GeekMom is very excited to announce our newest sponsor, Nannek, maker of interesting and useful apps for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone. Members of the Moms with Apps group, they also participate in the Apple educational discount program. Meeting an important need, they have created both Chore Pad HD for the iPad, and Chore […]
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s happening in the geek world this month. Got something to add? Let us know. WonderCon, San Francisco, CA April 1-3 It’s the 25th anniversary of this comics convention. Special guests include Sergio Aragonés, one of MAD magazine’s longest-running cartoonists; Berkeley Breathed of Bloom County; Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel; and NYT bestseller Robert […]
Continue ReadingI don’t know if it’s just my corner of Manhattan, but more and more I find myself in conversations with parents who have thrown out their TV, won’t allow video games into their house, or think that handheld gadgets are the downfall of civilization. Here on GeekMom, Jessamyn made a recommendation to try a week […]
Continue ReadingImagine your kid is too young to care about the weather outside. Imagine (s)he’s so young (s)he won’t even notice it’s snowing, except if you stick his/her tiny nose to the window and point the strange white falling things, exclaiming loudly “Look! It’s snowing!” (or “Regarde! Il neige!” if your geekling is supposed to understand […]
Continue ReadingSeymour Science, “the dean of children’s science writers,” has launched his first mobile app. SCIENCE FUN TO GO features in-app purchase of original eBooks for kids on both the iPhone/iTouch/iPad and Android platforms. You can download Simon’s original eBook, FUN FACTS ABOUT PETS, for free-it’s available exclusively for either the NookColor device or the NookKids […]
Continue ReadingA Present for Milo takes full advantage of the iPad’s interactive playground, perfectly blending story, animation, sound, and game-like exploration. The good news for readers is Milo is helping define an emerging art form, the story app.
Continue ReadingTales2Go, an audiobook and audio stories company, is offering free subscriptions for the spring term for schools and educational programs, including homeschoolers. (Homeschoolers: Just enter “homeschool” under school name.) They offer a wide variety of stories, of all lengths, to entertain you and your children on road trips, in the classroom, or for daily storytime. […]
Continue ReadingLast winter our old PC desktop died a lingering, viral death. The question then became: with what do we replace it? Over the past couple of years we’ve been making the transition to Apple products (which suit our family’s plug-and-play multimedia needs beautifully) but the up-front investment on a pretty, shiny new iMac was more […]
Continue ReadingA little peace of mind goes a long way. Sure, I let my kid play with a wide array of gadgets. And that’s the way it should be. I find that the more he plays and values the gadgets the less likely he is to destroy them. However, when he was younger that was not […]
Continue ReadingRegardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingAs the holiday season approaches, and you make the list of all the new tech gadgets you’d like to find under the tree, let me offer one suggestion. Do the research on that iPad, play around with the Sony Reader and that amazing new Kindle, but then do one more thing: Go to the website […]
Continue ReadingIt is sort of an unwritten law of geekdom that when we have opinions about technology, we must have very, VERY strong opinions. I faithfully adhere to this rule and had dually applied it to my sheer and unfettered hatred of all things Apple. I thought the iPods were ridiculous. I don’t care how small […]
Continue ReadingIn the spooky new iPad app, Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials, the ghost of Nathaniel Hawthorne comes to you for help. There were mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, and as you investigate you’ll find yourself caught up in stories of land grabs, betrayal, and, of course, accused witches. (MumboJumbo provided a review copy of the […]
Continue ReadingIf every element on the periodic table got this sort of treatment in school, future colleges might be overrun with chemistry majors. This funny little piece of edutainment could only be better if it was the trailer for a video game. For related educational amusements, read on: Rather like a latter day version of […]
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