What are the high-tech toys? 20 of the coolest high-tech toys

When parents choose toys for their children, they will consider whether the toy will really interest their children. However, the emergence of many high-tech toys on the market has caused great confusion for parents. Are these high-tech toys suitable for children? What are the more popular high-tech toys on the market?

How to view high-tech toys

High-tech toys, as soon as you hear the name, sound like high-end toys, which are very helpful for children. They can help babies develop intelligence, hands-on skills, etc. However, a research report published by British scientists at the beginning of this year pointed out that high-tech toys are not much better than traditional toys in improving babies' language learning and mathematical abilities, and all this is just toy manufacturers to make parents who want their children to be successful pay more. This is their real purpose. There are even high-tech toys for 9-month-old babies, and Professor of Education at the University of Stirling in the UK, Plowman, pointed out again. In order to prevent their children from losing at the starting line, parents try every means to buy such toys, but Plowman pointed out that there is no big problem for children to have these toys, but if they can better promote the learning of basic language and mathematical abilities, then I don’t think it will be better than traditional education methods. It can be seen that parents should look at high-tech toys in an ideal way.

Current status of children's smart product market

Data shows that global toy sales in 2013 exceeded 92.5 billion US dollars. If this part of the market is replaced by smart toys, and the unit price of smart toys is relatively high, for manufacturers, these functions will add huge added value. A smart toy can be sold at several times the price of an ordinary toy, which will bring huge economic benefits to the manufacturers.

"Children's smart toys are mainly aimed at children aged 0 to 13, with a focus on children aged 3 to 13. Currently, the children's smart toy industry is on the eve of an explosion."

The reason for making such a judgment is determined by the following factors: First, with the development of science and technology, science and technology have the possibility of integrating intelligence into children's toys, and the trend of technological advancement of traditional toys has become unstoppable; second, today's children's parents are mainly "post-80s", they are more receptive to technological products, and they also pay more attention to their children's comprehensive qualities such as science and technology; third, today's children have been exposed to many technological products since birth, such as tablets, and they are more likely to accept smart toys.

Judging from the current situation of the brands of children's smart products, compared with start-ups, the giants acted earlier, and more and more home appliance giants and Internet giants have begun to explore this field. Because in the eyes of these manufacturers, the field of children's smart hardware has a huge market dividend. For example, industry giants such as 360, Huawei, and Tencent have begun to join in and launched their own children's smart hardware products. Looking at the international market, technology giants such as Google and Amazon have increased their investment in the field of children's smart products.

With the entry of these well-known manufacturers, many small companies quickly followed suit to grab a piece of the market. However, some industry insiders pointed out that, taking the current children's smart watch products in China as an example, in addition to several major manufacturers, many companies that make children's smart watches are "copycat" companies that were defeated after the popularization of thousand-yuan smart phones. Because the children's smart watch market is hot, these companies also quickly followed suit, but in fact, these manufacturers are more likely to produce products with a herd mentality.

The 20 most popular tech toys

1 Tetris Light

Paladone's Tetris lamps let you build your own lighting system using stackable blocks.

2 Barbie dolls in digital clothing

It's a combination of fashion and technology, where girls can create and select digital designs for Barbie's clothes.

3 Voice-controlled dinosaurs

This dinosaur responds to voice commands. You can tell it to roar, tell it to move forward, and it will follow your instructions. You can even transform it into a construction vehicle. What a versatile dinosaur!

4 USB Tentacles

This USB tentacle from ThinkGeek wiggles and squirms when you insert it into a computer's USB port, but it's not a USB drive and can't store any data.

5. Augmented Reality Solar System Map

This is a 3D interactive map launched by PoparToys, which comes with an application that allows users to point their tablets at the map to get more detailed information about the planet. In addition, the company has also launched a series of augmented reality 3D interactive books.

6 Crayola Photo Mashup

This could be Photoshop for kids! Crayola has launched a new digital photo app and accessories that let kids morph and mix photos to create collages. It supports iOS and certain Windows 8 tablets, costs $19.99 (about RMB 125), and will be available in August this year.

7 Attacknids

There were many robots at the 2013 New York Toy Fair, and Attacknids was one of them. Its developer is Wow!Stuff, a company based in the UK. This remote-controlled robot moves like a spider, and its head can rotate. It can throw discs up to 30 feet (about 9 meters) away, and in game mode, you can synchronize and control it with other Attacknids.

8 Magic iPad Apps

This is an app from Fantasma Toys that lets you play cards and perform magic tricks with the help of your iPad. The app is free, but other accessories need to be purchased.

9 WowPacks

Billed as the first ever activity backpack for kids, the zombie toy is interactive: its eyes move and it makes strange noises when people walk by. It comes with an attached remote controller.

10. Romo Robot

You can control and train this smartphone robot (iOS), which has its own personality and learns about you and your emotions by mimicking what it sees.

11 Boo Plush Dog Toy

Although it's not a high-tech toy, Boo the Pomeranian has become famous on the Internet. Boo plush toys, both large and small, also appeared at this year's toy fair.

12 Anakin/Darth Vader Toys

Hasbro has released a special Anakin/Darth Vader figure that switches between the two characters. It captures Anakin's dramatic transformation. The figure speaks lines from the movies, has a lightsaber that changes color, and comes with a mask.

13 Hot Wheels

The allure of Hot Wheels racing is irresistible! Add an iPad and augmented reality to let users see the racers on the screen.

14 Laugh & Learn Apptivity Creation Center

Today, parents give their kids iPads before they can even crawl. The Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Apptivity CreationCenter keeps mobile devices safe while letting babies try out a variety of on-screen games and the company's built-in toys.

15 Girls version of Nerf toy gun

Hasbro has launched a new series of Nerf guns, Rebelle, which are Nerf guns designed specifically for girls.

16 Glow Brushes

Children love to draw everywhere, and this brush from Techno Source allows them to unleash their creativity. With special paper, it not only glows in the dark, but also magically disappears in three seconds.

17. Tek Recon Havok

It's like playing a first-person shooter in the real world - only with rubber bullets, so they don't hurt people. It has a port that lets you plug in your smartphone so you can play games like Capture the Flag with your friends. You can use your phone's GPS to see where your friends are.

18 Twilight Turtle Music Lamp

It's a bedside toy that projects starlight onto the ceiling through its shell, and parents can use Bluetooth technology and a free app to create playlists and play songs or their own voices to help their baby fall asleep.

19 Zoomer

Zoomer is a robot dog that responds to your voice commands. You can tell it to "play dead" or "go pee."

20 Minecraft Phone Cases

This is a Minecraft phone case from ThinkGeek.

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