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2009

Two New Fun-Loving Companions Join the Award-Winning WowWee Robotics™ Line

October 15th, 2009

WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has announced the retail launch of its newest members of the award-winning Robosapien family: the Roborover and Joebot robots. The adventurous Roborover robot is a talking, roving explorer with an inquisitive personality and quest to uncover hidden treasure and other imaginary riches. Roborover’s tread-based caterpillar tracks allow him to conquer all sorts of indoor terrain throughout his adventures and his remote-controlled headlights brighten even the darkest of rooms. The Joebot robot is not your average Joe – in fact, he’s a walking, talking interactive buddy with a sense of humor, mad dance skills, and the first WowWee robot to feature voice commands. Tap out a rhythm and Joebot will beatbox it back perfectly while grooving along.

WowWee Adds New Features, Upgrades to Rovio Mobile Webcam

October 13th, 2009

WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has announced a new headlight accessory and several upgrades now available for the Rovio™ mobile webcam, a revolution in home exploration and telepresence. Rovio, a wireless Internet-controlled device, streams two-way audio and video via an easy-to-use web browser interface while its users direct it about a home or office environment remotely. The Rovio headlight, which enhances the ability to explore in dimly lit environments, snaps onto the device and is powered by Rovio’s rechargeable battery pack. Several software and security updates, including a setup tutorial video series, are also now available just in time for the holiday season, making Rovio and its new retail price of $229 a unique, yet affordable gift choice.

Timeless Tale of “Bear Crimbo” Brought to Life by Award-Winning WowWee Alive™ Technology

June 2nd, 2009

Who fits snuggly into a plaid herringbone sport coat, wears his heart on his sleeve, and is accompanied by his loving friends Rita Robin, Alfie Mouse and Bobby Spider? Why, the forthcoming children’s book protagonist Bear Crimbo, of course – the star of a classic in the making. WowWee, an Optimal Group company, today announced its plans to bring Bear Cimbo’s heartwarming tale of friendship and hope to life with their WowWee Alive^™ technology. Under its licensing agreement with Bear Crimbo property owner EMGIE, Inc., WowWee intends to make available worldwide its line of plush toys, figures and animatronic playmates from Bear Crimbo’s simple yet magical world.

Thumbs up, Throw Down: Think Wow Toys Poised for World Domination with New Thumb Wrestling Federation Line

June 1st, 2009

Think Wow Toys, a division of WowWee USA Inc., today announced the lead items in its new Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF product line, a wacky collection of thumbtastic figures, plastic play sets, and trading cards based on the action-packed show’s zany contestants. Available this fall, the line will land a piledriver at retail with super soft character thumb-puppets, a wrestling ring with padded thumb holes, and a champion display case sold separately and as deluxe sets.

Think Wow Toys Serves up Classic Kids Food Brands with New EZ-2 Make Line

June 1st, 2009

Think Wow Toys, a division of WowWee Toys USA, today announced the new EZ-2 Make!™ product line, a fun collection of kid-friendly kitchen creations that whip up tasty treats for the whole family in just minutes. Safe and easy-to-use, the EZ-2 Make! line will feature a stable of classic American brands kids love at a price parents can afford.

World’s First Outdoor Projection Art Festival Goes Pico with Cinemin™ Swivel

May 13th, 2009

This June, digital artists from around the world will project original works onto a town’s iconic white walls at the 2009 Digital Graffiti Festival, the world’s first outdoor projection festival. The festival, sponsored by the sleek new Cinemin™ Swivel pico projector, provides filmmakers, musicians, and animators with an interactive canvas outside the constructs of boardrooms and movie theaters. Designed by WowWee Technologies and powered by Texas Instruments’ DLP® Technology, the Cinemin Swivel is one of the latest projection devices enabling artists to cast dynamic images onto urban structures as a means of artistic expression, referred to as “Photon Bombing,” “Guerilla Projection” or “Urban Projection.” The 2009 Digital Graffiti Festival will take place on June 6, 2009 at the breathtaking resort town Alys Beach, Florida.

From Toys to Technologies: WowWee Expands and Diversifies Product Line in 2009

January 6th, 2009

WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), announced its newest line of innovations scheduled for release in 2009, in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11. Consumers can expect to see items from four lines, including WowWee Technologies™, which now includes a new category of iPod® compatible multimedia pico projectors powered by Texas Instruments’ DLP® Technology. The other key lines, focusing on cutting-edge entertainment robotics, plush, and flight, are WowWee Robotics™, WowWee Alive™, and WowWee FlyTech™.

2008

WowWee’s Diverse Product Line Awarded Top Honors from Multiple Organizations

November 26th, 2008

Parents and gadget-lovers alike need not fret about making a list and checking it twice this holiday season, for when it comes to function, design, durability, safety, and play value, the toy experts know best. With a diverse, award-winning line, WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), products have been recently recognized as safe, creative, and fun finds. These innovations include gadgets that walk, talk, crawl, fly, purr and enable remote telepresence and communications -- something for every member of the family.

WowWee's Rovio™ Mobile Webcam offers a Glimpse into the Future... and your Home

October 29th, 2008

Away from home and looking for a way to stay in touch with kids, elderly parents, and pets? Traveling for business and want to participate in several meetings at the office? WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has announced the launch of the Rovio™ mobile webcam, a revolution in home exploration and telepresence.

WowWee FlyTech™ Brings Disney's Tinker Bell to Life

October 15th, 2008

Disney's timeless fairy, Tinker Bell, is taking the fantasy of Never Land to the actual skies with the help of WowWee's award-winning FlyTech™ technology.

WowWee Unveils Next-Generation in Award-Winning Robosapien Line

September 29th, 2008

What stands just over a foot tall, has three wheels, an animated face and a contagious personality?

WowWee's FlyTech Bladestar™ Flyer Revolutionizes Indoor Flight

September 15th, 2008

WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), announces the launch of FlyTech Bladestar™, a revolutionary indoor flying machine set to change helicopter flight as we know it today.

She's Got the Moves: Sophistication, Style, and More

September 8th, 2008

Whoever said robots can't dance - or more importantly, they can't be female?

Animatronic Lions and Tigers and Bears … Oh My!

August 28th, 2008

From the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the sweltering plains of Africa, WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has scoured the corners of the Earth in search of inspiration for their newest line of animatronic playmates.

WowWee and Think Tank Toys Join Forces

August 26th, 2008

WowWee, a leading designer, developer, marketer and distributor of innovative high-tech consumer robotic and entertainment products, today announced the recent acquisition of the assets and business of Think Tank Toys Inc. by WowWee USA, Inc.

WowWee kicks-off agreement with Twentieth Century Fox

May 28th, 2008

WowWee Group Limited, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ: OPMR), today announced that it has been granted worldwide rights to market the FOX Sports Robot, which appears during NFL on FOX game broadcasts.

WowWee's Chatterbot™ Computer Accessories Stream Jokes, Dialogue, Comments About Your Virtual Life

April 15th, 2008

Bringing the likeness of Sigmund Freud's Id to desktops, cubicles, and college dorm rooms everywhere, WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has announced the launch of Chatterbot™ peripherals - fun, irreverent, animated computer gadgets that connect to a PC or Mac via USB cable.

"Robosapien: Rebooted": WowWee's Robosapien™ Robot Gets a Starring Role in a Feature Film

March 25th, 2008

WowWee Group Limited, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ: OPMR), today announced that it has concluded an agreement that would give the producing team of Avi Arad (Arad Productions) and Steven Paul (Crystal Sky Pictures) the right to produce a feature-length motion picture inspired by WowWee's Robosapien robot.