Elemental Path and ToyTalk hope to pioneer interactive toys. But will kids and parents want Internet-connected Barbies and dinosaurs? Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, ...

Talking to your toys has always been a part of growing up, but what if they could have a real conversation with your child? A new generation of connected toys is available this holiday season -- and ...

Here’s another twist on messaging aiming to make digital comms more fun. Toymail is a Wi-Fi connected toy that lets parents talk remotely to their kids via a smartphone app — with their message spoken ...

The Kids Page is a compilation of responses written by kindergarten-eighth grade students from area schools. Students are asked a different question each month and answers are printed weekly. If my ...