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Juvenile Tech

Brands prep youth for tech-saturated lives with training gadgets

Implications - As the wearable market stands on the brink of cultural adoption, brands are scaling down devices to ready children for a life that will be saturated with technology. Playing with the idea of training wheels, the devices signify a shift in the parental mindset to become more active in preparing youth for life in the 21st century.
Trend Themes
1. Wearable Technology for Youth - Brands are developing wearable technology specifically for children to prepare them for a tech-saturated life.
2. Child-friendly Health and Fitness Devices - Technology companies are developing devices to make maintaining children's health and fitness interesting and engaging.
3. Durable and Child-proof Learning Devices - Technology companies are developing tough and durable devices for children to learn and play with.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - These innovative trends are occurring in the technology industry.
2. Health and Fitness - The child-friendly health and fitness devices trend is occurring in the health and fitness industry.
3. Education - The development of durable and child-proof learning devices is occurring within the education industry.
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Featured Examples

Digital Youth Tracking Timepieces
Digital Youth Tracking Timepieces
The VTech Kids’ Smartwatch is an Educational Tool
The VTech kids smartwatch is designed for children from ages 6 to 12-years-old. This new accessory has numerous features that can benefit your child in an educational and safe manner. It has a built-... MORE
play_circle_filledGPS-Tracking Children's Watches
GPS-Tracking Children's Watches
The hereO Watch Lets You Track Your Kid's Every Move
The hereO watch is a children’s watch with a GPS tracking device that lets parents track their kids. The watch pairs with a smartphone app that shows the child’s whereabouts. It can also... MORE
Child-Friendly Fitness Trackers
Child-Friendly Fitness Trackers
The Leapband by Leapfrog Aims To Fight Childhood Obesity
Child obesity is arguably more serious than similar adult concerns, possibly because it tends to result in health issues later in life; the Leapband by Leapfrog hopes to make a difference. It is the... MORE
Juvenile Smart Watches
Juvenile Smart Watches
The Leap Band is Getting Kids More Active Outside the Home
Smart watches have been slowly integrating themselves into the mainstream for the past couple years and even more so in the past few months; the Leap Band is the kid friendly entrant into the... MORE
play_circle_filledVideo Exploration Toys
Video Exploration Toys
The Moment Magnifier Video Toy Captures the World Through a Kid's Eyes
Hanna Yoon’s Moment Magnifier is an interesting video toy concept that brings about a new way for children to capture the world around them. As Hanna describes, “The toy would enable the... MORE
Break-Resistant Learning Tablets
Break-Resistant Learning Tablets
The LeapPad2 is Tough and Teaches Children with Educational Games
The LeapFrog has been the go-to system for providing children with educational games, and now it has a modern-day twist as a durable tablet. The LeapPad2 is a learning table that comes equipped... MORE

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