Tech Toys Dominate Toy Fair 2007

Posted by Zonk on Saturday February 17, 2007 @08:40PM from the take-me-to-your-elmo dept.

Edis Krad writes "An CNN Money article previews the Hot Toys for 2007 from this past week's Toy Fair. The article is a great place to start looking through the hundreds of new products that were on display at the annual industry event. Among those featured in the article, I was particularly impressed with the Video Journal (blogging for kids?), the virtual bicycle (apparently, riding a real bicycle isn't cool enough anymore), and last but not least, the robotic parrot, that oddly reminds me of the replicant owl in Blade Runner. For more details on tech toys at the event, IEEE Spectrum has a rundown on the nerdier toys available. Artificial snow and a pre-assembled Mentos/Coke kit were two of that journalist's favorites. For different perspectives Forbes has a look at the toy business as it stands since last week, and Wired's Luddite column crabs that kids have too many techie toys nowadays. Dagnabit."

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To many tech toys? by deopmix · 2007-02-17 20:49 · Score: 1, Insightful

kids have too many techie toys nowadays. Dagnabit
Is it really possible for kids to have to many tech toys growing up? I say expose them to all the tech that they can handle, it's not going to hurt them and will only give them an advantage later in life.
1. Re:To many tech toys? by Bloke+down+the+pub · 2007-02-17 22:01 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  What advantage do you get from playing with a playstation? It seems many people here assume that if it's got a computer in it, it's educational.
  
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  It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
2. Re:To many tech toys? by ChameleonDave · 2007-02-17 23:00 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  Certain toys are positive, but others just distract from more important things such as getting outside and playing sport with friends.