Valerie Vacante is recently back from CES and the Alexa Expo and she has tons to share on this episode of the Power Kid Podcast! Valerie stays on the edge of technology and consumer goods in several industries including toys and games. Today she shares with us some emerging technologies and how they are being re-imagined and used on playful products. She provides helpful tips for manufacturers looking to integrate new tech. I ask her what companies are having success leveraging new technologies. Check her company out here: www.collabsco.com

With so many options available - IOT, AI, Robotics, AR/VR, Data Over Sound, Voice, Wearable, NFC/RFID, Social, EdTech - which technology aspects should you be focused on? We break it down for you on this show!   We also discuss how these great companied are innovating play:
  Swapbots - http://www.drawandcode.com   Mekamon - https://mekamon.com/   Birde - https://birde.co/home   X2 Games - https://x2.games   Immplay - https://www.immplay.com/   Tech up and enjoy!