Tech Tuesday

Tech Tuesday Review: Alien Buddies App

By on January 3, 2012

I knew I was in trouble the day Nate picked up my iPod Touch, clicked the button, swiped his little finger across the screen and promptly went into my music and deleted my playlists.  And that was before his second birthday.  He’s now quite the little pro at navigating through my Touch, although he must [...]

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Tech Tuesday: uDraw GameTablet Gift Pack for Wii Holiday IT Guide Review & Giveaway (closed)

By on December 20, 2011

I’m a graphic designer as well as a blogger, who tries to stay up to date with technology, which is evolving at an extremely quick pace. We definitely embrace technology as a fun tool and resource for my daughter. We own a Wii gaming system and always play the games together as a family. Like [...]

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Tech Tuesday Holiday IT Guide: Beacon Universal Remote Control for iOS and Android

By on December 6, 2011

  Set-up was generally straight forward. We didn’t run into any issues using our iPhone 4 to link up our TV, multidisc player and with our cable provider. You can also connect Netflix through this device. Beacon requires 4-AA batteries and you must download the dijit app from the app store. I like having all [...]

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Tech Tuesday: Little Pim App Review

By on December 6, 2011

My family is a huge fan of PBS Kids. It’s are primary destination for educational entertainment for our kids. We are also regular users of their online world at pbskids.org and pbskidsplay.org, as well as frequent players of their apps on our iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. We recently took the opportunity to review their [...]

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Tech Tuesday Holiday IT Guide: The Joy Factory Multicharging Station Review & Giveaway (Closed)

By on November 29, 2011

When it comes to gift giving, my husband is one of the hardest people to shop for. He is also very in to sleek, modern styling and trying to minimize clutter. When I was introduced to the Joy Factory’s new Zip USB Touch-n-go™ Multi-Charging Station, it met all this criteria to a T. It features ports [...]

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Tech Tuesday: iPad Appcessories for Family Game Night AND Giveaway (closed)!

By on November 29, 2011
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Since getting our iPad earlier this year, I was immediately drawn in to its seemingly unending world of apps. But, most of what I initially came across were meant for one user at a time (Angry Birds and the like). I slowly started to find games that I could enjoy with my family, but it [...]

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Holiday IT Guide 2011: Retro Cool Atari Arcade for iPad by Duo

By on November 15, 2011

Sometimes I think I’m totally 80’s at heart. When I had the opportunity to check out the new Atari Duo game for iPad….can someone say for sure?! I’m not sure who was more excited to test this out-me or my husband. My husband was very into video games growing up. Actually, this is one of [...]

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Tech Tuesday: PBS Kids Lab Launches New Games!

By on November 8, 2011

PBS KIDS LAB has recently launched 40 new games! These games are designed to help build math skills and incorporate PBS KIDS shows so kids can engage with their favorite characters through computers, mobile devices and interactive white boards. My daughter loves the Cat in the Hat and I can’t wait to show her some [...]

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Tech Tuesday: Educational Apps by Punflay

By on November 1, 2011

Our family heavily uses electronics. We were that way before Blackberries or iPhones were even in the picture. When it comes to integrating technology into my daughter’s life, I prioritize based on the educational value of the activity she is participating in. I was recently given the opportunity to test out two educational apps for [...]

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Tech Tuesday: Toddy Smart Cloth

By on November 1, 2011

I let my 4 year old play with my iPad and I’m convinced some of her computer games she plays on my laptop were a big part in her learning to read. But with this love of technology comes lots of little fingerprints all over the screen! I know that you are supposed to use [...]

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