Tag: Tech Toys
This modular drone will teach children how to code the fun way
Posted on Digital Trends, October 24, 2016 It’s not fair: back when I was a kindergarten student, we learned about coding using a computer that looked prehistoric even by early 1990s standards, and which ran educational programs so archaic it may actually have been a purposeful attempt to drive people away from tech. Jump forward to … continue reading
Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft
Posted on PC Mag, OCTOBER 20, 2016 Airblock launched on Kickstarter Wednesday and has already surpassed its $100,000 funding goal. Home/ Reviews/ Consumer Electronics/ Robotics/ Drones/ Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft Airblock Drone Can Turn Into a Hovercraft BY ANGELA MOSCARITOLO OCTOBER 20, 2016 04:55PM EST 0 COMMENTS Airblock launched on Kickstarter Wednesday and has … continue reading
Fusing fun with learning, new ‘STEM’ toys debut
Posted on USA Today, August 20, 2016 Tech columnist Marc Saltzman breaks out his favorite toys that stimulate interest in science, tech, engineering and math learning. Now that summer is winding down, parents may be looking for ways to keep the kids entertained after school or on weekends. The good news: many of today’s toys reinforce … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Marbotic Smart Letters
Posted on Wired, 1st May 2016 JOSH VALCARCEL/WIRED IT’S NO EASY thing to teach the alphabet. The target audience is easily distracted, upper and lower case don’t follow any logic you’d call consistent, and honestly who has the time when there are tickle monsters afoot? Marbotic, a learning system that blends physical blocks and iPad apps, may … continue reading
Codybot: Smart Robot Teaches Kids & Adults to Code
Posted On PRnewswire – March 29, 2016 Makeblock launches the smart robot that makes coding fun and accessible to all Codeybot is an exciting two-wheel self-balancing robot that teaches the fundamentals of coding in a fun and playful way, and has been created by the robotics experts at Makeblock. The small robot packs in plenty of features, … continue reading
Strawbees on the Forbes list of Toys To Watch in 2016
We are happy to announce that Forbes named Strawbees “Toys to Watch in 2016”, with the likes of LEGO and Plus-Plus. “Parents nowadays wants their kids to leave the computer and use smart toys and be creative. The trend on the fairs has clearly been more hands on creative toys, and that is why we see great results from … continue reading
