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Our Family Game Night Goes Digital with Discovery Bay Games Duo Pop iPad Games

Duo Pop iPad games

My family’s been having the best time playing Discovery Bay Games Duo Pop iPad games lately.   I am not a big fan of sitting on the couch and watching a movie, like the rest of my family is, so whenever we are all together on a weekend night I suggest that we play games together.  While we love playing classic board games and those that aren’t so classic, we also love trying new games out. Both of my kids, 12 and 5, LOVED playing Duo Pop iPad games.  We play on the couch, on the floor, and at the kitchen table. You can even play in the car!  Perfect for road trips!

Duo Pop allows you to add more interactivity and friendly competition to a night of games with you family and friends. With many of Duo’s fun game apps for iPad, your family has the ability to “pop” its way to entertainment.

Highlights Hidden Pictures, a digital version of the puzzles from the popular children’s magazine, has been adapted to a game that even young children will enjoy. Children can search for hidden pictures themselves to see if they can spot all of the pictures in a set amount of time or compete against friends to see who can find the most pictures first.

Duo Pop iPad family game

For word game enthusiasts, Swoop offers a fast-paced, vocabulary-building game. Duo Pop allows families to play a party version of the game where players grab letters and earn points by building words and pitting them against words from other players. Even younger children can play this game by creating three and four letter words.

Trivia buffs will enjoy Guesstimation which provides a question, such as “how many times a week does a cow stand up and lie down?” and asks players to submit a guess. The player with the closest guess wins the round. Not only will your family have a good time, but you’ll learn some fun new facts as well.

All of the games you can play with Duo Pop offer an entertaining new way to bring life to family game night.

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Alicia Hagan, Editor

 

Disclosure: I was provided with Duo Pop for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Auryn, Inc. Supports National Reading Month by Offering a Free iPad Storybook App Every Day in March!

Auryn, Inc iPad Storybook appsMy 5 year old loves Auryn’s storybook apps for the iPad.  Her favorite is Teddy’s Night (<< my review link). Auryn, Inc., the most award-winning digital publisher and creator of unprecedented children storybook apps for iPad and tablet devices, announced today that several of the notable and award-winning apps from the company’s popular collection will be offered free, throughout the month of March. In recognition of National Reading Month, Auryn is giving away one free storybook app each day of the month to promote reading among children on digital devices. Among the titles available for free download during March will include:

March is recognized throughout the U.S. as National Reading Month; designated as such by the National Education Association. The organization will celebrate its 15th Annual Read Across America Day this year, a nationwide program that helps children discover the joy of reading and is expected to draw more than 45 million participants on Friday, March 2. “Supporting National Reading Month with free storybook apps to inspire kids to read in a decade of all things video is a natural extension of our overall mission to encourage reading in the new age of technology,” said Umesh Shukla, Founder and CEO of Auryn. “We are thrilled to bring a renewed enthusiasm for reading to our youth by bringing illustrations to life through animation and interactivity.” About Auryn, Inc. Founded by Academy award-winning visual effects experts from Hollywood’s top movie studios, Auryn Inc. is the most award-winning digital publisher of storybook and creative apps for the iPad, iPhone, Android and other tablet devices. Recognized by the Producers Guild of America and Variety magazine as the Digital 25 top innovator in Emerging Media and winner of more app awards than any other digital publisher, Auryn is paving the way in digital publishing and fast-becoming the leader in children’s storybook apps. For more on Auryn, visit www.auryn.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest at: www.facebook.com/appsbyauryn and www.twitter.com/ AurynApps and http://pinterest.com/appsbyauryn/

PopCap™ Games: Not Just For Kids!

After a stressful day at work or a rough morning at home with the kids, sometimes all a parent wants to do is sit down, relax and regroup. PopCap games provide the perfect stress reliever. Whether you have a Mac or PC or prefer to play games on your iPhone, iPad or Android phone, you are likely to find a game to suit your relaxation and entertainment needs.

PopCap Bookworm gameBookworm

If you enjoy word games, play Bookworm and try to make as many words as possible using the letters on the screen. As the bookworm chomps the words you make, new letters appear and tiles begin to burn. Quickly you will be lost in the game, flying to make words before all of your letters are engulfed in flames.
Availability: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPod Touch, Mobile, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Online

PopCap Plants vs. Zombies gamePlants vs. Zombies

Perhaps your co-workers have made you particulary angry at the office. Work out your anger in a game of Plants vs. Zombies. Pretend your co-workers are the zombies and use the zombie-zapping plants to keep them from invading your home or sapping your energy.
Availability: PC, Mac, Android, iPad, iPhone / iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone 7, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation Network, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Online

PopCap Peggle gamePeggle

Work your way through the 55 challenging levels of Peggle as you bounce balls off different pegs within the courses. With each level you pass in Peggle, you’ll feel an ounce of stress from the day melt away. You can even make Peggle a way to interact with your kids by playing in Duel Mode and gloating when you outscore them.
Availability: PC, Mac, Android, iPad, iPhone / iPod Touch, Mobile, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, Xbox Live, Online

PopCap Bejeweled gameBejeweled

Be mesmerized by the sparkling gems in Bejeweled2 as you swap them to make three or more in a row and build up your score. If you master one version of Bejeweled2, do not worry. You can also work your way through Bewjeweled3 or Bejeweled Twist.
Availability: PC, Mac, Android, Windows Phone 7, WiiWare, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, XBox Live, Online

Since 2000, PopCap has been providing games for everyone, not just for kids. After a few rounds of Plants vs. Zombies or one of the company’s numerous other games, you will find yourself addicted. Because all of the games are easy to learn, they provide perfect way to gain some relaxing time to yourself.

Disclosure: I was provided with copies of these games for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.

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Alicia Hagan, Editor

Review of 3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®

3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®

The Apple iPad is among the most popular electronic product in history.

Apple enthusiasts, workers and students love their iPad for what they can do on it.  However, some iPad users are bothered because other people can easily see everything that’s on their iPad’s screen.  For example, mothers playing Words with Friends might not want their kids to get interested in the words they use in the game, and commuters might want to check their stocks while riding on a train. Young adults might want some privacy while they chat with their significant others. Airlines are another place where iPad privacy is difficult to achieve. For example, a passenger might want to watch a movie that a neighboring passenger might find offensive.

3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®All these activities are impossible to do privately on an iPad without the 3M Privacy Screen Protector.The 3M Privacy Screen Protector for the Apple iPad is a remarkable accessory that protects iPad owners from prying eyes and their iPad screens from dirt and grime. The 3M Privacy Screen Protector limits the viewing angle of the iPad without adding any cumbersome attachments to it. With the screen protector in place, people to the front, sides and rear of an iPad user cannot see what’s on his or her iPad’s screen.

Two versions of this product are available: one for portrait mode and the other in landscape mode. Device owners should choose the model that fits the way they use their iPad most.  The 3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad® is available for the original iPad and iPad 2.

Most people love the iPad because it is a useful tool for work and play. It only gets better when users don’t have to worry about sharing the contents of their screen with the world around them.  Wouldn’t you agree?

Disclosure: I was provided with a 3M Privacy Screen Protector for Apple iPad for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Alicia Hagan, Editor

 

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