‘Consumers’ Archives
Mattel woos moms with new mobile toy store
Toy giant Mattel has launched a mobile site that lets consumers shop an array of products including toys, games and apparel. The company tapped Usablenet to power its mobile initiative. Usablenet also powers mobile sites for Mattel brands such as Barbie Collector, [Read More]
Pharmaceutical companies and healthcare turn to games to help sick kids
Meet Roxxi – a feisty and fully-armed virtual nanobot. Billed as “medicine’s mightiest warrior”, she’s fighting an epic battle deep inside the human body where she launches rapid-fire assaults on malignant cells. Or, if it’s not cancer [Read More]
Are toddlers becoming addicted to virtual worlds?
Just 29 months after Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPad — the first truly successful tablet computer — many parents are finding their toddlers, in their words, “addicted” to the device in a way that differs from other playthings or even the ubiquitous [Read More]
McAfee report reveals the “Secret Life of Teens” online
One of the key findings in the report, titled Secret Life of Teens, was that teens admitted to spending 3.6 hours online during a normal day. “Teens also claimed that the majority of the time they spent online was via laptops, desktops and smartphones,” Cole said. [Read More]
Virtual world Omosa takes kids on a virtual field trip
ABSTRACT We have developed the virtual world of Omosa in which school students can learn what scientists do by doing it themselves. In Omosa students are able to observe, collect data and interact with a number of intelligent virtual human and animal agents. [Read More]
Women more attracted to Facebook and Twitter than men says new study
Women are more attracted to social networking websites than men, who prefer visiting entertainment, betting, games and music sites, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by psychologists at the University of Bath looked at the differences between what the genders [Read More]
Computer kids imaginations sharper than ever says new study
Students today may have less time for free play, but new research suggests their imaginations have actually sharpened compared with children two decades ago. In an analysis published in May 2011 in the Creativity Research Journal and posted online last month, researchers [Read More]
Smart toys let kids design their own with 3D printers and avatars
Smart toys customized to each user’s individual requirements may sound like a children’s fantasy but they’re now reality thanks to MakieLab, a small London startup which has developed a next generation doll that straddles the digital and physical worlds by harnessing [Read More]
Cackleberries adds new stories to kids virtual world Oville
On June 22, 2012, the production team at Cackleberries Entertainment Inc. will be pushing new content to their virtual, online world called Oville. According to Laura Thomas, Director of Writing at Cackleberries, there are two new story books that touch on themes relevant [Read More]
Kids virtual world Moshi Monsters goes mobile with Moshlings
In following with its transition into the mobile games space, Moshi Monsters: Moshlings, Mind Candy’s first iPhone and iPad app based on its hit kids virtual world Moshi Monsters, is now available for download on the Apple App Store. The 99-cent app for kids four and up [Read More]
