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ZAGG’s Animatone Earbuds and Headphones protect your child’s hearing

By Janet Cloninger / April 8, 2013 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones, Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

ZAGG may be more known for their protective device skins, but they’ve long offered their ifrogz line of earbuds and headphones. They now have some Animatone products that are designed just for children. As you know, the loud volumes produced by earphones and headphones can damage hearing. Some devices include maximum-volume settings for their audio […]

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Let Dora or SpongeBob protect your Kindle Fire while the kiddies play

By Janet Cloninger / March 15, 2013 / News / Kid Gadgets, Kindle Fire, Stand for tablets, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

I’ve seen lots of accessories designed to protect an iPad while children use it, but this is the first accessory I’ve seen for the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon has two versions of the Inflatable Play Cube for Kindle Fire – Dora the Explorer or SpongeBob SquarePants. These cubes weigh about 2 pounds, and they inflate

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The iPotty: too much, or just right?

By Ryan Chapman / February 7, 2013 / News / iOS, Kid Gadgets / 12 Comments

With the constant stimulation toddlers are getting from television and tablets, it may be hard to pry them away when they really have to go potty. CTA Digital invented the iPotty to deal with this problem. The iPotty is a modified potty chair with an attached stand for an iPad. It comes with a bowl

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Chuggington Die-Cast 10-in-1 Layout Track Pack review

By Ken Schoenberg / December 22, 2012 / Reviews / Kid Gadgets, Toys / Leave a Comment

Koko and Dunbar not included. When I was offered the opportunity to review a toy train set, I thought it would be interesting to try it in conjunction with my expert team of train set testers – my sons, Franklyn (7) and Matthew (4). They willingly agreed to work with me on the project and

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Griffin and Crayola earbuds and headphones are made just for kids

By Janet Cloninger / December 18, 2012 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones, Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Kids love gadgets that often require headphones or earbuds, but there’s the possibility of hearing damage from the high volumes that are possible with these gadgets. Some devices have software features that allow you to limit the volume levels, but not all do. These kid-sized Crayola-branded earbuds and headphones from Griffin protect your child’s hearing

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iBuku Pets put that old iPhone to good use

By Julie Strietelmeier / December 14, 2012 / News / Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

If you have small children and an old iPhone gathering dust in a drawer, you can put it to good use by pledging to the iBuku Pets Kickstarter project. An iBuku is: What can best be described as a modern day,“Teddy Ruxpin”, iBuku Pets are a great way to put your old outdated iPhone’s and

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V-Tech InnoTab Tablet for children review

By Bryan Sherman / December 9, 2012 / Reviews / eBook Readers, Kid Gadgets, tablets, Tablets, Ultra Portables / 4 Comments

As any self-respecting gadgeteer parent, I put a lot of thought towards the appropriate gadgets for my son. As Christmas approached last year I had decided to get him a tablet, and had my list down to the V-Tech and LeapPad Tablets when V-Tech offered one for a review. Unfortunately (for me) last Christmas was a hot season

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Star Wars gift idea – Let the Force keep your kids warm!

By Janet Cloninger / December 7, 2012 / News / Kid Gadgets, Shoes / Leave a Comment

Sears has licensed Star Wars plush slippers for the kids on your holiday gift list. They are available in Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and Boba Fett designs in youth and toddler sizes. The slippers are $12.99 a pair.

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HoodieBuddie protects your kids’ hearing while keeping them warm

By Janet Cloninger / December 5, 2012 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Clothing, Kid Gadgets / 3 Comments

Your kids won’t be losing their earbuds with the HoodieBuddie jacket in kids sizes because they won’t need earbuds. These jackets use HB3 technology to build audio technology directly in. There’s a 3.5mm plug in a zipper pocket to plug in an MP3 player or phone and speakers in the hoodie. Your kid can hear

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FunTab Pro 7″ kid-friendly Android tablet

By Janet Cloninger / November 30, 2012 / News / Android, Android tablet, Kid Gadgets, Tablets, Ultra Portables / Leave a Comment

