TUALATIN, Ore., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- This back to school season, "must haves" go beyond the required backpack and school supplies as Oregon Scientific introduces new educational yet fun learning laptops in time for the first day of class. The just-released Barbie B-Smart and Accelerator PC Trainer 5 laptops provide dozens of games that teach math, spelling, logic and more, while having the "look" of today's sleek laptops for adults.

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"Our learning laptops for 2009 are designed to sharpen kids' skills in an exciting, interactive way," said Mike Prager, president of Oregon Scientific North America. "We also realize that children want to have grown-up, electronic gadgets, like their parents, so Oregon Scientific creates toys that mimic what mom and dad use at home."

Features of the new back to school learning laptops include:

Barbie B-Smart Learning Laptop: Children can join Barbie for some learning fun with the stylish B-Smart Learning Laptop. The learning laptop offers young fashionistas 70 activities in English, 10 of them also available in Spanish. The Barbie B-Smart comes complete with headphones, external mouse and Barbie mouse pad. (Suggested Retail Price: $49.99; Ages 5 and up)

PC Trainer 5 Accelerator Learning Laptop: With this product, little learners use a QWERTY keyboard to gain real-life keyboarding skills while actively participating in up to 92 different games. And with the authentic look of a "grown-up" laptop, children can feel like they are doing important work as they play fun learning games. The lightweight design and sleek look is perfectly portable for families on the go. (Suggested Retail Price: $49.99; Ages 5 and up)

The Barbie B-Smart is available at Target and Wal-Mart stores nationwide, and the PC Trainer is available at Costco and Toys 'R' Us. For more information, visit www2.oregonscientific.com.

About Oregon Scientific

Founded in 1989, Oregon Scientific is headquartered in Tualatin; a quaint suburb of Portland, Oregon. Oregon Scientific offers six families of products, ranging from youth & learning to sports & fitness. Built from its hallmark of timing and weather devices, Oregon Scientific is expanding to meet the diverse needs of its customers to enhance the way we live, work and play.

Oregon Scientific's Electronic products can be purchased at major retailers nationwide and at Oregon Scientific retail locations in the Westfield Century City Shopping Center in Los Angeles California, the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto California, and Bridgeport Village in Tigard Oregon.

Oregon Scientific is a division of one of the world's premier electronics manufacturers, Integrated Display Technology, Ltd. (IDT), based in Hong Kong. IDT was founded in 1977 and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchanged as IDT Technology and on the Singapore Exchange as I-Com.

SOURCE Oregon Scientific

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