Interactive Ideas Retail Magazine Spring Edition 2010

Introduction retail magazine Spring 2010 Marketing Director Michael Breeze Senior Marketing Executive Andrew Miles Marketing Executive Yen Tru Thanks to: Avanquest, Focus, Trust, Digital Blue, Guillemot, Snakebyte, Total Training, CyberSnipa, SteelSeries, Aver Media, Pair & Go, CTA, Cherry, Intego, Rainbow, Saitek, Magix, Mastertonic, Sandberg, Nyko Contents 4 Audio Visual 7 Gaming 12 Office 15 Home, Gadgets & Educational Tools 18 Gaming & Childrens 22 Education & Reference 25 Creativity 29 Productivity & Home featured MANUFACTURERS 2 Madcatz 6 Hercules 10 Focus 11 CTA 14 Sandberg 17 Nyko 20 Steelseries 21 Trust 24 Saitek 27 Avanquest 28 Magix 31 Cherry Our Service 32 Promotions 33 Online Support 34 Software Solutions Audio Visual Gaming & Childrens Console Gaming For more information, contact Andrew Miles 0208 805 1000 Education & Reference Gadgets Creativity andrewminteractiveidea Interactive Ideas Ltd Units 2 & 3 Sovereign Business Centre Stockingswater Lane Enfield, EN3 7JX PC Gaming Productivity & Home Office Published by: www.interactiveideas.co 0208 805 1000 range mice that can be made smaller or larger to suit the users hand. Meanwhile, Digital Blue have brought out a cute one-mile range LEGO Walkie-Talkie as the latest edition to their LEGO-look range, that also includes a digital camera, clock radio and boom box. We also bring you details of the latest casual games releases, including new Nancy Drew adventures and a host of every popular puzzle and hidden object games. All this and much, much more from some the worlds biggest names in interactive technology. Interactive ideas offers a range of services for retailers websites, including content management, images and descriptions and marketing campaign management see page 32 for more ideas. Our proactive retail team is also on hand to help with presenting new products with point of sale display units, online images and information, and promotions campaign delivery. Just call 0208 805 1000. We hope you enjoy browsing the magazine. W elcome to a bumper edition of the Interactive Ideas retail magazine. We at interactive have been busier than ever signing great new distribution deals to bring you the very best in affordable home and office software and technology. This issue we talk to CTA, creators of cutting edge game peripherals. CTA are the people who dreamed up the Wii Bowling Ball controller. Like CTAs Wii Basketball and American Football controllers, the Wii Remote is hidden inside the controller, helping the player to forget theyre playing in a video game. On the office and home office front, we talk to Cherry. Constant innovators, that have brought out an optical mouse for children a great idea given that schools are introducing PC access to students at much younger ages. With cool lights, stickers and a colourful mouse mat, its safe and very durable. In the news this issue, we bring you details of Hercules new DJ Console Mk4. This new mixer for amateur DJs is an updated version of their earlier, top- selling models worldwide, and features a multitude of improvements and additions and its easily portable. Also in the news this issue is a cutting edge Wii Remote alternative from Nyko, and Rainbows new Fit-U what we stand for... oftware and peripherals for S entertainment, education and business, with many market-leading, unique and exclusive products. e dont use voice mail so you wont W be left hanging on the end of a phone. nly 100 minimum order, so you can O afford to try us out and experiment with your stock. romotions, margin makers and P additional services to support our Retail customers. e pride ourselves on flexibility, so the W moment you set up an account the entire Interactive Ideas team will work with you to deliver whats best for your business. Interactive ideas offers a range of services for retailers websites, including content management... www.interactiveideas.co 0208 805 1000 tail magazine re Spring 2010 Audio Visual Gaming & Childrens Console Gaming Education & Reference Gadgets Creativity PC Gaming Productivity & Home Office www.interactiveideas.co 0208 805 1000 0 0 8 5 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 Introduction retail magazine Spring 2010 Marketing Director Michael Breeze Senior Marketing Executive Andrew Miles Marketing Executive Yen Tru Thanks to: Avanquest, Focus, Trust, Digital Blue, Guillemot, Snakebyte, Total Training, CyberSnipa, SteelSeries, Aver Media, Pair & Go, CTA, Cherry, Intego, Peripherals Audio Visual snippets Turtle Beachs Ear Force XLC is the ideal headset for cost-conscious gamers who want to enjoy improved game sound with their XBOX 360. Unlike basic communicator headsets, the XLC combines high-quality stereo game audio with XBOX LIVE chat. For HD enthusiasts with s Peripherals Audio Visual Rainbow Dynamic Microphone Rainbow Dynamic USB Microphone with a flexible neck stalk for complete and utter ease of use. Includes noise- cancelling to ensure enviromental noise does not interfere. It has a connection for headphones (3.5mm jack) and comes complete with a 80Hz Insight Talking to... Hercules Wi-Fi giants Hercules talk about the latest developments in their webcam and WiFi market Q What about your multimedia speakers? Which are your bestsellers? your blog, iPod, PSPTM, and even YouTubeTM! Hercules has made a big noise in the exploding field of MP3 DJing. Te Peripherals Gaming SIMPLY WANDERFUL Super new Wii controller from Nyko snippets Conveniently store and charge two Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers with Nykos Charge Base 360. The charge base comes with two custom NiMH rechargeable batteries that feature special contact points allowing for an easy drop Peripherals PC Gaming Snakebyte PCMotion XS Controller + Games This wired six-axes motion-sensing USB game controller allows for linear, spin and tilt motion. With superior, intuitive game control, even for inexperienced players, it also has an analogue thumbstick and three digital action buttons fo Peripherals Console Gaming Mad Catz Xbox 360 MicroCON Racing Wheel This racing wheel for Xbox 360 gamers offers 270 degrees of wheel rotation and full response gas and brake pedals. The double-injected steering wheel with rubber coating provides optimal vibration feedback, while vertical vector desi Focus on PC Value Software NEW Best-Selling Games SRP 9.99 each Super Budget SRP 4.99 each Merchandising NEW Kings Bounty Armored Princess MIGHT VERSUS MAGIC! The critically acclaimed RPG now available in the UK for the first time! SRP 19.99 Awesome. 