Helen ClarkNovember 19, 2014DynePod taps into the Internet of Toys

The wearable DynePod

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American startup Dynepic understands something every small child does: toys can, and do, talk to each other. And you can talk to them, too. Dynepic is aiming to develop an "Internet of Toys" architecture where toys and their controlling devices – the DynePods – are connected and controllable via an open source cloud system which can be programmed from an iPad.

The notion of the Internet of Things is that it will be ubiquitous by nature, and toys are no exception. Dynepic, a startup out of North Carolina founded by Krissa Watry, an MIT-educated rocket scientist, is getting in on the act with a deceptively simple cloud system based around a wearable keypad, which children above five can program using a simple IF/THEN code displayed in graphics.

The DynePod is basically a wearable device that can detect other DynePods via sensor. It uses a Bluetooth connection, and has a basic LED display on its front much like a digital watch and operates via four modes that include a standalone mode and a “fully connected play mode” that links the little DynePod to cloud services.

One child can program their tablet to recognize when a friend’s toy is in range and set off an alert. Another possibly useful function (albeit one that could sow some acrimony) is that children can create an alarm that lets you know when someone is opening your toy chest.

Parents are able to monitor all programming designed by children and can also use the devices as a kind of locator, setting an alert on their tablet to go off should their child, wearing the DynePod, wander outside a specific boundary. The DynePod's also vibrate as part of their alert system and have a speaker so they can buzz when alerting wearers of things.They are compatible with iPhone 4S and iPad 3rd Gen or anything newer.

Children can set alerts for certain actions

Ms Watry’s aim was to create educational toys that addressed STEM learning concerns. That is, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These can be areas in which many children lag behind.

The founders stress that it is early days yet for their "Internet of Toys architecture," but plan to expand things exponentially eventually, creating a large system where children can learn as they play and customize their toy collection with 3D printing and more programming options.

Dynepic’s work was funded under a National Science Foundation contract of US$200,000 in 2012 and won $30,000 in the Wild Pitch for Startups at this year’s Dig South, a digital innovation festival in Charleston, North Carolina. A Kickstarter campaign was launched on November 15 that aims to raise $30,000 to go towards development. A pledge of $79, or above, will you get a DynePod pack shipped to you around June 15 if all goes to plan. However, the company is only shipping with the United States at this point.

Source: Dynepic

DynePod接入物联网玩具领域

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美国启动dynepic理解每个小孩做的：玩具，而做，互相交谈。你也可以和他们说话。dynepic旨在建立一个“互联网玩具”架构的玩具及其控制装置–的dynepods–连接通过一个可控的开源云系统可以从iPad程序。

概念的物联网，它将无处不在，并玩具也不例外。dynepic，启动了北卡罗来纳州的krissa watry创立，麻省理工学院教育的火箭科学家，是在采取行动与基于可穿戴式键盘看似简单的云系统，其中五岁以上的儿童可以使用一个简单的如果/然后显示在图形程序。

的dynepod是基本上是一个可穿戴设备，可以通过传感器检测其他dynepods。它使用蓝牙连接，并有一个基本的LED显示在其面前就像一个数字手表，通过四种模式，包括一个独立的模式和全连接播放模式”的联系，小dynepod云服务。

一个孩子可以计划自己的平板电脑识别时朋友的玩具是在范围和引发警报。另一个可能有用的功能（尽管它可以播下一些辛辣），孩子们可以创建一个闹钟，让你知道当有人打开你的玩具箱。

家长能够监视所有编程设计的儿童也可以使用设备作为一种定位，在平板去设置一个提醒要他们的孩子，穿着dynepod，徘徊在特定的边界之外。的dynepod也震动的警报系统的一部分，有一个扬声器，这样他们就可以进场时，提醒佩戴者的东西。它们与iPhone 4S和iPad第三代或任何新的兼容。

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MS watry的目的是创造教育玩具，解决学习问题的干。即科学、技术、工程和数学。这些都可以在该领域的许多孩子落后。

创始人强调这是初期还为自己的“互联网玩具建筑，“但计划扩大东西指数最终建立一个庞大的系统，孩子们可以学习他们玩耍，定制自己的玩具收藏与3D印刷更多的编程选项。

dynepic的工作是在国家自然科学基金资助合同200000美元，2012，赢得了30000美元的暴投初创公司在今年的挖南、查尔斯顿数字创新节，北卡罗来纳州。一个Kickstarter的运动开始于11月15日，旨在筹集30000美元的资金去发展。一个79美元以上的承诺，你会如果一切顺利获得dynepod包运到你在6月15日。然而，该公司仅仅是航运与美国在这一点上。