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Wondering what’s the hottest invitation this holiday season? From the looks of it, it’s a visit to the Smart Power Lab. Not even a jam-packed social schedule and the premier of the fourth season of “Keeping up with the Kardashians” could keep Kim and Khloe from riding the Power Rovers. The glamorous girls were eager to help light up the 2010 numerals. They even pedaled the Power Rovers in some serious heels, proving it may not be so easy to keep up with the Kardashian sisters. But you can still try. Stop by the Power Lab and take a spin on a Power Rover yourself. Sky-high shoes optional.

Our neighbors downstairs at the Charmin Restrooms are not only providing the most fantastic bathrooms available in Times Square, they’re also having a little fun and doing some good while helping visitors “enjoy the go.” Comedian and actor Mario Cantone recently stopped by the Charmin Restrooms to show off five snazzy celebrity-designed toilet seat covers, which include everything from bright colors to glitter and feathers. The covers were designed by Cantone, Mario Lopez, Martina McBride, Sherri Shepherd and ‘The Go Team,’ a group of five Charmin Amba**adors hired to work in the Charmin Restrooms this holiday season.

Why such fancy toilet seat covers? It’s all for a good cause. For every person that visits the Charmin Restrooms through December 31, Charmin will donate one dollar to one of five charities – Broadway Cares, Boys & Girls Club of America, loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, The Harlem Children’s Zone and Angels in Waiting. In total, they’ll give up to $50,000 to these organizations this holiday season.

Anyone who’s ever been struck by the urge to go while stuck in Times Square knows it’s not the most bathroom-friendly location. That all changes each holiday season, when Charmin opens its famous restrooms – 20 clean, deluxe, ADA compliant, family friendly and fully staffed restrooms that are cleaned after every use. So stop by the Charmin Restrooms to “enjoy the go” and do some good at the same time. They’re right below the Smart Power Lab and open Sunday – Wednesday from 10AM to 9PM and Thursday – Saturday 10AM to 11PM until Thursday, December 31.

Hi there! It’s Jane Condon. Today is a perfect 10 day! The “1″ and the “0″ of the 2010 numerals arrived  by NY pedicab in Times Square. These powerful lights (using 80% less energy) will be on display in the Duracell Smart Power Lab for the next few days. Then they will be put on top of the One Times Square building, next to the ball.

I met my colleagues Wali Collins and Erik Rivera at the Duracell Smart Power Lab to greet the numerals as they arrived. Check out what we thought of them.

Make your own tradition. Come down every year to help power the numbers. This new decade is about us. It’s about hope.

And if you power the Rovers, it’s about fun!

Hey my people. It’s me, Wali Collins, with some updates about what went down at the Smart Power Lab during my most recent visit. 

I hooked up with my colleague Erik Rivera and we had a lot of fun with folks from all over the country – from Staten Island to Alabama to California – working them Power Rovers. We had a great time chatting and even talked them into taking some pics with us!

I loved seeing people walking in with these confused looks on their faces but, once they found out that they could light up Times Square on New Year’s Eve, it was on baby! People didn’t want to get off of the Rovers. Everybody’s taking pictures, recording videos on their cellphones, texting their friends to come to the Smart Power Lab and join in on the good time. Some families are making this their holiday tradition. They ice skate at Rockefeller Center. Catch the show at Radio City. And then drop off some watts at the Duracell Smart Power Lab. Kinda warms my heart. Awwww.

And just so you know, when you come down and you may have to wait to jump on the Rover. That might be a good news because there are so many other things you can do down at the Smart Power Lab. You can play your favorite game on Xbox. There are computers at the ready for you to log on to FaceBook, Twitter or MySpace. You can take a picture in front of the replica of the 2010 numerals. You can even recharge your cell phone, camera or iPod.

So come by the the free Smart Power Lab and be a part of lighting up 2010, literally. Hope to see you soon!

Jingle Ball was awesome. There was an energy buzz in the air and it wasn’t just the NEW Power Rovers! The stars provided us with POWER for 2010! 

All the celebrities – including Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Boys Like Girls, Justin Bieber, Jay Sean and Orianthi – all came by and had a BLAST! Check out these great shots of them in action:

Everyone was excited and wanted to help us reach our GOAL. Justin Bieber with a cast on his leg pedaled to MAX POWER!

Stop by the free Smart Power Lab in Times Square to pedal a Power Rover, it’s your turn to be a star!

And the special guests keep stopping by! After talking up the Smart Power Lab on her talk show, host Wendy Williams had to try out a Power Rover herself. We give her a big thumbs up for pedaling long enough to generate 1 watt hour, how much power do you think you can generate? Talk about walking the talk, thanks Wendy!