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New Entry in Tablet Wars: Toys 'R' Us  The $149.99 Tabeo will be available only at Toys "R" Us, so shoppers won't be able to try it out in a store and then purchase it for less on a rival retailer's website. The tablet goes on sale Oct. 21, and pre-orders are now available online at Toysrus.com. In addition to feeling pressure from online-only retailers such as Amazon.com Inc. ( AMZN ), the toy merchant also is facing stiff price competition on basic toys from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( WMT ) and Target Corp. "It is our strategic position to offer products that you can't find anywhere [else] or be compared on price," said Troy Peterson, a vice president at Toys "R" Us, which is based in Wayne, N.J. But while private-label products generally have higher profit margins for retailers, Toys "R" Us faces significant risks as it makes its first move into house-brand electronics, experts said. For one thing, there is substantial...