ONLINE SCRAPBOOK FOR PARENTS

Kidfolio is a social network scrapbook for parents. Track your child’s growth and look back over a timeline of memories. And of course don’t… Read more

LEARNING ON THE IPAD

Khan Academy’s 3,000 educational videos are now viewable in an iPad app. Khan Academy is a favorite of Bill Gates and was recently the subject of a… Read more

BIZ REPORT

Biz Report for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry brings in a thousand business articles a day from organizations such as The Associated Press and… Read more

PLAYTALES

PlayTales is an interactive children’s bookshelf for the iPad and Android tablets. The app is free but each book is $3. Some books include mini… Read more

THE POCKET DOORBELL

This is a cellphone app so silly we couldn’t resist it. It’s called the “Pocket Doorbell,” and is meant to work with an iPhone or iPad. Here’s… Read more

BEST IPAD APPS

“Best iPad Apps; the Guide for Discriminating Downloaders,” is a new book by Peter Meyers; $22 from oreilly.com. There are 140,000 iPad apps…. Read more

TURNING YOUR IPAD INTO A LAPTOP

The first time Joy took an iPad on a trip, she was floored by how much she missed a regular keyboard. But most iPad keyboards are bulky: You might as… Read more

TOUCHTV

TouchTV is a new free app that brings TV to the iPad. The initial channels are: E News, ABC News, Lifetime Networks, ESPN, PBS News Hour and the… Read more

A SAFE CARD TO PLAY

Joy’s brother told us about a tea-ceremony scam he encountered in China. Just before agreeing to have tea with a couple of friendly people he met in… Read more

MICKEY MOUSE CAMERA

Joy’s sister holds up her iPad to take pictures, which is kind of awkward.  A new $60 seven megapixel “Disney iPad Camera,” plugs into the… Read more