Zizzle was a company based in
Bannockburn, Illinois, United States, that made many types of electronics and toys based on original concepts as well as movie licenses.
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"Powered by Toys: The Story Continues"
''The New York Times
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'' Accessed on 2009-12-04. They are best known for a toy called "iZ".
History
The Zizzle company was founded in 2005 by Roger Shiffman, co-founder of
Tiger Electronics, along with the marketing guru behind
Furby
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, Marc Rosenberg.
Shiffman credits his wife for the name of the company.
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The first toy released by the company was called "iZ", and received comparisons to the Furby.][Cole, Wendy. (2005-08-07]
"Competition: Toyland's Savior?"
''Time
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''. Accessed 2009-12-02.
The company received licenses to produce toys for Disney
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's ''Pirates of the Caribbean
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'' franchise, and also Nickelodeon
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's ''SpongeBob SquarePants
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'' and '' Dora the Explorer'' cartoons.[Levine, Greg. (2006-08-01]
"Shiffman's Zizzle Enjoys Exclusive Disney 'Pirates' License"
''Forbes
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''. Accessed on 2009-12-04.
Zizzle shut down in 2009.
Toys and licences
* Zizzle iZ ToyRFID
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromag ...
sound selection pieces (in association with Big Monster Toys
Big Monster Toys, LLC (BMT), established in May 1988, is a United States-based toy and game inventing and licensing company.
History
Big Monster Toys was founded in 1988 by Jeff Breslow, Howard Morrison, and Rouben Terzian, three former partne ...
)
*Disney's ''Pirates of the Caribbean
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'' 1:18 scale action figures and playsets
*Marvel Comics
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' Zizzlingers
See also
* Action figure
An action figure is a poseable character (arts), character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical. These figures are ...
References
External links
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Toy companies of the United States
Companies based in Lake County, Illinois
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