I appeared on SiriusXM Channel 110 today @ 10AM to talk about the best tech for kids (and families) for the holidays. You'll find complete reviews on the site, but to make things easier for those listening at home, I've prepared a slideshow up above, and links on Amazon below. Here are some of the products we'll be sharing, the best for 2019:
Virtual Reality and Electronic Games
- Planet Zoo ($44.99 on Steam for PCs)
- Oculus Quest ($399)
- VZFit ($99)
- Ring Fit Adventure from Nintendo ($79.99)
Coding for Kids
- Fisher-Price Code ‘n Learn Kinderbot ($ 34.99)
- Dash ($149.99)
- Root ($179)
- Sphero
- Lego's Boost robotic kit
- Barbie Robotic Engineer (from $14.99)
- Tech Will Save Us Arcade Coder ($159.99)
Constructing Sets of Many Types
- Miracle-Gro Twelve Indoor Growing System, ($239)
- Lego City Downtown Fire Brigade ($99.99)
- Playmobil Mission Rocket with Launch Site ($55)
- America's Test Kitchen Kids - Young Chefs' Club Subscription ($24.99 per month)
- Make It Real - Knitting: Beanie Bun and Gloves ($22.75) is a construction kit of a different sort. Here kids make their own clothes by carefully following directions and using the included knitting machine.
- Little Bits Electronics Music Inventor Kit ($57.69)
Marble Maze and Block Sets
- Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 Colossal Set ($199.95, but starter sets for as little as $50)
- Hape Super Spiral Quadrilla ($164.99)
- Q-BA-Maze 2.0 Lights ($59.95)
- Blue Orange Tumble Maze ($24.99)
Games and Puzzles, Electronic and Otherwise
- Go Cube Connected Puzzle Game ($99.95)
- Osmo's Detective Agency ($39.99)
- The Slow-Motion Race Game($54.99)
Arts, Crafts, and Music
- Osmo's Super Studio Frozen 2 ($19.99)
- Gifeez, Spinning GIF Art Studio ($19.99 Spinmaster)
- Playground Sessions Piano Learning System
- ONE Smart Piano Keyboard with lighted Keys ($213)
Especially for Gamers
- PuroGamer Volume Limited Gaming Headphone ($49.99)
- Seagate Star Wars themed Game Drive for Xbox ($99.99)
- BLUE Condenser Microphone ($109.88)
- G915 LIGHTSPEED Wireless RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($234.99)
Family Tech
- iRobot Roomba i7+ Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal ($949, but look for Black Friday discounts)
- Roku Ultra ($98)
- Roku Express HD Streaming Media Player ($24.99)
- iPhone 11Pro Max (From $1,099)
- OnePlus 7Pro ($549 Black Frdiay Special)
- Be sure to get a good phone case regardless: Catalyst cases for iPhone 11 from $39.99
- Subscriptions: , Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Apple Arcade for movies
