Gadget makers unveil hot tech to woo kids

An example may be never too young to become connected. The technology industry displaying its wares for the massive Electronic devices Show recently included many different products and apps directed at the youngest audiences, even those unable to walk.

 The child tech offerings featured accessories and apps marketed to parents as tools to aid children learn in a very tender age. Fisher-Price was showing a bright plastic object with teething rings that doubles as a possible iPhone case. That means it is easy for a six-month-old to utilize the smartphone.

 "It's actually a great learning tool," said Julia Maher, marketing manager for infant toys at Fisher-Price, one of Mattel. "We percieve moms passing back their devices to occupy babies at all times."

 She said babies "like to turn pages" which enables it to actually interact with a mobile device. For 18-month-olds, another device from the toymaker attaches for the iPad, giving toddlers another substitute for commence a digital lifestyle.

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Apple won't blindly pursue share of the market: Phil Schiller, marketing chief

San Francisco bay area: In a revised version of your interview published in a very Chinese newspaper, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller said the organization would give attention to making "the very best products" for customers and "never blindly pursue market share."

 The Shanghai Evening News cited Schiller as nevertheless Apple would not produce a cheaper smartphone in the interest of expanding its share of the market.

 That did actually undermine other recent media reports indicating that Apple was working on a decreased-end smartphone, which would represent a tremendous transfer of strategy for an organization that has always dedicated to premium products.

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