NEW YORK, 2:27 AM, SUN JUL 27 | 18 POSTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS | tips@gizmodo.com | RSS
UK | FR | NL | IT | DE | ES | JP | AU
Posts Tagged “

Child

”
toys

Bandai Smart Berry to Train Next Generation of Female Executives

Little girls in Japan will get their chance today to act out their fantasies of being American corporate tools, thanks to Bandai's new mobile communicator “Smart Berry” toy, which kind of looks like a Mylo done up in pastel colors. The Smart Berry includes a touchscreen LCD panel measuring roughly 2 inches by 1.4 inches, a slide- out keyboard, and Wi-Fi capabilities for email, chat and online games. More »

2:30 PM on Sat Jul 19 2008
By Elaine Chow
1,425 views, 5 comments

parenting

Mommy Megaphone Will Out You As an Ineffective Parent

The Mommy Megaphone is a gag gift for parents that bills itself as a “sure-fire way to get everyone to listen.” It has a speak mode and a siren mode, can project over 500 feet and is allegedly weather and baby-resistant. With an adjustable volume range of 5 to 10 Watts however, it's almost completely useless. Kids are yelly; when I was young, I'm pretty sure I'd hit 10 Watts in a normal conversation. You know what would be more effective? Holding up a paddle. That always got me to listen right quick. [Nerd Approved]

9:00 PM on Sun Jun 29 2008
By Elaine Chow
3,037 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: No yelling was necessary in my home; Dad just pulled out his massively massive weight lifting leather belt of Doom, and we listened to him. more »

olpc

First Footage: Same OLPC XO Boots Both Sugar and Windows XP

This is the first footage of the same XO OLPC doing a dual-boot of Sugar Linux and Windows XP—something skeptics have said wasn't going to happen. Soon, XOs will ship with both Sugar and XP for Boot Camp-style dual-booting options. They will never come with only XP, though the team is working on adding more of the Sugar functionality, like the mesh network and the fun sharing apps, to the Windows side. Once again, little PCs are coming to the rescue of Windows XP. More »

12:01 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Wilson Rothman
10,505 views, 15 comments

Latest by glaeven: i hate to say this, but its an improvement. sugar is just awful. sorry olpc. more »

wii mod

Super Mario Galaxy Wii Mod Makes the Stars Mushroom With Delight

There's little we've said about our modder buddy Ramon that we haven't already said back when he made the Zelda, Samus, Rockstar and Clerks Wii mods. This guy is talented AND he has good aesthetic taste—something not commonly found with modders. This time he's auctioning off this one-of-a-kind Super Mario Galaxy Wii mod that will benefit Child's Play, the children's charity started by Penny Arcade. Video hands-on, details and more pics after the jump. More »

9:00 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jason Chen
22,074 views, 23 comments

Latest by Collins1: I don't like the ornaments, but the logo and LEDs are very nice. @ZeroCorpse: And the irony is that you don't know what a ricer is. Ricer is short for rice burner. It's just the name of a japanese car. Not more »

olpc

OLPC Refusing to Cancel Orders?

At least one Gizmodo reader has informed us that he attempted to cancel his OLPC laptop order and was denied. Apparently, they are "not accepting cancellations from anyone for any reason." That is, unless you refuse your shipment then call and cancel after the laptop arrives back at the manufacturer. This doesn't make a damn bit of sense, so we must ask: has anyone else received a similar denial? [Thanks Joe!]

7:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,970 views, 16 comments

gadgets

The Kiddo Kidkeeper Keeps Your Child on a Digital Leash

Smart Target's Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity alarm helps bring peace of mind to the parents of adventurous children using a wearable wireless transmitter. When a child has wandered out of a pre-set range, the transmitter will trigger a visual and audible alarm on the parent's receiver, prompting them to reel the kid back in. More »

6:30 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,963 views, 20 comments

one windows per child

Microsoft's Special Windows XP for OLPC Runs Directly off of an SD Card

Addressing one of the major reasons OLPC's XO Laptop is being shunned by some countries—the lack of a Windows operating system—Microsoft is developing a version of Windows XP and Office that's run directly off of a 2GB SD card. (They convinced OLPC to add an SD slot to the mobo for this very project.) It'll be conducting "limited field trials" with OLPC next month, with a possible launch sometime after June. The catch? More »

9:15 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Matt Buchanan
12,260 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Jesus, just what the world needs - another format to launch Windows from. Why are people so frightened of any OS that's not Windows? Windows is the '72 Impala of the computing world. OS-X is more like a Lexus. more »

cbs hands-on

60 Minutes Looks at OLPC, Up Close and Personal

The long-running CBS News magazine 60 Minutes takes time out from its Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith coverage to give us a peek at the $208 OLPC (One Laptop Per Child), and here's a clip with Walter Bender, president of software and content on the project. He claims battery life of 10-12 hours "by the time we're done with all our tuning," which might be stretching it a bit since other reviewers saw three hours tops thus far. He also claims its Wi-Fi reception is probably 2-3 times better than a $3000 laptop. Check out the easy charging with that salad spinner-like charging device. Too bad the thing didn't end up with a $100 price tag as was originally planned. [CBS]

12:15 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Charlie White
8,780 views, 35 comments

Latest by macrumpton: Two thoughts: Re teh olpc terrorist paranoia, I am sure that the insurgents all have disposable cell phones which are much cheaper and smaller than the X0. And if we were really concerned about arming terrorists we should stop selling weapons more »

giving

OLPC Give One, Get One Program Extended to Dec. 31, Raking in $2 Million a Day

Even if governments aren't ponying up, a hell of a lot of people are: OLPC's Give One, Get One program's been pulling in $2 million in "donations" a day. Realizing it'd be dumb and pointless to cut off a major revenue stream in four days—totally missing prime holiday spending time—they're stretching the new "deadline" way out to Dec. 31. More »

