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Shopkick is a new iPhone app that will reward you for doing something you are doing anyway: Back to school shopping.
Unveiled today at an American Eagle Outfitters shop in New York City, Shopkick will not only save you money and earn you rewards, but might just make the dreaded chore of back to school shopping actually seem like fun. Continue reading »
Just in time for long summer car trips, Oceanhouse Media is giving us a new batch of Dr. Seuss themed iPhone apps. Love it!
We’re getting new interactive book apps for One Fish, Two Fish and Oh, the Places You’ll Go!. There’s also a cool stacking game called Up With A Fish.
My kids have loved all the Dr. Seuss apps, and these are no exception.
The Cat and the Hat has just been put out as an iPhone app by Oceanhouse Media, the nice people who brought us the Grinch game last Christmas. They’ve also released Dr. Suess’ ABCs. Not a moment too soon. My kids got to playtest these on a harrowing cross-country flight. I love you for that, Oceanhouse.
At $3.99, these apps are a little pricey for an iPhone game, but cheaper than a print edition of the book. Continue reading »
Making a baby doesn’t have to be hard – turns out there really is an app for that.
British press are calling Lena Bryce the mother of the first “iPhone baby,” after she used an app made to track her menstrual calendar to solve a four-year battle with infertility. Continue reading »
You may have noticed that some parents seem more in tune to their iPhones than their babies. For those parents, there’s now an app to translate your baby’s cries. Is that kid hungry? Wet? Mad that mom is ignoring her to play yet another round of Freecell on her phone? This app can tell you what you baby really wants.
Or so the promo text goes. The Cry Translator was developed in Spain. It’s creator, Biloop Technologies, claims it is based on extensive “clinical trials”. They also claim it is extremely accurate.
The app purportedly can distinguish between five basic infant cries: hungry, tired, bored, annoyed or stressed. They say Unless one of those is a code word for, “Hey! There’s poop in my pants!” these folks are missing one of the big culprits on, “Stuff That Makes Babies Cry.” Continue reading »
Your loveable, furry old pal Grover is now waiting tables inside your iPhone.
As part of its 40th birthday celebration, Sesame Street has just launched its first iPhone app. Grover’s Number Special was developed by Sesame Workshop and IDEO Toy Lab. It features some original video footage of the friendly monster, as well as an easy tilt-based game for little people. Continue reading »
The POM Offender Locator from Vision 20/20 lets you find out how close you are to registered sex offenders, no matter where you happen to be. It’s an iPhone app, meaning you can get real-time information on this subject while on the go.
I tried out a free version of the app. It gives me the willies. Continue reading »
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