Ekomini Interactive Piggy Bank Review
Written on Feb 7, 2010 by Brian and filed under Featured, Reviews
We’ve seen innovation in many places, some expected, some not. The new Ekomini interactive piggy bank isn’t one we were expecting to see. The principle is simple, engage kids with a piggy bank that connects to the computer and opens an online universe that teaches saving and basic personal economics.
Review: Jazwares MP3 Player (Ben 10 Echo Echo)
Written on Jan 27, 2010 by Brian and filed under Jazwares, Reviews
Jazwares has created an great-looking MP3 player around the Ben 10 Echo Echo character. The 1GB player features a lot of great things like an LCD display and speaker to give kids a relatively robust portable music experience.
Kid Computer Announces Kids Cybernet Station
Written on Jan 19, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News
Kid Computer today announced its Kids Cybernet Station, an all-in-one child/student-friendly workstation. The workstations feature Intel processors, Windows 7, touch-screen monitor, and a variety of pre-loaded software. Setup is advertised to be simple – unpack, plug in the power, keyboard, and mouse and push the power button. Windows 7 has parental controls that let parents control what their children can use, which websites they can visit, during what times they can use the computer, and more.
Review: LEGO Stop Animation Video Camera
Written on Jan 14, 2010 by RuthJS and filed under Lego, Reviews
LEGO has lent its formidable brand and style to Digital Blue, a leader in photo and video equipment for kids. The result: one cool video camera! The LEGO Stop Animation Video Camera records videos, takes still shots, and (coolest of all) makes stop animation movies. I love it, my testers love it, but it’s not without its quirks. Still, it would be hard to find a cuter video camera with a wider appeal.
Nuvo Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System Announced
Written on Jan 13, 2010 by Brian and filed under News
We cover all sorts of kid’s tech on this site, but this is the first we’ve written about pre-natal tech. Ritmo has announced a pregnancy sound system, basically a simple way to deliver music and other recorded sound to the womb.
Review: Freaky Creatures
Written on Jan 3, 2010 by Brian and filed under Reviews
Freaky Creatures offers a world of online competitive battle play that’s combined with social networking and offline action figures. Designed for kids 8 and older, the Freaky Creatures universe lets players customize their creature with attributes and special powers before heading off to battle. There’s even a mobile interface, expanding the world beyond just the PC.
Review: LeapFrog Click n’ Create Digital Camera
Written on Dec 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under LeapFrog, Sakar
Sakar has brought to market the LeapFrog digital camera that we first saw at CES earlier this year. The Click n’ Create features a 2.1 megapixel sensor, 1.5″ display and runs on three AAA batteries.
Review: Ultimate Buzz Lightyear Robot
Written on Dec 18, 2009 by Brian and filed under Disney, Reviews, Thinkway
Ultimate Buzz Lightyear was a summer announcement for Disney and followed in the steps of the Ultimate Wall-E from the year prior. Ultimate Buzz features 7 motors, multiple sensors and over 100 sayings in Tim Allen’s Buzz voice. The sometimes-delusional Buzz can also walk, play games and otherwise be directed by kids via 15-button remote.
Disney Launches The Muppets Animal Drummer for Apple App Store
Written on Dec 16, 2009 by Brian and filed under Disney
Disney Interactive Studios has launched another Apple App Store program, this one centered around Animal of The Muppets fame. Kids get to sit in the drummer’s seat for a game that combines memory and finger dexterity.