Wild Planet Toys company develops and manufactures toys, including its best known Spy Gear line and popular Spy Video ATV. Other products include pirate toys , pool toys , creature construction kits , and flashlights that transform into toys . Its toys are distributed in more than 50 countries at mass-market retail stores. The company was founded in 1993 by CEO Danny Grossman. Wild Planet is working to expand its toy collection through licensing agreements.

Delivering more bang for a lot more buck, electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has made a name for itself in the high-end audio/video industry. Known better as B&O, it sells its high-tech televisions, telephones, DVD players, loudspeakers, digital music players, and other items in more than 100 countries (the UK and Denmark are its largest markets) worldwide. The speaker maker operates more than 1,100 outlets worldwide. Its manufacturing is outsourced and products are finished at facilities in Denmark and the Czech Republic. B&O's futuristic designs have landed its products in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. B&O was founded in 1925 by engineers Svend Olufsen and Peter Bang.

Audio Research is one of the oldest continually operating manufacturers in American audio.The company was founded in 1970 in Minneapolis with one goal in mind: to advance the state-of-the-art in music reproduction. Today, Audio Research remains a performance-oriented company by philosophy and design. New product introductions are driven only by genuine advances in technology and performance -- the HIGH DEFINITION that is the hallmark of the company's products. The company has grown steadily over the last quarter-century, with a network of top audio specialist retailers across North America and country-by-country distributors throughout Europe, Asia and South America.The company occupies a 48,000 square-foot, technically-advanced production plant and administrative headquarters in Plymouth, Minnesota, where approximately 50 technical, assembly and support staff guide the product line from concept to finished goods. A research-only facility has also been established in Palm Desert, California.

Olympus Corporation gadgetry gods at Olympus Corporation of the Americas are counting on shoppers to stay crazy for digital cameras, binoculars, and other imaging products. The company also markets such items as audio recording equipment, specialty photo lenses, and other consumer electronic goods. Olympus Corporation of the America's Scientific Equipment Group sells professional products including microscopes, chemical diagnostic equipment, and medical imaging devices for the scientific and health care industries. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, established as Olympus America in 1977, is the sales subsidiary of Tokyo-based parent Olympus Corporation for the US, Canada, and Latin America.

Hoshino Gakki has been enabling strumming and drumming for almost 100 years. Founded in 1908 as a musical instrument sales division of Hoshino Shoten (bookstores), the company manufactures and distributes the well known Ibanez and Tama brands -- Ibanez guitars, basses, and acoustic and electronic items, and Tama drums, drum hardware, and parts. Hoshino Gakki has offices in the Netherlands, Germany, and Taiwan, as well as in California and Pennsylvania.

Alliance Sports Group (ASG) has shifted its focus outdoors. The firm, once known principally for its fitness accessory products (abdominal exercisers, aerobic steps, barbells and dumbbells, boxing accessories, weightlifting belts and gloves), now sells a line of outdoor and camping products under brand names such as WeatherRite (camping and backyard recreation), Quarrow (fishing rods), Triax (paintball equipment), Nebo (sleeping bags and camping gear), and Lure-Eyes (sport sunglasses). ASG also makes Nebo brand tools, including flashlights, lanterns, cutting tools, and socket wrenches.

Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser is the acknowledged world leader in microphone technology, RF-wireless and infrared sound transmission, headphone transducer technology, and in the development of active noise-cancellation.Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) is the U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary, with headquarters in Old Lyme, Connecticut. SEC represents all Sennheiser products in the United States. It distributes a variety of other pro audio lines, including Neumann, K+H, and HHB. Sennheiser commitment to the world of audio is simple: Sennheiser offer products that provide the finest combination of performance and value available anywhere, and back them up with superlative service.

Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. is the industry leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and support of advanced audio solutions for PCs and related technologies. Altec Lansing strives to provide outstanding performance and value to leading computer manufacturers, resellers and end users. Altec Lansing is the marketshare leader in the PC speaker system category providing high performance multimedia products for the computer OEM, reseller, distributor and retail marketplace.Altec Lansing develops and delivers advanced audio products and solutions to leading OEM and Retail customers. Leadership in these areas requires a combination of experience and talent in both analog and digital domains, a strong commitment to ongoing Research & Development, partnerships with leading edge technology companies, and successful teamwork between product engineering, sales, marketing and logistics.Through a targeted sales and marketing effort, the company places customer interest and satisfaction first. Altec Lansing's logistics team offers world class supply chain management of global inventories. The company is committed to achieving mass volume, quality manufacturing, on-time delivery and customer service.

Small World Kids, Inc., company makes toys and educational items for kids ranging in age from newborn to age 10. Its brands include IQ Baby, Gertie Ball, Neurosmith, and Ryan's Room. Products are sold in retail, educational, and specialty toy stores including Whole Foods, Learning Express, and Target. Small World stuffed animals, games, and puzzles are also found at children's museums, gift shops, and zoos. The company grants its retailers credits that can be used for coop advertising on its merchandise.

American Furniture company makes low-cost upholstered home furnishings, including sofas, chairs, and recliners, as well as accent tables. Its products are distributed to independent furniture stores in the US. AFM can ship most furniture within 48 hours, and delivery is handled by its American Furniture Trucking division, which maintains a fleet of trucks. The furniture maker sources wood and fabrics from the Asia/Pacific region, which has also helped to keep costs down. AFM is owned by investment firm Compass Diversified Holdings.

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