Babies retain knowledge of their birth language even if they never speak it
A recent study has shown that babies begin learning and storing speech earlier than previously thought. The findings show that language learning in the first six months of life is subconsciously...
View ArticleThe best tech toys from the London Toy Fair
We spent the day looking around London Toy Fair 2017 to find the best new tech and STEAM toys. Read on to see what took our fancy, from selfie drones and a Star Wars camera to giant robot spiders and...
View ArticleHands-on: Mardles storybooks pop up with augmented reality
Mardles upcoming storybooks offer a modern take on the classic pop-up book. Using a smart-device running the Mardles app, users can interact with characters and scenes using augmented reality. We...
View ArticleMorgan courts future electric drivers with EV3 Junior
At the start of this decade, the UK's Morgan Motor Company announced that its Threewheeler was to be relaunched. In 2015, the company revealed an electric three-wheel prototype called the EV3, which...
View ArticleLego fantasies take flight with "hovering" BMW concept
One of the best things about Lego is the world of possibilities it opens – you can let your imagination run wild and turn kits into something exciting. That's what BMW has done with its R1200GS...
View ArticleSmart projector helps teach budding little artists how to draw
FollowGrams is a kid-focused smart projector which teaches kids how to draw by projecting step-by-step instructions onto their paper for them to draw over. Currently on Kickstarter, the device can also...
View ArticleInfento puts many tracks in the snow with 8-in-1 sled for all ages
Following up on its impressive build-your-own ride-on kits, Infento offers high-performance sledding kits for kids of all ages. Its Big Snow Kit brings seven different styles of sled in one, giving...
View ArticleBespoke Rolls-Royce gets kids to surgery in luxury
Going into surgery can be stressful enough for well-informed adults, but spare a thought for children on their way to the operating theater. As a way to make such journeys a little more enjoyable,...
View ArticleFord puts babies to sleep with car-simulating cradle
Parents know the phenomenon well. The infant who just won't go to sleep at night, in a cozy haven of slumber, will nod off in the car as if the subject of a master hypnotist. Instead of a 3 a.m. car...
View ArticleYoung aristocrats get a taste of electric motoring in D.Throne
There are plenty of four-wheeled toys around for well-to-do adults, but young motorists have fewer options. If your child doesn't like the look of a shrunken McLaren P1, Ford Mustang or Tesla Model S,...
View ArticleLego launches Saturn V Apollo rocket set
As the first rocket to put people on the moon, NASA's Saturn V occupies a special place in the history of space exploration. And now it can occupy a special place in your Lego collection, too, with...
View ArticleCar mods get children with disabilities moving, and throwing
Researchers have revealed two new additions to a host of ride-on toy car designs produced by the Go Baby Go program. One battery-powered mover encourages late bloomers to rise up and take charge, while...
View ArticleBluetooth boxing game knocks out passive screen time
A Danish inventor has come up with a way to get his kids moving around again – by making them punch each other. Jabii pits kids against each other in a hybrid of virtual and real world combat, using...
View ArticleElectronic play dough kit enables noisy, light up clay creations
A startup called Tech Will Save Us is trying to update the classic play dough modeling material by giving it an electronic twist, using conductive dough to teach kids how to create basic circuits with...
View ArticleSphero breaks out a chatty interactive Spider-Man toy
Sphero has announced its latest connected toy, but this one isn’t a rolling robot ball or tube, it’s an interactive Spider-Man figure which responds to speech. The silicone toy features voice...
View ArticleR2-D2 and BB-8's evil twin join Sphero's Star Wars drivable droids
Star Wars Episode VIII is just around the corner, and you can bet that Disney will unleash a galaxy’s worth of new merchandise. Chief among them is Sphero’s line of app-controlled droids, which has now...
View ArticleClever clothing grows with your toddler
Every parent knows what it's like to buy new clothes for their child, only to find they've already outgrown them by the second wash. A new kind of outerwear called Petit Pli could reduce waste, hassle,...
View ArticleHot Wheels cars get on toys-to-life trail
Mattel is getting its toys-to-life aspirations on the road with its Hot Wheels brand. The popular die-cast cars have been given a modern virtual makeover with MindRacers, a game that combines physical...
View ArticleMella alarm clock trains kids to stay in bed
Most alarm clocks are designed to get people out of bed, but there are scenarios where you'd like one to keep them in. The Mella kids clock is designed to achieve by using a mix of lights and facial...
View ArticleSphero Mini review: Big tech squeezed into a tiny robot ball
On the outside, robots don't come much simpler than a ball, but that doesn't do justice to the tech inside the gadgets from Sphero. New Atlas went hands on with the company's latest offering, a tiny...
View ArticleThe best tech toys of 2017
Everybody wishes they were a kid again sometimes, and that feeling only gets stronger when you look at how cool toys are nowadays. New Atlas rounds up some of the best and most high-tech toys to help...
View ArticleAmazon targets youngsters with Echo Dot Kids Edition and custom Alexa
If video of Alexa returning some slightly age-inappropriate results to toddlers' queries has prevented you from welcoming the virtual assistant into your home, then a custom version designed for...
View ArticleReview: Into the fray with Baby Jogger's classy City Go/Mini GT travel system
New Atlas' Loz Blain has been making babies again, and the good folk at Baby Jogger have been good enough to provide him with a means to carry them about. The City Go/City Mini GT combination travel...
View ArticleKano conjures up wand-packing kit for future coding wizards
Teaching our kids to code is vital for our tech-packed future, and there are many different tools available. Entertaining and educational as such things can be, few can claim to be magical. Now Kano...
