LeapBand Is the First Activity Tracker for Kids

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LeapBand Is the First Activity Tracker for Kids
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Kids love to get their hands on the tech their parents have — tablets, smartphones, cameras, cars — so it's only natural they'd want what every adult seems to be tinkering with these days: fitness trackers. And with the wearables market heating up (http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), it makes sense that the toy industry is ready to ride the wristband wave too.

The LeapBand (manufactured by toy company LeapFrog (http://mashable.com/category/LeapFrog?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)) is a watered down version of what you might see in an adult fitness tracker — the Fitbit (http://mashable.com/category/Fitbit/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), Jawbone (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and Nike+ Fuelband (http://mashable.com/category/nike-fuelband/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) (RIP) devices of the world. It monitors and rewards kids for the activities they do and has a Tamagotchi-like virtual pet (http://mashable.com/2014/02/20/tamagotchi-friends/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) baked in. The more a child moves, the more points they earn to unlock new games or win treats for their on-screen cat, dog, dragon, penguin, panda or unicorn Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/01/leapband-tracker-for-kids/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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