I tried 6 Tech Toys, here are the best… and the worst
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Children’s tech tends to follow the trends of the dreams of the youth. Across the country kids are dreaming of becoming vloggers, youtubers, and twitch streamers when they grow up. Are the toys made to cater to these desires any good, or are they all just ewaste waiting to find their final resting place at the landfill?
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0:00 Intro
1:00 PlanToys Vlogger Kit
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10:23 Conclusion - Věda a technologie
Wasn't Vtech the company that had 6.4 million kid's data leaked, including photos that weren't supposed to be in Vtech's hands in the first place?
Yes. They are that company.
VTech also makes crappy home phones as well. I’m not surprised.
They make VoIP equipment as well, under the Vtech name and other names too.
They seem trustworthy
@@xbrun3356almost every american companies seem trustworthy
I must say I admire the camera operator's commitment to keeping those plants in focus. Well Done!
out of focus Linus is what I subscribed for in 2014
The more funny part about this is the editors commitment to not saying anything to anyone while editing the video lol
They are very photogenic plants.
for my farsightedness looks normal :)
For a second I thought CZcams was reverting to lower quality and similar other shit 😂 Just couldn't fathom it was the video all along until I saw this comment
I hope Linus feels better soon so he can return to focus on his work.
His struggle to focus was really showing in this video
His head is still fuzzy so it might be a bit
What happened to him?
@@Errcyco at some point in the video the camera isnt focused on linus anymore
I love how they made Linus out of focus to simulate a developing toddlers vision to increase viewers immersion.
*Toddlers whose eyesight got muddied up due to watching too many Cocomelon videos
Unfortunately, Linus is out of focus for a significant portion of this video- to a degree that this video is below our usual standard of production quality. After weighing our options (and attempting several remedies), we decided to post it as-is. We apologize and are taking steps to mitigate this happening in the future.
Just to clarify, the sound in the background at around ~9:37 is Linus zipping the headphones case!
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There’s no cámara operator? Or how this could happen?
Better than potato plus lol
Thanks for posting, I thought it was just me. Did you try an AI Upscaler like waifu2x?
Linus say "kids, do not touch the lens!"... Adults say "Linus, do not touch the lens!"
Maybe he will be more focused now that he's transcending to Chief Vision Officer.
I like how daring with the Bokeh they went with this video. Innovative, inspiring and really shows that the focus should be on the plants in the background and not the talking head. MKBHD should be taking notes.
DIdn't even notice till you pointed it out. Good eye man
Yeah the focus in this video was bananas
Bokeh does not mean what you think it mean tho
Nah someone just touched the lens.
Lmao I came here to ask if it was just my TV or something (AI upscaling error) but your comment answered my question 😂
The camera man's dedication on keeping the curtains is focus is to be lauded.
Leap frog is the best product for your kid honestly. The teachers thought I was "gifted" in school but low key was just ahead of the other kids because of leap frog. It taught me algebra in like 4th grade. I'm pretty sure that single handedly made me the "smart kid" because god knows I have no natural talents of my own lol. If you get this for your kid seriously consider making sure they are being challenged in school. It taught me so much so early that school got boring, which ended up making me have bad study habits, and caused me to have my ASS KICKED in college.
Wow, the background looked so good in this Video! So clear and sharp. No more Linus taking the Focus anymore!
For a moment I thought that my eyes had lost their sight. Was briefly shocked 😅
It's about time they understand what we truly want to look at
They were spotlighting the bananas obvi.
small aperture
Tech toys are what made me a programmer. I remember snap circuits teaching me electrical engineering in elementary school
Yo which language? I am basically the biggest Tech Enthusiast/ Advocate alive on earth.. this love for tech is what made me take up computer science.. I'm in my 11th grade, according to the cbse (india) syllabus, I'll be learning python which I love because I know a lot of stuff and know python or java script is best for starting.. how was your journey and life for this programming bro?