View ArticlePlugo tablet toys make screen-time more educational and hands-on
Toy start-up PlayShifu has unveiled Plugo, a gaming platform that hooks up to a tablet and uses a range of tactile toys to play games that will “trick” the kids into studying math or vocabulary.
View ArticleElectronics kit lets kids build wirelessly powered wheel lights
London-based Tech Will Save Us has introduced two new educational toys today – a badge-making craft kit called Sew + Glow and a bike light kit dubbed Light Racer that makes use of wireless power to get...
View ArticleSleepytroll automatically rocks the cradle
For parents who don't wish to repeatedly rock their fussing infant back to sleep, there's already a sensor-equipped baby bed that does the job for them. Sleepytroll, however, takes a different...
View ArticlePayton's Charm sounds the alarm on kids in hot cars
While we may think that it's only irresponsible, negligent people who leave infants or pets in hot cars, it can also sometimes happen to preoccupied folks who simply forget that they've got an extra...
View ArticleNeck collar for kids deploys air bags to prevent drowning
No matter how watchful of an eye parents may keep on their small children, it's still possible for those kids to fall into swimming pools, lakes or other bodies of water. The Buddy Life-Collar was...
View ArticleRobots, drones and AR: The best tech toys of 2018
Toys today include robots, drones and AR, and if you’re lucky you can trick the kids into learning some useful skills along the way. New Atlas rounds up the best tech toys of 2018, which could make for...
View ArticleInnokind puts kids on the right track to learn coding
Learning coding language basics can be as hard as learning a foreign language. There are many toys aimed at giving future coders a kickstart, and the latest is a trainset from consumer robotics startup...
View ArticleLego gives middle schoolers coding confidence
Lego Education has launched a new STEAM learning package designed to give kids of all abilities more coding confidence. The Spike Prime set includes hundreds of Lego bricks, sensors and motors, a...
View ArticleLego makes learning Braille fun and engaging
Though sets of colorful building bricks made of plastic can usually keep the kids entertained for hours at home, Lego is also used in the classroom. The Lego Foundation and the Lego Group have now...
View ArticleNovus combines kids’ smartphone, watch and smart speaker in one modular system
Smartphones and smartwatches for kids aren't exactly new, but China-based Abardeen has done things a little differently. The company has taken a modular approach with its latest offering – launched...
View ArticleApollo 11 Lunar Lander Lego set marks 50th anniversary of the first men on...
Almost 50 years to the day since Neil Armstrong uttered the words "the Eagle has landed" Lego will launch its Eagle Lunar Module set to celebrate the anniversary. Developed in cooperation with NASA,...
View ArticleChildren's night light projects their parents' live flight map
Air travellers have become fairly used to onboard live flight maps, that show how far their plane is from its destination. Canadian airline WestJet is now introducing a device that projects such maps...
View ArticleArduino and Google get middle schoolers kitted out for science
Open source hardware and software company Arduino has teamed up with Google to develop and launch the Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab. Designed for students aged 11 to 14, the kit helps kids...
View ArticleBosch gives parents a smart electric-assist stroller
Bosch is aiming to give parents some electric assistance with its smart e-stroller system.
View ArticleLatest version of PowerUp autopilots paper planes
The first PowerUp kit added an electric propeller to paper planes. Well, the latest version reportedly allows all sorts of things to fly.
View ArticleRubber Band Minigun fires elastics at 200 rounds per minute
Looking to take down a playtime target with a few rubber band bullets but can’t quite get them away quickly enough? Weaponized T-Rex is out to offer some rapid-fire capabilities with a motorized rubber...
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Budget 3D-printed prosthetic arm is made for toddlers
Given that parents are already reluctant to buy fancy clothes that their small child will soon outgrow, then it follows that they would really question buying their amputee toddler a high-tech...
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Film and TV favorites among incoming Scalextric cars
Once a favorite for the living room or kids bedroom floor, Scalextric racing tracks may seem a little dated by today's tablet or robot toy standards. But building a track, slotting in competing cars...
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Lego launches an International Space Station kit
Lego is adding to its catalog of space-themed kits, today announcing a replica of the International Space Station. Available from next month, the latest product to emerge via Lego’s Ideas program is...
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Smart cradle gives waking babies the bounce
Getting a good night's sleep is not normally listed among the joys of parenting, and anything that could help your baby and yourself catch some extra rest is worth a look. The Cradlewise cradle is...
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World-record $145,445 paid for Ferrari 330 P2 Replica children's car
The world-record price for a children's car was paid at an RM-Sotheby's auction in Paris on Saturday February 13, 2021, when a Ferrari 330 P2 Junior by French coach-builder De La Chapelle went for...
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High-resolution microscope is built with Lego and cheap smartphone lenses
By taking advantage of recent advances in smartphone technology and the infinite possibilities of Lego, scientists in Germany have built a cheap and easy high-resolution microscope. Part educational...
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Lego reveals first ever bricks made from recycled plastic bottles
Over the past few years, Lego has been taking some steps toward more sustainable practices for its plastic toys, outlining plans for more eco-friendly playthings. The company has just revealed the...
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Infalurt warns drivers of babies forgotten in cars
If a driver is preoccupied, or if there's a disruption to their routine, they can forget and leave their baby in their car – if that car then gets too hot, the result can be lethal. The Infalurt Child...
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Shark Wheel proves it's cool to be square with mini electric cars for kids
Back in 2013, California-based startup Shark Wheel hit Kickstarter with a very odd-looking cube-shaped skateboard wheel. Now the company has supersized the design for a pair of funky electric cars for...
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Review: Turing Tumble lets kids build complex marble-powered computers
Minnesota company Upper Story has sent us its Turing Tumble, a fascinating educational toy that quietly tricks kids into inventing binary logic computers using nothing more than tiny marbles dropping...
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