‘Consumers’ Archives
Nestle’s new ‘virtual’ shopping experience pays off with more customers and more sales!
Nestlé continues to gain competitive advantage in retailing with the official opening of a GBP 1 million (almost CHF 1.5 million) extension to its simulated shopping centre in the United Kingdom. The Insight and Learning Centre, located in York, is one of a worldwide [Read More]
Dentists create 3D action flick to help kids keep their super smiles
A group of pediatric and orthodontic specialists from San Diego have teamed up to produce a 3D action film, “The Super Dentists — Strike Back.” Orthodontist Kami Hoss, DDS, said the group decided to make another film after seeing how much children and [Read More]
TCL creates 1st Android tablet designed for kids
Most tablet PCs on the market are designed for adults, but those ones are a little heavy for children’s fragile wrists. Chinese famous manufacturer TCL recently released its first Android tablet pc specially designed for kids. As one of the most reliable electronics [Read More]
New study points to video games as a cause of chubbier kids
According to new research by Jean-Philippe Chaput, Trine Visby, Signe Nyby, Signe Nyby, Lars Klingenberg, Nikolaj Ture Gregersen, Angelo Tremblay, Arne Astrup, and Anders Mikael Sjödin conducted at the University of Copenhagen; playing video games like Electronic Arts’ [Read More]
Microsoft picks ‘nurture’ strategy in dealing with talented 14-year old hacker
Microsoft has chosen to “nurture” the talents of a 14-year-old boy who attempted to hack into the company’s online gaming network, Xbox Live, rather than slap the kid with lawsuits. The lawsuit approach to hackers is presumed to have led to Sony’s online game [Read More]
How to keep your teen safer online
Watch for behavior changes. Just as in real-world spaces, stuff can happen in virtual ones, and kids can have strong emotional reactions. If your teens become upset or distant, aren’t sleeping well, or are struggling academically, talk with them in a [Read More]
Monkey Quest from Nickelodeon one of the most visited virtual worlds in 1st month
Monkey Quest’s Nickelodeon’s Monkey Quest, an adventure-packed massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) and virtual world for kids, has become one of the most visited kids’ virtual world sites just in its first month live. Since its April 2 launch, Monkey [Read More]
Bored? Try one of these 375 virtual worlds!
The Association of Virtual Worlds has just released the new Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds listing over 375 virtual worlds representing the most current information. There are worlds for kids, tweens, teens, adults, businesses and organizations complete with full color [Read More]
Your kid gets $100,000 NOT to go to college–what would you do?
Peter Thiel is best known for being an early angel investor in Facebook and the co-founder of PayPal, but he’s making headlines with a new venture: paying college-age teens to drop out and start their own businesses. The Thiel Fellowship: 20 Under 20 on Wednesday [Read More]
New study! More kids suffering from ‘textinitis’
A new study has found that more children are suffering from finger and wrist pain. Researchers recently studied more than 250 children in St. Louis and found that hand pain could be a result of computers, video games and texting on cell phones. During the study, it was [Read More]
