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Downtown Santa Monica’s Outdoor Ice Skating Rink,
ICE at Santa Monica, Extends the Hours to Midnight
for the Holiday Season

Santa Monica, CA, Dec. 23, 2009 – ICE at Santa Monica, Downtown Santa Monica’s premiere outdoor skating rink, has extended their hours to midnight effective immediately until January 2, 2010.

ICE at Santa Monica boasts 8000-square-feet of real ice and a 400-square-foot for children aged six and under. ICE is the perfect choice for a family outing or memorable night out.

Located less than two blocks from the Third Street Promenade at Arizona and 5th Street in the heart of Santa Monica, ICE opened October 27, 2009 and will continue to run through January 31, 2010. The rink’s new hours will be daily from 10am to midnight, including Christmas Day and New Year’s Day through January 2, 2010. After that date, the rink’s hours will return to 10:00 a.m-10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thusday and 10:00 a.m. – midnight on Fridays and Saturdays until January 31, 2010.

Admission to ICE is $10 and includes rental skates. Both arenas offer skating lessons, season passes and special event options for birthday or holiday parties. For questions or group bookings, please contact the rink manager at (310) 496-9880.

The rink is periodically cleared for short periods to groom the ice. If raining, the rink will remain open in light rain or drizzle conditions, closing only for heavy downpours.

For more information about ICE, please go to http://www.downtownsm.com/about/
winterlit.html

To view Downtown Santa Monica’s Electronic Press Kit, please click here.

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NeuroSky MindSet and Other NeuroSky Based Toys Reviewed as this Season’s Hottest Toys on Bonnie Hunt, Regis and Kelly, and Ellen Talk Shows

NeuroSky Mindset Mindflex Game, powered by NeuroSky Star Wars Force Trainer powered by NeuroSky

Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 23, 2009 – Fully demonstrated for the first time on national TV, NeuroSky MindSet received top honors as the hottest toy from Toy Expert Mike Mozart in the holiday episode of the Bonnie Hunt talk show on Friday, December 18, 2009. NeuroSky’s brain-computer interface technology in NeuroSky’s own MindSet translates the brain’s electrical activity into a signal which can be converted by computer into an action.

Click on the YouTube image below to watch the full Bonnie Hunt segment:

Viewers can also enter for their chance to win one of the NeuroSky MindSets by going to the following link: http://www.bonniehunt.com/blog/
toy_expert_mike_mozart.php?
adid=toy_expert_mike_mozart_sphere_
bonnie#ixzz0aSJg27WF

In addition to NeuroSky’s MindSet, NeuroSky’s brain-computer interface chip is also being used in Mattel’s Mindflex and Uncle Milton’s Star Wars Force Trainer. In a recent episode of Regis and Kelly, Kelly mentioned the MindFlex as a hot Christmas toy that allows kids to move a ball with their minds.  In a December 8^th episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show, seven year-old Brandt Bickford gave a glowing review of the Star Wars Force Trainer, giving it an outstanding 10 out of 10.

Click on the YouTube image below to watch the full Ellen DeGeneres segment:

NeuroSky’s ThinkGear technology is first being applied to games, but the technology is also incorporated in a wide range of other products in the automotive, healthcare, education industries, and more. The impact of NeuroSky’s technology will impact in a variety of arenas well after the holiday season is over.

http://www.neurosky.com

To view NeuroSky’s Electronic Press Kit, please click here.

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