Kids

Laptops, phones and e-readers might be slick pieces of tech, but they’ll all be used for business while you’re buried in term papers during the semester. We’re rounding up a set of gadgets meant purely to lift your spirits — whether it’s zapping fellow froshmates in a game of Lazer Tag or an electric motorbike Continue Reading →

Agent Piggy announced and released its new design, and stated that it is now available in Portuguese. Agent Piggy takes banking to kids aged 5 to 15 years old, allowing them to learn how to mange money, sans risks, from a young age. Financial literacy is a critical skill that children must learn. Debt is Continue Reading →

PC shopping can be a miserable experience. The same variety that makes it possible for you to find a laptop specifically designed to manage both your neon geranium business and your online polka-streaming startup also means that the market is flooded with laptops that aren’t tailored to your particular needs. It’s much more work than Continue Reading →

Anyone with kids, or perhaps a job where you eat at your desk, knows that food and keyboards don’t mix. In fact, they can get pretty sticky and crumb-filled if you don’t clean them regularly. Besides using a gas duster or wiping it with an electronics-friendly cloth, there’s no easy way to thoroughly sanitize your Continue Reading →

It’s safe to guess that just as many moms have a smartphone in their purse as they do a half gallon of milk in the fridge. Which makes smartphones a smart place to post about missing children. Stephen Fern, founder of the app Lost Kidz knows first hand how terrifying it can be when you Continue Reading →

Gone are the days of teenagers buying albums and listening to them all the way through, as are the days of following beloved radio DJs and tuning in at the appropriate times. The new generation is opting for their own music curating by means of YouTube, according to a new study released today by consumer Continue Reading →

4moms, the small Pittsburgh-based company that’s re-imagining the baby products industry by incorporating robotics, electronics, and innovative engineering into things like strollers, infant seats and playpens, has raised $20 million from Bain Capital Ventures. The firm also has investments in Toys R’ Us (Babies R’ Us) and Gymboree, so there’s the opportunity for some knowledge-sharing Continue Reading →

A heartwarming new video documents the story of a small child whose life has been radically changed for the better because of 3D printing technology. Two-year-old Emma was born with a rare disease called arthrogryposis that makes it so she can’t raise her arms without assistance. Through the use of 3D printing, a Delaware hospital Continue Reading →

Maily is a new iPad app launching today that aims to be your kids’ first email application. Because, you know, kids these days and their busy schedules. Ha! In all seriousness, Maily is a communications tool that lets kids easily share messages and drawings with family and friends through a simplified interface that even a Continue Reading →

It isn’t the twentieth century anymore. It turns out today’s teenagers hate talking on the phone. Only 4% of them consider talking on the phone their “favorite” way of talking to friends. They prefer commenting publicly on each other’s Facebook profiles, or even better: texting. Even email and instant messages are passé for this crowd. Know Continue Reading →