Consumer Electronics Show 2013 unveils new kid-friend(lier) tablets

One Laptop Per Child unveils the 3.0

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing right now in Las Vegas, unveiling all the gadgetry and geekery your heart desires. New word nerd alert: Phablets, a phone and tablet combo. A fork that tells you to slow down, a lost luggage gadget tracker, and a new iPhone case to make the metal surface more interactive on the mobile phones are among the more novel offerings, per CNN.com.

But we’re most curious to hear about the new leaps being made in the tablet market, and thrilled to hear how these devices are getting more kid friendly.

Check out Mashable’s picks for the latest and greatest. Meantime, we can look forward to more of the following technology in interactive learning. Continue reading “Consumer Electronics Show 2013 unveils new kid-friend(lier) tablets”

Introducing: America the Musical, the Vook!

Drum roll, please!!  Kindermusik International is very excited to present our new Vook, America the Musical.

In partnership with Vook, makers of video-enhanced books for the web, iPhone, and iPad, Kindermusik International has created a music-and-video-enhanced, interactive version of our popular America the Musical book.  If you have an iPad, you just have to check this out – America the Musical. It’s tons of interactive fun and learning.  Read on for your sneak peek…

Who was Yankee Doodle anyway? Many of you have been singing these ballads by heart for years. Now you can get the real story behind songs like “Oh! Susannah and “This Land Is Your Land.” Take a musical journey through history and learn about the cultures, politics, and lifestyles of the people who settled America and inspired the famous lyrics.

You will delight in exploring the pages of this book through interactive touch. You”ll hear stories, listen to music, watch short, funny video clips about “Amazing Presidents,” and interact with historical figures like Paul Revere and Lewis and Clark who are brought to life through imaginative dialogue and entertaining character voices.

Penned in kid-friendly language and filled with odd, interesting facts sure to delight young listeners (one president had hippo bones and cow’s teeth in his mouth!), this interactive app is an unforgettable musical history lesson that brings ten decades of the American story to life with vivid characters, engaging and humorous dialogue, Monty-Python-style videos, and ten favorite American folk songs.

Click here to check it out now in the iTunes store! Available now for just $6.99. We hope you enjoy!