Toys in Motion: Electronics

From the anime series Chobits, Sumomo is a laptop persocom, functioning as a personal planner, alarm clock, fitness instructor, and entertainer for the character Shimbo. She's rather frightened by Shimbo's friend Hideki, who has a tendency to overreact in front of her. Talking 6” Sumomo says seven distinct phrases. She comes with a display stand. Launch date: 2006.

Pokémon Mobile lets you customize your cell phone with cool Pokémon wallpaper and even Pikachu voicetones inspired by the hit animated TV series and chart-topping video games.  Pokémon Mobile content is available across a variety of platforms on major domestic cell phone carriers.

KidzMouse Keys provides an accommodating design that encourages children to type. The simplified keyboard has fewer keys than an adult keyboard, 67 rather than the standard 104, including only the essential keys. The touch typing-compatible keys also have a special shape and are color coded to encourage faster typing. Two keyboards can work on the computer at the same time, making it easy for both adults and children to use the same computer, whether at home or in the classroom. Shown here is the Disney - Mickey and Friends Keys which comes with Timon & Pumbaa typing software.

This package includes a CoolP3 player, CoolP3 Software CD, backpack and belt clip, adjustable stereo headphones and USB cable. It includes 6 free songs and can download music from CDs or the computer to play a total of 48 songs or up to 2 hours of music. It supports MP3/WMA music files and is the first kid-friendly downloadable music player.

This product allows children to do much more with their photos than look at them. After linking it to a PC, kids can use the Story Maker feature to set up a slideshow storyline, or turn their pictures into a game in the Game Center. The included software has an editing feature that allows pictures to be cropped and distorted, and the pack includes an Internet instructional lesson. “Our product offerings for digital cameras take into account a child's entire digital experience,” said Liza Abrams of Sakar International Inc. The popularity of the Kidz Cam is facilitating the creation of additional lines. “We have acquired the licensing rights for some of the hottest brands around and will be launching these newly molded, colorful cameras — each with its own internal, specific software — for Toy Fair, February 2007.”

Teddy Bears get down to work with this new sound system. iPods can be loaded in a secret compartment in teddy's tummy so kids can carry their cuddly boom boxes wherever they go. For kids without MP3 players, not to worry: the bears have AM/FM radios in their heads. This product debuted at the American International Toy Fair 2006.