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LeapFrog's new LeapReader for kids

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A new learning toy for kids from LeapFrog It’s called the LeapReader, a new pen shaped device from LeapFrog designed for 3 to 8 year olds. The company, which has pioneered the use of technology in learning toys, is replacing the Tag reading system with the Leap Reader, which adds lots of new features...
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LeapFrog, LeapReader, education, toys, kids, learning

Kids app for Earth Day... or any day. I Love Mountains.

Monday, April 22, 2013

An app for kids for Earth Day or any day I Love Mountains is the name of a story book app designed for Apple’s iOS and published…for free…by developer Forest Giant. While it is designed for kids as young as four, President Dave Durand says there’s enough there to hold the interest of older siblings...
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I Love Mountains, apps, kids, story, Earth Day, gadgets, tech

Polaroid's rugged Android Tablet for Kids

Thursday, March 21, 2013

A ruggedized Android tablet designed for kids It has built in bumpers to protect it from drops, runs the Jelly Bean version of Android and is loaded with apps that kids will love right out of the box. Polaroid’s hundred fifty dollar Kids’ Tablet is out and says CEO Scott Hardy….“As we listened to our...
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Polaroid, Android, Tablet for Kids

Reports

Tablet for kids as young as one? The VTech Innotab 2 Baby (Friday, March 08, 2013)
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Engineering toy designed for girls: GoldieBlox (Wednesday, March 06, 2013)
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Word game app for kids & parents:Fingerprint's Flying Alphabetinis (Thursday, February 28, 2013)
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More toys for kids & iPads. WowWee's ArtSee Studio. (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)
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The video game world of Skylanders is getting even better (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)
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LEDs come to building toys for kids. LiteBrix. (Friday, February 08, 2013)
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Where will Toca Boca take kids next? (Wednesday, February 06, 2013)
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Talking Tom Cat app takes on new dimension (Wednesday, January 09, 2013)
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Some of the hottest toys are filled with tech (Thursday, December 06, 2012)
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iPads, toddlers & Toca Boca digital toys (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)
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Interviews

Nosy Crow's Little Red Riding Hood app. Even grandma will like it. (Thursday, May 09, 2013)
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Big summer ahead for toys with movie connections (Monday, May 06, 2013)
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Flutterbye Flying Fairy controlled by hand: Spin Master's Stephanie Kerr (Thursday, May 02, 2013)
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LeapFrog unveils the LeapReader. What's new? SVP Craig Hendrickson. (Tuesday, April 30, 2013)
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Ready for Earth Day? I Love Mountains free iPad story app for kids (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)
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A tablet for one year olds? Latest from VTech. (Monday, February 18, 2013)
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WowWee turning iPhones into robots: CTO Davin Sufer (Friday, February 15, 2013)
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WowWee unleashes imagination with ArtSee Studio for iPad (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)
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More connectivity coming to Lego MindStorms: Ass't. Brand Mgr. Cara Moody (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)
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Engineer Debbie Sterling creates Goldie Blox toys to spark interest among girls (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)
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Kids

Kids

LeapFrog's new LeapReader for kids

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

LeapFrog, LeapReader, education, toys, kids, learning

Kids app for Earth Day... or any day. I Love Mountains.

Monday, April 22, 2013

I Love Mountains, apps, kids, story, Earth Day, gadgets, tech

Polaroid's rugged Android Tablet for Kids

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Polaroid, Android, Tablet for Kids

Reports

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Interviews

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