Posts Tagged ‘Safety’

Nearparent

I haven’t had a chance to give Nearparent a test run but I wanted to let you all know that this service is now available for the iPhone. It’s been available for the Android for awhile now but was only recently released in the App Store. The app is billed as a “Check-in and trusted [...]

 

ISEEU Baby Monitor

ISEEU Baby Monitor is an app that will turn two iPhones or iPod Touches into a video baby monitor. It also comes with several additional features just for the children you’re monitoring. These include a photo album, music player, a baby journal and flashcards for development. ISEEU comes with a thorough disclaimer and instructions for [...]

 

Mobicip

This past week I had an email asking for a recommendation on how to filter Safari use on the iPhone and it got me thinking that there are probably quite a few parents in the same boat.

 

Friday Findings

Price: $2.99 ~ See Kids Numbers and Math in the App Store MyHoneyBee – A fun, interactive app for younger children, MyHoneyBee encourages children to create a virtual garden and reap the rewards of their efforts. … Price: FREE ~ See b.bear abc in the App Store ABC Coloring Book – June Blossom – June Blossom ABC Coloring Book is an effective tool for children to learn to read the alphabet while coloring illustrations, applying stickers to their creations, and playing with interactive alphabet blocks.

 
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iTubeList – YouTube Playlist Finder (with kids video collection)

Up until now I have had mixed feelings about letting her watch videos on it; she loves to watch clips of her favorite cartoons (which is a great option and buys me a few minutes of sanity), but at least once a day she somehow stumbles upon some weird, not kid friendly, video (causing me to block YouTube from my device resulting in a loss of sanity as my three year old continuously asks where the videos went). … With iTubeList you can organize YouTube videos to suit your needs, all you need to do is search. iTubeList is extremely easy to use and navigate around, and once videos are saved on to your device you can watch them anytime. iTubeList is one of those amazing apps that everyone should own.

 

Friday Findings

Mommy’s Heartbeat- The Mommy’s Heartbeat App is specially designed to slowly adjust the newborn baby to life outside the womb. Most noise maker apps make the sound too low to be heard well on the small speakers of an iPad/iPod/iPhone, but the Mommy’s Heartbeat app has a specially designed heartbeat sound that mimics the rhythmic [...]

 

2BME Firefighter

Kids love firefighters; most want to be one when they grow up. With the new 2BME Firefighter app by 2BME Studios, your little one can live out their dreams now. This impressive new 3D app allows children to get a look at the daily life of firefighters. The title screen offers three options for exploration: [...]

 

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Friday Findings

BigLittleBrother – This charming interactive storybook app for kids ages 3-7 traces a familiar arc from sibling rivalry to brotherly love. 
Being an older brother has its benefits, of that there’s little doubt. But how would you feel if your little brother grew to be bigger than you? And what if he insisted on touching [...]

 

iWatchLife Smart Video Monitoring

iWatchLife works with video systems to give you access to live camera events on your iDevice. Using the app you’ll have access to what’s appearing on your webcam or IP camera line views. You’ll also be able to see detected events and recorded event video. iWatchLife will work with any webcam but if you want [...]

 

Safe&Sound

Safe&Sound is one of those “just in case” apps. The kind of app you never want to use but will be so glad you have should you ever need it. This app stores photos and description information of your children on your iPhone. If your child ever goes missing then you have the information immediately [...]

 
 
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