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That’s A Wrap! CES 2012, Smart and Connected

1/16/12 12:02pm by MOMconnected
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In spite of a lack of ground-breaking news, CES 2012 put a stake in the ground for the tech trends we’ll see in the coming year and beyond. Smart this, smart that. Gadgets unveiled at this year’s big dance focused on one thing: connected. We want anywhere, anytime access to our digital lives, in and out of the home, so this year at the International Consumer Electronics Show, everything seemed to be billed as smart and connected.  Read more >

Please Tell Your Kids: That Magazine is Not a Broken iPad

10/23/11 10:50am by spydergrrl
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You've probably seen the video by now, of a 1 year old baby trying to figure out how to use magazines. Apparently she thinks they should be as responsive as tablet computers. The video title is "A Magazine is an iPad that Doesn't Work".I saw a number of people share and comment on this video last week. Many of them were saying that this new generation will never know traditional media or will learn to see beyond paper. It makes me picture a world where books are rare, sacred objects to which only an elite few have access. The idea of it saddens me.  Read more >