October 5, 2006 According to toy industry analysts, traditional doll sales have taken a recent dip, in large part due to the fact that young girls are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their play ...

Around the same time we reported that Nickelodeon were teaming up with Mattel to produce an older, "tweenage" version of the Dora the Explorer, an explosion of outrage erupted from parents concerned ...

PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an interactive doll that children can play with and talk to, as well as access educational content and songs," said an inventor, from ...

Could the toys under your Christmas tree be spying on you? Consumer groups point to an interactive doll they say encourages children to give up personal data, in violation of the law. One tech toy ...

As I wrote in last week’s article, this Christmas was the year of the drone. My son got three and loves them all. Our daughter got clothes and music – gone are the days of her playing with dolls. Lots ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If the new season of Peppa Pig has been on loop in your house since it debuted on Netflix in May, then ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KNXV) — A woman invented an interactive doll to encourage underrepresented kids to learn more about computer science and inspire them to join the field. Bukola Somide has been a ...

Bukola Somide is a Nigerian woman who has invented “Somi,” the very first Computer Science Interactive Doll. The goal of this 14-inch doll is to not only be fun to play with but educational as well.

A number of consumer groups have filed privacy complaints with the Federal Trade Commission over "My Friend Cayla," a doll that can spell words, tell stories and play interactive games. The ...