This product called the "v.smile baby" is as close to a video game system for babies as you can get. Produced by the company Vtech, it's designed to make a babies playtime productive with it's "Infant Development System".
Yeah, that really makes playtime productive, sit a kid in front of a TV with a controller and let him or her get fat.
The thing that freaks me out the most about this system is the "baby sign language" it teaches. An apparent precursor to talking, it teaches babies different motions, and signals to get what they want.
Shouldn't we be trying to teach babies just to talk? What baby who lacks the ability to speak, will be able to memorize symbols off a television to signal for a drink?
The only cool thing about the product is it's website: http://www.vsmilebaby.com. It's defiantly worth a look for it's awesome design. Beware though, the music is short, repetitive, and quite annoying.
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