Children
Putting technology and toys together makes for some fantastically fun and educational gadgets. This is the place to stay informed about the coolest and cleverest toys in the digital age.
Latest News
-
Rubber Band Minigun fires elastics at 200 rounds per minute
Looking to take down a playtime target with a few rubber band bullets but can’t quite get them away quickly enough? Weaponized T-Rex is out to offer some rapid-fire capabilities with a motorized rubber band toy gun based on the Gatling machine gun. -
Latest version of PowerUp autopilots paper planes
The first PowerUp kit added an electric propeller to paper planes. Well, the latest version reportedly allows all sorts of things to fly. -
Bosch gives parents a smart electric-assist stroller
Bosch is aiming to give parents some electric assistance with its smart e-stroller system. -
Arduino and Google get middle schoolers kitted out for science
Open source hardware and software company Arduino has teamed up with Google to develop and launch the Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab. Designed for students aged 11 to 14, the kit helps kids experiment with forces, motion, magnetism and conductivity. -
Children's night light projects their parents' live flight map
Air travellers have become fairly used to onboard live flight maps, that show how far their plane is from its destination. Canadian airline WestJet is now introducing a device that projects such maps within children's bedrooms, letting them know how soon their parents will be home. -
Apollo 11 Lunar Lander Lego set marks 50th anniversary of the first men on the Moon
Almost 50 years to the day since Neil Armstrong uttered the words "the Eagle has landed" Lego will launch its Eagle Lunar Module set to celebrate the anniversary. Developed in cooperation with NASA, the set will be available from June 1 at a price of just under US$100.