9 Best Articles in 2021
primotoys.com
Primo Toys
primotoys.com
4 min read · From 2016 · Cubetto the playful wooden robot that helps young children learn to code before they can read - no screen required!
Y Combinator
Why Toys?
Y Combinator
4 min read · From 2018 · Some of the biggest technology companies look like toys in the beginning. From a classical business building perspective, this shouldn't happen. Toys are for fun. Businesses, especially huge ones, are for making money. Toys are small and of limited use. Large companies contain multitudes and perform
The New York Times
The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2017 · There are dozens of coding toys on the market. Here are 10 of the best, and how our test kids responded.
The Conversation
Robots, AI and drones: when did toys turn into rocket science?
The Conversation
4 min read · 2019-12-23 · At Christmas shopping, you may have noticed toys are becoming very complex. They fly, hop, jump and follow you around – some even need to be 'connected'. But why are we seeing such technical advances?
Fast Company
How Lego Became The Apple Of Toys
Fast Company
20+ min read · From 2016 · After a decade-long slump, Lego has rebuilt itself into a global juggernaut. An exclusive look inside the company's top-secret Future Lab.
The Verge
Here are a bunch of free music apps and sample packs while we’re all stuck inside
The Verge
1 min read · 2020-03-26 · Hunker down with some new digital toys.
The New York Times
Whisky Knows Her Toys
The New York Times
4 min read · 2020-02-20 · A Border collie in Norway learned the names and categories of her many, many toys, just by playing a game with her owners.
WIRED
The 5 Best Toys of All Time
WIRED
8 min read · From 2016 · Here at GeekDad we review a lot of products — books, toys, gadgets, software — and I know it’s impossible for most parents to actually afford all of the cool stuff that gets written up. Heck, most of us can’t afford it either, and we’re envious of the person who scored a review copy of…
4dtoys.com
4D Toys. An interactive toy for 4D children.
4dtoys.com
3 min read · From 2017 · What if you received a box filled with mysterious toys from a fourth spatial dimension? Playfully explore and marvel at beautiful shapes powered by a groundbreaking 4D+time physics system. Poke,…
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CNBC
Future AI toys could be smarter than parents, but a lot less protective
CNBC
6 min read · Jul 11th · As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.
Mental Floss
9 Facts About Toys "R" Us
Mental Floss
4 min read · Jun 10th · That famous Toys "R" Us jingle that you can hum from memory? One of the world's most successful authors helped write it.
Print magazine
The Daily Heller: Enabling the Addiction to Toys
Print magazine
Jul 20th · The book “TOYS: 100 Years of All-American Toy Ads” reveals the evolution of consumerism and consumption for both adults and kids alike.
The New Yorker
Edward Gorey’s Toys
The New Yorker
9 min read · Jul 12th · The brilliantly macabre writer and illustrator also made his own stuffed dolls, which have a stylishness and craftsmanship in keeping with all his art.
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CNBC
Future AI toys could be smarter than parents, but a lot less protective
CNBC
6 min read · Jul 11th · As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.
medium.com
Redesigning Pinterest, block by block — Medium
medium.com
7 min read · From 2016 · When I was a kid growing up in Sweden, my room was filled with classic BRIO-designed wooden toys. I remember being fascinated with the…
The Verge
Road-tripping with the Amazon nomads
The Verge
~16 min read · From 2019 · To stock Amazon’s shelves, merchants travel the backroads of America in search of rare soap and coveted toys.
BBC Future
The gender biases that shape our brains
BBC Future
~11 min read · May 25th · The toys we give to children and the traits they are assigned can have lasting impacts on their lives, writes Melissa Hogenboom.
Lifehacker
Why You Should Stop Giving Your Kids So Many Toys
Lifehacker
2 min read · From 2017 · In a new study by researchers at the University of Toledo, toddlers who were given fewer toys played more creatively and were more engaged in their play than those who had many toys available. Moms…
Co.Design
These Boxes For Refugee Supplies Double As Kids’ Toys
Co.Design
1 min read · From 2017 · Designer Lisanne Koning believes kids everywhere should have access to toys.
Vox
How YouTube is changing toys
Vox
7 min read · From 2019 · Kids are obsessed with YouTube unboxing videos. The toy industry is taking notice.
TNW
This cam site makes your sex toys vibrate harder when Bitcoin price soars
TNW
3 min read · From 2017 · Adult site CamSoda is launching an interactive platform that controls your sex toys based on the performance of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Mozilla
*Privacy Not Included: A Buyer’s Guide for Connected Products
Mozilla
2 min read · 2020-04-28 · Smart home gadgets, fitness trackers, toys and more, rated for their privacy & security
