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Parker, the AR-ready teddy bear from Seedling, is now available at the Apple Store for $59.95

Tech giant Apple will be the exclusive retailer of "Parker" — an AR-ready teddy-bear "Parker" launched by children's toy startup Seedling

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Indo Asian News Service|Oct 04, 2017, 13:52:55 IST
Tech giant Apple will be the exclusive retailer of "Parker" — an augmented reality (AR)-ready teddy-bear "Parker" launched by children's toy startup Seedling, which comes to "life" through iOS-based AR effects.[caption id="attachment_4108711" align="alignleft" width="380"]Meet Parker, an AR-enabled teddy bear

Meet Parker, an AR-enabled teddy bear[/caption]Priced at $59.95, "Parker" works through a free AR app "Seedling" for playtime sessions and does not require battery, camera and Wi-Fi radio to drive meaningful user interactions, AppleInsider reported late on Tuesday.Designed to facilitate play pretend for kids, "Parker" comes with a doctor's kit, backpack and special X-ray bibs that trigger AR responses in the corresponding app.Children can diagnose common ailments with the the accessories made of wood, including thermometer and stethoscope to "cure" the teddy with a medicine bottle and spoon.An iPad or iPhone running on iOS 11, can be employed for more in-depth examinations of the toy's bones and internal organs. Kids can use "3D Touch" to help it take deeper breaths and test lung capacity.The in-app experience also features games and puzzles, as well as photo and video functionality, the report added.On performing a successful treatment through solving a problem or a puzzle, "Parker's Happiness Factor" rises, indicated by special AR effects.

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First Published:Oct 04, 2017, 13:52:55 IST
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