Irwin Toy successor iToys is spinning happily again. Once a publicly traded company, Irwin Toy filed for bankruptcy protection with the Canadian courts in 2002, 18 months after being sold to a Canadian investment firm in 2001. Banking on the Irwin Toy name's 75 years of brand recognition, brothers George and Peter Irwin, sons of the company's founder, re-purchased the rights to the Irwin Toy name in 2003. They have taken it back to basics as a newly formed, private company. iToys's best-known products include I-Top (an electronic-spinning top programmed with four games), Baby So Real, and Girl Zone. iToys launched a new toy line in 2009 named Biggest Loser.

Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), based in Secaucus, NJ, is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of its branding, marketing, sales, service, product development and R&D operations in the U.S. and Canada.For nearly 50 years, Panasonic has delighted American consumers with innovations for the home and business. Panasonic's consumer electronics and technology products range from award-winning VIERA High Definition Plasma and LCD TVs and LUMIX Digital Cameras to ruggedized Toughbook® laptop computers, communications solutions, networkable office solutions, security systems, home appliances, personal care products, components and entire in-flight entertainment and information systems.

When it's compared to its sister companies, Anam Electronics is probably more entertaining. Anam Electronics, a unit of semiconductor giant Anam Group, makes TVs (specializing in large screen and flat panel), VCRs, DVD players, and related home electronics. Its products are sold under the Anam brand in Korea and worldwide. Founded in 1973, Anam Electronics is related to other Anam businesses that produce wristwatches and digital clocks, cable decoders, and semiconductor equipment. As part of the group's effort to spin off Anam Electronics, Anam Semiconductor sold its stake in the company. Seoul Guarantee Insurance owns about 21% of Anam Electronics.

Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions, established in 1957. Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, business projectors, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of “creativity and contribution” through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products.

Landscape Structures Inc. was founded in 1971 by Barb and Steve King, and is headquartered in Delano, Minn. Landscape Structures is one of the leading commercial playground equipment manufacturers in the world, and the company has designed, manufactured, installed and delighted children with more than 50,000 playgrounds worldwide. The company, now led by President Pat Faust, currently has more than 300 employees, and a global network of local representatives.

Thomson, together with its subsidiaries, provides video technologies, systems, finished products, and services to businesses and professionals in the media and entertainment industry. It operates through three divisions: Technicolor, Thomson Connect, and Technology. The Technicolor division offers content services in the content creation process; and physical media services through film services and DVD services, including content preparation, planning, manufacturing, physical distribution services for video content, theatrical release, and release on DVD and Blu-ray. This division also provides physical distribution services for theatrical digital releases; broadcast services and media networks, which assembles video programming and/or manage distribution of video content through video networks to broadcasters, retailers, cinema exhibitors, and other enterprises; and electronic distribution services. The Thomson Connect division supplies access and home networking products, such as set-top boxes and advanced service gateways to satellite and cable network operators and telecom operators; and broadcast and network systems and equipment in hardware and software technology. The Technology division involves in various activities, such as corporate research and licensing of patents and trademarks. It offers its products and services in the United States, rest of Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Thomson was formerly known as Thomson Multimedia. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. On November 30, 2009, Thomson S.A. obtained approval of the opening of a sauvegarde proceeding from the Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre.

Bally Block, along with sister company Michigan Maple Block, manufactures solid wood tabletops and kitchenware. Products are made from a variety of woods, including black walnut, hard maple, lyptus, red oak, and white ash. The firm's cutting boards, countertops, dining tables, kitchen islands, and butcher blocks are sold through online kitchenware merchants and retailers nationwide. In addition to being handy around the kitchen, Bally Block's solid wood tops are used by schools, research facilities, and craftsmen's shops to make library work tables, lab tops, and industrial workbenches.

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions that enable secure electronic payments among consumers, merchants, and financial institutions worldwide. The company's countertop electronic payment systems accept magnetic, smart card, and contactless/RFID cards; and support credit, debit, check, electronic benefits transfer, and various pre-paid products, including gift cards and loyalty programs. It offers wireless system solutions that support IP-based CDMA, GPRS, and Wi-Fi technologies, as well as a Bluetooth communications solution. The company also provides various products for the point of sale applications, including displays, user interfaces, ECR interfaces, durable key pads, and signature capture functionality; and contactless/NFC payment solutions for consumer-activated transactions using contactless cards, tokens, or NFC enabled mobile phones. In addition, it offers various products for petroleum companies, such as integrated electronic payment systems that combine card processing, fuel dispensing, ECR functions, and secure payment systems for integration with petroleum pump controllers and systems. Further, the company provides server-based transaction products; secure payment hardware and software integration modules; and VeriShield Protect, a solution that encrypts and protects consumer card data. Additionally, it offers various client services, including payment system consulting, deployment, on-site and telephone-based installation and training, help desk support, repairs, replacement of impaired system solutions, asset tracking, and reporting; and project management services for turn-key application implementations. VeriFone Holdings serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, retailers, government organizations, and healthcare companies, as well as independent sales. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Few companies in the entire world have touched the lives of more people than The Franklin Mint. For more than 40 years, the world’s leading private mint has created works of fine art, magnificent objets d'Art, and treasured collectibles that not only bring us joy, but that enhance the lives as they share their beauty and significance with family and friends.The Franklin Mint was founded in 1964 when it began striking legal tender coins for foreign countries, as well as commemorative medallions, casino tokens and precious metal ingots. Eventually, the product line was expanded to include the sculptures, deluxe games, precision die-cast models, beautiful collector dolls, and more sought-after collectibles for which the Mint is now world famous.

Yankee Candle has become the #1 most-recognized name in the candle business and the country's best selling candle brand by sharing our customers' “passion for fragrance” in every product they bring to market.Today, with over 150 fragrances, The company offer the world's largest and most compelling selection of candle and home fragrance scents. In addition to their renowned Housewarmer® line of scented candles, They also provide a wide range of seasonal and specialty scented candles, home fragrance products, car fresheners and candle accessories.

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