Presentation by Helma van Rijn of Linkx at the Thingscon Amsterdam Salon 7 October 2016 on the Internet of Toys. Linkx helps children to recognize objects in their daily surroundings by connecting them to spoken words and images. For more information see www.linkx-app.com More information on the Thingscon Amsterdam series of events, see www.thingscon.nl

2. 5% of all children has a language
development disorder

5. Language connects you
with the world around you

6. LINKX-app
LINKX-tags

7. Record the word
‘the chair’
Play and listen
word by word
Connect the tag
with the chair

8. Pictoprinter

10. Teamfoto oid!
Team LINKX

11. LINKX ‘uno’ playkit ‘start’ playkit ‘maxi’

12. LINKX-app for iOS en Android!

13. The origin of the idea

14. M.Sc. Design for Interaction
Graduation project TU Delft (2007)

15. 2014
Can we do this with
iBeacons too?

16. elastic cord to
connect to objects
frame for picture card
coloured ring

17. cover with logo

18. First tests at schools
for special education

21. Where to produce tags for
our pilot?

24. Pilot met
18 pioneers

26. How can we make beacon-
behaviour predictable?

27. beacons