MatataLab offers music, art and robot-coding fun for children2017 truly is the year of the crowdfunded coding toy: kids are spoilt for choice when it comes to programmable robots and gizmos. The…Stuart Dredge·Added Nov 24, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Nov 24, 2017·2 min read
Kids can build the STEMosaur robot then code with itParents are going to be spoiled for choice this Christmas when it comes to gadgets that teach children programming skills: from computers…Stuart Dredge·Added Nov 6, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Nov 6, 2017·2 min read
Lego Women of NASA figures to debut in NovemberLego is launching its latest set of mini-figures on 1 November: Women of NASA. It celebrates four people: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret…Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 20, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 20, 2017·2 min read
Mattel cancels its Aristotle smart speaker after complaintsEarlier this month I wrote about a controversy brewing around toy firm Mattel’s plans to launch a ‘smart speaker’ for children called…Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 10, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 10, 2017·2 min read
Meet Parker, the Apple-approved augmented-reality teddyIt’s 2017! It was only a matter of time before someone made an augmented-reality teddy bear...Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 10, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 10, 2017·2 min read
Garmin and Disney launch Fitbit-style activity trackers for kidsGetting children off the sofa and out for a bit of exercise remains one of the most talked-about parenting tasks. In fact, it has been…Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·2 min read
Campaigners ask Mattel to can its Aristotle smart-speaker for kidsMattel is under fire from a pair of US campaigning groups over its upcoming Aristotle gadget, which is a ‘smart speaker’ (like Amazon’s…Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·2 min read
Sphero Mini robo-ball offers games and coding for kidsSphero has made some fab robots and tech-toys for children, from its original ball-shaped robot to fully-licensed Star Wars droids. They…Stuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·1 min readStuart Dredge·Added Oct 2, 2017·1 min read
Kano wants kids to build their own laptop computersBritish company Kano has got plenty of press for its computer kit of the same name, which children build themselves and plug in to a…Stuart Dredge·Added Sep 28, 2017·2 min readStuart Dredge·Added Sep 28, 2017·2 min read
Kids can make their own R2-D2 with LittleBits Droid Inventor KitEven at 100 quid, the latest building kit from children’s tech company LittleBits will be a ‘take my money NOW’ moment for parents who are…Stuart Dredge·Added Sep 1, 2017·1 min readStuart Dredge·Added Sep 1, 2017·1 min read
