Another holiday season has come and gone and after dealing with the excitement of opening the presents and cleaning up the wrapping paper carnage, it’s time to sit down and get to the business of thank you notes. Thank you notes? Indeed! Expressing gratitude for gifts is a post-holiday tradition that I’m happy…
iPhone apps
50% Off Dr. Seuss Apps in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Green Eggs and Ham
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Green Eggs and Ham, the #4 best-selling children’s book of all time, Oceanhouse Media is offering a fabulous collection of award-winning Dr. Seuss apps for 50% off. iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch apps are priced are less than $1.99 and the sale ends on Thursday, September 23. Choose…
AT&T participates in Text4Baby: Tips on your Baby’s Growth & Development
Today’s tech savvy guest is Laura, a wife and working mom who has been with AT&T for 13 years and is currently the Executive Director of Multicultural Marketing. Laura is here to share how expectant mothers can track their baby’s growth and development in the womb and receive milestones and tips from AT&T and Text4Baby….
World Math Day Free Online Math Competition on March 3
Did you know that World Math Day is next Wednesday, March 3? Neither did I! According to a story in The Washington Post, World Math Day is an opportunity for kids ages 5-18 to participate in a free real time competition with students from around the world to solve problems of varying levels of difficulty…
Interview: PicPocket Books Founder Lynette Mattke on Mobile Children’s Books That Entertain & Educate
Today my Tech Savvy guest is Lynette Mattke, founder of PicPocketBooks. PicPocket Books allows children to enjoy picture books as downloadable iPhone/iPod touch apps. Children ages 2 – 8 can enjoy their favorite stories on the go—at the doctor’s office, at the store, on the airplane; any situation where it’s impractical to bring physical books…
iMapMyRun Uses iPhone’s GPS to Track Route & Store Run Data
A bunch of my colleagues are starting to train for upcoming 10Ks and fall marathons and while I can’t say I’m joining them, I’m cheering them on and have been talking up the iMapMyRun app. Even though my runs are confined to a mile of pushing a jogging stroller of 75 lbs of kids to…
Hog Bay Letters
Created by father Jesse Grosjean to entertain his daughter and to help her learn the alphabet, Hog Bay Letters is perfect for toddlers who are working towards letter recognition and presents a fun challenge even for older children up to adults. Using the dynamic tile board, Letters provides a fun interactive way for kids to…
iPhone/iPod Touch App Month!
These days it seems like more and more companies are developing smartphone applications for edutainment (or educational entertainment) purposes. Smartphones such as T-Mobile’s myTouch, iPhone, Verizon Droid, Nokia, and Palm, have dedicated marketplaces where developers are constantly creating new content available for download. There are some fabulous educational applications that exist and others that look…
iFood Assistant 2.0 for iPhone-Recipes at Your Fingertips!
You would think that since I’ve been reviewing products for my gift guides since October and publishing holiday gift suggestions at a furious pace that I would know that the holidays are upon us. Not so. All of a sudden the holidays have snuck up on me! While I have everything almost all squared away…
