Parents need to know that Fruit Punch Music is a kid-friendly music-streaming service with music that can appeal to older kids and parents, too. Stations include themes like “Popcorn and Candy” for movie soundtracks “Top 40: Pop” for current radio-hits (filtered for kid-appropriateness), as well as stations devoted to music from Disney stars or Nickelodeon shows. For more parent- and teen-friendly music, there are stations with music from the ‘70s, ‘80s ‘90s, and ‘00s. Users can only skip six songs per hour, but you can switch channels as often as desired. Parents can filter stations and set a daily time limit (up to two hours), and they can reset the day’s usage. Read the app’s privacy policy to find out about the types of information collected and shared.WHAT’S IT ABOUT?To use Fruit Punch Music, sign up for the free seven-day trial. Browse the stations, go to settings to choose daily time limit, filter stations, and … [Read more...] about App review: Fruit Punch Music delivers tunes parents and preschoolers will truly enjoy together
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App review: Danger Mouse: The Danger Games, fun and free cartoon racer for tweens
Parents need to know that Danger Mouse: The Danger Games (TDG) is a free-to-play racing game based on the popular 2015 reboot of the 1980s “Danger Mouse” cartoon series. Though it’s a multiplayer game, it contains no chat, friending, or other social aspects, and players choose from randomly-generated, G-rated user names. Optional purchases are truly optional, thanks to a generous freemium game model. While there’s some violence, it’s cartoonish in nature, and is no worse than characters getting bonked on the head. The app’s easy-to-ready privacy policy details the kinds of information collected and shared. To read the privacy policy in its entirety, visit the developer’s official website.WHAT’S IT ABOUT?Danger Mouse: The Danger Games is a hybrid card-collecting game and character racing game in the spirit of “Mario Kart.” Set in a fictional reality show, TDG starts players with a narrow range of character cards from the … [Read more...] about App review: Danger Mouse: The Danger Games, fun and free cartoon racer for tweens
App review: The Sims Mobile: Fun app gets boring if you don’t pay up
Parents need to know that The Sims Mobile is a free-to-play life simulation game that lets players create and control virtual “dolls.” Players can friend each other and chat with virtual and real friends. Sims characters do things real world people do, including fighting, dating, sitting on the toilet, showering, getting married, and having babies. Sexual content, nudity, and other adult themes are implied rather than shown. While it’s free-to-play, the game implies that it’s easier to pay for progress or additional items for sessions. The app’s privacy policy details the kinds of information collected and shared. To read the privacy policy in full, visit EA’s official website.WHAT’S IT ABOUT?The Sims Mobile is the latest iteration on Electronic Arts’ long-running simulation franchise, and as such, focuses on creating a stable of Sims characters, guiding them through their careers and social lives. After customizing two playable … [Read more...] about App review: The Sims Mobile: Fun app gets boring if you don’t pay up
Travel gear and gadgets for when you’re on the go
This collection of gadgets, gear and apps helps travelers cope. Brave Era 100 Percent Mulberry Silk Travel Sheet NAME Brave Era 100 Percent Mulberry Silk Travel Sheet COST $99 from braveera.com WHAT IT IS A lightweight sleep sack made by women, for women (though men can use it, too). Weighing less than 6 ounces, it easily folds into an included pouch about the size of an iPhone, ready to be slipped into purse, bag or brief. THE GOOD The sheet is naturally hypoallergenic, temperature-regulating, machine-washable and critter-resistant, making it among a traveler's most coveted possessions whether backpacking across Europe, cruising the Caribbean or just intent on having a little bit of luxury that is fully trustworthy. A roomy fit for sleepers up to 6 feet, 6 inches tall, the sheet comes in sharkskin gray and natural white. THE BADThe price is a little high, but then again, so is the quality.-- Tribune News Service HeadDefender NAME HeadDefender airplane seat cover COST … [Read more...] about Travel gear and gadgets for when you’re on the go
JEB PLANS JAB IN BIG SPEECH: Heads to Iowa next week — DECISION DAY FOR TRADE: Obama, House GOP scramble – B’DAYS: Kevin Sheekey, Sally Bradshaw is 5-0, 41 is 91, Alex Castellanos, Dag Vega
By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email protected]), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email protected]) Happy Friday! SNEAK PEEK at Jeb’s announcement speech, Monday afternoon in Miami: He plans to say that people inside D.C. can’t fix D.C. – a swipe at the senators in the race (Rubio, Rand, Cruz, Graham). The setting – a campus of Miami Dade Community College that has a lot of minority students, and isn’t in a Republican neighborhood, reinforces two key messages from the speech: 1) He’ll talk about his record as Florida governor, especially on education, as proof that he can get results. Story Continued Below 2) He’ll say, in a Rand-like riff, that he wants to campaign everywhere, not just in Republican areas. Bush wants the campaign to be joyful, and will try to show his heart, saying he’s animated by the belief that being a conservative reformer can help people. --JEB ANNOUNCEMENT TOUR – N.H: Tue. in Derry, Adams Memorial … [Read more...] about JEB PLANS JAB IN BIG SPEECH: Heads to Iowa next week — DECISION DAY FOR TRADE: Obama, House GOP scramble – B’DAYS: Kevin Sheekey, Sally Bradshaw is 5-0, 41 is 91, Alex Castellanos, Dag Vega