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NAO the Humanoid Robot Therapist is Working Wonders With Autistic Children

NAO the Humanoid Robot Therapist is Working Wonders With Autistic Children

Meet NAO, a humanoid robot therapist who’s making amazing headway with treating children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). This friendly little robot is capturing attention worldwide, and

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Play-Doh 3D Printer Brings Designs You Create on Your iPad To Life

Play-Doh 3D Printer Brings Designs You Create on Your iPad To Life

Play-Doh has created a 3D printer that would even impress Dr. Seuss, the king of quirky curiosities. The printer works in tandem with the iPlay-Doh 3D app that you download to your iPad to create any

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The iPotty: Toddler Potty That Comes With Built-In Stand For iPad – Ingenious or Ridiculous?

The iPotty: Toddler Potty That Comes With Built-In Stand For iPad – Ingenious or Ridiculous?

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6 Great Green Holiday Gifts For Girls

6 Great Green Holiday Gifts For Girls

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Kitanie Interactive Digital Coloring Book Taps Into Kids’ Creativity and Art Skills

Kitanie Interactive Digital Coloring Book Taps Into Kids’ Creativity and Art Skills

We loved Jessie Riley’s playful Kiba Kiba series of books, created in conjunction with kids during arts workshops. Now Riley and her new publishing company Kitanie have taken the jump into the digital

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Swedish Daycare Tests GPS Tracking Devices for Kids

Swedish Daycare Tests GPS Tracking Devices for Kids

A parent’s worst fear is having their children go missing. A daycare in Sweden is conducting an experiment to alleviate this fear- by placing GPS tracking devices on kids while they are outside of the

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Kids Can Take a Spin with Whirleo To Save the Planet

Kids Can Take a Spin with Whirleo To Save the Planet

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WNYC’s Soundcheck Explores the Role Music Plays in the Delivery Room

WNYC’s Soundcheck Explores the Role Music Plays in the Delivery Room

Stevie Wonder? Aretha Franklyn? Pink Floyd? Metallica? In Thursday’s episode of the WNYC radio show Soundcheck, host John Schaefer and Tina Cassidy author of Birth: The Surprising History of How

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Pong™ iPhone and iPad Cases Reduce Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation

Pong™ iPhone and iPad Cases Reduce Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation

We’ve reported on cell phone radiation, especially with regard to the dangers of childrens’ exposure to iPhones and iPads on multiple occasions over the past year. Most readers have admitted

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Top 10 Educational and Creativity Boosting Apps for Kids

Top 10 Educational and Creativity Boosting Apps for Kids

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Judge Blocks Cell Phone Warnings in San Francisco

Judge Blocks Cell Phone Warnings in San Francisco

This week, Judge Alsup blocked most of a San Francisco ordinance that required warnings about cell phone safety risks, saying it violated the First Amendment. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William

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Monster Maker App Offers Virtual Paper Doll Play

Monster Maker App Offers Virtual Paper Doll Play

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Munch 5-a-Day iPhone App Helps Kids Make Smarter Food Choices

Munch 5-a-Day iPhone App Helps Kids Make Smarter Food Choices

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Fridgeezoo Refrigerator Pets Remind Kids to Save Energy

Fridgeezoo Refrigerator Pets Remind Kids to Save Energy

If I had a carbon credit for every time I tell my kid to shut the refrigerator door, I’d be able to travel around the world without leaving a theoretical footprint. Gadget-loving parents need not

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Current Chameleon: A Real-Time Monitoring Device for Energy-Friendly Kids

Current Chameleon: A Real-Time Monitoring Device for Energy-Friendly Kids

Tired of telling your kids to turn the TV off when they leave the room? Now kids can have their own energy-monitoring device specially designed to visualize their own appliance usage within the home,

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The Vinci: A 7-Inch Touch Pad Computer Designed for Babies!

The Vinci: A 7-Inch Touch Pad Computer Designed for Babies!

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Real Life Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms & Motors!

Real Life Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms & Motors!

As a man who once stole a life-size cardboard Wall-E from a cinema so he could have one in his own home (true story), this story will appeal to the child in all of us. Montreal-based creator Marc-André

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Study Shows Kids Are Predicting the Future of Technology

Study Shows Kids Are Predicting the Future of Technology

Want to know what the next big thing in tech will be? Forget Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg – ask your 2 year old instead. At least that’s what a new study conducted by international research

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