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The Elmo set goes online

The line between toys and the Internet has blurred further with the Easy Link Internet Launch Pad from Fisher-Price, a device that gives preschoolers limited access to select Internet games like Elmo’s Potty Time, with the rest of the Internet sealed off behind a password. Read more..

Walkie-talkies have long been an alternative to cellphones for keeping in touch with family members and fellow adventurers on camping trips or Disney World jaunts – and without burning monthly minutes or suffering from lack of signal coverage. Motorola’s new Talkabout T9580RSAME two-way radios take communication even further by broadcasting emergency alerts through the handset as well. Read more..

If there is a rash of Elvis sightings later this month, it may be because of the arrival in stores of the WowWee Alive Elvis, an animatronic Elvis bust with infrared eyes and lips that sync to music. Read more..