We’re doing a roundup of car seats unveiled at the 2009 ABC Kids show, the major annual convention for baby and kids products. This year, the biggest story on car seats in general was in side impact head protection. While car seats have made major advances, this is still an area where more technology can save young lives. There were also at least 2 new seats developed to evolve with a child from 20 pounds to 100. In this series, we will look at the following seats: 1. Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 (previously reviewed) 2. Britax Parkway SG (previously reviewed) 3. Safety 1st Complete Air car seat with Air Protect (previously reviewed) 4. Evenflo Symphony 65 5. Clek Oobr (previously reviewed) Today’s...

The Rodi XR booster seat is one of a number of fashion forward booster seats on the market.   It comes in several bright color combinations that are likely to please young kids. As opposed to cheaper, more traditional seats like the classic Graco, this seat is meant to be enjoyed by a child as “his” seat, as opposed to just “the place where he sits.”This seat is built for kids 40 to 100 pounds and the back comes off for older kids. Like almost all seats of this type, the seat attaches using the regular three-point seat belt that goes over the seat and child, holding both in together. It weighs 13.8 pounds, which is about standard for this category. MSRP $159.99...