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  • Study: 30% Teen Girls Admit Real-Life Meeting with Online "Stranger"

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 14
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    An alarming number of teenage girls may be risking their safety by meeting strangers through the Internet, new research shows.
    The study found about 30 percent of surveyed teen girls said they met a person in real life who they had previously met on...

  • iPotty Offers Potty Training with iPad

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 11
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    Yes, the iPotty is real and was on display at CES 2013.
    The iPotty training system has a built-in case for an iPad, with a screen protector. Makers of the iPotty at CTA Digital say it is the perfect way to keep your toddler on the bowl.
    “When...

  • New 'Disney Infinity' Video Game Uses Collectible Figurines

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 17
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    Taking inspiration from Activision's successful Skylanders series, Disney plans to launch a massive interactive project combining video games with collectible figurines.
    Disney Infinity will feature 40 collectible figures that, when placed on a spec...

  • The First Bookless Public Library: Texas to Have BiblioTech

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 15
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    A book-less library.
    It sounds like an oxymoron, but come the fall of 2013, San Antonio's Bexar County is going to be home to the BiblioTech, the country's first book-less public library. Of course, there will be books -- just e-books, not physical ...

  • Disney To Use New Wireless Wristbands for Visitors Starting Spring

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 9
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    In the latest and most high-profile example of travel companies using radio- frequency identification (RFID) technology to track visitors, Disney World parkgoers soon will be able to ditch paper tickets and credit cards in favor of wireless rubber wr...

  • New Family Safety App Allows Location Sharing

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 8
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    Family by Sygic is the new app from the international GPS navigation software, designed to help parents keep their children safe and simplify the way family stays in touch. The app is going live today on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
    The ap...

  • Cooperative Apps Bring Distant Families Together

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 2
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    Families who are physically apart can share some closeness by using two innovative apps. With "Scoot & Doodle on Hangouts," a free app to use on your computer, families can enter a shared virtual hangout to talk, video-chat, and create digital ar...

  • Mom Makes Son Sign Her Terms & Conditions Deal for iPhone

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 31, 2012
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    A Massachusetts mom whose son asked for an iPhone for Christmas has made him sign an 18-point set of terms and conditions that he had to agree to before the phone could be his. The agreement came directly from mom -- not Apple or the service provider...

  • Privacy Group Asks FTC To Investigate Nickelodeon App

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 19, 2012
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    An app featuring Nickelodeon's SpongeBob character unlawfully collects personal data from children, the privacy group Center for Digital Democracy alleges in a complaint filed on Monday with the Federal Trade Commission.
    The "SpongeBob Diner Dash" i...

  • Alicia Keys Lauches Storytelling App for Kids

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 25, 2012
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    Alicia Keys, after giving birth to her son two years ago, said she wanted to create tools for children. Now she's launching an app for kids.
    "The Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee" is about a young New York City girl's relationship with her wise grand...