TDmonthly Magazine!



Electronics
Most-Viewed and Related Articles:
Electronics
 

Most-Viewed Articles (last 3 months)

1.Tech to Watch at CES 2025
AR experiences using a physical cube and smart device, likely expanding into a "Merge World" for creation and sharing. CES Prediction: Focus on the "metaverse for kids" through collaborative AR world-building, with potential for educational tie-ins. https://mergeedu.com/...

1/6/2025



2.CES 2025: Children and the AI Revolution
AI Companions: Expect a surge in AI-powered toys and assistants, exemplified by Hubble Connected's "Hubble the Bear." This trend raises questions about the appropriate level of AI interaction in early childhood and the potential impact on human connection. Metaverse for Kids: Companies like Fitbit and Merge Cube are likely to showcase "metaverse for kids" experiences, blurring the lines between physical and digital play. This necessitates a re-evaluation of "screen time" and careful consideration of safety and ethical implications within virtual environments. AI-Enhanced Learning: Personalized learning platforms like Khan Academy Kids and Century Tech will demonstrate how AI can optimize education. However, concerns about equitable access and over-reliance on AI in education need to be addressed...

1/6/2025



3.Artificial Intelligence at CES 2025: A Deep Dive
Key Concepts: Integrating neural networks with knowledge graphs, logic programming, and symbolic manipulation to enable AI systems to handle complex reasoning tasks, understand causal relationships, and provide human-interpretable explanations for their decisions. Research Directions: Developing novel neuro-symbolic architectures that can learn and reason with both symbolic and sub-symbolic representations. Exploring methods for knowledge extraction and representation learning from unstructured data to populate knowledge graphs. Investigating the use of neuro-symbolic AI for natural language understanding, commonsense reasoning, and human-computer interaction...

1/6/2025






Most-Viewed Articles (last 12 months)

1.Tech to Watch at CES 2025
AR experiences using a physical cube and smart device, likely expanding into a "Merge World" for creation and sharing. CES Prediction: Focus on the "metaverse for kids" through collaborative AR world-building, with potential for educational tie-ins. https://mergeedu.com/...

1/6/2025



2.CES 2025: Children and the AI Revolution
AI Companions: Expect a surge in AI-powered toys and assistants, exemplified by Hubble Connected's "Hubble the Bear." This trend raises questions about the appropriate level of AI interaction in early childhood and the potential impact on human connection. Metaverse for Kids: Companies like Fitbit and Merge Cube are likely to showcase "metaverse for kids" experiences, blurring the lines between physical and digital play. This necessitates a re-evaluation of "screen time" and careful consideration of safety and ethical implications within virtual environments. AI-Enhanced Learning: Personalized learning platforms like Khan Academy Kids and Century Tech will demonstrate how AI can optimize education. However, concerns about equitable access and over-reliance on AI in education need to be addressed...

1/6/2025



3.Artificial Intelligence at CES 2025: A Deep Dive
Key Concepts: Integrating neural networks with knowledge graphs, logic programming, and symbolic manipulation to enable AI systems to handle complex reasoning tasks, understand causal relationships, and provide human-interpretable explanations for their decisions. Research Directions: Developing novel neuro-symbolic architectures that can learn and reason with both symbolic and sub-symbolic representations. Exploring methods for knowledge extraction and representation learning from unstructured data to populate knowledge graphs. Investigating the use of neuro-symbolic AI for natural language understanding, commonsense reasoning, and human-computer interaction...

1/6/2025







Additional Articles (from most recent)

1.Tech to Watch at CES 2025
AR experiences using a physical cube and smart device, likely expanding into a "Merge World" for creation and sharing. CES Prediction: Focus on the "metaverse for kids" through collaborative AR world-building, with potential for educational tie-ins. https://mergeedu.com/...

1/6/2025



2.CES 2025: Children and the AI Revolution
AI Companions: Expect a surge in AI-powered toys and assistants, exemplified by Hubble Connected's "Hubble the Bear." This trend raises questions about the appropriate level of AI interaction in early childhood and the potential impact on human connection. Metaverse for Kids: Companies like Fitbit and Merge Cube are likely to showcase "metaverse for kids" experiences, blurring the lines between physical and digital play. This necessitates a re-evaluation of "screen time" and careful consideration of safety and ethical implications within virtual environments. AI-Enhanced Learning: Personalized learning platforms like Khan Academy Kids and Century Tech will demonstrate how AI can optimize education. However, concerns about equitable access and over-reliance on AI in education need to be addressed...

1/6/2025



3.Artificial Intelligence at CES 2025: A Deep Dive
Key Concepts: Integrating neural networks with knowledge graphs, logic programming, and symbolic manipulation to enable AI systems to handle complex reasoning tasks, understand causal relationships, and provide human-interpretable explanations for their decisions. Research Directions: Developing novel neuro-symbolic architectures that can learn and reason with both symbolic and sub-symbolic representations. Exploring methods for knowledge extraction and representation learning from unstructured data to populate knowledge graphs. Investigating the use of neuro-symbolic AI for natural language understanding, commonsense reasoning, and human-computer interaction...

