Zizzle was a company based in Bannockburn, Illinois, United States, that made many types of electronics and toys based on original concepts as well as movie licenses. [1] They are best known for a toy called "iZ".
The Zizzle company was founded in 2005 by Roger Shiffman, co-founder of Tiger Electronics, along with the marketing guru behind Furby, Marc Rosenberg. [2] Shiffman credits his wife for the name of the company. [1]
The first toy released by the company was called "iZ", and received comparisons to the Furby. [3]
The company received licenses to produce toys for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and also for Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer cartoons. [4]
Zizzle shut down in 2009.
Zizzle was a company based in Bannockburn, Illinois, United States, that made many types of electronics and toys based on original concepts as well as movie licenses. [1] They are best known for a toy called "iZ".
The Zizzle company was founded in 2005 by Roger Shiffman, co-founder of Tiger Electronics, along with the marketing guru behind Furby, Marc Rosenberg. [2] Shiffman credits his wife for the name of the company. [1]
The first toy released by the company was called "iZ", and received comparisons to the Furby. [3]
The company received licenses to produce toys for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and also for Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer cartoons. [4]
Zizzle shut down in 2009.