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Startup of the Week - Kidadl
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th September 2020Kidadl is an online platform and app to help you discover new and interesting ideas to keep your kids entertained - whether you’re at home or out and about.
If you’ve got kids you’ll know only too well how keeping them entertained is a must. And since we all lead such busy lives, it’s vital that we make the most of our time together - making new family memories a...
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Caper - the play-inspiration app
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th September 2020Caper is an innovative app for all the family to use - combining interactive storytelling with fun activities and tasks
People are forever frustrated with the amount of time their children spend in front of a screen. Ignoring the £600 phone we just bought them to keep them occupied, we lament the fact that they don’t play outside like we used to.
But perhaps there is a happy me...
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Storyball - the screen-free smart toy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th March 2019Innovation in play thanks to Storyball, a toy that uses games, stories and challenges to get children playing, learning and moving their bodies
As technology advances and more information and entertainment can be accessed from all kinds of devices, it becomes more tempting and easier for parents and carers to occupy their children with these devices.
Where once we might have sat a child down in ...
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SwapBots - augmented reality at play
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th December 2018The children's toys that burst to life with your smartphone or tablet through the magic of augmented reality... thanks to Liverpool based startup SwapBotsAlthough we have written before about how augmented reality can be used for educational purposes, it is also undeniably a great medium for play.
Taking advantage of this fact, SwapBots is a game played in augmented reality using physical, c...
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