Leapfrog, wearable tech for children

Leapfrog, an education orientated tech company, will release in August this year a wearable watch-like activity-tracker for children called LeapBand.

For $40 dollars a piece, parents can acquire their children a gadget that ‘encourages active play and healthy habits’ with 50 different games and other challenges.

‘We understand that helping a child reach their potential not only includes making sure they are versed on the ABCs and 123s, but they are encouraged through play to establish healthy habits and get the exercise they need every day,' said Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos, director of LeapFrog's Learning Team, adding that ‘LeapBand is a great way to get kids up and active and help them develop a strong foundation for healthy lifestyles.’

The band is destined for kids aged 4-7 and it goes onto the user’s wrist, having the resemblance of a smartwatch.

By playing games such as ‘walk like a crab’ or ‘spin like a helicopter’ and other activities, children can unlock new features of the gadget. For example, new games will be made available to them as soon as they have completed other games and they can also collect a group of digital pets to care for.

Another feature of the LeapBand is that parents can monitor their children's activities by using a destined app or on the website. Plus, they can also choose which activities the little ones can perform and which they can’t.

With other adult-destined gadgets like Google Glass, Samsung’s smartwatch, fitness tracker FitBit, wearable technology has definitely become the trend of the year and, therefore, children have a right to join the movement and have tech they can wear, made especially for them.