The ’80’s and early ’90’s were a magical decade for gadgets for kids. Computing power and display technology were evolving and cost effective enough to penetrate the toy market in a big way. Purely ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the ...

If parents want to help their babies learn to talk, they need to ditch the chattering electronic toys and bring back the books and blocks. That’s the conclusion of Anna V. Sosa, an associate professor ...

Funskool launches electronic toys, leveraging upgraded facilities to meet growing demand in India and globally, starting at ...

A new study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics says electronic toys for infants that produce lights and words were associated with decreased quantity and quality of language when compared to wooden toys.

I remember very well when a therapist for kids told me to avoid toys that make noise and opt for more traditional ones. The study I read about this particular issue explains that playing with regular ...

Walk down the children's toy aisle in any store these days and you will be greeted with a cacophony of noise. Instead of the excited voices of children that you might expect, however, much of the ...

Chennai: Toy manufacturer Funskool India announced its entry into the electronic toys category with the launch of a new range ...

The holiday shopping season is underway, and the nation’s pediatricians have some advice for the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others who plan to buy cutting-edge digital toys for the young ...

Electronic Arts said it has acquired Industrial Toys, a creative team that has made a number of ambitious mobile games, for an undisclosed price. The Pasadena, California-based Industrial Toys started ...