Gadgets

Seven headphones for music-mad kids

By Emma Cossey, Jan 21, 2010

Is your child bored of the plain old white or black earphones, which came with their MP3 player? Have a look at the funky ...

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Five digital cameras for snap-happy kids

By Emma Cossey, Jan 21, 2010

Photos can provide a timeless reminder of classic moments growing up. Relatives and friends your kids may not have had the ...

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ParentView: Turn your child's Nintendo DS into a book!

By Joanne Mallon, Jan 5, 2010

If your child got a NIntendo DS for Christmas, you may be despairing right now because they're spending all their time ...

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Are Micropets-i the top toys for 2010?

By Emma Cossey, Dec 22, 2009

With the current popularity of the Go Go Hamsters, kids seem to be going mad for mini robot-style pets. So it's no surprise ...

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Scary robot baby designed to teach parenting skills

By Jennifer Laville, Dec 21, 2009

It's difficult to tell just exactly what this latest in robotic simulation, courtesy of Japanese scientists (those crazy ...

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ParentView: Garden Party World

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 15, 2009

Earlier this year I was singing the praises of the Club Penguin virtual world. It seemed to have worked wonders on my son, ...

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The self-censoring DVD player

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 15, 2009

Yesterday I settled down to watch the latest Harry Potter film on DVD with my family. My nine-year-old is a big fan of the ...

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Dad Googles "how to deliver a baby" - then does

By Jenny Cornish, Dec 11, 2009

It's become instinct for many of us - anything you want to know, you Google it. Now it seems we even turn to the internet ...

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Parents set to sue buggy maker over injuries

By Jenny Cornish, Dec 9, 2009

Parents who say their children's fingers were injured by Maclaren buggies are planning to sue the manufacturer, it has been ...

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ParentView: Testing out T-Mobile's apps for mums

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 5, 2009

So far my efforts to blossom from techno-dunce to techno-whizz have been rather cautious. First of all I made a personalised ...

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Can an iPhone help translate your baby's cries?

By Jenny Cornish, Nov 6, 2009

An iPhone application which claims to be able to tell parents exactly why their baby is crying has been launched. Apparently ...

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The Wean Machine: Making weaning a little easier

By Emma Cossey, Oct 21, 2009

See the gadget on the right? On first glance, I thought this was a bright and slightly more complicated garlic crusher. I ...

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