If twitter was not crazy enough there is a new technology that allows toddlers to tweet. The prototype device, developed by a team at Hasselt University in Belgium, essentially hooks up a Fisher Price toy to a Twitter account, such that when the baby performs different actions, the account is updated. Its a great learning tool and also allows for children to interact with their parents.
Twitter is great and a cool new tool for communication but Twoodler seems unnecessary to me. I find it frustrating that children are already introduced to so much technology but to start at age two seems very unnecessary. Children need to explore the great outdoors but due to the emergence of technology kids are glued to the television, computers, and cell phones. What is the point of a computerized Fisher Price toys? I guarantee that children find much more joy in the basic Fisher Price toy than twoodler itself. I can't imagine their attention span is big enough to actually interact with Twoodler.
Confused..
-kj
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