Hottest High Tech Toys for the Holidays
Searching for the year's hottest holiday toys for your tech-savvy kids? We've got 'em! For toddlers to big kids, these high-tech toys are holiday hits.
VTech's new V.Reader is sort of a cross between a handheld video-game system and an electronic book. It is ready to go right out of the box. (Well, just add batteries.) With a nice balance of storytelling and interactivity and awesome animation and sounds, kids will have fun and learn something, too.
$60 at Amazon
We love the touch-screen controls, folding design and cool midnight blue color of the new Nintendo DSi so much we're already plotting to borrow this from our kid. Its extra large widescreen (93% bigger!) and the fact that it plays music downloads, snaps photos and gives users access to 850 games makes us long for bedtime (so we can get our hands on it!).
$169.99 at Target
With a real, working video camera in her necklace, this Barbie's a total star (and can make your little doll a star, too!). She has a video screen in her back and a battery in each thigh-and she's still skinny as a stick!
$46 at Amazon
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Dinosaur Train InterActive Figures
These plastic dinosaur toys actually know when they're near their friends. "Hello Tiny!" one says. "Hello Tank!" the other replies. Um, hello crazy toy! Sure, they'll talk to themselves if you've only got one, but the fun really starts when kids play with two or more together.
$15 at Amazon
If you've got a preschool boy in your house, chances are that Thomas is a full-on obsession. Follow Me Thomas is a big, easy-to-grasp engine and a railroad lantern. Kids shine the lantern on the floor and Thomas follows their path using infrared technology. Hmm ... can we get it to work on dads, too? Straight to the dishwasher with you! Toot! Toot!
$45 at Amazon
Your little speed demon will flip for this remote-control Iron Man 2 car from Silverlit Toys. It looks stealthy with its steel-colored paint job and low-profile design, and it looks even cooler as it screams down the sidewalk. The remote is super-easy for a kid to use and the car goes really fast. It even lights up!
$53 at Amazon
Check out the rest of the best high-tech toys, electronics, and gifts for EVERYONE on your list this holiday season on the ParentsConnect Parents' Picks Gift Guide!
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