Finkle, Jim (2 December 2015). "Congress wants VTech details on child data it collects". Reuters.com . Retrieved 5 December 2015. VTech then began to build its own brand. Starting in the early 1980s, a line of electronic games would be manufactured. VTech unveiled its first electronic learning product, called Lesson One, at the New York Toy Fair, in February 1980. [5] It taught children basic spelling and maths. An exclusive version under the name Computron was offered to Sears, with the product being prominently advertised by Sears, in its catalogue, which was a popular shopping guide. [11] [12] Veilleux, C. Thomas (20 April 1992). "While Comdex roars, industry shakes out". HFD. BridgeTower Media Holding Company. 66 (16): 110 – via Gale. VTech press release (3 December 2015). "FAQ about Data Breach on VTech Learning Lodge (last update: December 3, 2015, HKT)". vtech.com . Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Even very early in life babies can hear a wide variety of sounds. Infants will turn towards the sound of a toy and begin to reach towards it. This ability to recognise the direction that a sound is coming from improves greatly during the first few years of life. Young infants listen longer to the sound of human voice and seem to prefer it to any other sound. They are especially aware of the sound of language and like to be spoken to slowly and with a high pitch. This is sometimes referred to as ‘infant directed speech’ or even ‘baby talk’. Young babies are quite sensitive in their auditory abilities and can perceive all the categorical sound distinctions in world languages. As babies develop their auditory abilities narrow so that eventually babies are only sensitive to those sound categories specific to their native language. VTech started manufacturing products for other brand names on an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) basis in the 1980s and CMS became one of the company's core businesses in the early 2000s. VTech initially focused on developing video games. In 1977, the company created its first home TV game console, a version of Pong. Since only consumers in North America and Europe could afford such items, the company targeted primarily these markets. VTech brings teacher-endorsed Android games to its InnoTab Max tablet for kids". Gizmag. 8 June 2014. In 2000, to expand its cordless phone business, VTech acquired the consumer telephone business of Lucent Technologies. The acquisition also gave VTech the exclusive right for 10 years to use the AT&T brand in conjunction with the manufacture and sale of wireline telephones and accessories in the United States and Canada. [18] Although the acquisition increased sales of VTech's telecommunication products by 50%, it led to operating losses and write-offs. The company issued a profit warning in March 2001 and launched a broad restructuring plan. [19] By the financial year 2002, the company had turned around the business and returned to profitability. [20]Next, VTech made the video game console CreatiVision. An electronic product with an external projector from French company Ludotronic was adapted by VTech and sold as the VTech ProScreen in 1984, following the release of VTech's Gamate and Variety handheld products the year prior. The MMI Top 50 for 2014". Manufacturing Market Insider. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006 . Retrieved 8 June 2015. VTech has been identified as one of the world's top 50 electronics manufacturing services providers, [32] providing electronics manufacturing services for medium-sized companies. VTech's CMS has focused on four main product categories: professional audio equipment, switching mode power supplies, wireless products, and solid-state lighting. [33] Criticism [ edit ] This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2016) Michael Rose (15 June 1992). "VTECH phone is no bump analog; this baby's digital". Business Journal-Portland.

VTech (an abbreviation of its full name Video Technology Limited) is a Hong Kong-based global supplier of electronic learning products from infancy to preschool [2] [3] [4] and the world's largest manufacturer of cordless phones. [2] [3] [4] Name and listing [ edit ] VTech Welcomes 4th Generation Children's Learning Tablets to Award-Winning InnoTab Family, Including First to Feature Android Learning Content". VTech. 5 June 2014. Mark Nunnikhoven of Trend Micro criticized the company's handling of the incident and called their FAQ "wishy-washy corporate speak". [44] In North America, VTech is the largest player in the industry [ clarification needed], according to MarketWise Consumer Insights LLC, [31] selling both AT&T and VTech branded phones and accessories. Outside North America, VTech mainly supplies products to fixed-line telephone operators, brand names, and distributors on an original design manufacturing (ODM) basis. Today VTech makes both individual standalone products and platform products that combine a variety of consoles with different software. [9]

Imitation begins very early in an infant’s life. Young children learn socially from older children and adults by copying them. Imitative play is a fundamental part of learning; young children watch adults and then copy them extensively. Throughout their early years children are learning to adapt to the cultural world into which they have been born. Imitative play allows children to experiment with the cultural tools and behaviour that they have observed. Children try to use laptops, phones and any other electronic device available to them because they have seen adults using and interacting with these devices. Young children’s manual dexterity and hand and eye coordination is well adapted for using mobile phones and other devices. Children can benefit from having replica items available, such as an infant laptop or an imitation mobile phone. These electronic items can enhance manual skills, hand and eye coordination and spatial skills. VTech then branched out into personal computers, including a series of 8-bit TRS-80 competition computers named the Laser 200, 210, and 310, as well as a series of IBM compatible PCs both beginning in 1983, followed by Apple II compatible computers, beginning in 1985, including a model called Laser 128. After acquiring PC manufacturer Leading Technology of Oregon in 1992, [13] VTech exited the personal computer market in 1997 due to tight competition. [14] The company was originally named "Video Technology Limited" in reference to the company's first product, a home video game console. In 1991, it was renamed "VTech Holdings Limited" to reflect a wider portfolio of products. [5] Vtech, having leaked 6.3m kids' data, has a new EULA disclaiming responsibility for the next leak / Boing Boing". boingboing.net. 9 February 2016 . Retrieved 8 January 2018. This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( March 2017)

Today, VTech's core businesses remain cordless telephones and electronic learning products. Its contract manufacturing services – which manufactures various electronic products on behalf of medium-sized companies, have also become a major source of revenue. The company has diversified geographically, selling to North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. [21] Core businesses [ edit ] Electronic learning products (ELPs) [ edit ] VTech was among the pioneers of the ELP industry, beginning in 1980 with a unit designed to teach children basic spelling and mathematics. [22]VTech introduced the world's first 900MHz and 5.8GHz cordless phones in 1991 and 2002 respectively. According to MZA Ltd, [30] the company is the world's largest manufacturer of cordless telephones. In 1985, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated the frequency band 900 MHz to ISM (industrial, scientific, and medical) devices. Taking advantage of this, VTech began development on a cordless telephone, using the 900MHz band, and in 1991 introduced the world's first fully digital 900MHz cordless telephone. [15] [16] [17]