Jeana Tahnk

Up until a couple years ago, I held on steadfastly to the whole idea of wanting to read with a real book in my hands, as opposed to seeing digitized pages on an e-reader. That is, until I got my hands on a Kindle , and became hooked. So …

We haven't been shy about singing our praises for nabi tablets for kids . Between the nabi Square , nabi Jr. and the nabi 2 (which I dubbed the best kids' tablet at the time), it's pretty safe to say that we are very fond of their awesom…

With Apple Pay now available, we are avidly watching to see how it will take off as people get more used to ditching their wallets and using their phones to pay for purchases. But for those of you not about to lay down the cash for a shi…

Holiday season is just around the corner (hold me) and we're starting to see lots of great kids' electronic gifts popping up. We have covered VTech's InnoTab kids' tablets for years, harking all the way back to the original InnoTab when …

So of course Halloween has crept up on us seemingly faster than ever before. I'm going to avoid thinking about what happens after Friday (holiday shopping, eek!), and focus on getting those costumes ready and devising a strategy to not e…

I'm looking for a child tracking app to secretly put on my 17-year-old's iPhone to track his whereabouts. My wife's "spidey senses" are telling her that he's going places and doing things without permission. I know I could Google but I'd…

The concept of intelligent robots taking over the planet used to be something you'd only see in sci-fi movies but I'm starting to wonder whether a robotic takeover may not be so far-off. Okay, maybe not in our immediate future, but highl…

As a longtime iPhone user, I have gotten used to typing long emails and texts on that teeny tiny keyboard, but that still doesn't stop me from cursing said keyboard with each and every mistake ( damn you, autocorrect ). Thanks to the new…

We have covered hundreds, if not millions (Okay, probably not millions) of mobile phone cases over the years, and loads of mobile phone chargers too. But this super cool Indiegogo project I just learned about named Juse is the first sola…

I am intrigued by all the new technologies and devices coming out that are designed to monitor and track a baby's sleep patterns and movements. Products like the AngelCare Sleep Monitor and wearable devices like Sproutling are just the b…

With Instagram having officially passed Twitter in mobile users this past spring, it's not surprising that the other social networks are trying to take a page from what's successful about Instagram. I've always loved all the great apps f…

We're smack in the middle of World Space Week which offers a perfect opportunity for kids to explore all the wonders of outer space. Older kids can take advantage of great apps like Star Walk 2 or the original Star Walk to learn about co…

Now that we're well into back-to-school mode, the onslaught of paperwork has already started. Between getting-to-know you artwork, getting-to-know you class lists and getting-to-know you teacher handouts, I'm pretending I don't see the f…

With a baby in a more predictive sleep pattern (finally!), I'm thankful that I'm not spending my evenings and wee hours sitting on the edge of my bed staring down the baby monitor, as fun as that was. But for the climbing-out-of-the-crib…

There's no doubt that we are entering the era of the connected home. Products like the Belkin WeMo , WiFi slow cooker and Apple's rollout of HomeKit just scratch the surface of the influx of technology we expect in the coming year to hel…

With so many of us relying solely on our smartphone cameras, it can become nearly impossible to dig through hundreds--thousands?--of photos and find that one kids' picture from beach two years ago with the awesome sand castle and that pe…

Ever since the big Apple announcement last week, I find myself ogling over the iPhone 6/6+ and the Apple Watch . They're just so darn pretty. And seeing some great buyback programs is definitely enticing me to trade up from the iPhone 5,…

Yesterday, we shared a ton of big Apple news with you - the advancements in the iPhone 6, iOS 8, Apple Pay , namely - but that wasn't all of it by any means. The other huge buzz: Apple is finally hitting the wearable device market and th…

September always brings two emotional events for me: 1) the kids going back to school and 2) Apple's annual announcement. Okay, so emotional may be an overstatement on the second event, but the gorgeousness that is the new iPhone 6 actua…

Even though my two older kids aren't as tied to a specific bedtime routine as when they were younger, reading in bed together is something that we still all love doing. And with a husband who travels frequently, it's so neat that the Sto…

When it comes to all the photos and videos on my iPhone camera roll (uh, all 5,373 of them), my usual tagline is I should do something with those. That's the party line year after year, and in the meantime, that camera roll just keeps ge…

We need to purchase a computer for our two older children to use for homework. They frequently have assignments that involve the use of Google Docs, as well as PowerPoint and Excel. I’m a Mac user, but we’re thinking we’ll go with a PC f…

Junior high was the only time I used my school-appointed locker and half the time I could never even remember my padlock combination to get to my Trapper Keeper and magnetic mirror. Oh right, and my textbooks. If I only I had a digital p…

Whether your kids are figuring out how to sound out words for the first time, or you have older grade-schoolers who just might choose an educational app over a game from time to time if it's fun enough, educational apps can certainly be …