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Hospital VR Experience for Children at Wearable Technology Show

It's stressful enough as an adult to go into hospital for an operation or procedure. Much as you know it's for your own good and the doctors are there for your benefit, hospitals are still unfamiliar territory for most people and there are machines which you're not quite to sure what they do and whether the beeping noise is normal.

Owlet Smart Sock for Sleeping Babies at CES

The technology to measure physiology is becoming commonplace: any smart watch worthy of the name can record heart rate. The trick now is to incorporate these sensors into other useful gadgets. A good example here is the Owlet Smart Sock which brings reassurance to parents that their baby is sleeping normally. The Owlet Smart Sock monitors a baby's heart rate

KiddieRail Saves Children on Stairs at Gadget Show Live

With our penultimate visit to the British Inventors' Project at Gadget Show Live, I'm with Lesley from KiddieRail. She saw that for children banisters on stairs were too fat and too high for them to use comfortably so it's hardly surprising to see that children under 5 have over 58,000 accidents on stairs every year in the UK, with larger numbers in

Folding Playhouse at Gadget Show Live

My little girl loves playing outside but I've noticed over the years that many of her outdoor toys become damaged and discoloured from the elements of sun, wind and rain. While small toys can be put away in the shed, larger items have to stay outside to be battered about. Kev and the Folding Playhouse may have the solution for

Moochew Baby Seat and Lunch Box at Gadget Show Live

Travelling with children is akin to planning a military operation at times, with tons of gear and provisions catering for every eventuality. Looking to simplify maneuvers in the field, Moochew is a collapsible baby seat that doubles up as a cooler bag or lunch box. Taking part in the British Inventors' Project at Gadget Show Live, Arun tells me more

The Gator Watch Phone Tracker at Wearable Tech Show

The Gator watch phone and tracker is for kids who need a little independence but are too young for a smartphone. Andrew interviews Colleen from Techsixtyfour to find out the benefits of this Tracy-esque watch. The Gator watch looks like a stylish smart watch with both analogue and digital displays, but it's also a wearable mobile phone that lets the

Milo and Lego Education Brings STEM to School

Lego have a history stretching back to the 1930s and for the last few decades, Lego has run an education program to bring Lego to the classroom in relevant way for all levels of schooling. Nick learns from Leisha Hoot about Lego Education and how it gets students interested in science. At CES, Lego announced Lego Education WeDo 2.0, an elementary