The 9th Annual KAPi (Kids at Play Interactive) Awards celebrate excellence in children’s media. Emcees Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review, Tonda Bunge Sellers and Robin Raskin of Living in Digital Times, the KAPi jurors, and some special guests will be presenting awards to some of the most deserving people and products in the kids’ tech industry. Meet, greet, and mingle with the toys, the tech and the people as we kick off 2018.

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4. Warren Buckleitner
Children’s Technology Review
Robin Raskin
Living in Digital Times
Tonda Bunge Sellers
Living in Digital Times
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5. 2018 Judges
Warren Buckleitner
CTR
Chris Byrne
TTPM.com
Barbara Chamberlin
NMSU
Claire Green
Parents’ Choice Foundation
Amanda Gummer
Fundamentally Children
Dan Nessel
DadDoes.com
Robin Raskin
Living in Digital Times
David Kleeman
Children’s Media Assoc.
Reyne Rice
Toy Trends
Mark Schlichting
NoodleWorks
Mary Couzin
ChiTAG
Tonda Bunge Sellers
Living in Digital Times
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6. Emerging Innovator
Vikas
Gupta
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7. Best App: Young Children
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Sago Mini
World
By Sago Mini

8. Best App: Older Children
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Messenger
Kids
By Facebook

9. Best Peripheral
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Kidizoom
Smartwatch
DX2
By VTech Kids

10. Best Content Distribution
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WOW in the
World
Podcast
By Tinker Cast
on NPR

11. Best AR/VR Application
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Merge
Cube
By Merge VR

12. Best Maker Product
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Circuit
Cubes
By Tenka Labs

13. Most Creative
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Beasts of
Balance
By Sensible Object

14. Award for Innovation
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Star Wars Jedi
Challenge
By Lenovo

15. Best Physical/Digital Merger
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LEGO
Boost
By LEGO

16. Best Thing that Flies
Aura Drone
By KD Group
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17. Honorable Mentions
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