Ah man I LOVED snap circuits, I actually still have a few sets that I get out every once in awhile just to mess around with
@@suryakamalnd9888Not the original guy but my advice to all beginners is that programming language doesn't matter that much to learn programming. Use python to start out with, just because it's easier than others to look at and understand, but your focus as a beginner should be to learn principles of logic and flow control (conditionals and loops) to do what you want. Memorizing a bunch of syntax won't really do much for you. In the end, most programming languages use the same logical operations with minor syntactical differences. To be clear, there are other differences, but those differences don't matter for what a beginner will be using them for.
TL;DR: Don't fall into the trap of "learning a programming language." Learn the principles involved, make some projects (plenty of resources online for ideas), and you'll be good to go.
@@nihalanand2690 Yep! Noted I'll definitely follow that.. I'm in 11th grade, CBSE India, and I took up pcmc, physics chemistry maths and computer science.. so, basically we are learning a lot of stuff from beginning.. they are literally teaching things like Boolean algebra, Boolean circuits, logic gates and logic gates designs, and making logic circuitry, addition of binary, binary to hexal, octal and things like that.. for the basics of computer science.. and they just started the chapter called Introduction to problem solving.. basically the pesdocode and algorithms and flowcharts and I love it so far.. next chapter is getting started with python so we'll be going to computer lab and actually start to code.. and, I love it so far.. i behlive there's a chapter for flow control and stuff.. so yeah it's properly organised by the cbse board in India.. the book we are using is, Computer Science with Python by Sumita Arora class 11.. if you wanted to check the book pdf or something..
@@suryakamalnd9888There is no "best for beginners" programming language. As a beginner, any real programming language can be learned as well as any other (you don't have any bad habits you need to break yet). It may be preferable to learn a simple one like Go or C, but it really doesn't matter. Learning a language like JavaScript, Python, or C is painful because of garbage tooling, no static typing (typescript isn't typing) which means terrible static analysis (see what the problems are before you run), etc. They're a terrible experience especially with the fractured ecosystem of bad tooling, it's leaves a bad impression of programming as a whole (a beginner may think everything is like this). Programming in languages like Rust, Go, Zig, and Odin, gives you an LSP and proper official build tools that make development easier. In Rust, you'd see your problems at compile time (and in your LSP) instead of runtime, which is way better. When it compiles it'll just do what it's supposed to, no unpredictability due to mistakes the tooling couldn't catch (C, C++, Python, JavaScript, ...).
TLDR:
There is no best language for beginners, just pick one. But...
JavaScript and Python are possibly more unpleasant for beginners than other languages because of their fractured ecosystem of tooling and lack of proper static analysis.
3:33 Love how they put the camera on a mount that costs dozens of times more than the camera
This video brings me back. The gs was my parents “we have a ds at home” device and I played the hell out of it. Thanks Linus for the nostalgia and keep up the great work.
Surprised you didn't mention the vtech spying scandal, personally I'd never want vtech products near my kids.
I mean... Their goal clearly wasn't sfw. I would not want any children's toy with a camera near my child especially without my supervision
Was surprised too, the moment I heard the name it reminded me of the data breach and I'm surprised they didn't find that while researching the video
@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks Yeah true, I'd never give any internet capable camera to my kids, so I suppose I'm not the target market. Just really surprised, especially after they talked about it on WAN show, that it's not been mentioned here. It could enlighten some unaware parents who may actually consider buying this garbage.
@@Hopgop1 dude I wouldn't give them a camera all. Even if it's air gapped. Children are stupid and are often not aware of laws that do exist. Giving your children a camera exposes you and your child to risks that just are not worth it. One of the many flaws in a group of laws that were billed as protecting children, whether that is true or not is not an argument I seek here. The simple fact remains, a child with a camera means the risk of meeting Bubba at folsom, and no future for your child.
LOL. EVERY. SINGLE. CAMERA and electronic product and company has had this happen, whether you've heard of it or not.
tech toys sounds dangerously close to something else 👀
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why was there a moan in the background at 9:36
I thought I was tripping when I heard that. It sounds like cupcakke 💀
@1:54 killed me...."no way..no way...no way!!" Give that video editor a raise that was awesome. Left me in tears.
anyone else notice that sound at 9:37?
