SECTOR GUIDE: APP TOYS KURIO
Kurio is adding a body controller toy to its line of app offerings with the launch of Kurio Extreme. Extreme is set to launch on the new Kurio 7, 8 and 10 inch models and the first body controller available on tablets. The technology uses the cameras in Kurio to sense the user’s body and track movements to
TOYS TALK
Toys Talk boasts an eclectic range of products boosted by app interactivity, spanning dinosaurs, monsters, magic and plush bears. The Dino Mundi range sees kids control a truck around a 200 piece flexible track brimming with dinosaurs. A triceratops acts as a
bridge and makes noises and lights up whenever a vehicle passes underneath it. The track has a simple click and connect system
that enables children to build the track in any formation they want, and the track also comes with trees, foliage and mini dinosaurs.
Six augmented reality
cards can also be placed around the track. When they are scanned by a tablet or smartphone, dinosaurs come to life on the screen.
Kids can then feed or battle the dinosaur, or watch them as they attempt to attack the passing truck. The packaging features a QR code that allows parents and children alike to see the amazing AR technology come to life when browsing in store. The Dino Mundi range also includes six further touch sensitive dinosaurs whose lights and sounds are activated when you pick up them up. The Toys Talk range also includes interactive cauldron Aremi the Magic of Gaia, the Monsteel range of interactive monsters and Snow & Stella, a plush bear whose backstory is revealed in a series of interactive books and games. 07804 181645
THAMES AND KOSMOS EUROPE
Thames and Kosmos is allowing petrol heads to explore automotive technology for themselves with its new Smart Car Robotics kit. The set allows users to construct a high-tech car and use a tablet or smartphone to control it.
A free downloadable app
allows users to script a simple programme that instructs the car to follow a pre-determined course. Consumers then spread the AR code cards out across the floor and point your tablet’s camera at them to view a virtual city.
The app interprets the AR codes as buildings and houses, allowing users to manually steer the car through a city designed by them, using the draw and drive function in the app. The construction system also allows users to build seven different models, as well as the Smart Car. Each model uses up to four electric motors, and each motor can be controlled independently with the app. The programming mode of the app allows users to switch each of the car’s four motors forward, backward, or off, in second-long increments, for up to three minutes. A manual provides step-by- step assembly and usage instructions for eight models. The Smart Car Robotics set has an RRP of £94.99 01580 212000
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Scan the QR code on the right with an Android smart device to download the Dino Mundi app.
Using the app, scan the T-Rec card below to see a T-Rex from the game come to life and roam around this page.
enable full control of a range of games. The Extreme comes with
ten exclusive apps already pre-loaded onto the new Kurio Series.
These apps include a
Learn & Fun Pack to help teach letters, numbers, colours, shapes and a Sports Pack including skiing, swimming, racing and goal kick as well as a
game featuring Spacecraft racing. The app-based toy has been designed to encourage both independent and cooperative play, and Kurio states that the apps develop a child’s imagination, encourage fitness and improve language and maths skills. 01727 827194
IMC TOYS
IMC Toys has a collection of app enabled action figures called Teutans, each capable of shooting balls and missiles. There are six different
characters in the form of Quake, Muz, Zed, Levo, Wom and Kral.
A base pack includes a part of one Teutan, two Badull enemies, five balls or two missiles as well as a environment enhancing net.
Players press the back legs of the Teutans to fire projectiles and the figures have electronic dot sensors which allow them to interact with tablets and smart phones via a gaming app. The app will soon be
available through the App Store and Google Play, and allows kids to continue the adventures of the six Teutans through a shoot ‘em up game boasting interaction between the real action figures and the game.
01904 720908
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