Mattel Press is introducing a new Fisher-Price board book series called Smilestones. The first three titles, I Am Kind!, I Can Listen!, and I Can Babble!, will launch on August 12.

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel chats with musician Neil Young and tech executive Phil Baker about their new book To Feel the Music: A Songwriter’s Mission To Save High-Quality Audio.

In developing a line of talking toys aimed at children in China, engineers at Fisher-Price had to struggle to perfect the Mandarin "Sh" sound, which involves a soft hiss that was difficult to ...