While we try to keep cheap, plastic toys to a minimum in our house (we barely have room for the good stuff, much less the junkier stuff) we did buy our son a toy laptop when he was about a year old which he still plays with a year later. It does have music and flashing lights which sometimes drives us crazy, so if you're looking for simpler faux gadgets with fewer bells and whistles perhaps these wood versions fit the bill.
They're certainly more attractive, don't require batteries and look more durable than their plastic counterparts. Whether they will be as entertaining to young children, we can't say. They're made of birch wood, have moveable keys and an acrylic "mirror" screen. The laptop ($35) and cell ($10) are available for pre-order through Guidecraft.
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My sister-in-law sent my daughter one of her old cell phones after we vacationed together and my daughter was very interested in her aunt's phone. She had/has (now 4 years later) a blast with it. It doesn't make noise or light up and it is of course a real phone which makes it appealing. My daughter, now 6 makes paper cell phones that have flip up screens and touch screens. She also has a lap top she made out of paper complete with an apple logo on it. Cute. Cheap. Fun.
I'm all for wooden toys over plastic and we have many, but to me this is over the top and I can't imagine very fun either.
When our son was baby he also loved cell phones. We would give him our old ones to play with, charged up, but without service (so no 911 calls!). They were the real thing, and we didn't have to buy another toy he might not care anything about.
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Actualy Catcam, the FCC has a rule that all cell phones, in service or not, must be able to dial 911 in emergencies. You can donate your old phones for that purpose.
Um, these toys seem to me to be completely missing the point. The point of wooden toys, in addition to safety, IMO, is to simplify and de-technologicalize (I'm sure there's a real word for this, but child-related sleep deprivation is preventing me from thinking of it). Wooden toys that prime our kids to be electronics consumers seem to miss the point of creative play and unplugged exploration. Or am I missing something? I don't get why my young child needs a play laptop at all.
Love your point apartmentzombie - - wooden does not mean the toy will promote open-ended creative play.
I think the reason that children want (or "need") toy laptops and cell phones, is the same reason they have toy vacuums and dump trucks and baby dolls - they are mimicking adult actions as play. I agree there hundreds of toys which allow for open imaginative play, but often, children want to do the same thing they see the "grown-ups" doing, which is using their laptops and cell phones.
I know people prefer wood for safety/aesthetics (me too) but really, this strikes me as a little silly.
Wooden toys can promote open ended play but I don't think that is their primary purpose.