9/10 Outstanding...A must-play for anyone who lo Insight Talking to... CTA CTA tell us about their innovative new products, designed to make gameplay all the more real Like your new Basketball and American Football controllers, the Wii Bowling Ball places the Wii remote inside the controller... Q Q Hello CTA. Tell us about yourselves... Yes. The i Peripherals Office snippets The Hercules Wireless N router offers bandwidths reaching 300 Mbps. The bandwidth enables users to broadcast HD movies and music featuring a 5.1 mix, to surf the Internet and play online games simultaneously, without lag. Port Designs fashionable but practical Manhattan Peripherals Office Trust 7 Port Slimline USB 2.0 Hub Sandberg SATA Docking Station Sandberg SATA Docking Station offers the fastest hard disk connection ever. Simply insert a SATA hard disk into the Sandberg SATA Docking Station and its ready to use. You can swap between several disks at lightning s Insight Talking to... Sandberg Low prices, easy installation and high-quality products the secrets behind Sandbergs success! a five year warranty, we have managed to keep our prices lower than many competing brands. Taking in headsets, speakers, TV tuners, MP3 to FM links, ports, mice, keyboards, s Peripherals Home, Gadgets and Educational Tools snippets With 100 playing levels to choose from, the Maestro Travel Chess Computer is a must-have chess computer for the intermediate player. See your game develop on the blue backlit screen and make moves at the touch of a stylus. For young keyboard Peripherals Home, Gadgets and Educational Tools Hercules eCAFÉ EC-100w The latest eCAFÉ netbook combines striking design ergonomics and flair with portability and power. Sleek as you like, with a 10.1-inch LCD which boasts a resolution of 1024 x 600, Hercules has crammed an Intel Atom N270 processor nes ...bringing you all the right lines Wii Charge Station Quad 360 Charge Base Wii Action Pack 360 Charge Base DSi Zoom Case 360 Intercooler TS Metal Drum Pedal 2010 All Rights Reserved. Contact Pinpoint Consumer Electronics for further information www.pinpointce.co.uk 1000 contact Interactive Idea Video Games Gaming & Childrens snippets Heroes of Might & Magic V, the legendary real-time strategy game, is now available. With six campaigns and 30 missions, conquer territories, encounter coutless creatures, manage cities and raise your heroes in this user-friendly, yet deep experience. If youv Video Games Gaming & Childrens Farm Frenzy 3 Roll up your sleeves and manage five different farms around the world. Grow crops, feed your animals, collect eggs and take your produce to market. You can spend the money you earn on new buildings that produce exciting new products. Youre sure be playing Insight Talking to... SteelSeries From two-man team to global gaming company. We catch up with SteelSeries... to improve your game the same expectations apply to electronic sports equipment. have without doubt been the most well- received releases in the history of the company. In the UK alone, both trust.com For further information please contact Interactive Ideas on 0208 805 1000 Powertron UPS 1000VA/750VA/500VA Compact, reliable battery back-up UPS with 2 surge protected power outlets that keeps your PC up and running when the power goes down; to let you save important data and avoid damaged Software Education & Reference snippets BirdGuides Birding In range is perfect for any birdwatcher planning to go twitching abroad or who just wants to enjoy looking at fabulous birds in their living room. Presented by renowned ornithologist Dave Gosney, the DVDs cover everywhere from Alaska to Tur Software Education & Reference Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe With a complete re-design, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe provides guaranteed improvements in only two weeks. Designed to benefit any user, from students starting out to professionals looking to squeeze a few more emails into the 0208 805 1000 www.interactiveideas.co Software & Peripherals ideas for... At Inte ract ive Idea s we hav e alw ays put gre at cus tom er serv ice and stro ng rela tion ship s at the hea rt of the com pan y and ove r the ng pas t 15 yea rs hav e buil t man y stro tner ship s buil t on join t long l Software Creativity Superstar DJs, here we go Hit the decks with Magix Digital DJ snippets Packed with Compete with Avatar iClone 4 and pro hundreds of advanced design tools typically found in programs costing hundreds, Avanquest has now added TurboCAD MAC Deluxe 2D/3D V4, TurboCAD MAC Designer 2D Software Creativity Avanquest Photo Explosion Deluxe 4.0 Photo Explosion Deluxe 4.0 makes digital photography easier than ever, with a brand new user interface, 10,000+ photo projects and graphics, and an improved workflow for fixing, enhancing and editing photographs. Organise photos in albums for Insight Talking to... Magix We get the inside track from UK Sales Director Tony Cornock We have been driven to establish ourselves at a very high-end level in Audio software. The Samplitude brand for example has developed into the professional recording engineers choice as a high-level benchmark pro Software Productivity & Home Office snippets VIPRE AntiVirus & Anti Spyware is designed to optimise overall performance by melding antivirus and antispyware together into one, single, powerful tool. This combination of technologies gives you high-performance software that doesnt slow down your PC. Software Productivity & Home Office Microsoft Office 2007: Getting Up to Speed These tutorials make all programs in Microsoft Office 2007 a breeze to use. You are introduced to the new interfaces and taught how to use each applications key features. This includes how to save time, creating shortcuts Insight Talking to... 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