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Business Wire
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
VTech Hospitality Phones Achieve Zero Touch Provisioning Certification with Xorcom PBX Systems
TIGARD, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VTech Hospitality, a leading provider of innovative communication solutions for the hospitality industry, is excited to announce that its guest room telephone offering sets have successfully achieved Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) certification with Xorcom's PBX systems. This certification marks a significant milestone in simplifying the deployment process, providing enhanced efficiency for resellers and seamless installation experiences for end users. VTech Hospitality Phones Achieve Zero Touch Provisioning Certification with Xorcom PBX Systems Share With the ZTP certification, VTech's sets can now be automatically configured upon connection to the network, eliminating the need for manual setup. This development dramatically reduces installation time, mitigates human error, and ensures faster, more reliable deployments for hotels, resorts, and other hospitality venues. 'We're thrilled to offer this Zero Touch Provisioning integration with Xorcom's PBX systems,' said Chad M. Collins, Vice President, Sales at VTech Hospitality. 'This partnership allows us to provide a more streamlined and automated solution, making the installation process faster and easier for our mutual resellers, while improving overall efficiency and guest experience for our customers.' As hospitality technology continues to evolve, ZTP has become an essential tool for simplifying device deployment, improving operational efficiency, and minimizing downtime. For resellers, this certification translates into a more cost-effective, hassle-free deployment process, allowing them to focus on delivering top-tier services to their clients. For end users, it means a quicker and more reliable installation, enhancing the overall user experience from the moment the device is powered on. 'We're excited about how this certification helps us better serve both our partners and customers,' said Eran Gal, CEO at Xorcom. 'It allows us to deliver a more efficient solution that benefits everyone involved, from resellers to end users, reducing setup time and ensuring a smooth, seamless process.' VTech Hospitality is committed to continuous innovation in the hospitality technology space, ensuring its products meet the evolving needs of the industry while providing unmatched ease of use and reliability. For more information on VTech Hospitality's products and services, visit About VTech Founded in 1976, VTech is the largest manufacturer of residential phones in the US, and the global leader in electronic learning products from infancy through toddler and preschool. It also provides highly sought-after contract manufacturing services. VTech's mission is to integrate economic growth, environmental protection and social responsibility in its business strategies to design, manufacture and supply innovative and high-quality products for the wellbeing of people and benefits of society, aiming to drive sustainable value for its stakeholders and the communities. © 2021 VTech Communications Inc. All rights reserved. VTech® is a registered trademark of VTech Holdings Limited.
Telegraph
31-03-2025
- Telegraph
AI teddies could ‘harvest data from your children'
AI-powered teddy bears could harvest data from young children, the UK's leading computer scientist has warned. Sir Nigel Shadbolt, a leading researcher in artificial intelligence, has raised concerns about 'smart toys' that use artificial intelligence to converse with children. He said: 'When AI is integrated into the cuddly soft toys that a child grows up with, what does that do to the interaction, to the companionship, to the sense of self? 'It might allow that language deficit that children suffer in some homes to be eliminated because teddy is there to have those extended and rich conversations that really might enrich the child. 'But they also could be used to survey, they could be used to appropriate and harvest data from the child.' A privacy threat In 2023, Allan Wong, the chief executive of VTech, a Hong-Kong based electronics company which manufactures toys, suggested that AI-powered teddy bears could be available within the next few years. Last year, Skyrocket, a Los Angeles-based toymaker, released the first talking stuffed toy to use AI software, called Poe the AI Story Bear. The toy, which hit the market in August, can generate and read aloud stories to children. Sir Nigel, who was speaking at the Oxford Literature Festival, partnered with The Telegraph, said such technology could pose a privacy threat. He called for strong regulation on how much data was stored by the toys and how it was used. 'We are going to see increasing efforts to build these consumer products,' he said. 'We can imagine a world in which those capabilities are cheap to implement, the models are easy to replicate and copy, so what will the protection around those classes of object be? 'In the past we worried with teddy bears about whether children would swallow the eyes if they came off.' 'This is an entirely different class of challenge. It is quite immediate.' Sir Nigel is executive chairman of the Open Data Institute which he co-founded with Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web. He was speaking about his new book, As If Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, which he co-wrote with Roger Hampson.
