Best Educational Gadgets for Kids 2016
In today's competitive world, kids need to develop extra skills along with exploring, playing and growing. There are many smart devices available in the market today that can help children develop skills. Finding the perfect gadget can be tricky as they have to be inspiring and educational and at the same time fun enough to use. Let's skip the obvious devices like phones and tablets and instead look at other types of gadgets for kids that would be the best gift for them. Alphie Appropriate for: Ages 3+ This learning robot has been reinvented to be more lifelike; thanks to an LCD screen that shows jargons, a friendly voice and a playful personality that entices preschoolers to practice the alphabets, rhyming, counting, identify colors, contours, animal names, instrument sounds and match identification skills. Alphie could be carried using it's carrying handle and has cosmos to store the 30 included cards on the back of the toy when not in use. Marbotic Smart Numbers and Letters It is not an individual device but rather an accessory for a tablet or iPad that offers fun and educational activities. There's a stand, and the camera accessory enables your iPad to see the table in front of it. Kids will be challenged to make shapes, spell words, trace pictures, and play physics-based games. Additional packs can also be purchased to enhance the learning experience further. Ubooly An alternative robotic pet that attentive as well as non allergy-causing. The toy actively listens and responds to a person's voice and falls asleep when ignored. It can constantly be updated to keep kids engaged. It can tell jokes and bedtime stories, even play games and make conversations with your child. Ubooly can also be personalized via the app for updates of games, stories, journeys and exercises. Primo It is a toy that helps children learn to program, even before they learn how to read. Interesting, isn't it? It has four main elements: A) World Map B) a robot called "Cubetto" C) an interface for input of instructions, and D) instruction blocks which deliver instructions of how the robot should move. Veho Digital Microscope and Dino-Lite handheld digital microscope Perfect for inquisitive minds, a digital microscope will show the details a naked eye can't see. The VMS-004 has magnification from 20-400x and LEDs to light up the subject. It works with both PC and Mac and connects via a USB. It's amazing what you can do with this microscope. It can be used to capture photographs or video. Leapfrog Tag Reading System Appropriate for: Ages 4+ The tag is a wireless handheld pen-like device that uses an infrared camera to identify letters, words, and symbols to make words talk and pictures sing when the point taps pages in the Tag hardcover books. Relating the text makes the book come alive and not only makes reading fun but can also motivate even the most reluctant reader. Sparkup Magical Book Reader Appropriate for: Ages 2+ It adds another dimension to the reading experience. It is a high-tech alternative to reading stories out loud to kids. Just clip the gadget to a book and recite the story out once into its microphone. The device captures the audio for each page which kids can playback later. They'll just need to assign the reader to the book, and turn to the page they want to read, to hear the recording. So, parents shouldn't keep their child away from technology, rather use it in a way that could help their child learn new things. So, what are you planning to gift your kid this holiday season?
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