Hasta La Gadget!

Getting kids to do things they have to do like cleaning or washing up is about as much fun as pulling teeth for either side. The best way to get kids to do something is to make it into a game. Assign points, or use a rewards system and they’re suddenly ready to get things done.

It’s looking like someone took “making it into a game” seriously, as the Grush is coming into creation. This is a toothbrush that works alongside an app which will have kids brush away monsters on the screen of a phone or tablet, by brushing their teeth in real life. This is a motion sensing game wand controller that can track things like stroke, intensity, rotation, and gestures. There is a Grush Cloud that will store all of the brushing information, which means parents and dentists alike will have instant access to brushing antics.

The games that it comes with it are varied, in that you can chase away monsters, care for virtual pets, fly planes, and more. This will work with Android or iOS devices, and will provide a score or “Grush factor” based on the quality of your brushing technique. This is currently a crowdfunding campaign, but you can get the Grush, access to the Cloud, and all the games for $30-45 if you’re speedy. It does come with two replacement heads, but there’s a chance that you’re going to need more than that over the years. Of course, just because this is aimed at kids doesn’t mean it’s strictly for them. If you’d like to make everything you do in life a game, then there’s no shame in getting a Grush for yourself.

Available for crowdfunding on Indiegogo
[ Grush is tackling a new market – the gaming toothbrush copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Do we all remember learning how to brush our teeth? In my day that meant those little red disclosing tablets that you would chew, and they would leave bright red stains on the teeth you neglected. My kiddo should know how to brush, but I’m not sure she gets the consequences of not doing it properly. Of course modern technology has a solution…Check out Kolibree, a cool new gadget designed to help you brush smarter. Used like your regular toothbrush, Kolibree sends real-time data directly to your smartphone. Easily check to see if you’ve brushed for long enough, or brushed in all the right places, using intelligent sensors and connected technology. Yup, its a Bluetooth toothbrush with a nifty associated app.

Kolibree’s toothbrush actually contains a sensor that can track the areas of your mouth that you’re brushing, and it lets you know what sections might need a little more attention. The toothbrush measures how often, and for how long you spend brushing and, if you’re not gettin’ it done, you’ll get a low brushing score. Good for kids and adults alike, Kolibree will help anyone who cares about their smile, to brush smarter.

Kolibree tells us that it’s an open platform, which means they can create limitless digital dental experiences through the use of creative apps, including games, music & video apps, healthcare & well-being apps, even interactions with your dentist. I think Kolibree will do more for kids learning to brush their teeth than a musical toothbrush and an egg timer ever did. Watch for the Kickstarter campaign sometime this summer… they’re expected to price out between 100 and 200 bucks depending which one you get.  It seems like brushing your teeth might never be the same. To sign up for notices, or for more info, visit kolibree.com.
[ Kolibree – Your Dental Health, Now on the Net copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Hulk is the strongest one there is, and the madder Hulk gets, the stronger he is! Boy, the Jade Giant must be pretty peeved if he were to actually break his way out of this unique battle scene, being a toy for Hulk fans of all ages. All right, for fans of Bruce Banner’s alter ego as long as they are aged 5 or older, no thanks to the numerous small parts and pieces of this toy. The $13.99 Transforming Hulk is a unique toy actually – you basically set up the refillable tank with the city scene and a container that holds a tiny Hulk.

He’s tiny, literally, and as you add some water, Hulk will do what he does best – outgrow everything that he wears except for his extremely stretchable pants, where he will then burst out through the “container” like a Chestburster after two days, growing to a full sized incensed Hulk in five days. It is more or less a slow motion, controlled Hulkout, and when he is done, you can always “reset” the scenario by draining the water out. 5 days, eh? This could start to look like a decent desk calendar of sorts at work.
[ Transforming Hulk breaks out in a surprise copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Going to school does have its fair amount of pressure among the students, as well as the kind of perception that society and advertising companies place subtly in their minds. One aspect of my schooling years that I absolutely loved was the fact that I could get a new set of stationeries at each new year. Don’t you find it liberating that you can write with a brand new pen or pencil at the start of a new term? Why not let your little ones do so in style with the $19.99 Star Wars Light-Up Lightsaber Pen, where you can pick from all three by forking out $49.99.

Not only do these unique Lightsaber Pens work like a regular writing instrument, they are also capable of lighting up just like the real deal. The thing is, they cannot cut through any physical material or organic matter, since these are not the actual Jedi weapon from the space opera that we have all come to know and love. The light within will light up at the press of a button or when you write, but do take note that the batteries within are non-replaceable, so it would be best to use the light up feature sparingly.
[ Star Wars Light-Up Lightsaber Pens brings the Force to the classroom copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

It seems that your little ones will have yet another toy to play around with, this time around courtesy of the folks over at LeapFrog after they have announced the availability of the LeapPad2 Custom Edition tablet. Just what does the LeapPad2 Custom Edition tablet have that might entice your little ones? For starters, it would have everything that parents and kids both love in the award-winning LeapPad2, where among the firm favorites are a cool, tech-forward design that offers access to innovative leveled reading experiences. Not only that, you will also find that the LeapPad2 Custom Edition tablet will feature front as well as back cameras that does video recording on the fly, where it should fill up the 4GB of internal memory in a jiffy.

The LeapPad2 Custom Edition was specially designed to encourage creative play, where it will give little ones over 100 different ways to personalize their tablet thanks to the 10 included sticker skins as well as 11 digital wallpaper designs. Not only that, the LeapPad2 Custom Edition will also arrive with nine free apps (which are actually worth another $50).

What is the whole point of having great hardware when there is no suitable support in terms of its software? Fret not with this particular issue, as LeapFrog’s world-class learning library of approximately 1,000 life-changing content experiences have been designed or approved by LeapFrog’s learning experts, and are made available on the new LeapPad2 Custom Edition.

LeapFrog’s robust learning library would be made up of a combination of LeapFrog’s top-quality educational entertainment and engaging conten, where one ought to be able to find the biggest names in children’s entertainment. In fact, this unique learning library has been built against a proprietary curriculum of 2,600 skills across math, reading, science, and creativity, among others, so that kids will be able to enjoy unique, world class learning content that will comprise of personalized profile-based curriculum starting points, innovative hints and prompts, and milestones which will offer little ones the most appropriate and engaging experiences. The LeapPad2 Custom Edition has an asking price of $69.99, where apps can be downloaded from $5 and above.

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[ LeapFrog announces LeapPad2 Custom Edition copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]