The Leapster Explorer looks like a submarine steering controller.
lol
Too soon
@@joshtabor3288 never too early
Bruh
I had a Leapster Explorer as a kid, and I got to say, I spent hours playing Jewel Train and the Penguins of Madagascar demo. It wasn’t very high fast, and playing it today isn’t really that good, but 6 year old me loved it.
Linus is naturally attracted to tech toys because they are designed to break after the first 2 minutes of use
The only (currently) easy to hack LeapFrog device that breaks that fast is the Didj. You can pretty much brick one by just using it normally. The rest usually only break because they get used by children or because of battery corrosion.
@@idoghacker8008 Isnt the point of these to be used by kids?
Wouldnt you expect them to be designed for that?
@@vulkandrache1928 Yeah, but most devices tend to break regardless of that because kids can find a way to break anything.
lowkey losing my mind right now because at 2:08 what would have been thousand dollar camera tech when I was a kid is now literally a toy for children.
I remember I used to have a Leapster 2 (the great grandfather of the console shown in the video) from Leap Frog, and it was genuinely teaching me more than i was learning at school. Especially this one game where you would kill aliens by solving a math problem correctly, but in a really fun way. So if you got the right answer, your bullet would shoot right at the alien, and if you got it wrong it would miss and the alien would come closer to you, and it was pretty fast paced for a kids game. The Leap Frog is definitely the best choice as far as kid's tech goes
I am glad you clarified what you all were focusing on at 10:23. I was a little confused by the only the plants being in focus.
Those Puro headphones were amazing for the covid year my kids did school online. I tried to get by with some cheap Skull Candy headsets, but after going through three I sprang for the more expensive and higher quality Puros. 3 years later, my kids still use them.
Beware of the Kidizoom, it has a major flaw where there's a tiny switch on the PCB mainborad that will break very easily and that for some reason shuts off the power going from the battery to the pcb.
I had 3 of them and the first failed after just a few days and they all broke within two or three months.
_that's_ your concern... Oh sweet summer child, may you retain your innocence and never have an interaction with law enforcement.
@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks To use brand-safe lies, MAPs?
Edit: I realize now. I was having a dumb moment.
@@efad3215 Jesse what in allah's name are you implying jesse
@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaksIt's a camera what is the issue exactly?
Edit: Nvm just looked at the other comments.
Man this brings back memories, my parents got me a leapster explorer right around when it released, and I played the hell out of cars 2 on it back then. It was honestly a really good kids game console
Cars 2 w game pretty sure I played it on a leapfrog
This is awesome. As a Dad with soon to be three kids in the house, I’m always in search of this kind of thing for them to explore! Thanks, LTT team! 💜
Please don't buy from Vtech, they had a massive security scandal a few years ago. All the personal data of children snd parents registered with them was leaked.
I wouldn’t. Vtech have had numerous issues with customer data security in the past.
Sorry, I suppose what I meant is, looking for the good stuff but it’s nice to have someone do the leg work, to let us know what’s crap 😅
I’m 14, and I remember when I was a kid, the leapsters were like the thing that made you cool. I remember when I turned 4 I got one, and it was the most amazing thing ever. I even learned that you could go into a diagnostics screen on it by turning it in while holding the A and B buttons at the same time.
This comment helped me find the test mode on the explorer. Thanks!!!
@@C3S6 oh hey no problem!
@@GoStormPlays also on mine (silver button version) when I do the test mode it just boots regularly, no test mode or anything :(
Which version did you have?
@@C3S6 I have no idea. It was the Leapster GS. I found it like 8 years ago. It might’ve been changed in newer versions. You can try looking it up
Had a leap frog myself, and whenever I found it, it still worked. It is still fun to play on, though I haven’t seen it in a few years
10:42 colton is the perfect example of a weird neighbor kid
Really appreciate the more immersive sponsor segways!! I commented asking for this a while ago and it feels like you actually read my comment and changed for the better. Gotta love ltt :)
The Linus builds PCs with his kids videos are so much fun, maybe some variation of that could come back as a new series? Upgrades for them, or "extreme homework desk makeover" or something.
