Disney AppMATes Mobile Application Toys is a new toy line that comes to life digitally when used with an Apple iPad by allowing kids to use the tablet’s screen as a virtual play mat. The Appmates toy line features miniature Disney•Pixar Cars 2 vehicles with sensors on the base of each toy that are recognized as a unique footprint by an app with no cable or Bluetooth connection required. Simply download the free Cars 2 Appmates app from the iTunes app store, place your favorite Appmates toy character on the screen and play.
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Named as a hot holiday toy by Toys”R”Us, the Xia-Xia are skitter-scattering, pitter-pattering, loveable, crazy crabs with shells and kooky friends to collect and trade. They combine the silly charm of a real hermit crab with an imaginative, playful twist. Kids find hermit crabs appealing for numerous reasons, including their colorful shells, tropical habitats and silly crawl. Xia-Xia takes these features to the next level by bringing alive a fantasy world of color, magic and collectability for kids of all ages to enjoy. Plus, each shell comes with a silly little friend surprise that adds to Xia-Xia fun. Expected to be available this October, Xia-Xia hermit crabs, playsets and accessories range in price from $5.99-$19.99, ages 4+.

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Ludorum has licensed the third season of Chuggington™ to Disney Channel for its Disney Junior programming block and the new Disney Junior basic cable and satellite channel launching in the U.S. in 2012. As part of the agreement, Ludorum licensed 13 new half-hour episodes to the channel, which has acquired all U.S. television rights to the property. Disney Channel is currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S. homes.

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