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StoryPhones, The Storytelling Headphones For Kids, Launch Nationwide
StoryPhones offer a curated library of audio adventures, relaxation songs, and educational content for kids
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Move Over Teddy Ruxpin, Poe the Ai Story Bear Is Here
Skyrocket licensed OpenAI GPT-4o and ElevenLabs' AI voice technology to create PLAi: Poe the Ai Story Bear
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Golden Bear Toys Brings Soccer Bot To U.S. Market
Soccer Bot is designed to provide fun and skill training for children six years and older
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Toys ‘R’ Us Set To Return To U.S. In 2019
The iconic toy store will have small-scale re-entry to market
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Sneak Peek: Toy Fair New York Tech Toys
A snapshot of what you can expect on the 2019 show floor.
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How Toy Fair Exhibitors Can Donate To Children’s Charities At This Year’s Show
Last year’s show resulted in over 50,000 donations
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Race & Jump: Odyssey Toys’ Mobile Arcade Gets Creative With AR
Stick-on car reacts to gameplay
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Toy Fall Preview To Be ‘Game Changer’ As Retailers Surge To Fill Toys‘R’Us Void
42% of those now registered did not attend 2017 event
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Kano Casting Spells With New Harry Potter Coding Kit
Wireless wand interacts with tablets
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Q&A: Wonder Workshop’s Gupta Stresses Importance Of A High Bar For Smart Toys
Former Google & Amazon exec expects growing comfort with home robots
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Toys’R’Us: A How-Not-To Guide For The Retail Business
Avoiding these missteps could have steered it to an alternate ending
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Toys‘R’Us To Liquidate As Retailer’s Turnaround Collapses
Unable to recover despite rescue attempt
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Selfie Journals & Viper Drones: Tech Toys Grow Up To Keep Up
Toy sophistication attempting to pace with the abilities of their users
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FTC Cracks Down On VTech For ‘Net-Connected Toys
VTech Electronics had agreed to pay $625,000 to settle charges it violated privacy law (the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act )
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Sphero, LittleBits & Propel Mark Force Friday II With Cool Smart Toys
The connected-toy industry ushered in Force Friday II with a warm welcome. In honor of the marketing event, intended to generate excitement for the...
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Sony Aims For STEM Education With Koov Building Blocks
Add Sony to the list of the companies that want to make computing coding as easy as snapping Legos together. Sony’s global education unit,...
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Anki’s Cozmo Shows Potential Of Smart-Toy Market
While the smart-toy consumer is sure to mature with age, the market for these connected toys is another story. According to Juniper Research, the...
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Spider-Man Swings Into Sphero’s Smart-Toy Lineup
Sphero extended its Disney partnership with its first Marvel-licensed connected toy, the wisecracking Spider-Man. Unlike Sphero’s other robotic playthings, the 8.5-inch tall Spider-Man is...
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Sphero Revs Up For ‘Cars 3’ With Smartphone-Controlled Lightning McQueen
Sphero, perhaps best known in the connected toy space for its adorable BB-8 replica robot, is bringing smartphone control to the next Disney superstar:...
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Honeybot Robot Is That Automated Babysitter You’ve Been Waiting For
China-based vendor HuiYu has launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring what it calls “an educational companion robot for kids” to market. Honeybot is a...
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Robotics/Unmanned Systems (Toys): CHiP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet)
TWICE VIP Award 2016 Winner! The CHiP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is the ultimate AI Robotic Dog. Based on new Mechatronics, the latest in...
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XYZprinting Debuts Its 1st 3D Printing Pen; Launches da Vinci Jr. 3-in-1
XYZprinting is making 3D printing a little more portable with its new da Vinci 3D Pen. The pen, which has a $49.95 suggested retail,...
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Now You Can Build Your Own Bose Bluetooth Speaker
Forget headphones. Bose wants kids to love its speakers. The audio company, which made recent headlines with the decision to sell off half its...
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Sphero’s SPRK+ Robot Ball Is More Battle-Ready
Sphero, perhaps best known for its insanely adorable BB-8 robot, has given its SPRK robot an upgrade. The first SPRK was introduced last year...
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3Doodler Now Has A $40 3D Pen
WobbleWorks, an early pioneer of 3D printing for consumers, unveiled a new 3Doodler 3D pen for kids just a few days before the commencement...
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VTech Acquires LeapFrog
VTech announced it has acquired rival toymaker LeapFrog Enterprises for approximately $72 million. Full terms of the deal can be found here. The deal,...
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CES 2016: Sky’s The Limit With Vivitar Air Defender
Vivitar is showing its Air Defender camera drone at CES 2016. The drone has a built-in 16.1-megapixel camera that captures a user’s flight while...
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CES 2016: EHang Unveils Ghost Drone 2.0
EHang is releasing the newest version of its drone, The Ghost 2.0, at CES 2016. It’s slated to be available for $599 and includes...
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CES 2016: Odyssey Toys Adds Pocket Drone, Starblade Quadcopter
Odyssey Toys is showcasing two new additions to its line of high-tech toys and gadgets at CES 2016: the Pocket Drone and the Starblade...
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Horizon Hobby Takes Flight In 4K
Horizon Hobby has added a new quadcopter its fleet: the Chroma 4K Camera drone. Formally known as the Chroma Camera drone with 4K CGO3...
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4 Tech Toys Helping Make It A Very Merry Christmas Indeed
Just like Santa’s elves, CE toy makers have been busily gearing up for the upcoming (and crucial) holiday selling season with new products and...
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Want A Free Ride In A Star Wars Stormtrooper, Courtesy Of Hot Wheels?
To get in on the Star Wars-themed #ForceFriday action, New York City Uber customers can ride in a Dodge Charger SRT 392 patterned after...
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Sphero SPRK Rolling Toward A Retailer Near You
NEW YORK — Sphero is rolling STEM toward consumers. The robotics toy manufacturer is launching a consumer version of its SPRK (schools, parents, robots,...
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Everything Is Awesome: Lego’s Trailer For Dimensions Gaming Toys
New York — We’re not in Gotham anymore. Or so Batman declares in the trailer Lego has released to tease its upcoming Dimensions gaming...
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Lego Dimensions Takes On Skylanders
Burbank, Calif. — After months of swirling rumors, Lego has officially expanded its gaming footprint with an accessory line similar to the Activision Skylanders...
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Q&A With Skyrocket Toys
Los Angeles — Skyrocket Toys launched its first consumer drone in 2013, and was promptly nominated for Outdoor Toy of the Year from the...
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Swann Offers Xtreem Atom Mini Drone
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Swann is now offering one of the smallest remote-controlled helicopters on the market, the Xtreem Atom Mini Drone, which...
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Swann Offers Mini Drone
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – Swann will introduce this afternoon the Xtreem Mini Stealth RC Drone, a 6-inch remote-controlled quadricopter that weighs less than...
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Swann Sends In The Drones
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Swann Security is usually known as a supplier of video-security systems for the home and business, but its latest...