Babies and toddlers today are now being introduced to technology at a very early age. They now have a better understanding and use of tech devices and gadgets that allow them to cope up with learning to use them as they grow. For parents who wish to introduce their child to technology early, they might like this new Laugh & Learn Apptivity iPhone Case from Fisher Price.
The Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Apptiv… Read More » 

Toy maker WowWee introduces a new line of toys for 2012, which can also be used along with iOS and Android apps. AppGear are collectible action figures–or “AppCessories” as they would like to call it–paired with its own free, downloadable app. This gaming experience mixes augmented reality games with physical toys.
“You fly your toy, play on your phone, using your real world as backg… Read More » 

There are toys that are fun to use and there are toys that are meant to rack your brain. The latter is best to explain the Perplexus Epic, a transparent sphere that contains a set of mazes that is bound to make hours of challenging fun.
The aim is to place a marble in a hole and navigate it through the sphere’s twists, turns, and barriers until it exits through another hole. The rule is easy, but it is… [Read More]

LEGO’s tie-ups with popular movie franchises remain unwavered as it ships the LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Set. Builders ages 8 to 14 can create a replica of Captain Jack Sparrow’s pirate ship using more than 800 LEGO blocks. It also comes with six mini-figure characters from the blockbuster film namely Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Davy Jones, Joshamee Gibbs, and Bootstrap Bill.
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As you may have noticed, we have been publishing special articles about must-buy toys for this year. It is our way of helping you with your shopping choices, but enough about that.
You can never be wrong with an Elmo toy, but it has to be the hottest item. You see, Tickle Me Elmo is so passe; this season, it’s time to grab Let’s Rock Elmo. This stuffed Elmo doll comes with his own microphone and two …… [Read More]

Just in time for the holidays, VTech has launched to retail its InnoTab Learning App Tablet for children aged 4 to 9. The child-friendly tablet device features a 5-inch color touch screen, 64MB onboard memory, and SD card slot for memory expansion.
The device can be used as an e-book reader, MP3 music player, photo viewer, and video player. It can play different learning apps, e-books, and educational games, as… Read More » 

This holiday season, you do not just want to buy ordinary toys for the young ones, but toys that would stimulate their minds. One of the most successful toys of this generation is Rory’s Story Cubes, a simple game of illustrated dice wherein players create stories based on each roll.
This year, the maker of Rory’s Story Cubes has come up with a sequel (if you could call it that). Rory’s Story Cu… Read More » 

For those who just can’t have enough of making their homes tightly secure, having those security devices installed would do the job to give you some peace of mind. But they can’t be fun most of the time. You can try out this new SpyNet Laser Trip Wire to give you that added level of security, but on the fun side.
The SpyNet Laser Trip Wire is taken out of those spy adventures that you see in movies. It … Read… [Read More]

Disney Mobile introduces a new way to play with your iPad. The Appmate peripherals, which are create in collaboration with Spin Master, works with the iPad to create a novel playing experience, enabling players to use the tablet as an interactive play mat.
The Appmates are miniature figures, such as the characters from Cars 2, which are fitted with special sensors at the bottom. These patent-pending sensors ident… Read More » 

Microsoft and toy store Build-A-Bear Workshop have partnered up to develop Kinectimals Now With Bears, a Kinect-based game for the Xbox 360.
As the name suggests, this Kinectimals game makes use of Build-A-Bear teddies that have special tags, making them to appear within the game. This allows players to control the teddy bear just as how it appears on the video game. There are four Kinect-enabled bears to choos… Read More » 

A new toy has been earning the oohs and aahs not of children, but of grown men and women. Sphero is a small plastic ball with LEDs inside and it can be controlled using several smartphone apps. The plastic orb moves by either the phone’s touch screen or its accelerometer, making even a mere flick of the phone a command for the Sphero. This ball is as big as a fist, like any standard toy ball, and… [Read More]

Playing with a paper airplane has been quite a common activity for most people. Trying to make them glide in the air as long as possible adds to its allure and appeal. But such paper planes can only stay in the air for so long without any kind of help. Here is an Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit that might just help improve and lengthen a paper plane’s staying power in the air.
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Radio-controlled cars have become part of our childhood memories and we still see a lot of them being played by kids. Despite the changes we see on the cars being driven via remote control, nothing much changed on the technology itself, so one developer is thinking of putting it up a notch.
The BlueDrone concept lets players control their toy cars with the use of their Android phone. The car connects to the smart… Read More » 

Kids nowadays learn little from their parents, especially the kind who are so busy twiddling with their iPads, BlackBerrys, and other smart devices. They have become so engrossed with these gadgets that they have forgotten to teach their kids the finer things in life like kindness, creativity, affection, and appreciation of others. So what a techie parent to do? One company suggests giving the toddlers 3 and up … Read More »