| Story | Apê Kids, a company that develops playful and functional objects for children, has created Offline Toys, a line of toys where, in order to make the game even more fun, it is necessary to couple the parents' smartphones with an app developed for this end. The initiative aims to avoid the harmful custom of parents to use the cell phone during the moment of play with their children. Research from US universities shows that excessive use of mobile phones by parents can negatively influence children's brain development. Interviews with 170 families, led by scholars at the University of Michigan and Illinois State University, show that by interrupting family times to check messages or surf social networks, parents can contribute to problems such as hyperactivity in children. The line of toys Offline Toys arrives in the Brazilian market with three models in wood: car, stove and human body, and with four possibilities of fit for the cellular devices. With NFC technology, the app recognizes the toy where it is docked and blocks receiving notifications on the phone while playing. Parents and children will be able to have fun, without interruption, with more than 120 interactions, like triggering the siren of a police car, cooking different foods and getting to know the human body, among others. |