Some companies try a little too hard to appeal to tech-savvy parents. Smart PJs have a code printed on them that bring up a story on your smartphone when scanned by the company’s app. Really. This isn’t a gag. This is clearly what it looks like when someone learns about QR codes and thinks they’re […]
There’s little we can add to what’s said or shown in this video by Fundación ANAR, or Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk, to get across the impact and necessity of this type of campaign to help those who might be too scared to ask for it. With the help of the advertising agency […]
Jennifer Weidemann, co-founder of GoTo Educational Technology, said, “Sex education can be intimidating for parents, even something they avoid for fear they would get it wrong. Our goal was to give them a resource that was light, fun and informative, where both the parent and child could learn in a stress free environment.” This line […]
Dr. Mike North likes building stuff. A lot. At the start of his Sunday morning SXSW panel, North showed video of a trip to Lithuania, where he and a bunch of other engineers decided to build a snowbike by replacing the front wheel of a bicycle with a small pair of skis. North showed footage […]
I was at Pepcom recently and as I walked through the conference looking at all the different kinds of tech being presented there, it occurred to me that while there is a lot of tech for tech’s sake and tech geared towards specific jobs, there was little tech that targets what I do most of […]
From its inception, Google Earth has been an amazing application. For the average computer user, the application was thought of at first as little more than a cool toy, with interesting ways to see things but not very useful ones. Then, features were added to get directions. Google Maps were much better for directions though […]
Some people never learn, which is why I’m writing this PSA. You can consider it a freebie, this time. Here’s the deal: the internet is a very public place. Veeeerrrryyyyy public. It may even be the most public experience possible, because it’s not just people you know or even just people you want to know. […]
My wife received an iPad 2 as a gift in September and loves it, but my kids know how to use it better than she does. She uses the Gmail app, Safari, and that’s pretty much it. So, why are there about 150 more apps on the iPad? To keep the kids occupied of course. […]
Do you have a child who is happy to play alone while you watch TV or read a book? Would you like to feel closer while still maintaining that important bond of ignoring him or her? Are you looking for a way to get in more of that all-important playing-with-apps development time for your baby […]
With Flatter World, Inc.’s release of their new Flat Stanley iPhone app, the story of Flat Stanley has finally made its way into the 21st century. Yes, that’s right. Our beloved Stanley Lambchop has been digitized into the worldwide mainframe. Let’s first take a whirl back in time. The original Flat Stanley was a children’s […]
