Action Includes all Items Manufactured By Hamco, Inc., as Well as Other Vendors

In yet another blow to the multi-billion dollar toy industry, Mattel Incorporated is recalling 9 million dolls, action figures, toy cars and play sets where small, high-powered magnets have been found to come loose or where lead paint has been discovered. The recall was announced on the company's Web site, and at a Washington news conference by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports.

One product recalled for impermissible levels of lead, November 2006 magnet recall expanded

Fisher-Price Recalls Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Hasbro announces voluntary recall of Easy-Bake Ovens

There is a new game in the town called USB Missile Launcher. It's very interesting and cool. USB Missile Launcher USB Missile Launcher plugs into a computer's USB port and is available at Woot.com.

RC2 Corp. Recalls Various Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway Toys Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard. Thomas The Train Recall of Wooden Vehicles and Train Set Components.

It's a toy that most kids have played with at one time or another, but the findings of Northeastern University Computer Science professor Gene Cooperman and graduate student Dan Kunkle are not child's play. The two have proven that 26 moves suffice to solve any configuration of a Rubik's cube - a new record. Historically the best that had been proved was 27 moves