Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined “Tech Trends” on NBC in Chicago to show off some of the best new tech toys of the holidays. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.


TEKYGO! JUNIOR BOUNCER BUNDLE

This gaming console encourages kids to engage in physical activity and cognitive development so they can learn as they bounce. The bundle includes free games, a trampoline, and a sensor that tracks kids' movements.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $289.00
  • Age:
  • 1+

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LEAPPODS MAX

Kids can listen to music and guided activities with these Bluetooth-compatible headphones that do not require web connections, downloads, or account setups. They come with a 14-page guidebook to accompany the audio adventures, pairing soundscapes with illustrations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99; $69.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 4+

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OSMO CODING STARTER KIT

Kids learn basic to complex coding concepts by manipulating physical game pieces to create music, solve puzzles, and more in three app-based games. Includes Osmo base, app, and game pieces. Smart device not included.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.00
  • Age:
  • 5+

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VIRTUAL REALITY HUMAN BODY

Explore the human body like never before, with this immersive gift box and activity set, including an 80 page interactive DK book and an anatomical model of the human body. Build the skeletal system, then arrange and place vital organs to see how our bodies work. Put on the included VR goggles to ride through…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99; $79.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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