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Evidence Kit Reveals Who Done It
Lazer Tripwire Catches Crooks Red-Handed

(SAN FRANCISCO, Fall/Holiday 2009) – Sometimes spies need to be in two places at once – examining a crime scene and protecting headquarters. With the new Lazer Tripwire, agents can set up an invisible barrier to secure their home base before grabbing their Evidence Kit to conduct on-site investigations. During downtime between missions, spies can use both gadgets for individual training exercises or multi-player games.

Evidence Kit™: A mobile forensics set that includes a 30X microscope, UV light, fingerprint kit & glow-in-the-dark powder
Age: 6+ / MSRP: $15.99 mass – $22.99 specialty / Available: Fall / Holiday 2009

Collect fingerprints of potential suspects and file them on your ID card.

Use the dusting brush to cover surfaces with fingerprint powder, then shine the ultra-violet light and glowing evidence will appear. Use lifting tape to transport untainted prints back to headquarters where you can inspect them at 30-times their original size. For nighttime sleuthing, attach the light to the microscope to illuminate your enlarged specimens.

Use tweezers to collect additional clues – hairs, clothing fibers, crumbs. Place them in sterile bags to avoid contamination. Compare the prints you collect with those on your ID card for positive identification.

On slow crime days, practice your spy skills with a game among fellow agents. Meet at headquarters and ask one agent to move an object after you leave the room. When you return, exercise your astute observation skills to determine what has been misplaced, and then examine the object for fingerprints and other clues.

When kids get home from school, they can check their doorknob for prints and figure out if anyone was snooping in their room. Parents, in turn, can use the Evidence Kit to determine if kids were spying!

The Evidence Kit comes with a 30X microscope, LED flashlight, UV blacklight, glow-in-the-dark powder, ink pad, tweezers, ID card, dusting brush, collection bags, double-sided lifting tapes, storage compartments and carrying case.

Lazer Tripwire™: A high-tech security system that creates a field of invisible laser-like beams; includes two emitter pods and one adjustable dual receiver
Age: 6+ / MSRP: $19.99 mass – $24.99 specialty / Available: Fall / Holiday 2009

The new Lazer Tripwire creates a field of invisible beams that can be arranged to guard rooms, people, objects – anything that needs protecting. The redesigned receiver and emitter pods can be set on various surfaces to form straight lines of invisible light that trigger an alarm if someone crosses through them.

To keep intruders out, place an emitter and receiver on opposite sides of an entryway, up to 6 feet apart. Or put the pods around a backpack to keep its contents secure. Position pods in inconspicuous areas, or leave them in plain sight on the floor or dresser to taunt your enemies. As long as the emitters line up with the receiver, a siren will sound if anything enters or exits the guarded territory.

The Lazer Tripwire is recommended for kids 6 and older, but is enjoyed by tweens, teens and adults alike. When not needed to protect cubicles, dorm rooms, cookie jars or secret forts, the Lazer Tripwire can be used as a game. Players challenge each other to maneuver around the invisible beams to retrieve objects without setting off the alarm.


Spy Gear Silver Specials:
Wild Planet is releasing special silver versions of some of its most popular gadgets for $10 (mass retail). The award-winning Spy Night Scope and Micro Ear Gear will be available for a new generation of agents-in-training.


Spy Night Scope™: Binoculars with pop-up spotlight and red-tinted lenses
Age: 6+ / MSRP: $9.99 mass – $14.99 specialty / Available: Fall / Holiday 2009

Look through the red-tinted lenses of the Spy Night Scope to examine far-away objects up close. With the press of a button, illuminate near-by subjects with a red light, or engage the bright white pop-up spotlight to see up to 25 feet in the distance.

Micro Ear Gear™: A pair of hands-free, ear-mounted spy gadgets; contains a Micro Ear Light™ & Micro Agent Listener™
Age: 6+ / MSRP: $9.99 mass – $14.99 specialty / Available: Fall / Holiday 2009

With your gear on your ears, your hands are kept free for collecting evidence. The bright red LED of the Micro Ear Light illuminates your path while the sound-amplification component of the Micro Agent Listener gives you super hearing powers. For long-distance listening, the detachable microphone of the Agent Listener can be extended or positioned around a corner so you can hear where you’re headed and determine if it’s safe to continue.


About Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc.
Founded in 1993 in San Francisco, Wild Planet creates kid-cool products that garner parent approval. Wild Planet playthings focus on fun and imagination and are available in more than 55 countries worldwide. For more information on Wild Planet, please visit www.wildplanet.com/press.


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