A Wisconsin 12th grader is singlehandedly bringing millions of people — especially military spouses, military children and servicemembers — to tears. For her winning 2013 Doodle4Google contest entry, Sabrina Brady wholeheartedly deserves the $30,000 scholarship, new Chromebook and $50,000 technology grant to her school that come with winning the 2013 Doodle4Google competition. Read more →
The JBL Charge is one of a kind: it has a 6000mAh Li-ion battery for high-speed device charging . Plug in your smart phone, tablet or ereader (with its own charging cable) and it will charge for you at about 0.5% per minute (based on Kindle and iPhone actually charges). If you have a device that charges with a microUSB cable, you can use the included cable for charging. Read more →
When I received an invitation to try out the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, I was excited to get a chance to really crack into Apple’s nemesis: the Android operating system. I had a brief exposure to the Android OS — with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 — when I reviewed the Ematic FunTab Pro last holiday season. But that system had a kid-friendly GUI face that shielded users from the meat and potatoes of the OS. This time around, I dove right in. Read more →
This month a research team at Oxford University reported on their continuation of a study that repeated and built upon a 2010 experiment on a different group of patients: for 5 days, the patients either received real or false electrical stimulations while performing math tasks. Those who received the real stimulations were performing the math tasks two to five times faster than those without. Read more →
About 10 days prior to our trip to buy a new house in Colorado last week, I found out about an update for the realtor.com mobile app service that I’ve relied on to send me customized search results for the areas in which we’re looking to live. This update would make realtor.com to be the first mobile real estate search capability to fully integrate school information in their app. Read more →
It’s not where you think it might be. Search in the standard Web Search and it’ll be a list of posts (such as this one) about the Google Doodle. Instead, select the “Images tab in the upper left”, input “atari breakout” and wait a second. Don’t forget to turn up the volume! Read more →
Whether your kids enjoy elaborate pasta dishes or simply want plain noodles, Noodlemania! 50 Playful Pasta Recipes covers a wide range of recipes that will put a smile on any kid’s face. Read more →
The LA Femme Film Festival is a celebration of women in film — not just in front of the screen, but also the creative energy behind it. Join in on the festivities on October 11-17, 2013 in Hollywood, and act soon if you feel you have a piece worth submitting. You don’t have to be a woman to submit a film, but a female is required to be in a leadership role: writer, director, or producer. Read more →
For Mother’s Day, my husband took me last night to see The Great Gatsby. Getting to see movies in my community isn’t that easy. We have to travel about 30 minutes to the nearest theater, and the nearest theater showing … Read more →
The Screenster’s slim, simple design, the numerous caricatures to choose from, and convenient top loop for hanging it on a bag makes this a fun accessory for kids’ tablets: iPads, Kindles, Kobos, Nooks, or Galaxy among others. Read more →