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Originally Posted by taustin
The article I read, he said the hardware version from that company was too big and heavy for his kid for now. And language development needs to begin as young as possible, because by age five the brain loses a good deal of its flexibility to learn language. He's got a legitimate complaint.
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So what did the parents do before this app became available...?
There is no evidence supporting the fact that people lose ability to learn language after 5 years of age. While it's a commonly held belief that children learn language faster than adults there is no evidence to fully support it.
The Defense Language Institute and the Monterey Institute both specialize in teaching category three languages, the most difficult, to complete beginner adults, raising them to fluency in one year.
Children are not permitted in the courses.
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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
So the patent holder claims to own the idea of clicking buttons to make sounds?
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No different than Apple getting patents for its 'Slide to Unlock' feature. Patent numbers 7,657,849 and 8,046,721 prohibit any company other than Apple to sell touch-screen devices that unlock by touching that screen and moving your finger...