Gadgetory

at the 2014 Toy Fair in New York City everything is awesome I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update here at toy fair we get to see how technology is changing playtime and to start things off how about some remote control robots with swords these are the bachelor Borg warriors it's the next evolution of the bat-rope Borg series and you hold your remote control katana with a simple swing they fight and the point is to knock your opponent off the set is made by Thome and you can choose up to four warriors for battle for seventy dollars you can get two of these robots with the arena and it'll come out in June there are smart watches now for kids this is the vtech kidizoom SmartWatch this is a very basic kind of smart watch it doesn't talk to your phone with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth it's just a standalone wristwatch that has a camera included so you can take still photos or video but it also has a few other fun features there's a voice recorder a stopwatch there are some games included in here there are just two basic buttons to control everything and will be coming out in the fall for fifty dollars and the age range is about three to nine years old uncle gadget Tamagotchi is back this time they're called Tamagotchi friends and they're a little bigger than when you remember them from the 90s when the digital pet was a big hit that's because when they touch their backs they can talk to each other and go on play dates and send texts in the US and Canada you'll find them in the fall for twenty dollars apiece dolls are even getting a little more smartphone savvy here Dora the Explorer has a new line called Dora and friends and she not only comes with a cell phone but her Matt friend is now a map half that comes on a smartphone that you can play with so what's a toy fair without nerf this time technology has changed up the battlefield a bit this is the nerve tech strike storm shield and what it does is it attaches to your nerf elite guns tactical rail and when you slide it on in itself it's battery-powered and it's keeping track of the darts you're shooting and when you hit your opponent's other shield it's keeping track of score these are special smart darts that use RFID technology to keep track of points the pack comes with ten smart darts and a shield for twenty-five dollars and that will be out in August we'll have to wait to the end of the year to see which of these tech toys ends up being a real hit pristina I'm Bridget Gary