Tag: kids tech | Apartment Therapy

DIY Big Shot Digital Camera For Kids

It's a well documented fact that kids greatly enjoying taking things apart to see how they work. Columbia University in New York has made it their mission to create a camera that not only carries ...

The Cry Translator iPhone App

We've said it a thousand times, there really is an iPhone App for everything. The creators of the iPhone App that helps translate your babies cries is just taking it too far....

Oh mang! When we were little we never had a TV in our room, let alone a whole kids loft media room! Featured on Design*Sponge, this kid’s loft is found in the home of Rosy Levy. She designed the ro...

Amber Alert GPS Helps Keep Track of Children

We lost power over here in our LA neighborhood for maybe 30-45 minutes, and when the power came back on, we were bombarded with all the hoopla about the Balloon Boy story that's gripped the nation's a...

DIY Star Ceiling

When we were little we had stars on our ceiling, we now realize how unfortunate our stars were compared to these fiber optic ceiling stars. ...

Zhu Zhu Hamsters on Kids and Hackers Wish Lists this Holiday Season?

Have you heard of the Zhu Zhu Hamster yet? It's supposed to be the Furby/Tickle-Me-Elmo/Tamagotchi of this holiday season and according to some reports it's already sold out and sellers are jacking u...

MyPhones Volume-limiting Headphones for Kids

MyPhones are headphones designed for kids to use with the safety of their eardrums in mind. A built-in, always-on sound-control circuit plays the digital role of "concerned mom" by capping off the lou...

Flickr Roundup: Kids & Their Home Tech

Parents are very adamant about their views about technology in the home. Some say there's no TV until a certain age (although sometimes online videos count) and likewise, there's those who keep co...

Hot or Not? Laser Target Alarm Clock

I know there are plenty of us snooze button pushers out there (inevitable over-sleepers); would you put yourself through a morning wake up routine of pointing a laser at a target to turn your alarm ...

What's The Appropriate TV for a Kid's Room?

Let's be honest, kids destroy stuff often. It's nice to give Bobby the Nintendo paradise he's always wanted in his room, but chances are that 19" LCD will see it's demise at the hands of a game of Wii...

"Why Cry" Baby Translator Analyzes Crying

Deciphering the cries of our infants (specifically at 3am when the world is a sleepy fog) would solve so many of our problems, or at least get everyone back to sleep sooner. Wouldn't it be nice for...

Do Online Videos Count?

We were interested in this essay over at Babble that asks this question. Even if you are strongly against your child watching television before age 2, what about the Internet? It starts out innocent...