20 seconds in, and the writer for this one does not pull any punches on their joke 0_0.
Love it.
4:53 of course it runs doom 😂
real commitment to use that toy camera for the wide shots of this video
Focus in this video was spot on, I was able to watch it without my glasses and everything was pin sharp!
How innovative to use the VTech camera to film this video! Explains the focus 👀
Blurry Linus isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Blurry Linus:👽
The kidizoom camera on the actual camera rig is just so amazing.
Just wanted to send you some love from Romania.
To Linus and all the people that make LMG working and going everyday ❤
We have come full circle from reviewing toy fire trucks to toy camera equipment
Thanks for explaining the out of focus Linus at 10:22
Intro was fire...segway is one of the coolest i have seen on your channel...god job Linus tech...
When I was a kid my friend had a kidizoom camera (It looked like what is now the Kidizoom Camera Pix). Taking it to the zoo and taking photos is probably one of the most fun memories I have from back then. I'm not really a professional photographer, but I have a DSLR now and it is a hobby that I still enjoy.
It is called "Auto Ficus". 🤣
I remember use an older Leapster when I was a kid, although I’m not sure if it was mine or my older sister’s.
1:43, he is shorter than a child
I Like how linus shows the toy products
these shots with crew, was best thing - mega funny, thanks bros!
"are some of them great way to turn your kid into next Paul brother" Linus mocking 2018 Logan's Japan incident is pure gold
you’d also want to be very careful with the brand vtech , they were the ones that failed to disclose their collection of childrens incl videos and photos and even passwords. and they also failed to encrypt the data properly. I’d stay away
Those kidizoom cams are great. We have the more rugged one aimed at younger kids and it took really good photos for the price. Can also disable the battery sapping stuff like built in games which keeps them focussed on the goal of the device too!
Best sponsor segue I've seen to date and I've been watching years. Anyone else enjoy them occasionally?
LTT has stepped up their merchandise promotion. The Banana For Scale is quite in focus from 5:57
4:01 why is linus going to the spiderverse
THE LEAPSTER GS!! I loved that thing when I was a kid. Glad to see it again.
The focus problem did allow me to spot the use of cable ties to bundle up the curtains. Nice.
This video was pure win for Linus.
First of all obviously he got video out of this, but secondly and more importantly he got excellent gifts to give away in the LTT Christmas party. 😂
These days tech toys can lead to different types of toys.
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Great video! I’m wondering if we’ll hear from WAN show Linus about Vtech scandal and video focus issues. Can’t imagine he’s very happy now. Everyone makes mistakes! Important to have someone behind the sticks still! Lots of love!
This was such a unexpectedly entertaining video, good work LMG
AI generated Linus is a little blurry in this video, this is why I always prefer native frames.
Yeah, I guess Linus was too short for the camera focus in this one, even shorter than a child
I like the way you go from kids tech toys to very very big kid tech toys with a server advert!
In terms of features, I wish these were around when I got a toy computer as a kid.
In terms of privacy, I'm glad I got the thing with no mics or cameras and a cheap dot-matrix LCD.
Keeping the focus on the ficus was a brave decision.
These toys are terrifying... Literally teaching them thay social media is okay to be on 24/7 from a young age. Literally teach them to always be online and let your thoughts and opinions to dictated by us using cartoons and songs and products.
Fucked.
My kid had the Leap Frog Academy. He had it from 3 years till he was 6. He loved it.
Putting out of focus shenanigan aside, I never expected kid headphones to be taken seriously and got its FR measured on a gosh darned B&K no less. What a time to be alive.
