The cultural conversation about the Internet of things has tended toward a highly functionalist, utilitarian set of ideas: Connected objects can make smart homes a reality, where toasters will talk to ...

Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to researchers. Just as people have embraced ...

Researchers have found infants are significantly more likely to use “baby talk” during interactions that involve artificial objects compared to natural ones. Infants often communicate with protophones ...

If inanimate objects could talk, oh, the stories they’d tell. Now they can, after a fashion. A fledgling St. Paul-based tech company called Itizen is making it possible to record the histories of ...

A new study suggests young children are more vocal when interacting with toys and household items, highlighting their importance for developing language skills. Researchers have found infants are ...