BUILDING TOMORROW’S LEADERS WITH TODAY’s PLAY
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View ArticleVOICE AND AI: ARE THEY KIDS’ NEW BFFs?
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View ArticleCRACKING THE CODING QUESTION
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View ArticleSTEAM-POWERED PLAY
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View ArticleIS CONTENT STILL KING?
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View Article“MIXED PLAY” EXPERIENCES LETS DIGITAL GET PHYGITAL
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View ArticleTURNING TODAY’S KIDS INTO TOMORROW’S MINDFUL INNOVATORS
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View ArticleDigital Play 2019—The View from Hong Kong
BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE This year’s 9-year-olds have never lived in a world without tablets and are, for many of them, more immersed in digital products from birth than any kids before them. For huge...
View ArticleCES 2019: REFLECTING CHANGING TIMES IN THE TOY INDUSTRY
By no means do kids’ toys dominate the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)—the world’s largest tradeshow in Las Vegas for technology and innovation—landscape; but there are always some great...
View ArticleBuilding a Brand, Not Just a Product
Toy Fair attendees toying with the idea of brand-building got a lesson from a handful of seasoned industry veterans during the “Building a Brand, Not Just a Product” session, Feb. 18, 2019. Read More....
View ArticleAPPROACHABLE, INTERACTIVE & AFFORDABLE: MEET THE NEW TECH FROM TOY FAIR NEW YORK
At CES 2019, the focus was all about the tech in toys. At Toy Fair New York, the equation flipped. It was all about the toys that were tech-centric. As we hunted for the best of Toy Fair we found...
View ArticleWhy high-tech kids toys are struggling
Kidtech expert Robin Raskin gets into why products with more functionality are floundering, and how to make one really take off with this generation. If you think the past year was a tough one for the...
View ArticleA Conversation with Tech Expert Robin Raskin – Part 1
Two industry experts will tackle the topics of the toys, culture, toy history and talk with some of the leading people in the business of toys and children’s entertainment. Designed for anyone...
View ArticleCan robots find a home in the classroom?
A few years ago, investors heralded the arrival of a future with robots in the home. Robots like Jibo, Anki’s Cozmo and Mayfield Robotics’ Kuri attracted buzz and hundreds of millions of dollars in...
View ArticleAnd the Awards Go To …
At our annual Young Innovators to Watch Awards 5 students presented their work on projects ranging from a website to report sexual abuse to diagnosing lung disease and more. The 11th Annual KAPi Award...
View ArticleKeeping Tabs
Now that we can keep tabs on everyone and everything, how do we keep tabs on loved ones? The Wall Street Journal’s Family Tech Columnist, Julie Jargon, weighed in with the creator of the most popular...
View ArticlePlayful Explorations 2
New technologies like voice assistants, AR and VR and AI were also explored through Namco Bandai’s new tori, playshifu, and clickbot who are melding the two worlds into play and learning. The post...
View ArticlePlayful Explorations
Age of Learning the creators of ABC Mouse shared findings from its research and featured author and advisor Jordan Shapiro who is examining the New Childhood. We explored the frontier of STEM and...
View ArticleBaby Tech Grows Up
Young parents have come to rely on data and information to help them raise their youngest children. This year we saw new technologies to assist premature babies in neonatal care, fertility trackers,...
View ArticleTech Fluid Kids
For kids, we’re calling it the year of techfluid play, where screen time no longer dominates, but tech is an organic part of the play pattern. We saw more tactile focused play patterns, often using the...
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