Gadgetory

Plato is about to meet your iPad yes that Plato has bro 60 year old brand is getting its first iOS app and a new connected Play kit called Plato touch and it's kinda sorta a scanner for kids the $40 set includes mini tubs of dough a lot of shapes to play with and a shape to life studio surface that you put your creations on a new app for the iPhone and iPad is a game world that feels a little like LittleBigPlanet meets Spore tap in the game to scan and what you make and your little things come to life Wiggly eyes and limbs and all the 3d scanning trick is pretty clever and even allows for near 3d objects it works with things that aren't playdough - like your MetroCard but Plato touch isn't a repository for kids scanned things at least not yet the game mixes creations or uses included shapes to unlock characters and easter eggs but it doesn't save a gallery of your favorite shapes but imagine if it could and allow kids to scan and edit their ideas into movies and even art as bro sounds open to the idea in the future based on a conversation I had right now it'll be available exclusively in Apple stores and launching in other stores next year as augmented reality cameras get more capable ideas like play-doh touch could become a hint of where 3d scannable future lies not just for grown-ups but for kids