8:30 PM on Thu Nov 22 2007
By Matt Buchanan
9,893 views, 54 comments

olpc

The OLPC Gets Handed Its Ass...Again

Intel and Microsoft have shipped 150,000 of their "Classmate PCs" to the Libyan government, beating the OLPC to the market there. OLPC is expected to ship 1.2 million of their laptops to Libya, but that may prove difficult given the recent news regarding production problems. [BetaNews]

7:56 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,304 views, 11 comments

olpc

OLPC Production Hits Snag, Delay and Shortage Imminent

Some "last minute bugs" will push back the OLPC production process to November 12th, resulting in a shortage of computers available for a holiday program in North America and Canada. This Give-1-Get-1 program would have allowed buyers in the US an Canada to purchase a two computer package for $400, with one of the laptops shipped overseas to an underprivileged child. At this point, there is no telling how many laptops, if any, will be shipped for the program before the holidays. [Reuters]

8:10 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,187 views, 11 comments

Latest by OMG! Ponies!: @bdkennedy1: First of all, Nintendo has always catered to a younger market. I'm surprised you did not know this. Also, many retail websites contain a searchable listing of games available for each system. There's even a Wikipedia more »

olpc

India Comes Crawling Back to OLPC

After referring to the OLPC laptop as "pedagogically suspect" a year ago, and claiming that they could build a laptop for $10 this past May, India has come back down to Earth and decided to take part in the project by delivering 22 of the laptops to lucky children in a one-room school in Maharashtra. Its a small start for a country with over a billion inhabitants, but officials have noted that distribution could broaden as early as June. [AP]

7:37 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Sean Fallon
1,932 views, 6 comments

Latest by Vagabum: I have been rooting for the XO for the past year and with such a massive 1 Billion population (at least a quarter of them kids) it is good to see that India is reevaluating the XO, even if initially more »

mods

Samus Wii Mod Tucks, Rolls, Explodes With Goodness

Gizmodo buddy Ramon of Ultimate DS, Wii, and PSP mod fame is back, this time with a Samus Metroid mod for the Nintendo Wii. Not only does it have a big S on the side for Samus (or Sexy) and a Wiimote battery charger built in (!), he's painted the parts red, orange and green to match her motif. He's auctioning this off on eBay, like his previous mods, so a portion of the proceeds will go to Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity; which works to allow one lucky little girl to eventually grow up to don a suit of armor and shoot big brains in the face. If not, what charity am I thinking of? [eBay] More »

1:15 PM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Jason Chen
13,946 views, 13 comments

Latest by CyberSkull: That is so awesome! I want it soo bad! But I like my warranty… more »

video

Camp Okutta Teaches Kids How to Lob the Perfect Grenade

There are summer camps and summer camps, it seems. Camp Okutta, somewhere in the Canadian wilds, is the best training camp outside a war zone, apparently, where you can toughen up your little darlings. Twinky-looking camp counselors give classes in grenade throwing, automatic weapon handling and land mine dodging (quite a handy skill if you're thinking of playing frisbee with them in the near future.) And I know what your next question is going to be: Where can I sign the brats up? More »

10:28 AM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By AddyDugdale
16,039 views, 29 comments

Latest by Proud2beMom: For all interested parties...my child was involved in this campaign and did a lot of research into Child War before accepting the part. Horrifed at what actually happens in other parts of the world becomes real to Canadians once on more »

baby on board

Baby Alert Child Minder Remembers Your Kids When You Forget

It's better to be safe than sorry: Baby Alert's Child Minder system (baby not included) replaces the generic strap on your kid's car seat, causing a keychain alarm to sound every time you move more than ten feet from the buckled fastener that ties your tot down. $64.95 for peace of mind. [The Child Minder System via Sci Fi Tech]

7:59 PM on Tue Jul 31 2007
By kthompson
3,743 views, 21 comments

child's play

Brando's Chromatic Four-Way USB Hub is Fruity-Cutie

The childish at heart will love Brando's latest four-way USB hub. Bend it into any shape you want, it comes in two different shapes and will brighten up your desk with its acid colors. Gallery, price and specs all after the jump. More »

6:00 AM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By AddyDugdale
1,870 views, 7 comments

child's play

One-Year-Old Shows Us How to Flick Through Photos on an iPhone

Some people may think that their child's privacy is too precious, but other's don't give a damn. Here's Chad the dad and Trey the bay-bay giving an iPhone master class. He's good. See how he flicks through his dad's photos with insouciant ease after the jump. More »

3:00 AM on Mon Jul 23 2007
By AddyDugdale
7,165 views, 13 comments

booby trap

OLPCs Used to Download Porn by Nigerian School Kids

The Third World shorties make me so proud. According to Reuters, "Nigerian schoolchildren who received laptops from a U.S. aid organization have used them to explore pornographic sites on the internet." The article says that the Nigerian government, who released the statement, felt the educational program had "gone awry" on account of the boobies, but did not say whether government officials were angry at the schoolchildren, angry with the US-based providers of laptops, or angry that they themselves did not have the necessary laptoppage to do some "exploring" of their own. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Jul 20 2007
By Wilson Rothman
91,267 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: Is this really news? I dont think so. Everywhere in the world, there is probably a kid seeking porn online. Are the Nigerian officials saying they can't 'control' the kids? Meanwhile, I never saw much sense in the OLPC programme more »

next »