Sigh.   We’ve seen this one before. The stage is set for the next bout between concerned parents and watchdog groups and web and mobile sites that cater to kids.  Because it’s so easy to glean information about kids habits, whereabouts and friends using the technologies in today’s smartphones, there’s a movement to look for ways [...]

Microsoft Kinect did an awesome job of making indoor play a physical sport. Nintendo rocked the world when it let kids take their favorite games with them. With video game sales down this holiday, the new object of the game is a seamless play, one that goes with you wherever you are in all sorts [...]

Popar (www.popartoys.com) is in Pop plus “AR”) has an idea about how to fuse books with augmented reality digital experiences to create a deeper, richer, more multifaceted read.  The results are pretty spectacular and may do more to add new life to traditional printed books. The idea is pretty simple. You buy a big ‘ole picture [...]

The premise isn’t exactly novel, but the delivery system certainly is. Totally Amp’d, a sitcom designed for the interactive smartphone-carrying-tween set, provides a fun premise for serialized “appisodes”, plus some cool interactive experiences tied to the show. It’s one of the first serialized webisodes to integrate apps. First, the background story. Five teens with talent, but [...]