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WowWee’s Sydney Wiseman discusses the groundbreaking, tail-wagging tech toy Dog-E

Dog-E boasts life-like movements, audio sensors to hear sounds, touch sensors on its head, nose and sides of its body and a tail that displays icons and messages to communicate.

Elsewhere, Peppa Pig was named Best Licensed Brand in the Entertainment/Character Brand (Animated) category.

“With connected play on track to increase nearly 200% in less than four years, combined with the exponential growth across augmented reality, voice and robotics, we will see more connected ways for kids and families to play, learn and genuinely have fun together,” said TechUp’s Valerie Vacante.

“We’re seeing an effort by the kids’ community to develop more open-ended, low-cost opportunities for play, and that’s a good thing,” said Robin Raskin, president and founder of Living in Digital Times.

The range of singing plush dolls and cubes sold out within days of being released on Amazon.com.

The Play Innovation Panel will be chaired by Gallium Ventures founder, Heather Delaney.

“I’m looking forward to tapping in to the creativity and innovation feed that Mojo Nation has created at the Mojo Pitch,” said WowWee’s CTO, Davin Surfer.

Wiseman, a brand manager at WowWee, is the creator of Fingerlings.

“The 2018 collection of extraordinary TOTY finalists and winners have brought endless fun and learning to kids across the globe,” said Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of The Toy Association.