Pix Mini

Pix Mini lets kids play games on a smart backpack

Pix Mini has kids playing games and display drawings on the back of a smart backpack. It’s the latest product from Pix, which earlier made a smart programmable backpack for adults.

The new backpack for kids is smaller, and it can connect to any iOS or Android smartphone device. Kids can program it to display drawings, animations, and puzzle games. Moreover, the backpack has some new safety features.

“We connect portability with the creativity,” said Pix CEO Margaret Rimek in a statement. “More importantly, through a mere backpack, we allow people to express their feelings and emotions.”

Pix Mini has a programmable screen.

Main features and benefits of Pix Mini include:

  • Drawing feature lets kids create their own pixel art and express their creativity
  • Playing puzzle games develops kids’ logic thinking and cognitive abilities
  • Safety feature keeps children clearly visible on the road
  • Pix alarm enacts immediate notifications if the backpack is forgotten
  • Pix Library allows kids to choose from a set of cartoon characters
  • Find Pix Mini enables users to track the last location of Pix Mini

Pix Mini will be available on Kickstarter starting June 4 at the early bird price of $59.

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.