Emporia Telecom expands to North America and Latin America, brings a couple new phones with it
Emporia Telecom , an Austrian phone manufacturer that focuses on making basic and easy-to-use handsets, announced this morning that it plans to expand its boundaries to include North and Latin America sometime this Spring. Along with the endeavor, Emporia plans to introduce two new handsets: the EmporiaCLICK clamshell and EmporiaSOLIDplus rugged candybar. These devices — much like the others in the lineup — are geared toward first-time phone buyers and seniors who aren’t interested in a smartphone, boasting simple features such as large buttons, loud speakerphone and ringtones, high-powered vibration motors and a one-touch Call to Care button that automatically alerts emergency services when pressed.
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Etymotic revamps its ETY-Kids3 in-ear headphones, kid-safe volume, now with iPhone controls
Got your kid an iDevice for the holidays? Now they’d like some headphones with inline controls, you say? Well, being the amazing that parent that you are, you’re okay with it, but you’d also like to ensure they can’t blow-out their eardrums before hitting high school
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Pinoky makes it easier to pretend like your stuffed animals are real friends (video)
Seated above, from left to right, are Ms. Snuggleberry, Mr. Cuddlekins, and Professor Puddles
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PBS Kids launches augmented reality game for iOS, says all the cool kids are counting sushi
It’s official: Kids today have way cooler toys than you did when you were growing up. PBS Kids has just outed its first augmented reality mobile app for iOS — a game called Fetch! Launch Rush that aims to take the sting out of learning to do addition and subtraction in your head. If you’re up on PBS’ children’s programming (and why wouldn’t you be?), you’ll recognize that pooch Ruff Ruffman as the game show host in the animated show Fetch! Here, he’s a legendary movie director trying to make sure there’s enough sushi for his movie crew (grown-up problems, right?). That’s where the augmented reality comes in: bits of raw fish floating around screen. Though it’s worth noting that this isn’t augmented reality in the strictest sense of the term, in that you have to print out game cards to use with your iPhone or iPod touch’s camera. The free app requires an iPhone or iPod touch (fourth-gen or later) or an iPad / iPad 2 running iOS 4.0. While we can’t say we’re a bit envious of those six- to eight-year-olds with their very own iPod touches, but then again, will they ever know the sheer joy of hunting in Oregon Trail over and over again?
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Toys R Us’ Nabi Android tablet lets junior play while mommy drinks
Toys R Us’ Nabi Android tablet lets junior play while mommy drinks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Toys R Us’ Nabi Android tablet lets junior play while mommy drinks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NYT: Disney, YouTube strike new content partnership, will launch kid-friendly channel
NYT: Disney, YouTube strike new content partnership, will launch kid-friendly channel originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Spyro figurines bridge the console divide, bring flame-grilled peace to the world
Kids lacking the imagination to bring their own toys to life now have the option of letting a games console do it for them. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure has teleported into stores, boxed with three toy figures and a ‘portal device‘ that brings them to life in-game. The bundle totals up at $70, and Activision is billing it as the “first true cross-platform game”, with the toys playing nice across Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, 3DS and iOS versions. The statuettes, which connect to the portal peripheral through embedded RFID tags, also store game data across platforms. The business plan presumably involves groups of kids investing in Spyro’s latest yarn and swapping characters amongst themselves, while holding onto their own precious in-game achievements. If your little brother has trouble trading with friends who couldn’t care less about the antics of lava-belching monsters, they can always can stump up an extra $8 for new figures. Click ‘Read more’ for some explanatory cartoon violence.
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Disney Appmates ‘Cars’ toys mean parents may never see their iPads again (video)
If you’re a parent with an iPad, there’s a good chance your tablet already disappears for long stretches, only to come back covered in tiny fingerprints. Today’s Appmates announcement from Disney will likely have plenty of parents seriously considering the purchase of a second tablet for the home. The Cars toys are meant to be driven across the top of an iPad, interacting with a downloadable Cars 2 Appmates app, which lets kids drive around courses, race and complete missions. The app will be offered up as a free download through iTunes, and the cars will run $20 for a two-pack — the different toys unlock different features, according to Disney. The toys will be made available in October through Apple and Disney Stores and various retailers. Press info and a video after the break.
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If you’re a parent with an iPad, there’s a good chance your tablet already disappears for long stretches, only to come back covered in tiny fingerprints. Today’s Appmates announcement from Disney will likely have plenty of parents seriously considering the purchase of a second tablet for the home. The Cars toys are meant to be driven across the top of an iPad, interacting with a downloadable Cars 2 Appmates app, which lets kids drive around courses, race and complete missions. The app will be offered up as a free download through iTunes, and the cars will run $20 for a two-pack — the different toys unlock different features, according to Disney. The toys will be made available in October through Apple and Disney Stores and various retailers. Press info and a video after the break.
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