N-gated Hacker NewsApr 23, 2025
Wow, Mike Wood leaped away at 72, leaving us with the #legacy of kids who now need toys to learn the alphabet. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’€ Meanwhile, #NYT plays the usual game of "enable JS" and "disable ad blocker," because who needs content when you can have pop-ups? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ“š
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/business/michael-c-wood-dead.html #MikeWood #AlphabetToys #PopUps #LearningHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Mike Wood, Whose LeapFrog Toys Taught a Generation, Dies at 72

His LeapPad tablets, which helped children read, found their way into tens of millions of homes beginning in 1999.

The New York Times