No one wanted to reshoot that blurry footage? Nice sharp plants though
They have to plan/film videos always for the daily uploads it would be a waste of time to reshoot a video
It was mostly the format of the video (reacting and experiencing in real time) that made it challenging to re-create :/ -LS
@@LinusTechTips I appreciate the reply. Love your content
The quality of content on the LTT channel really is in a steep decline, isn't it?
Wow it’s good to know even LMG sometimes misses focus on shots every now and then, makes me feel a bit better 😅
As a long time watcher and new father, this sort of content about tech for kids is exactly what I want to know more about
IT'S INTENTIONAL! The fact that linus is not focused is because the video is about his kids, not adult gadget!
Joke aside, i'm amazed of which toys kids can have these days, screens and cameras in toys is something that i don't think I'll ever get use to it lol
Is it me or his face is out of focus 7:41 !
My 5yo had that Vtech camera for 1-2yrs and he loves it, despite also having an iPad and Nintendo Switch.
I think what I’m really thankful for is that, yes even though I occasionally got these tech oriented toys as a kid, my mom wasn’t afraid to get me the real thing either. I wouldn’t be tech literate like I am today if I wasn’t allowed to have or handle real big-boy electronics as a child.
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Anyone else hear a woman's... "moan"... at 9:38?
they really wanted to show off those bananas for scale! great job keeping them in focus!
Had a leapfrog tablet when i was a kid and i gotta say i contemplated modding it. It was similar to your academy you picked up but a bit older.
Have you guys ever considered working with LGR? You’ve done some videos on old hardware but I feel like he would bring some hardware in that even Linus wouldn’t know what to do with. “The origin of home computing” would be a cool concept to involve him in
These kid's toys are so much better than what I used to play with as a child!
I love it when I don't see the segue coming. This one was the best one in recent memory lol
5:11 God it’s soo weird seeing a craigslist post that I’ve scrolled past numerous times being here
I had the leaptv console thingy for my kid with that ps2 eye camera and boomerang controller about 7ish years ago. Worked wonderfully and then handed it down to a friend when he had kids.
Man. Leap Frog takes me back to when I worked at Toy's R Us and there was a whole aisle dedicated to it. Dunno how successful or good it was
When I was 4, my dad upgraded the home PC for his work, so the old Pentium 2 PC became mine. Forward 2 years, he bought a lot of computers from auction and I had about 7 boxes to play with, with accompanying peripherals (half defunct). I learned how to fix PCs as a result of that, a skill that has served me well ever since. THAT is the only tech you should give a child, tech that is fully capable, but requires them to mess about with it to try and get it to work, so they learn how it works, but if they break it, it's not the end of the world.
Holy heck, I think that camera (second item?) has pretty much the same specs as my parents' old point-and-shoot that they let me play around with when I was in upper primary school. Actually, better video, but otherwise very similar. Can confirm, it was great as a kid to be able to go around taking photos and videos with friends, and now (somewhere) I have a bunch of videos from when I was a kid I can look back on with nostalgia!
I'm happy to say that I work at a thrift store processing electronics donations, and we get a BUNCH of these devices in all the time. I do my best to make sure that as many of them as possible are given a second (or maybe even third) life.
As an alternative, the Jlab Jbuddies kids headphones are also inexpensive, surprisingly good quality for the price, and they sound great!
The curtain behind Linus is so crisp and nice
I'm gonna be so impressed if it turns out that they actually shot this on one of the cameras that he showed in the video.
That moment when you bump the focus wheel just enough to set the subject out of focus, but not enough to catch it on the monitor.
loved the editing on this!!
I love how the topic changed from things to buy for your kids to budget steal emulated gaming devices.
I have those leapfrogs! used to play games on that thing when I was a kid.
Love that Vtech Rig setup
I used the Leapfrog as a kid. I'd have to say, it was a great childhood experience
VTech is name I haven’t heard in decades. I used to have a VTech laptop when I was a toddler. Was a fun toy.
That foreground bokeh is on point ;) No worries, guys. It was still an entertaining and informative video. Even Master painter Bob Ross had happy accidents.