Techno Source to distribute new kid-friendly tablet. March 7, 2012 by Gary Rusak Share US plaything manufacturer Techno Source has sewn up an agreement with CIDE Interactive, a French tech company, to distribute the Kurio line of Android-based tablets in the US and Canada.
The featured item in the line is the Kurio7, an advanced Android-based, 7-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi-enabled tablet that comes complete with a range of parental controls. The tablet is specifically designed for use by kids and teens and is packaged in a durable, protective shell. A complete range of Kurio add-on accessories including travel carrying cases, car mount systems, headphones, external speakers, styles, shaped USB keys, digital cameras, and external keyboards will also be available at Kurio retailers. Kurio tablets, available in 7-inch, 8-inch and 10-inch models will retail from US$199 to US$329 apiece. The complete range of Kurio kid-friendly devices will be available at mass and specialty retailers in the US and Canada in time for back to school.
Pearson and Knewton Team Up to Make Learning Personal. One of the largest textbook publishers in the world is making its digital course offerings more data-driven and individualized.
Pearson announced Tuesday an extensive partnership with Knewton, a startup that specializes in adaptive learning technology. The technology personalizes the presentation of educational material based on students' strengths and weaknesses. Pearson, McGraw-Hill and other publishers have developed products that incorporate this kind of technology. Knewton plans to power Pearson's product MyLabs, which has more than 750 titles. In addition, Knewton and Pearson will work together to develop full course solutions that facilitate blended learning in classrooms. Students in these courses use the computer during class time to work through material at their own speed. "There's relatively little controversy in theory, but it all depends on the execution and how the teaching system integrates into classroom and school or college practices," she says.
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The device is currently available at select locations in the U.S., and a list showing the availability of the device in individual stores became available Sunday on the Toys R Us site. This is another sign that Apple means to expand the availability of the iPad far beyond the constraints of Apple's retail store, where the original iPad was available at launch.
Besides Toys R Us, the iPad 2 is available in many other major retail chains, including Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Radio Shack. [Toys R Us via Apple Insider] Disney's iPad-Friendly Toys Give Playtime A Digital Boost. Top Tech Toys 2011. Top Tech Toys 2011 This list was researched and developed by Tuck students under the direction of center director, M.
Eric Johnson, who follows the toy industry. The toy selections cover all ages and represent our absolute favorite Tech Toys for this year. As part of this annual, fun research product, the center hosts a holiday toy drive. Please drop off a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the Upper Valley "Toys for Tots" campaign, supported by the US Marine Corps Reserve, in boxes marked on the Tuck Campus. The List: Put on Giggle Octopus $12.00 Shelcore This happy octopus giggles its giant head away when fed with soft furry balls. Laugh and Learn Apptivity Case $15.00 Fisher-Price This toy is based on a really attractive concept: take the computing power and best-in-class interface of the iPhone and make it usable for toddlers.
Alphabet Pal $19.99 Leap Frog Its got colors, its got alphabets, its got phonetics and its got rhymes too. Meowsic Keyboard $29.99 Battat B. This Year's Team: M.