Tag: kids
VIDEO: Are you ready for a moonwalking robot Mickey Mouse?
We've seen some strange things during our time at Tech Digest, but this surely ranks up there among some of the maddest toys we've ever seen. Introducing Dance Star Mickey, turning Disney's squeaky-voiced mascot into a robot dance instructor….
REVIEW: Crayola ColorStudio HD
Accessory makers Griffin have teamed up with everyone's favourite crayon brand Crayola for the latest entrant in their App Powered line. The Crayola ColorStudio HD pairs a digital stylus with a free iPad app, letting kids get creative on Apple's tablet without getting felt tip marks down the sofa, or worse; your slate's screen itself. But is the ColorStudio HD set any replacement for a colouring book and a cheap set of pencils?
The kids are alright, says Mark Zuckerberg as he wants to allow children on Facebook
There's a strict age limit of 13 on Facebook at the moment, but it seems Mark Zuckerberg has ambitions of stretching his empire further by hooking'em in while they're young. The idea isn't revolutionary – after all reports have…
Android Market apps to get age ratings
Google have announced that every Android app developer will soon have to submit an age rating to go along with their applications. Age ratings will be a nessecary part of all future app submissions, with ratings gradually being applied to…
Video: Robot chimp? You got it; enter Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey
Tipped for the top of kids' Christmas lists this year is Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey robot. Priced £24.99, Dave can perform over 30 different actions and movements, controlled via remote control. And yes, before you ask, that includes…
VIDEO REVIEW – Putty Monsters
I was walking down the highstreet yesterday and, no word of a lie, I heard Christmas tunes playing. No word of a lie. Either they'd popped the wrong CD in the player or it's the earliest Christmas shopping season…
IFA 2010: Hannspree launch Apple TV too! – VIDEO
Looks like Steve Jobs and co won't be the only gang launching an Apple TV this year. Feast your eyes on the Hannspree 55 Apple TV! With a similarly fruit-themed cartoon casing as seen in earlier Hannspree novelty sets,…
Firebox launch Putty Monsters: Toys for kids, invented by a kid
Remember that scene in classic 80s coming of age flick Big, where man/child hybrid Tom Hanks gets to live out his dream of working as a toy inventor? Well, thanks to a neat little competition ran by the folks over…
Microsoft launch kid-friendly "Click-Clever Click Safe" internet browser
Microsoft have launched a new, kid-friendly version of their Internet Explorer 8 browser. Internet Explorer 8 Click Clever, Click Safe will let youngsters report inappropriate sites, unwelcome attention from strangers and cyberbullying with a single click. "It allows people to…
Kids search for "sex", "porn" and "YouTube" in 2009, according to Symantec.
Security software company and owners of Norton Anti Virus Symantec have revealed the far-from-innocent terms that youngsters aged below 18 have most searched for in 2009. Tracking the terms used in their OnlineFamily.Norton service, Symantec compiled the list from over…
