SlashGear » kids http://www.slashgear.com Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Sat, 18 May 2013 21:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Netflix and DreamWorks teaming up to create original kids series http://www.slashgear.com/netflix-and-dreamworks-teaming-up-to-create-original-kids-series-12268998/ http://www.slashgear.com/netflix-and-dreamworks-teaming-up-to-create-original-kids-series-12268998/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:47:35 +0000 Craig Lloyd http://www.slashgear.com/?p=268998 Read The Full Story]]> Just a week-and-a-half after Netflix’s House of Cards original series debuted, the streaming service is at it again. The company announced a partnership with animated studio DreamWorks to begin working on another original series, but this time it’ll be for kids (and adults who like animated movies). This will be Netflix‘s first original cartoon series.

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The show will based off the upcoming animated DreamWorks film Turbo, which is about a snail who gains special superpowers after a freak accident that allow him to travel at high speeds, something we’re sure all snails would be thankful for. However, while the series will be based on the new movie, the title will have a slightly different name: Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team).

The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Pena, and it is opening in theaters on July 19, while the original series on Netflix will debut sometime in December. Netflix’s House of Cards is currently a huge hit, and has officially put Netflix on the map of companies creating great original content. Plus, Netflix is currently after HBO, so we’ll definitely see more original shows from the streaming service in the future.

Netflix has started to cater more towards kids in recent years. Back in December, they announced that they will soon offer Disney movies, starting with new films released in 2016. Plus, the streaming service added a “Just for Kids” section to its interface not too long ago that features programming specifically catered towards kids.


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© 2005 - 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved. ]]> http://www.slashgear.com/netflix-and-dreamworks-teaming-up-to-create-original-kids-series-12268998/feed/ 0 iPotty tries to get your toddler to use the toilet http://www.slashgear.com/ipotty-tries-to-get-your-toddler-to-use-the-toilet-11264902/ http://www.slashgear.com/ipotty-tries-to-get-your-toddler-to-use-the-toilet-11264902/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:39:04 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://www.slashgear.com/?p=264902 Read The Full Story]]> People out there who don’t have kids can’t understand what a big deal it is for parents to potty train their kids. Not only does it really suck to have to clean up wet and poopy diapers multiple times a day, but was disposable diapers are incredibly expensive as well. I’d wager many toddlers out there have seen mom and dad sitting on the throne using an iPad before.

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It would make sense that giving your toddler a tablet to use while they go potty might help encourage them to do the deed somewhere other than their diaper. If you don’t have kids, trust me when I say parents will do just about anything to potty train. This is where an ingenious product comes in that was being displayed at CES called the iPotty.

The iPotty is a little plastic toilet for toddlers that has an integrated holder for an iPad. The idea is that your little one can sit down on the potty, play their favorite little kid apps, and take care of business. The setup looks like a decent training toilet and it even has the obligatory little boy pee shield on the front.

I would warn parents of little boys that once they decide to stand up, I wouldn’t want to have my tablet anywhere near that potty. The iPotty is impressively cheap at $39.99 and it will go on sale in March via Amazon.com. I expect this to be very popular with tech savvy toddlers and parents alike.

[via Huffington Post]


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