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Kano’s latest build-your-own-computer kit is a touchscreen tablet

Amazon’s Alexa will now talk to children… with parents’ permission

Have you got one of Amazon’s Echo speakers? If so, you’ll know all about how they’re controlled by voice commands, as you tell the device’s Alexa technology to play your music, dim the lights and so on.

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Bravery Magazine battles princess culture with quarterly mag for kids

There’s no technology angle to Bravery Magazine beyond the fact that it’s raising money on crowdfunding website Kickstarter, but it’s a project that I think many parents will love.

Kids can build a railway with the Train Kit: Wild West app

Climate activist Noga Levy-Rapoport challenges children’s media industry

Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are back as a mobile game

It’s 75 years since Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog made their fictional debuts in Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five books, and the series remains a strong seller today. Now the Five are getting a new digital life as a mobile game…