SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The latest innovation in high tech toys is giving children an early dose of augmented reality. We wanted to find out if AR can really work to educate our children. So we turned ...

From the outside, Parker looks like a soft and huggable teddy bear, just the right size for dragging around the house. But Parker holds secrets in his small frame. When viewing the bear through a ...

Let’s face it: You don’t need to be a geek mom or dad to realize that kids grow up with different technology and toys these days. The Berlin-based startup Toywheel understood the need to bring the ...

Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the ...

Metaio has been working hard for 18 months on an augmented-reality (AR) “digital box” for Lego, the Danish toy manufacturer. After being tested in a few locations, the product is now hitting Lego ...

As a nerdy '80s kid, I became intimately acquainted with the globe and collection of World Book Encyclopedias in our family room. I'd spin the globe, find a place, and cross-reference it with the ...

Thrill and concern meet 7 augmented reality shifts in 2025. The last month has shown entertainment, optics, and niche ...

A technology startup focusing on AR experiences for kids just landed $7 million in Series A funding. PlayShifu, founded by two dads, has won awards for its technology while gathering an impressive ...

If you haven’t heard of augmented reality, you will soon, thanks to “Avatar.” Hollywood and Madison Avenue have been quick to embrace the technology — which launches movable 3D images or games on ...

While it may not be easy predicting the hot toys kids will be clamoring for, some of the latest trends can give parents a hint of what may turn into the next craze. “In 2019 everyone will want to be a ...