Parents of toddlers have some more choices this year, with titles that have intuitive interfaces and big and bright characters. KDR has not been able to review Lego MindStorms yet, but it deserves a mention. It looks very promising and the whole idea is exciting. It involves building a robot out of Lego including special sensors, motors, and gears, then creating a program for the invention on the computer. Mattel Media released My Interactive Pooh , a plush toy which can be programmed on the computer to greet children by name and recite stories.
Lower prices are a nice trend.
Promotions and rebates abound as a result of the competitive nature of the software industry. Knowledge Adventure has released some of their original titles under a new series Davidson's Learning Center . Each title is reasonably priced and most are quite worthwhile. Yes, these CD-ROMS are low priced, but it is difficult for me to fathom that children will be satisfied with such lack of choices or diversity. Certainly, plenty of software titles were released this year and reviewed by Kids Domain Review.