Associated Press
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
VTech® Introduces New Products at Toy Fair® 2025
Award-Winning Product Lines Expand with Innovative Toys NEW YORK, March 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, VTech® will showcase its exciting lineup of engaging new toys at Toy Fair® 2025, continuing to expand its popular baby, infant, toddler and preschool categories with products that introduce early learning concepts in fun and interactive ways. Reinforcing its commitment to fostering developmental milestones through play, VTech's latest collection includes the VTech Baby® 4-in-1 Steps & Stages Activity Center™, Buzz & Learn Activity Table™, Get Growing Tractor & Mower Ride-On™, Explore & Write Deluxe Activity Desk™ and the Kidi Superstar Jr. DJ Mixer™. 'We're so excited to showcase our newest introductions at Toy Fair,' said Karen Balduf, Vice President of Marketing, VTech Electronics North America. 'Spanning a wide range of developmental stages, our toys ensure that from baby to preschool and beyond, we're offering fun and educational play for every age.' Highlights of VTech's Toy Fair 2025 lineup include: 4-in-1 Steps & Stages Activity Center™ – This transforming activity center adapts to different stages of development, allowing little ones to explore music, colors, counting and imaginative play. With multiple configurations—including sit-at, crawl-around or all-around—children can engage with light-up piano keys, a talking giraffe phone, a shape sorter, a pretend driving panel and more. (Ages 3+ months) Buzz & Learn Activity Table™ – See what the buzz is about and fly around the honeycomb of seven developmental play zones that introduce colors, numbers, animals and more. This 2-in-1 activity table grows from floor play using the tabletop to standing play by adding the legs. Pop up the cute fox using the light-up buttons and hear music notes, buzzing bees, numbers and colors. Fox is excited to be with friends! Turn the book page to hear about different animals. Build coordination skills by inserting blocks into the hive shape sorter and press the top for a sweet surprise. Turn the flower gears, wiggle the honeypot and move the animal sliders and beads that make every day a bee-utiful day to play! (Ages 9-36 months) Get Growing Tractor & Mower Ride-On™ – This 3-in-1 grow-with-me toy easily transforms from a push mower to a ride-on tractor, adapting to your little farmer's growing skills. Hit the road with the removable dashboard to hear safety tips, listen to the radio and explore exciting pretend-play locations. Turn the steering wheel, shift gears and honk the horn to bring imaginative adventures to life! Changing weather? Flip the Weather Selector to hear forecasts for sunny, rainy, stormy or snowy days. With 12 sing-along songs, 36 melodies and over 240 sounds and phrases, kids will be ready to mow, grow and go! (Ages 12-36 months) Explore & Write Deluxe Activity Desk™ – This interactive learning desk combines touch-sensitive technology with engaging content to help kids learn letters, numbers, shapes and more. With an innovative guided writing pad that encourages proper letter formation, interactive activity pages and a transformation feature that turns the desk into an easel or chalkboard, it's a versatile tool for creative learning. (Ages 2-5 years) Kidi Superstar Jr. DJ Mixer™ – Budding musicians can mix and create their own tunes with this interactive DJ mixer. Kids can explore instrument, character and animal sounds while spinning the light-up turntable and adjusting the tempo. They can also sing along to built-in songs reinforcing letters, numbers and colors across three music styles. The interactive game mode helps children develop rhythm and coordination as they follow patterns on the screen. (Ages 3-6 years) For more information about VTech's latest product offerings, visit About VTech® VTech is a world leader in age-appropriate and developmental stage-based electronic learning products for children. As a pioneer in the learning toy category, VTech develops high-quality, innovative educational products that enrich children's development and make learning fun. With a rich 45-year history, VTech has not only established itself as a learning authority but also consistently remains at the forefront of innovation with multiple award-winning products, including prestigious Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award winners. The company also has a broad range of award-winning infant, toddler and preschool products available in 28 different languages worldwide, with more than 100 new products introduced every year. In order to further strengthen VTech's position as a learning authority, new products are developed with critical insights from a dedicated team of in-house learning experts. VTech Electronics North America, L.L.C. is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. VTech Electronics Limited is headquartered in Hong Kong with distribution globally. 973-588-2000
