Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
Keep Up with the Joneses — and Your Calls — with New Bugaboo iPhone Holder
May 2, 2010 | Filed Under: Babies,Kids,Shopping | Tags: Strollers, Stylin', Technology
Here you splashed out for some sweet wheels with the Bugaboo Cameleon, and yet you’re still left looking a bit silly as you fumble around trying to stroll-and-Tweet.
Not to mention that poor little old lady you mowed down in the process. (Grandma is never going to forgive you for that.)
Well, get a grip! Literally. With the new Bugaboo iPhone holder that helps you get a better grip on your Cameleon or Bee and your phone, giving you the freedom to stroll-and-text, stroll-and-talk, stroll-and-rock-out, stroll-and-navigate and, yes, stroll-and-Tweet.
Be sure to Tweet this: Bugaboo is contributing 1% of total revenue to the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. And, let’s face it: the only thing that feels better than the smooth ride of a Bugaboo is the joy that comes from trying to help others.
Available at Bugaboo.com and other online retail stores; $24.95
Smartphones Helping Kids Get Smart
Apr 5, 2010 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Education, Technology
The iPhone also makes a healthy kids snack
There is an interesting article in this month’s Fast Company magazine about how smartphones and hand-held computers are sparking an “educational revolution” with today’s youngins. Apparently, kids as young as THREE years old are able to figure out iPhones quicker than you can say, “Hey, how’d my cell phone bill get so high?”
New Gadget Helps Parents TWS (Text While Strollering)
Dec 9, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Technology
Some parents are up in arms about a new doodad called Texthook, which allows multi-tasking parents to strap a cell phone to the bar of their stroller so they can text and e-mail without, you know, letting go of the stroller.
Candy Investigates iPhone App That Translates Babies’ Cries
Nov 9, 2009 | Filed Under: Featured,In the News | Tags: Technology
I must admit, my interest was piqued when I read about a new iPhone application that supposedly deciphers the meaning behind a baby’s cries. Continue Reading »
Apple Approves Disturbing ‘Baby Shaker’ App (Yet My iPhone Still Can’t Text Photos)
Apr 22, 2009 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Sick, Technology
Wow. And here I thought Facebook’s “What kind of sandal are you?” application was stupid…
Apple approved a pretty horrifying app called “Baby Shaker,” which displays a picture of a baby and plays crying sounds. The only way to make it stop is to shake your iPhone really hard, after which two X’s will be placed over the baby’s eyes — implying, of course, that the baby is dead.
No joke.
As you can imagine, there was a teensy bit of backlash, and Apple has since pulled the application from its store.
I know what you’re thinking right now: Given this development, what kind of sandal is Apple? I don’t have the Facebook app handy, but I would have to go with a Legwarmer Sandal:
Tries too hard to be outrageous and makes you uncomfortable — and never in good taste.
