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Tech for all ages?

With new budget/low power laptops targeting education sector and a younger and younger audience will tech gadgets soon replace the rattle and skipping rope for our next generation of children?Seems that last generation it wasn't uncommon for parents to have to get their 5year old to programme their VCR for them.
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With new budget/low power laptops targeting education sector and a younger and younger audience will tech gadgets soon replace the rattle and skipping rope for our next generation of children?

Seems that last generation it wasn't uncommon for parents to have to get their 5year old to programme their VCR for them. Will the same be true for this seemingly tech savvy generation? Will our grand children be configuring our servers for us by age of 10. "oh grandad you've got your raid set up all wrong" - lol

Here are some clips of my daughter making use of some of my gadgets at at ages 9-16months.

Using an iPhone (16months)

Using my old Laptop (9months) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANYKMfClivk

This one although not using any gadget is checking the TV guide and letting us know what she wants to watch on TV this week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ9iGlPGGhU

:)

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