Tech Toys 360 is Best in Technology Innovation and Ultimate in Toys

On this week’s episode (Tuesday, October 25th), ‘Tech Toys 360’ focuses on a million dollar car plunging into water, a $250,000 desk made from parts of a race car and an innovation that pushes the boundaries of aviation with an airplane that has folding wings.

Tech Toys 360, a new half hour television series featuring cutting-edge gadgets, gear, and the ultimate in high tech toys, hit the airwaves on Oct. 5th, helping to kick off Discovery’s new guy-centric channel, Velocity. The new Velocity Channel airs 'Tech Toys 360' every Tuesday at 8:30pm.

‘Tech Toys 360’ is produced by Los Angeles-based production company, Revera Entertainment Inc. Revera traveled around the US and the world shooting new high tech product segments in countries such as New Zealand, Denmark, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and many others.

‘Tech Toys 360’ is the most comprehensive and far-ranging series on television to feature space aged, high tech toys. It appeals to savvy technology gurus and those seeking the latest and greatest in automobiles, motorcycles, yachts and electronic gadgets. ‘Tech Toys 360’ provides viewers with unique insight into the world’s most unique products and to those innovators that have brought them to life.

‘Tech Toys 360’ will reach a broad audience as it is scheduled to air in over 125 countries worldwide. It currently airs in the US on Discovery Velocity and in Latin America on A & E/History.

Revera Entertainment is focused on expanding the ‘Tech Toys 360’ global brand. “I’m thrilled that the world will have the opportunity to experience the best in technology through this unique series,” says Jeffrey Levine, President of Revera Entertainment. “From three million dollar submarines, to million dollar supercars to high adrenaline water toys that push the envelope of what’s possible, Tech Toys 360 has something for anyone who loves technology, innovation, and the ultimate in toys.”

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Cool Math Games Site that is Educational and Equally Fun

Cool Math Games Site HoodaMath.com Celebrates 3rd Anniversary - 3 years ago, middle-school math teacher Michael Edlavitch set-out to create a cool math site that is educational and equally fun.

HoodaMath.com came from humble beginnings. It began with one game, Number Eaters, created by the founder Michael Edlavitch. The idea was that his students in the coming school year would able to play the game on any computer with Internet access and be able to practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.

As a middle-school math teacher in an urban school district, Michael found it difficult to teach rational numbers, pre-algebra, and algebra to students who hadn't yet mastered the fundamentals.

Due to the rapidly increasing popularity of the website, Hooda Math began to add more and more cool math games. Michael quickly learned the expense of running his own math learning site and needed to add advertising to help pay the expenses.

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New Multimedia iOS App Snakes from Encyclopaedia Britannica Kids

Deadly Snakes Rendered Harmless (And Fun!) in New Education App -- Latest iOS App from Encyclopaedia Britannica is a Garden of Reptilian Delights - Kids can now get up close and personal with venomous cobras, deadly boa constrictors and poisonous adders, and it’s all perfectly safe.

Snakes, a new multimedia app from Encyclopaedia Britannica Kids, makes it fun to learn about all those slithering animals, with games, puzzles, fact-packed articles and beautiful multimedia. The new mobile download for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is aligned with the school curriculum and designed for ages 8-12, though even the youngest and most ophidiophobic kids can enjoy it.

The range of features, which makes Snakes like several apps in one, includes:

interactive games, including a photographic memory-match, virtual jigsaw puzzles, photo “brush-offs,” and magic-square puzzles;
videos and stunning photography;
reliable, factual articles on snakes, where and how they live, how they evolved, their sometimes deadly characteristics, and how on earth they move without arms or legs;
interactive maps showing the natural habitats of different kinds of snakes worldwide;
quizzes that let kids test themselves on what they’ve learned.

“These beautiful reptiles captivate kids when they see them at the zoo, learn about them in school or encounter them in the woods. This app will fill in the facts and details about snakes in a way that’s both educational and fun,” said John Russell, who heads the development of Britannica’s mobile apps. “It’s perfect for home, the classroom and to keep kids happy and engaged wherever they may go with their families.”

Snakes is the latest addition to the Britannica Kids series of apps introduced last fall. Others include Dinosaurs, Solar System, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Rainforests, Volcanoes and Aztec Empire. The series gives children in the middle grades engaging new ways to learn using the digital devices they prefer. Working with its development partner, Concentric Sky, Britannica plans to introduce a new app on Knights and Castles later this spring.

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Sony PSP-3000 Black Friday Bundle with Goodies

Sony PSP-3000 Black Friday Bundle with Little Big Planet, Karate Kid, 1GB memory stick - PSP has a vibrant widescreen LCD screen and built-in microphone! Play thrilling games, movies, music, connect to the Internet, and more. With the best portable games, and a dazzling LCD screen, everywhere just got better!

The Sony PlayStation Portable 3000 LittleBigPlanet / Karate Kid bundle brings together the latest revision in the PlayStation Portable (PSP) hardware line, with the PSP version of one of the most creative games of all-time and a reimagined cinematic classic. The bundle includes both a "Piano Black" PSP-3000 system, a copy of LittleBigPlanet for PSP and a UMD formatted copy of the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid staring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Toss in a 1 GB PRO Duo Memory Stick, as well as the media rich features of the PSP-3000, including Wi-Fi access to the Internet and the PlayStation Store¹, music, movie and Skype functionality, a built-in microphone, a brighter screen and the ability to play games and movies in digital and UMD format and you have a handheld gaming bundle suited to any player.

Features:

* Enjoy the high end multimedia support for games, movies, music, video and the Internet, as well as microphone functionality used in certain games and Skype calls
* A Piano Black version of the PSP-3000
* A copy of LittleBigPlanet for PSP in UMD format
* A UMD formatted copy of the 2010 remake version of The Karate Kid staring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith
* A 1 GB PRO DUO memory stick used for saving content downloaded to your PSP from the PlayStation Store and other locations

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Multi-player Online Game Herotopia for Kids to become Virtual Heroes

Herotopia - The First Multi-player Online Game Where Kids Become Virtual Heroes and Learn How To Deal With Real-life Bullies: Herotopia, The First Free to Play Social Online Game to Empower, Entertain and Educate Kids About Bullying.

Herotainment, LLC, the New York based children’s media company has announced the launch of Herotopia, a free to play social online game for kids ages 6 to 14. Herotopia is a fun and educational virtual world where kids become superheroes. In the dynamic multi-player online game, players explore real world cities and cultures and learn how to deal with bullies, a major issue facing 1 out of 4 of school-aged children.

In Herotopia, each child creates his/her own superhero avatar, chooses a special superpower and travels around the world to play and learn. The site design is a map of the Earth and users can explore nineteen different destinations, from New York to Paris, to Beijing and the North Pole. As kids travel throughout Herotopia, they are introduced to foreign languages, geography and reading skills all in a safe and interactive community setting.

Kids experience a global adventure by playing challenging games, discovering fun facts and hidden quests, and safely interacting with

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