The Times Square Ball App: Because falling asleep early should be the only reason to miss the ball drop

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

The Times Square Ball has become a symbol of New Year’s Eve around the world, and if you totally geek out about the countdown, you can now be sure you won’t miss a second of the action with the new The Times Square Ball app. At least provided you’re...

Shadow Puppet: The app Steven Spielberg would have loved as a kid

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

If your kids are budding creative types, but they still love to get techy with their masterpieces, you’ll want to check out this cool new app that allows them to add voiceover narration to their photographs or artwork. Because next Spielberg or Scorsese or...

batteryPOP: A safe online entertainment network for kids that they can customize themselves.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

If you have kids old enough to play on the internet on their own, but not quite so old to do it without you wanting to be over their shoulders the entire time, you’ll be as happy as I am about batteryPOP, a new online entertainment network where your kids get to...

Geography Drive Arcade: Is this app your ticket to a happy road trip this Christmas?

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

The Geography Drive USA app is one of our favorite fun ways for kids to learn about geography, and so we were excited to see the release of their newest educational kids’ app—Geography Drive Arcade. This is a mini-arcade version of the main app, with four...

Phillip Disney Friends of Hue Storylight: A nightlight that will have your kids begging for bedtime

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

Bedtime is about to become so much more fun for your kids, should the be Disney fans which at last count is….all of them. Disney, Phillips, and Apple have teamed up to create the incredibly innovative Disney Friends of Hue Storylight. This Mickey-shaped lamp...

Which is the best ereader subscription service for you? We compare the top 3

by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware

As a book lover, I’m excited about the different ways technology has made it convenient for avid book readers, especially with ebook subscription services. We can read on our phones while we’re on the subway, we can immediately download the next in an...

Kidzui: One of our favorite kid-safe browsers is now an app. Yay!

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

The browser KidZui has been one of the best ways for kids to explore the Internet safely for a few years now, and we’re so excited to learn they’re going mobile with the new KidZui app. Especially with all those new tablets and devices coming in for the...

Clumsy Ninja app: An awesome game for kids. Because? Ninjas.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

Clumsy Ninja, the long-awaited app from London tech gurus NaturalMotion has finally arrived, and I’m betting it’s how a lot of kids will be spending screen time over the holidays. To be honest, you might catch me sneaking away to my room to play for...

The Little Scholar Tablet: a smart educational option for young kids

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

Tablets are at the top of so many kids’ wish lists this Christmas, even for the littlest ones in our homes. For the preschool set who is just starting to learn about technology, the intuitive design of touch-directed devices are amazing. They’re able to...

SciGirls: A smart new show for science-minded girls

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

We’re big fans of products that fan the flames of our girls’ love for science, and really make it cool for a girl to use her brain. PBS has always been a great channel for shows that make education cool, and I predict they’re gonna have another huge...