girls to create their ownFairy style. Powered by Clickables technology, each charm unlocksan unique, special item in the Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow virtualworld (http://www.PixieHollow.com ). Girls can share these itemswith each other by simply touching a charm to a friend's ClickablesFairy Jewelry Box or Clickables Fairy Friendship Bracelet. Thenboth girls can have the charm's gift in Pixie Hollow and receivespecial online rewards by collecting them all. SRP: $9.99.



Clickables(TM) Fairy Charms are also sold separately in accessorypacks. Each pack contains three charms themed around a DisneyFairies character. To unlock special clothing, accessories or decoronline in Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow virtual world(http://www.PixieHollow.com), girls touch the charm to theClickables Fairy Jewelry Box or Clickables Fairy FriendshipBracelet. When a girl purchases or collects from friends all 31Clickables Fairy Charms, her Fairy will receive a special rewardonline. SRP: $5.99.



(C) Disney 2008. All rights reserved. All brands and product namesmentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of theirrespective companies. Clickables TM is a trademark owned by andused under license from SmallGiant Technology Inc. Patents Pending.(C) Techno Source.



About Techno Source

One of the fastest growing companies in the toy business, TechnoSource is a privately held toy company headquartered in Hong Kongand with offices in New York. The company is committed todelivering high-quality electronic toys and games featuringtop-tier licensed brands at aggressive price points. Itsaward-winning branded product portfolio includes Disney(R),Clickables(TM), Rubik's(R), NASCAR, Bee(R) & Bicycle(R) (U.S.Playing Card Company), Intellivision(TM), Activision(R), SesameWorkshop(R), Crayola(TM), Phase 10(R) (Fundex), Are You SmarterThan a 5th Grader?(TM) (Mark Burnett Productions), Guess What IAm!(TM), X vs. Y, and Electronic Touch-Screen Sudoku(TM). For moreinformation, visit www.technosourceusa.com.



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