1/6/2025



4.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic and Battery Operated Toys
These fun electronic and battery operated toys are great picks for customers looking for something a little flashy - but they still retain the quality of the specialty toys they come to your store for...

8/1/2015



5.Interview with Carly Gloge, CEO of Ubooly
Ubooly was just acquired by Cartwheel Kids, but before it achieved success in the marketplace, it was just an idea...

11/1/2014



6.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic and Battery Operated Toys
Which electrifying specialty toys are making big sales across the country? We interviewed retailers to find out!...

8/1/2014



7.TDmonthly 2014 Top Toy Debut Award Winners: Electronics
The following outstanding toys have been nominated for Top Toy Debut Awards based on editorial review and retailer feedback...

5/1/2014



8.Leapfrog – The Saga Continues
LeapFrog has indeed turned a corner, but challenges continue to persist...

12/1/2013



9.Video Gamers are Deserting Retailers
Video games have been in the doldrums since 2008, at least as far as brick-and-mortar retail is concerned. However, if you drill down a little further, you will see that not all was bad...

10/1/2013



10.Over Half of Children Now Using Smart Devices
According to Kids and Apps: A New Era of Play, the latest report from global information company, The NPD Group, 79 percent of parents with children ages 2 - 14 report that they or their children own some type of mobile device, such as a traditional cell phone, smartphone, or tablet; up from 63 percent last year...

9/1/2013



11.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic and Battery Operated Toys
While many specialty retailers choose not to carry electronic or battery operated toys, in a July 2013 survey TDmonthly Magazine found that select high-quality toys in this category, like Snap Circuits from ELENCO and lighted construction sets from LASER PEGS VENTURES LLC, do well...

8/1/2013



12.Q&A With CEO of Kent Displays/Improv Electronics
Dr. Albert Green, CEO of Kent Displays/Improv Electronics, spoke with TDmonthly Magazine about their product, the Boogie Board LCD eWriter. This year specialty retailers have named the Boogie Board a Top-10 Most-Wanted Tween Product, Top-10 Most-Wanted Novelty Toy, and a Top-10 Most-Wanted Travel Toy...

11/1/2012



13.Q&A w/ Neil Kay, Creator of Digi-Piggy®
Today's kids are digital natives growing up in a down economy. Cisco Sales Corp, creators of the Digi-Piggy®, recognized the unique need for a product that satisfied the modern child's digital aesthetics, while teaching them the increasingly important skill of saving money...

10/1/2012



14.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic & Battery Operated Toys
When TDmonthly Magazine interviewed retailers about their best selling electronic or battery-operated products, several respondents shared a distaste for such items...

8/1/2012



15.Facebook: the Anti-Social Network?
Social media sites like Facebook connect users with old friends, new acquaintances and everyone in between. However, studies are revealing an inverse link with online connections and deeper, face-to-face relationships...

7/1/2012



16.2012 Tokyo Toy Show Highlights
The Tokyo Toy Show opened June 14th with an explosive, record-breaking display of 10,000 "stick bombs".....

6/1/2012



17.Survey Finds Consumers Using Pinterest To Engage With Retailers More Than Facebook, Twitter
Never before has social media been so attractive to consumers, literally. According to the 2012 Social and Mobile Commerce Study, a joint research project by Shop.org, comScore and The Partnering Group, the visually-appealing social media site Pinterest has become a big player in an even bigger arena...

6/1/2012



18.Tech Toys
Check out these recently added specialty and mass market tech toys...

3/1/2012



19.Q&A With Michele Berman, Creator of ZAZOO KiDS
Michele Berman's second child just wouldn't sleep through the night, so the now-mother-of-three took matters into her own hands...

12/1/2011



20.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic Toys
In a summer 2011 survey about best-selling electronic toys, HEXBUGs from Innovation First Labs topped the list, followed by R/C Vehicles from Kid Galaxy...

8/1/2011



21.Q&A With Ross Richardson, Founder of Worx Toys
Ross Richardson, the founder of Worx Toys Inc., tells us how his own son’s curiosity inspired the creation of the company...

8/1/2011



22.Holiday Preview: Electronics
-...

12/1/2010



23.Hottest High-Tech Holiday Toys
Don't believe Santa's elves can turn out a decent laptop? Want to give your kid a toy that's actually playable?...

12/1/2010



24.Watch Toy Videos of the Day (12/1/10 - 12/3/10)
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store! Check this space every weekday to see brief video clips of new and specialty products...

12/1/2010




Since 02/01/05 people have visited this page.

Advertise on TDmonthly


Related Product Archives

R/C Stunt Vehicle
By DARON WORLDWIDE TRADING
» More Information

Flutterbye Fairies
By SPIN MASTER TOYS
» More Information

Laser Pegs Tinted Space Fighter Sci-Fi Set
By Laser Pegs Ventures, LLC
» More Information