Posts Tagged ‘technology’

iPad App for Kids Review: Hildegard Sings

iPad App for Kids Review: Hildegard Sings
Tweet Hildegard the hippo loves to sing opera and dreams of the spotlight. But really, who doesn’t?  When her opportunity finally comes, there’s just one teensy weensy problem: she loses her voice. Murphy’s law apparently applies...
August 30th, 2011 | iPhone Apps, OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

iPad App for Kids Review: My PlayHome **Updated**

iPad App for Kids Review: My PlayHome **Updated**
Tweet My PlayHome is the clever, uniquely 21st century digital take on those Melissa & Doug magnet figure sets, the classic but flimsy paper dolls, and even your grandmother’s stately dollhouse, with flawlessly executed gameplay including...
July 22nd, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Guest Post on Cool Mom Tech

Tweet Hi all!  A quick heads-up this sweaty Tuesday morning to let you know that I guest posted over on Cool Mom Tech as part of their Dads Dig This series. Check out my high-tech gadget recommendation right now on the gizmo wing of the impeccable...
July 19th, 2011 | Guest Post, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

iPad App for Kids Review: Princess Arabella Wants To Play

Tweet The Princess Arabella Wants To Play iPad storybook app, based on the books by Mylo Freeman, is a captivating long-form story complimented by bold watercolor paintings that’s as engrossing as any traditional children’s book we’ve...
July 15th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Watch This: Fruit Ninja Xbox 360 Kinect Video Game Trailer

Tweet If you love the Fruit Ninja app [hand raised] and have Xbox 360 Kinect [sad lip], you’re gonna wanna watch this. The Kinect game might not be quite as fun as actually battling a dude in a watermelon costume, but damn it’s probably...
June 9th, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

iPhone App for Kids Review: Oobie’s Space Adventure

Tweet Oobie’s Space Adventure from VHS Design It’s short, it’s simple, it’s cute, it’s free. The Mouse almost always plays Oobie’s Space Adventure 3 or 4 times consecutively, mostly to hear the repetitive but...
June 7th, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

iPhone App for Kids Review: Jellytoons

Tweet Jellytoons is a colorful toddler-targeted iPhone & iPad app containing 6-mini games designed to introduce and/or reinforce basic concepts of sorting, counting, shapes, matching and also allows children to practice their fine motor skills....
March 30th, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Press Here

Kid’s Book Review: Press Here
Tweet It’s 2011.  Our electronic gadgetry responds to taps, swipes, sounds, and breath.  The notion that a book – a flat, relatively non-interactive form of media – could approximate such feats of wonder seems damn near impossible. ...
March 24th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Pinkalicious Comes to Nintendo DS

Pinkalicious Comes to Nintendo DS
Tweet The best-selling, color-coordinated series of books by Victoria Kann makes it’s entrance into video game land this month with Pinkalicious: It’s Party Time. In the game, the player – your child, presumably, unless you the...
March 11th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS, OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

WAPPY DOG (from Activision for NDS) @ NYC Toy Fair 2011

WAPPY DOG (from Activision for NDS) @ NYC Toy Fair 2011
Tweet OWTK got a private sneak peek at Wappy Dog, a new Nintendo DS game from Activision that merges the handheld video game world with the interactive toy market. This cute dog, Wappy (of course your child is free to change that name), interacts...
March 4th, 2011 | OWTK TECH REVIEWS, OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More
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