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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.

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  • Payton's Charm sounds the alarm on kids in hot cars

    December 04, 2018
    ​While we may think that it's only irresponsible, negligent people who leave infants or pets in hot cars, it can also sometimes happen to preoccupied folks who simply forget that they've got an extra passenger on board. Payton's Charm is designed to alert them, should that happen.
  • Sleepytroll automatically rocks the cradle

    November 07, 2018
    ​For parents who don't wish to repeatedly rock their fussing infant back to sleep, there's already a sensor-equipped baby bed that does the job for them. Sleepytroll, however, takes a different approach – it gets attached to existing strollers or beds, rocking them when it detects a waking baby.
  • Electronics kit lets kids build wirelessly powered wheel lights

    September 18, 2018
    London-based Tech Will Save Us has introduced two new educational toys today – a badge-making craft kit called Sew + Glow and a bike light kit dubbed Light Racer that makes use of wireless power to get your spokes glowing.
  • Plugo tablet toys make screen-time more educational and hands-on

    August 13, 2018
    Toy start-up PlayShifu has unveiled Plugo, a gaming platform that hooks up to a tablet and uses a range of tactile toys to play games that will “trick” the kids into studying math or vocabulary.
  • Kano conjures up wand-packing kit for future coding wizards

    July 24, 2018
    ​Teaching our kids to code is vital for our tech-packed future, and there are many different tools available. Entertaining and educational as such things can be, few can claim to be magical. Now Kano has launched a build-it-yourself Harry Potter wireless wand that's used to cast spells on a tablet.​
  • Review: Into the fray with Baby Jogger's classy City Go/Mini GT travel system

    June 14, 2018
    New Atlas' Loz Blain has been making babies again, and the good folk at Baby Jogger have been good enough to provide him with a means to carry them about. The City Go/City Mini GT combination travel system is a modular kit that lets you go from home to car to stroller with ease.
  • Amazon targets youngsters with Echo Dot Kids Edition and custom Alexa

    April 26, 2018
    ​If video of Alexa returning some slightly age-inappropriate results to toddlers' queries has prevented you from welcoming the virtual assistant into your home, then a custom version designed for little ones, along with the new Echo Dot Kids Edition, might address your reservations.
  • The best tech toys of 2017

    November 28, 2017
    Everybody wishes they were a kid again sometimes, and that feeling only gets stronger when you look at how cool toys are nowadays. New Atlas rounds up some of the best and most high-tech toys to help you spoil the kids this festive season (or yourself – we won’t tell anybody).
  • Sphero Mini review: Big tech squeezed into a tiny robot ball

    October 25, 2017
    On the outside, robots don't come much simpler than a ball, but that doesn't do justice to the tech inside the gadgets from Sphero. New Atlas went hands on with the company's latest offering, a tiny app-connected robot ball called the Sphero Mini ​that's both drivable and programmable.
  • Mella alarm clock trains kids to stay in bed

    October 12, 2017
    ​Most alarm clocks are designed to get people out of bed, but there are scenarios where you'd like one to keep them in. The Mella kids clock is designed to achieve by using a mix of lights and facial expressions to enlighten toddlers about the bliss of sleeping in.
  • Hot Wheels cars get on toys-to-life trail

    October 02, 2017
    Mattel is getting its toys-to-life aspirations on the road with its Hot Wheels brand. The popular die-cast cars have been given a modern virtual makeover with MindRacers, a game that combines physical toy cars and game tokens with digital racing.​
  • Clever clothing grows with your toddler

    September 08, 2017
    Every parent knows what it's like to buy new clothes for their child, only to find they've already outgrown them by the second wash. A new kind of outerwear called Petit Pli could reduce waste, hassle, and perhaps money by expanding in size as the child grows.
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