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If you’re like me, you grew up with Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the gang. You also may have found that you could relate to Charlie Brown, who seemed to fail at everything he did but was by no means a failure.

Fortunately you can grab yourself a special edition Peanuts/Charlie Brown laptop with some exclusive Peanuts cartoons right on the front. Well, maybe not exclusive, but just watch someone else have some just like them.

The computer has a 1.73 MHz processor, 1 GB of Ram, an 80 GB hard drive, CD burner, but if you’re a diehard Peanuts Fan, you’re not interested in that. You want the pre-packaged Peanuts screensavers, backgrounds and more.

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Enough of Hello Kitty hogging all the spotlight to date - how about good old Snoopy? Everyone’s favorite Beagle is now available as a plush phone strap from Strapya World. You can choose from a variety of designs depicting Snoopy in different get ups and colors. Even for the fussy types, there are bound to be at least one design which will suit your taste. Prices range from $3.60 to $8.10, depending on the design and size. One problem with plush cellphone straps would be the ease of them getting soiled via daily use - something that doesn’t plague plastics.

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As the year end approaches the “best of 2006” lists start popping. But instead of covering the “best” the W.A.T.C.H. Group (World Against Toys Causing Harm) published a list with the “Most Dangerous Toys of 2006”. Some of those toys are not THAT scary, but we should pay attention nonetheless due to the lack of safety warnings or misleading marketing tactics.

1. Heelys: the popular shoes that come in wheels at the heels. WATCH claims that the “skates” are marketed to children that are unaware of the risks and that no protective equipment is used as a consequence. At least the manufacturer is giving out a clear safety warning: “risk of SERIOUS BODILY HARM, including head injury, spinal injury, or even death”…
2. Z Launcher: the toy is a water balloon launcher, capable of launching balloons up to 100 feet with “direct hit accuracy” (man, that sounds cool…). WATCH claims that the toy could provoke facial and choking injuries.