Gallery: Twitter for Kids: Cuddly Toys That Let Parents Update Their Tots

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    A startup called [Toymail](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1809098181/toymail-we-send-mail-to-toys) has created a kind of intergenerational Twitter that connects adults and kiddos through talking toys. *Photo: Toymail*
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    [Toymail](http://toymailco.com/) consists of two components—a roster of five quirky plastic animals that connect to the web via Wi-Fi and an iPhone app that allows adults to record voicemail messages. The messages are passed through audio processing filters on Toymail's servers so it sounds like the child's companion animal is delivering the message. *Photo: Toymail*
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    Designer Gauri Nanda skipped standby animals like dogs and cats in favor of a twee menagerie that would make Wes Anderson proud. *Photo: Toymail*
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    Each animal comes with 10 free messages per month, but additional packets of "stamps" can be purchased in the iPhone app, 50 at a time for $0.99. *Photo: Toymail*
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    In an age where Toys"R"Us is selling Android tablets to kids, a two-button, screenless toy seems like a throwback to the era of Teddy Ruxpin and Furbies. *Photo: Toymail*
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    Toymail is raising funds on [Kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1809098181/toymail-we-send-mail-to-toys) until December 2 and will ship in time for Christmas. *Photo: Toymail*
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