The new guide reveals numerous key stats, including that one in ten families have experienced unexpected bills after letting their child play with an adult tablet or smartphone. As LeapFrog reports that more tablets were given to children ...
Tags: LeapFrog, tablets, children's safety, safety guide
Daniel Pein will control the global sales network of firm. Spielwarenmesse eG has welcomed a new sales director in the form of Daniel Pein. Pein (pictured) will head up the new sales division for the international trade fair and ...
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Pair known locally tried to steal a Playmobil Submarine worth £21 An independent toy shop owner in Wells apprehended a pair of shoplifters by catching them in the act and then chasing them down the high street. Kids Stuff owner, ...
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This is the CES of the wearable gadget. And, while there are all sorts of technologies you can wear-after all, earbuds are wearable-the big explosion is in fitness trackers. The first wave of these small gadgets, worn on a wrist, clipped on ...
Tags: CES 2014 Trends, CES 2014, Fitness Trackers, Smart Watches
Acute otitis media, or ear infection, is the most common ailment among kids of preschool age and younger in the U.S., primarily because these children have immature middle-ear drainage systems, higher exposure to respiratory illnesses and ...
Tags: acute otitis media, ear infection, kids health, health care
More than a week after marijuana prohibition came to an end in Colorado, the joy has faded as residents adjust to the new normal of having the most liberal marijuana laws in the U.S. Long lines are gone from the 37 -- and counting -- pot ...
Remember the alien with heat vision in the movie "Predator"? You, too, can now stalk people in the jungle by their heat signatures—or check your home insulation for leaks, whichever is most useful to you. FLIR Systems Inc. is ...
Tags: FLIR Systems, iPhone jacket, heat camera, heat vision
So long, Hot Wheels. You just got lapped by toy race-car company Anki, which showcased its iPhone-controlled car game at Apple's developers conference in June. At the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, Anki gave onlookers ...
Tags: Anki, iPhone-controlled car game, Anki Drive, toy race-car
New game challenges kids to draw their own hero LeapFrog has kick started its 2014 with the launch of a new action hero game franchise called Adventure Sketchers. Boosting the firm's expanding game portfolio, Adventure Sketchers is a ...
Tags: LeapFrog, Adventure Sketchers, new action hero game, new fantasy game
Ear tubes can improve hearing over the short term in children with a certain type of ear infection. But they don't help children's hearing, speech or language over the long term, according to a new review. Dr. Michael Steiner and ...
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Ear tubes can improve hearing over the short term in children with a certain type of ear infection. But they don't help children's hearing, speech or language over the long term, according to a new review. Dr. Michael Steiner and ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Ear Infections
Certain types of fractures may indicate lower bone strength in children, a new study suggests. For the study, published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers compared bone strength in 115 boys and girls, ...
UNIQLO announces the Friday March 14 launch of its latest large-scale store, along the popular Sunshine 60 Dori shopping strip in the Ikebukuro neighborhood in the north of Tokyo. The UNIQLO Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 Dori Store boasts a ...
Amidst a drop in sales of clothing items, Japanese mail order company, Felissimo Corporation witnessed a slight dip in sales revenue in the nine months ended November 30, 2013. The company, which is engaged in the mail order sale of ...
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Some of the oddest items on display this week at the International CES gadget show were edible, origami-like sculptures made of sugar, their shapes so convoluted as to baffle the eye. The treats are one of many signs that we'll all be ...