A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

The holiday season is high time for gifting, so make sure you have something wrapped and ready for one very important family member: your dog! Below, we've gathered some of the highlights from this ...

A Marine in dress blues kneels down to hand a shiny new bicycle to a wide-eyed kid at a local distribution event. The parents stand by, holding back tears, while other children clutch toys and board ...

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — some talk through built-in AI chatbots. Sometimes that’s a ...

Every holiday season, the trendy toys sell out fast, so it’s always smart to buy the most in-demand ones early. That’s especially true in 2025, with prices and stock continuing to fluctuate after ...

Of five new or recent compositions booked on four Dallas Symphony Orchestra programs lately, only one is by a Dallas-based composer — and conceived for a specific DSO musician. With a doctorate from ...

As we first reported on Toonado.com, Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer and an all-new poster for Toy Story 5. This time, it's Toy meets Tech as Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the gang ...

It's been 30 years since the original Toy Story was released, putting Pixar on the map as an animation studio and introducing the worlds to characters like Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim ...

In long-running film series, it’s a classic trope to alter a character’s costume to visually represent how they’ve changed in between installments. With that in mind, it isn’t surprising to see Pixar ...

Melissa Sarnowski has been a game writer for over two years. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The ...

Megan Thee Stallion is living a love story with her new partner, Klay Thompson — and she’s embracing the cupid energy of it all on her new song. On Friday, the rap queen released the single “Lover ...