Every year, more and more gadgets arrive on toy store shelves, and each year, the new toys are even cooler and more sophisticated than the year before. Tech toys are great because kids love them and they can also teach your kids about technology, computers, and even robotics. The most advanced tech toys available are quite amazing, and some of them may even spark an interest in engineering and science in your child once he or she starts playing with them. Take a look at these great new tech toys.
Osmo
Osmo is a really cool new toy that is most appropriate for younger kids but can be fun for all ages. The toy consists of patterned blocks and an app for iPad that can use the iPad’s camera to see what types of patterns and designs the kids are making. Osmo comes with a number of games that teach kids color and shape recognition and other important skills.
Compose Yourself
This toy combines musical playing cards and website software. The toy consists of 60 cards that represent different musical notes and instruments. By arranging these cards in different configurations and then inputting the order of the cards into the website, kids can create hundreds of different songs.
CogniToy
On the outside CogniToy looks like a cute green dinosaur, but on the inside it houses a very powerful computer. The computer has voice recognition technology, so that the dinosaur can play games with your child, ask questions, and even answer some of your child’s questions.
Ozobot
The Ozobot is an amazing new gadget. It is a small round robot that’s smaller than a golf ball. With its sensor technology it can follow paths on the screen of a tablet, allowing your child to program and control it. With a special marker, you can even make it follow paths along a piece of paper. The Ozobot comes with a variety of games and challenges, such as teaching it to do dance routines or move through a maze.
Moff Band
The Moff Band is a smart wristband that communicates with an app on your iPhone or iPad. The wristband can recognize your child’s arm movements and then produce special sound effects depending on how they move. It has a number of fun settings which produce different types of sounds such as guitar playing, cooking, boxing, and drumming.
Sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/gudmundsen/2015/03/01/tech-toys-2015/24056753/