{"id":382636,"date":"2017-12-27T09:40:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T09:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=382636"},"modified":"2017-12-27T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T15:05:25","slug":"camera-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/camera-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixlplay™: Turn your smartphone into a fun camera! Inspired by the classic 35mm camera design, Pixlplay unleashes the power of smartphones for kids to enjoy! pixltoys.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pixlplay™: Turn your smartphone into a fun camera!
\nInspired by the classic 35mm camera design, Pixlplay unleashes the power of smartphones for kids to enjoy!\u00a0pixltoys.com<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Pixlplay is an award winning toy that turns your smartphone into a fun kids\u2019 camera. After running a successful Kickstarter campaign in February, the Pixlplay camera is now available at retailers nationwide!<\/p>\n

Pixlplay works with the majority of all standard size smartphones, both Apple and Android. Pixlplay is ideal for kids ages 3 and up and encourages creative expression and active play through photography. At $29.95, Pixlplay is affordable, it comes in blue and orange, includes an iOS app and\u00a0 fun activities that teach kids about photography. Pixlplay also works with the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X by using the Lightening to Headphone Jack\u00a0 Adapter included with your device or by simply touching through the protective screen. Tagline: Turn your old smartphone into a fun kids\u2019 camera Highlights: Pixlplay raised 260% of their funding goal or $65,000 on Kickstarter and Indiegogo InDemand! Pixlplay shipped to over 1,400 backers in 38 countries ONITIME\u00a0 Pixlplay has already won three Toy Awards including a PARENTS\u2019 CHOICE RECOMMENDED, a\u00a0 TOP TOY OF THE YEAR AWARD and a CREATIVE PLAY AWARD from the Creative Child Magazine consisting of moms and educators.<\/p>\n

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Over 60% of families have an old smartphone sitting unused at home. Pixlplay makes use of those phones! in a way that gets kids active and creative
\nAvailability: \u25cf Best Buy US stores \u25cf Select Barnes & Noble stores and barnesandnoble.com \u25cf AT&T Flagship stores in San Francisco (1 Powell St.) & Chicago (600 North Michigan Ave) \u25cf Uncommongoods catalog and uncommongoods.com, and The Grommet \u25cf SFMOMA Store & The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art \u25cf Over 50 Specialty Toy Stores nationwide \u25cf Pixltoys.com and of course Amazon Features: \u25cf Ergonomic rubberIgrips and wrist strap for drop protection\u00a0 \u25cf A builtIin screen protector so you can access your phone while protecting it from dirt and sticky little fingers \u25cf An easyItoIuse adjustable clamp!to!fit!the!majority!of!standard!size!devices!including!the! iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6s, 7, 8 and X, iPod Touch, and many Android phones including the Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S5, S6, S7, S8 and similar size phones \u25cf A shutter button that works through the headphone jack (no Bluetooth pairing or cell network needed ) \u25cf A focus lens and film advance knob with \u2018clicking\u2019 sound for pretend play \u25cf An iOS app where kids can have fun creating silly faces and going on scavenger hunts where they will learn colors, numbers, objects and emotions. Android App coming Oct. 1. Pixlplay helps protect your smartphone and gives kids the ability to take photos and blossom into\u00a0 young photographers. The image quality of modern phones rivals that of good digital cameras and is far superior to any toy camera on the market. Key shortcomings of kids\u2019 cameras addressed by the Pixlplay camera include: \u25cf Easy to use. Almost no learning curve since kids and parents already know how to use a smartphone camera. \u25cf Quality. Other toy cameras take low quality photos, have small LCD screens and have limited photo editing options \u25cf Protective. Compared to a real camera or smartphone, Pixlplay protects your device with rubber handles, a screen protector, and wrist strap.<\/p>\n

Delightful. Kids and parents alike are drawn to the classic 35mm design and clean app graphics. Plus, the Pixlplay app contains photos from their parent\u2019s camera roll. \u25cf Teaches Creative Expression & Photography. With the included activities and iOS app, kids are encouraged to create, explore and learn through photography.
\nWhat\u2019s in the box?\u00a0 Each Pixlplay camera includes two activity sheets including a scavenger hunt and photo booth cutdout. Plus, kids can decorate and customize their Pixlplay camera with the included sticker sheet. Pixlplay also includes a FREE iOS app where kids can create and explore with six scavenger hunts. Download\u00a0 the iOS app here. Requires iOS 8 and up. Pixl Toys will be releasing an Android App in the fall and\u00a0 Pixlplay also works great with the camera app included with your smartphone or other camera apps in the Google Play store.<\/p>\n

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Pixlplay™: Turn your smartphone into a fun camera! Inspired by the classic 35mm camera design, Pixlplay unleashes the power of smartphones for kids to enjoy!\u00a0pixltoys.com FACEBOOK | TWITTER | PINTEREST | INSTAGRAM Pixlplay is an award winning toy that turns your smartphone into a fun kids\u2019 camera. After running a successful Kickstarter campaign in February, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":382645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10330,23731,16817],"class_list":["post-382636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs","tag-camera","tag-pixlplay","tag-smartphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382648,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382636\/revisions\/382648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}