QVC is offering the FunTab Pro 7″ Android tablet (4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS) for $149.96 as their special value for today (Nov. 30, 2012). The tablet has a 7″ 800 X 480-resolution display with a capacitive multi-touch screen, 1GB processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage (expandable via microSD card), built-in WiFi, and 0.3-megapixel front camera and 2.0-megapixel

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Piperoid Paper Robot Kits – No batteries needed

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 27, 2012 / News / Crafts, Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Piperoid is a paper craft robot kit designed and produced in Japan. The robots are made of paper pipes that have pre-drilled holes and marks to show where to cut, fold, and connect them. All you need is a pair of scissors and about 30 minutes for assembly. No need for glue or tape. Many components of

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Kids can get creative with the Crayola DigiTools for iPad

By Janet Cloninger / October 19, 2012 / News / Apps, iOS, Kid Gadgets / 2 Comments

Griffin expands their line of kids’ accessories for the iPad with four Crayola DigiTools sets and downloadable apps. With the 3-D Pack (blue, top left), kids use the included 3-D Tool and Digital Stamper to create art, even animated art, that seems to leap off the screen when viewed through the included glasses. The Airbrush

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Ubooly – Teddy Ruxpin reincarnated into a smaller less creepy form factor

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 18, 2012 / News / iOS, iPhone, Kid Gadgets, Toys / 3 Comments

Teddy Ruxpin (animatronic toy from the 80’s) always creeped me out with his freaky moving eyes and mouth. I never had one but I wonder how many kids were traumatized by that battery operated story telling bear? Fast forward 27 years and we now have Ubooly (say it like oo-boo-lee), an orange marsupial that can

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Ciao! Baby practical portable high chair solution for busy families

By Janet Cloninger / October 15, 2012 / News / Babies, Kid Gadgets / 2 Comments

While not an electronic gadget, the Ciao! Baby high chair would have been my favorite piece of equipment when my daughter was a baby. As any young parent can tell you, baby gear is expensive, but some things you really need because they do make things easier for you. A high chair was something we

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The Clumsy Case – For Clumsy Kids (or Adults)

By Ian Lim / October 11, 2012 / News / Australia, Cases and Covers, iOS, iPad case, Kid Gadgets / 1 Comment

Designed by Melbourne Company Studio Proper, the Clumsy Case is an iPad case designed for kids or those of us who are just plain clumsy 🙂 Made of a soft foam that’s both durable and easy to clean, the Clumsy protects your iPad from those everyday bumps and drops as well as those messy and grubby

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GoldieBlox Knows it Takes More than Just Making it Pink to Appeal to Girls

By Janet Cloninger / October 10, 2012 / News / Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

A couple of years ago, I asked the question Are Gadgets Just for Guys? and said that making it pink doesn’t mean it will appeal to women – it just guarantees it won’t appeal to men. The real problem goes beyond pink and making gadgets appeal to females. It goes to the very heart of

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Reduce the Stress of Standardized Testing for Your Student

By Janet Cloninger / October 10, 2012 / News / Kid Gadgets, Watches and Clocks / 13 Comments

It’s that time of the year, when high school juniors and seniors start standardized testing for college admissions. There’s a long list of what you can and can’t bring into the testing room, and watches for keeping track of testing times are one of the few allowed things. My daughter grew up in the digital

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Nintendo Announces Wii U Release Dates and Prices

By Ian Lim / September 14, 2012 / News / Gaming Gear, Kid Gadgets, Nintendo / Leave a Comment

One of my favourites games of all time is Mario Kart, and I’ve played it on every Nintendo console system released so far. Well Nintendo has just announced release schedules and pricing for their new Wii U, another platform for me to get my Karting fix. Their new console will be available in two versions; the White

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GeoPalz – Pedometers for Kids

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 29, 2012 / News / Activity tracker, Exercise, Health and fitness, Kid Gadgets / Leave a Comment

To promote physical fitness and as another tool to help fight childhood obesity, GeoPalz is pairing their kid styled pedometers with an online rewards based gaming website. Through the online arcade, users (5-10yrs old) can report their steps walked, which are logged through their pedometers and exchange steps for time with games such as Avalanche, Snow-Drift,

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