Slideshow: Toys for Tots Get Ultratechie

Hokey Pokey Elmo is so flexible that it can do a 360-degree turn.

The Step & Play Piano is Fisher-Price's interpretation of the next-generation walker. The piano beneath the walker plays music, encouraging baby steps.

The creators of the Teddy Ruxpin talking teddy bear have another idea for a new product line: a stuffed animal with an integrated one-way cordless phone that allows people to leave messages for a child on the bear. A child can retrieve the message by pressing the bear's right paw.

LeapFrog, which began its venture making computerized, interactive books for preschool-age children, is releasing Leapster -- a portable device with a full-color screen that touts interactive games to teach math and reading skills.

The PowerTouch Learning System ($50), an interactive book that lets children between the ages of 3 and 8 retrieve information at the lightest touch, appears in toy stores in August.

The Little Touch LeapPad learning system ($40), expected to hit toy stores this November, is the company's first interactive book for babies and toddlers age 6 months to 36 months.