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. 🚀💀 Meanwhile, #NYT plays the usual game of "enable JS" and "disable ad blocker," because who needs content when you can have pop-ups? 😂📚
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
Hacker NewsApr 23, 2025

Mike Wood, Whose LeapFrog Toys Taught a Generation, Dies at 72

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/business/michael-c-wood-dead.html

#HackerNews #MikeWood #LeapFrog #Toys #Legacy #Education #Innovation #Obituary

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