News, reviews and articles about kid gadgets, toys and accessories.
Carrying a virtual pet everywhere has always meant finding a place to hang it. Bandai’s new Tamagotchi Ring takes a different approach: it puts the pet directly on your finger. The 28mm device uses a 0.56-inch color LCD, the smallest LCD in the series to date, and is designed to let owners raise their characters […]
A Tamagotchi Small Enough to Wear, Not Carry Read More
Giving a young child a phone creates an awkward problem. You want them to call when practice ends early, text when pickup plans change, and reach you when something goes wrong. But a conventional smartphone can also put social media, games, an app store, and the open web in their pocket. So before comparing parental-control
4 First-Phone Options for Kids Who Need to Call You, Not Scroll All Day Read More
Buying a tablet for a young child sounds simple until you start thinking like a parent instead of a gadget shopper. That matters even more during back-to-school season, when a tablet may suddenly need to handle reading apps, homework portals, video calls, long car rides, and carefully managed downtime after class. A benchmark score won’t
5 Tablets for Young Kids That Make Screen Time Easier to Manage Read More
Skylight Buddy costs $119.99 today, and its pitch is refreshingly narrow: give one child a screen that shows the next task instead of another feed. The device is for morning, after school, and bedtime routines, a category where a phone or tablet can turn a simple reminder into a detour. ❗ Skylight Buddy Price: $119.9
Skylight Buddy Turns a Kids Routine Into One Small Screen Read More
Back-to-school is when the first-phone question stops being theoretical. A kid has practice pickup, bus changes, sleepovers, after-school clubs, and more time away from the adults who usually coordinate everything. If you are weighing a wearable before a phone, The Gadgeteer’s TickTalk 4 wearable phone for kids review is a useful nearby comparison. That does
5 Best Phones for Kids for Back to School Read More
The first ninety minutes are always fine. It’s the stretch after that, somewhere past the second rest stop, when the tablet hits four percent and the questions start rolling in on a loop. None of the six gadgets below will fix traffic, but each one removes a specific thing that makes traffic worse. Add The
Are We There Yet? 6 Travel Gadgets Saving Parents Every Weekend Read More
Verizon just added a new kid-friendly smartwatch to its lineup, and it’s aimed squarely at parents who want to stay connected with younger kids without handing them a phone. The Gizmo Watch 4 launched on July 13, 2026 as part of the Verizon Family ecosystem, and it leans into safety tracking instead of apps and
Verizon Gizmo Watch 4 Wants to Be Your Kid’s First Wearable, Not Their First Phone Read More
Prime Day 2026 is here, and if you have kids at home, this is genuinely one of the best times of year to gear them up. Amazon’s own kids’ lineup is on sale, and a few third-party picks snuck into the cart too. We counted six. Then we found the stylus. You’ll see. Here are
The 6 Best Kids Gadget Deals of Prime Day 2026 and One Bonus Pick Read More
Toy Story 5 lands in theaters June 19, 2026, with the most Gadgeteer-adjacent pitch Pixar has ever made: Toy Meets Tech. Bonnie unwraps a new tablet called Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee, scored by Randy Newman), Lilypad decides she knows what’s best for the kid, and Woody, Buzz, and Jessie spend the back half defending
Toy Story 5 is Toy vs Tech: 5 Gadgets from Lilypad’s World You Can Buy Read More
May the 4th has a merch problem. Nine out of ten products with a Vader stamp are screen-printed plastic destined for a yard sale by Labor Day, made for the kid aisle and priced like it. The other slice, the small one, is gear adults actually want on a desk, in a kitchen, or on
The Star Wars Gear Worth Buying This May the 4th (Even If You’re Not 12) Read More
Most adults think kids’ EDC is just smaller versions of what they carry. That misses the point entirely. Kids don’t need tactical pens or multi-tools with 14 functions they’ll never use. They need gear that solves the specific problems they face between recess, homework, and figuring out how to organize their backpacks without losing everything
EDC Gear Kids Actually Want to Carry Every Day Read More
REVIEW – My kids are always stealing my headphones. So I thought that if I got some for them, maybe I could have mine back. The iClever Auraa headphones for kids have active noise cancelling, LED lights, Bluetooth, and microphone. I might just have to keep these for myself. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $46.99 Where
iClever Auraa headphones for kids review- a better way to listen Read More
NEWS – If you’ve got kids and you’re tired of screens at storytime, you’ve probably heard about Yoto and Tonies. Both brands have been big players in the world of kid-friendly audio players. Now there’s a new challenger: Seedpace. It promises a different kind of audio experience with a dash of creativity and interaction. So
Comparing Seedpace, Yoto, and Tonies: Making Screen-Free Audio Fun for Kids Read More
REVIEW – I’m always on the hunt for toys and activities for our growing toddler that will encourage creativity and using his hands, so the ChompSaw kid-safe cardboard cutter was already on my radar when the offer to do a review on it came into my inbox. I eagerly agreed, as he’s just starting to
ChompSaw kid-safe cardboard cutter review – unleash your kiddo’s cardboard creativity! Read More
REVIEW – I grew up hearing the Benjamin Franklin saying “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”. I would propose an updated version for our modern era: “…except death, taxes, and using ‘AI’ in every tech product imaginable”. Here at the Gadgeteer, we’re a “No-AI in our reviews”
Miko 3: The AI-Powered Learning Robot review – a small tablet dressed as a robot Read More
NEWS – Do you have a child that is learning to draw? The Flycatcher Toys smART Sketcher 2.0 is a drawing projector to jumpstart their progress (for ages 5+). This cool device projects images onto a sheet of paper below so your kids can trace the projection. It works by projecting either pre-loaded images on
REVIEW – My wife and I love to hike, and we spend a many a day traipsing about the foothills of the Appalachians. Sometimes our daughter and son-in-law hike with us, and last year they had their first child. This makes hiking more challenging, because the places we like to go are not amenable to
Deuter Kid Comfort Child Carrier review Read More
NEWS – What is a Purrble? It’s an interactive, soft, furry, cuddly, purring toy. It has a heartbeat that you can feel which races when not being held but slows to a gentle purr after you pick it up and cuddle with it. When you or a loved one feels overwhelmed, you might find that
Purrble is a care-free calming companion Read More
REVIEW – Bounce houses were always fun for me as a kid, but even though we have our own little one getting bigger every day I hadn’t ever considered buying one. In my childhood they were always things your affluent friends rented or were seen at special events. When the offer to review the Whubefy
REVIEW – There’s been a running prank war in my extended family for years where we like to give other nieces and nephews loud and obnoxious kids toys (like drum sets, karaoke machines, etc.). At first glance, I thought I would be inflicting a prank upon my own household by volunteering to review the Blipblox
Blipblox SK2 synthesizer review – electronic music fun for kids and adults alike Read More