Given the time of the year, we find ourselves with the
holidays closing and most of us searching out the hottest toys, lots of which
are now smart enabled toys. Like with
any new smart technology using Bluetooth to connect to other smart devices with
access to the Internet creates the opportunity for these smart toys to hacked.
This includes children's smart toys. In this short post, I will identify 3
hackable toys among many other smart toys currently available for purchase this
holiday season. In regards to a
particular smart toy, there are really no differences. Most of these smart toys, if not all, operate
the same way, using Bluetooth technology to connect to other smart devices.
My Friend Carla:
Carla
is a smart, interactive doll that can chat with children. Her Bluetooth
capability works with her app and blocks pre-loaded “bad” words and subjects.
Furby Connect:
The
latest update to Furby
connects to the Furby Connect World App to provide more physical and
digital ways to interact. It also has LCD-screen animated eyes and can say more
than 1,000 phrases.
I-Que Intelligent Robot:
I-Que intelligent
Robot is an interactive robot who can talk, tell jokes and quiz children. It
uses Bluetooth to pair with its app, but smartphones can identify it as a
hands-free headset without even installing the app.
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