Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an office play station for a child. The office play station includes a desk, an office controller and one or more peripheral play devices. The peripheral play devices may represent devices commonly found in an office setting. Each of the peripheral play devices may be in communication with the office controller and may include an age setting that adjusts the functionality of the peripheral play device. The office controller may configure the age setting for the peripheral play devices and record activity data that indicates the manner in which the user interacts with the peripheral play devices.

Abstract: A news reader is disclosed which selects the optimal articles for presentation to the user and which facilitates a sense of community among users. Upon receiving an article from a news provider, the news reader analyzes characteristics associated with the article. Amongst other things, the characteristics may indicate whether the article represents a breaking news story or whether the article includes advertisements. After analyzing the characteristics of the article, the news reader determines whether the article is to be designated a primary/presentable article and aggregates the article with other primary/presentable articles related to the same topic.

Abstract: A news reader is disclosed which selects the optimal articles for presentation to the user and which facilitates a sense of community among users. Upon receiving an article from a news provider, the news reader analyzes characteristics associated with the article. Amongst other things, the characteristics may indicate whether the article represents a breaking news story or whether the article includes advertisements. After analyzing the characteristics of the article, the news reader determines whether the article is to be designated a primary/presentable article and aggregates the article with other primary/presentable articles related to the same topic.