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Gadgets

Earth to earbuds

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Hello again, world. I have been blissfully disconnected during the holidays, but now I’m back. With vigor and verve! (I hope.) There’s much to catch up on in my electronic parenting world, but I’ll start with the invasion of the iPods.
In mid-December, Andy bought himself a nano with the Best Buy gift card he earned from […]

Kindle

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

 
Wow! My mom and I have just told my Dad about the new Amazon Kindle. It holds up to 200 books that download for $9.99 each. It holds its own dictionary. Are you the type of person like me who reads more than one book at a time? Because when you turn the Kindle off, it […]

Mean Santa

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Overheard while walking three fifth-graders to school: “Last year I didn’t get anything for Christmas — just toys.”
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The new Ipod Nano

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

When I get my $100 gift card(from selling wrapping paper) I am sure that I am going to get the new nano. Movies, TV shows, and music. It is great, when kids are relaxing, people are creating new gadgets every day or so.
I just hope that it will be worth it.
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Kid reviewers

Friday, November 9th, 2007

If anyone should be reviewing technology products for kids, it should be kids. So, I think it’s very cool that a class of sixth graders in Nettletown, Arkansas has become a little army of product reviewers. They conduct methodical reviews of products and post them on their class Web site. Their teacher tells me he […]

Baby’s first computer

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Today the Wall Street Journal reviewed several computers designed expressly for kids. In the $400-plus range, they don’t make good sense for our household. We all share two computers, so one size fits all. I still cling desperately to the notion that I’m an adult with a brain, so I refuse to be relegated to a Princess Pink […]