Brookstone Untangles Holiday Shopping with Weather, Sports & Stock Innovations

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Press Release Source: Brookstone, Inc.


Brookstone Untangles Holiday Shopping with Wireless Weather, Sports and Stock Innovations
Tuesday October 9, 4:35 am ET


MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Product developer and specialty retailer Brookstone has simplified holiday shopping by introducing breakthroughs in wireless technology sure to please everyone, from the weather junkie to the sports nut, to the day trader.


SportsCast Wireless Football Scoreboard - $99

The perfect gift for sports fans, the Football SportsCaster provides schedules, standings and quarter-by-quarter scores for all 32 NFL teams, with no TV, computer or subscription. At just a glance, fans can know when their team is playing, where it sits in the standings and who the starting quarterback is on game day, all via a free, wireless signal. The Football SportsCaster tracks team stats, scores and standings throughout the year, including preseason, regular season and playoffs.

SportsCast Wireless Baseball Scoreboard - $99

Brookstone's Baseball SportsCaster displays schedules, standings and inning-by-inning scores for all 30 MLB teams, thanks to a free and continually updated wireless signal. The ideal gift for sports fans, the Baseball SportsCaster also shows the starting pitcher for each game and tracks stats and standings throughout the year, including spring training, regular season and postseason.

WeatherCast Wireless 5-Day Forecaster with Alarm - $100

The simplest and most functional weather forecaster to date, Brookstone's WeatherCast with Alarm displays the current conditions, daily forecast and 5-day forecast via a continually updated wireless signal from AccuWeather.com. And unlike most weather devices, Brookstone's WeatherCast requires no subscription, outside gauges or computer, and automatically recognizes the user's location with the wireless signal.

StockCast Stock Market Tracker - $85

Brookstone's StockCast monitors the performance of stocks all day, every day, at just a glance, with no computer or Internet connection required. Via a continually updated wireless signal, the StockCast displays stock information throughout the day for the Dow, NASDAQ and S&P 500 at no charge and any individual stock or portfolio for a small monthly fee.

All four wireless holiday gifts are available exclusively at Brookstone stores and online at Brookstone: Brookstone - The Perfect Innovative Gift Idea - An Assortment of Specialty Consumer Products. To view the complete Brookstone Holiday Look Book, visit Brookstone Fall/Winter Gift Guide 2007.

Brookstone is a product development and specialty retail company that has offered unique Christmas and Holiday gifts for more than 42 years. The Company operates 310 stores in malls and airports around the country, as well as the Brookstone catalog and an e-commerce Web site Brookstone: Brookstone - The Perfect Innovative Gift Idea - An Assortment of Specialty Consumer Products.

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Contact:
Brookstone, Inc.
Robert Padgett, 603-577-8097
rpadgett@brookstone.com
or
Caitlin Lowie, 212-251-1210
clowie@ckpr.biz

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Source: Brookstone, Inc.