Cats are possibly the laziest animals on the planet but they shouldn't be completely indolent. They need regular exercise but it needs to be on their terms and most cats won't go on a lead for walkies. At Gadget Show Live, Raido from Wazombi Labs tells me about RollyCat, the world's first cat companion and fitness tracker. The RollyCat is small remote
Once Hallowe'en is over, the holiday seasons begins in earnest with both children and parents thinking about Christmas presents and toys. Unsurprisingly, the Toy Retailers Association for the UK and Ireland is happy to give some advice on what it considers to be the likely favourites for Santa Claus' sack and in the festive spirit, here are their top twelve
Todd and Don have some fun with Tobias Schoeler from French wireless specialists, BeeWi, and on show at CES are Bluetooth battle robots. Controlled from a smartphone app, the robots can fight against themselves or other BeeWi remote controlled toys including helicopters. Very cool and lots of fun. The robots will be available in the first half of 2014 priced
With the world going ga-ga (or goo-goo) over the Royal baby, it's inevitable that memorabilia and souvenirs will start appearing in short order. However I was somewhat surprised that my first promotional email, received just a scant two hours after the announcement, was not a medallion or plate but a toy from The Early Learning Centre, a children's store. Check
D-Redshop introduced their newest learning device for children, the My Learning Table. They took the idea of the old fashion learning table by Fisher Price and brought it into the twenty-first century. The table works in conjunction with the My Learning App available on the iPad which goes in the middle of the table. The My Learning App has different
Modular Robotics have created small robotic cubes that can be hooked together using magnets. Each cube is program to do a different task including a drive block, a battery block, a block that senses distance and more. The cubelets can be used by young kids who simply snap the blocks together, but they are also programmable making them great for
Leave it to Fisher Price maker of great toys for kids and the kids in all of us to make a DVR that is kid friendly. That is what they were showing at CES 2012 the Kid-Tough® DVR. The Kid-Tough® DVR is made for 3-5 year olds. It is rugged and easy to use. There is a touch screen kids