Making High-Tech Play Less Work.

Reports on the 101st Annual American International Toy Fair which opens in New York. Advances in the video game industry where toy makers are using smarter technology to make products as simple and easy to enjoy as marbles and jump rope; What to expect to see on the toy store shelves soon; Plush animals who can respond to television programs without special receivers or wires; Video games who responds to thousands of words and phrases spoken by players; Virtual games on the home television set; 70%of toys which now have microchips; Several examples of specific new products and how they use smart technology.