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May 8, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/crossbeams-building-toy/37419/pictures"> 29 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/crossbeams-building-toy/37419/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/crossbeams-building-toy.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Electrical engineer Charles Sharman noticed several years ago that as they got older, the children he taught at Sunday School tended to migrate from Lego and other building toys to video games. He wanted them to keep creating, so he started a company called Seven:Twelve Engineering and began designing a building toy that could hold the attention of these older kids. That toy is called Crossbeams, and it can be used to design and assemble a huge range of toys – including big, detailed, moving cars and helicopters.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/crossbeams-building-toy/37419/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="38150"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38150"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/tappy-nfc-hats-find-lost-chidren/38150/">Tappy NFC hats aim to help reunite lost kids with parents</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jana-firestone/" rel="author">Jana Firestone</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/tappy-nfc-hats-find-lost-chidren/38150/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/tappy-hats.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Identifying the safety concerns of parents when taking children to crowded locations such as fun parks, museums and festivals, Justine Mittelheuser created Tappy hats for children using NFC technology.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/tappy-nfc-hats-find-lost-chidren/38150/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37872"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37872"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ideas-labyrinth-marble-maze/37872/">Lego gives go-ahead to fan-submitted Labyrinth Marble Maze set</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ideas-labyrinth-marble-maze/37872/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lego-ideas-labyrinth-marble-maze.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A successful Lego Ideas fan submission based on the Labyrinth marble maze game is to be produced. The Lego Labyrinth Marble Maze will feature a tilting platform that players must move around in order to guide a marble to the end of the maze, avoiding holes on the way.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lego-ideas-labyrinth-marble-maze/37872/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37308"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37308"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/children/"> — Children </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/kidrunner-running-child-trailer/37308/">kidRunner makes it easier to take tykes along on your run</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - May 4, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/kidrunner-running-child-trailer/37308/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/kidrunner-running-child-trailer/37308/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/11146398_693628460748120_2265117230154401059_o.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>There <em>is</em> already a way of running with your young children – you push them in front of you, in a running-style stroller. With your arms holding onto its handle, however, your form isn't exactly ideal. That's why a group of entrepreneurs from Bend, Oregon has created the kidRunner. It's a kid jogger that you tow.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/kidrunner-running-child-trailer/37308/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36905"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36905"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/children/"> — Children </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/omnio-rider-backpack-folding-buggy/36905/">OmniO Rider stroller can be worn like a backpack</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/simon-crisp/" rel="author">Simon Crisp</a> - April 8, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/omnio-rider-backpack-folding-buggy/36905/pictures"> 9 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/omnio-rider-backpack-folding-buggy/36905/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/omniorider.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> OmniO Rider is a stroller which can be folded down and carried as a backpack, ready to be deployed when your tired toddler suddenly decides they can't walk any more (typically at the point you are farthest from home). The device, which recently won "British Invention of the Year Award" at the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham, UK, is currently looking for funding on Indiegogo. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/omnio-rider-backpack-folding-buggy/36905/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36792"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36792"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/children/"> — Children </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lumo-interactive-motion-sensitive-games/36792/">Lumo projects an interactive, motion-sensitive game experience onto walls and floors</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/heidi-hoopes/" rel="author">Heidi Hoopes</a> - March 31, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lumo-interactive-motion-sensitive-games/36792/pictures"> 13 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lumo-interactive-motion-sensitive-games/36792/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lumo-interactive-projector-3.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> If you've visited a trade show or children's museum lately, chances are you've seen an interactive, motion-sensitive exhibit projected onto a wall or floor. Lumo is the at-home version of this technology, developed by technologists Meghan Athavale and Curtis Wachs who began creating interactive environments for commercial settings. Seeing a demand for a cheaper and more user-friendly version of their product for interactive gaming at home, they're launching an Indiegogo campaign to fund the continued development of Lumo. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lumo-interactive-motion-sensitive-games/36792/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="36441"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36441"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lully-children-night-terrors/36441/">Lully helps parents sleep easier by preventing a child's night terrors</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/" rel="author">Dave Parrack</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911/http://www.gizmag.com/lully-children-night-terrors/36441/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035911im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lully.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> When a child is suffering from disturbed sleep, the whole family suffers along with them. 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