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Review: Edwin the Duck Plays Music, Lights Up and Interacts With Kids for $100
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Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make bath time lots of fun!
Rubber ducky I'm awfully fond of youuuu….
Bo-bo bo-dee-yo!
I think I'll get one for my son as long as he allows me to keep the iPhone far, far away from the bath.
It's cute, lights up, and has a crappy speaker. Is this another iPhone 7 rumor?
I skimmed over the article, but my thoughts are that I see far too many parents interacting with their stupid phones MORE than their kids. I met a couple I know over New Year, and they bought their 8-year old daughter an iPod touch for Christmas and set it up with (AFAIK) unfiltered internet access and an Instagram account. Narcissism breads narcissism I suppose, and lazy parenting causes problems for us all.
Some might say, I've turned into a right grumpy old man...
Some might say, I've turned into a right grumpy old man...
As it doesn't paddle under its own steam, I'm not interested. You can't make a $100 duck and not give it a little motor. I'd play 'escape the giant human water monster' with the kid as an antagonist in the Adventures of Eddie, the Overpriced Aquatic Toy.
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My wife's (MUCH) younger brother is ten and has an Instagram account. One of his friends from school describes herself as "10 and single" on her profile.
What the hell is going on? No amount of Edwins are going to sort this s*** out.
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My wife's (MUCH) younger brother is ten and has an Instagram account. One of his friends from school describes herself as "10 and single" on her profile.
What the hell is going on? No amount of Edwins are going to sort this s*** out.
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I'm sure a child would find these far more fun for a tenth of the price:
Then why does he appear to have metal contacts in both the stand and the bottom of the duck?
*sigh* Why do adults think they have to script a child’s playtime for it? They’re reporting that the majority of toddlers’ toys have lights and sounds. It will be interesting to see how this impacts their brain development compared to those toys that require a child to imagine and invent without prompts. I hope, for their sake, there’s an unforeseen benefit.
This is hilarious.
Yep. Legos all the way. Well, maybe the big, non-choking legos if they're too young.
My wife's (MUCH) younger brother is ten and has an Instagram account. One of his friends from school describes herself as "10 and single" on her profile.
I don't know what the answer is... I'm not on Facebook or Instagram, neither is my wife. Can't bare the phalse-ness or narcissism they breed. If one of my children described themselves as 10 and single on a social media site, I'd remove their i-or-whatever-device for a very, very long time. For me, allowing kids on the likes of Instagram etc is up there with mental abuse... These kids are too young, and some parents just want their young ones to be teenagers.
Yellow rubber duckies at least keep them young! But at £80, nah!
Is there anyway to block these Advertorials?
My normal Adblock plugin don't stop them.
Have I drink too much beer tonight or did I just read an article about a smart rubber duck? Not sure who needs the most help, the person who wrote it for MacRumors or me reading it all the way through!
We have Godwin's Law. I believe it is cited when Hitler is mentioned; the suggestion is that the argument has jumped the shark.
I propose Edwin's Law: this is to be cited whenever tech has jumped the duck.
I propose Edwin's Law: this is to be cited whenever tech has jumped the duck.
I'm a pretty long way from having a kid, but I don't think I'd give a 10-year-old his own iPhone in the first place.
For a second I got excited to buy this for my daughter and then I saw the price tag.
It's hilarious how people want everything for free but then gripe as their wages flounder. There's also a great quote from the past, which went something like this:
"Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put years into programming and manufacturing, finding all bugs, and distribute for free?"
Still, since the duck looks like a generic rubber duck, maybe the people that came upo with it work for Samsung because, you know, only Samsung copies and steals...
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I too question such things as needs. Maybe a restricted low-end one for the parents' needs, but then the kid would probably get beaten up at school because the bullies' devices are unrestricted because they're "not wussies" (and missing a huge and ironic point about what parenting is about and any parent that allows their kids to be bullies should have their kids taken away...)
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In the new normal, it's interesting how things that are ads are increasingly shown as things other than ads. Yet they scream "ad" louder than before... right up there with articles that are headlined in the form of a question, or - even better - phrased as "Person X did something, and then THIS happens!" Sheer insult to the reading audience...
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Even better - when the iphone or duck goes *bzzt* and fried, just buy another!
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What, having family values instead of electronic nannies? people said that about the boomers have done a great job at-- oh, wait, they're the ones who voted the system makers in and kept them there while more and more started to collapse...
Sounds like we have commies around here that hate true innovation and capitalism... /s
LOL. Try Ghostery...
[doublepost=1452402631][/doublepost]IF only something made smart people so we could avoid having to buy the smart duck...
Can we all just take a moment to reflect on the sheer stupidity that is happening here?
This exists. A team of people would have spent hundreds - if not thousands - of man hours designing and developing this. The features that it does have - like music playing - are poor quality. It costs $US100. They pushed ahead with it, despite a failed kickstarter campaign demonstrating a lack of interest in the product.
Not everything needs to be electronically connected to everything else. Not everything needs its own dedicated charging station.
Seriously. This product is about as useful as a coffin that connects to your iPhone so you can watch Granny decay and keep her eternal soul up-to-date with the latest pop-music trends.
Is this the new dot com bubble where every stupid idea is lauded as 'the next big thing'?
This exists. A team of people would have spent hundreds - if not thousands - of man hours designing and developing this. The features that it does have - like music playing - are poor quality. It costs $US100. They pushed ahead with it, despite a failed kickstarter campaign demonstrating a lack of interest in the product.
Not everything needs to be electronically connected to everything else. Not everything needs its own dedicated charging station.
Seriously. This product is about as useful as a coffin that connects to your iPhone so you can watch Granny decay and keep her eternal soul up-to-date with the latest pop-music trends.
Is this the new dot com bubble where every stupid idea is lauded as 'the next big thing'?
Heh, I remember I used a tape player / radio combo device in middle school, and some idiot was making fun of me for not having an iPod. Not that I cared. To tell you the truth, I was kinda looking for fights bringing that thing to school.
For utility purposes, I think a dumb phone or at most a cheapo Android phone would be fine for a kid. They don't need apps.
Why hello Max
Never thought you would be lurking here
But on topic: If I had kids I would never ever buy one