toys of the future

WFMU’s Beware of the Blog mentions that Amazing Amanda is the “it-toy” for girls of the near and coming future. She talks, her expression changes, she “knows” what she’s wearing, and if she doesn’t get what she requests, she tells you about it. And they wonder why boys have trouble plugging in to emotions.

But the toy we are most interested in is the LG Migo, a cell phone for kids. We at the Taco Compound love to kick around the idea of what gadgets the taquitos will carry around and how they will use them. One such indispensible item–in our times, it seems–is the cell phone. But with downloadable picture and video porn, not to mention phone sex–will the kids of the future consider phone sex “sex”, if they don’t consider oral sex “sex” now?–we worry.

Enter the Migo: a 4-button programable pre-set phone with GPS. Of course, you can’t keep kids from giving out the call-in number, but the simple text display and 4 simple keys seems to greatly cut down on a lot of danger. Plus, it has GPS, for keeping track of your kids. We wonder if Verizon, the company currently rolling out the Migo, will have a handy online interface for parents as well.