In our [Gift Guide] posts we specially curate a collection of gift items we absolutely L O V E, where you can’t only drool over the pictures, but actually SHOP online them by just clicking in the images. How cool is that? This [Gift Guide] is perfect for that tween boy that loves high-tech toys to… [Read More]
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How Being a "Tech Tia" Helps Me Keep the Bond with My Nephew & Niece
I share an incredible bond with my nephew, Franco (7), and his sister Miranda (3), who both live in Argentina. Technology is a very strong link in that bond. I moved with my parents to Miami, Florida from Argentina in 2004, when I was seventeen (I was a tween once!). I am the youngest of three… [Read More]
[VIDEO] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Launches #MetKids, a Digital Experience for and by Tweens
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s leading art museums with its main building at Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, wants to make art as accessible as possible to kids and families. Developed for 7-12 year olds, #MetKids launched in the museum’s website on September 10th with 40 videos and more than 125 featured objects, fun facts, and project ideas drawn from… [Read More]
[#Shopping] HP Printer Review and Tips for Printer Shopping for Kids
Disclaimer: The Los Tweens & Teens team received an HP Envy 5530 printer for Review. As always, our opinions are our own. We were excited to be invited by MomSelect to the HP Smart Moms Board to test new products and provide insights for HP services and new concepts. Our Los Tweens team has… [Read More]
Microsoft Stores Teach Parents and Tweens
Microsoft is opening it’s 94th store in Miami tomorrow and I had the opportunity sit down with the store manager and the general manager of communications strategy for an in-depth conversation. Throughout both interviews it became clear that the focus of Microsoft stores is to teach parents, tweens and the community they serve. Microsoft Store… [Read More]
How Microsoft is Solving Your Parenting Tech Problems
Disclaimer: Los Tweens attended a product demo and has been offered a tablet for review use. All opinions expressed are our own. We talk over and over again about how difficult it is to parent in the age of technology. There is nothing easy about parenting a generation of children who don’t know what it’s… [Read More]
Insuring Your Tech Investments for #BackToSchool
Blood rushing to your head. You’re not sure whether to cry, scream or do both. But no matter what you do it’s not going to fix it. If you’ve ever broken, lost or had one of you or your tween’s cell phones stolen, you know what I am talking about. So when SocialMoms approached us… [Read More]
Guide to Smartphones for the Modern Mom
Modern moms are 38% more likely than the general population to use a smartphone, and they’re 28% more likely to use a tablet, according to a 2012 report from BabyCenter and Nielsen. Mobile moms demand nimble smartphone technology that goes beyond IMs and email with aplomb, and that looks stylish too! In addition, they need devices that adapt… [Read More]
[Review] Is the Kik App Tween Appropriate?
My tween daughter has been chasing us around for months begging to download the Kik app on the old iPhone she inherited from my husband. Kik Messengers is a free text messaging app for smartphones. If you ask my daughter, EVERY tween has it – except her of course! While I haven’t conducted a… [Read More]
Night Out with Net10 Wireless – Ole!
We were so pleased that our social media updates went through so quickly and we could include all of our friends in our night out! Net10 Wireless offers the latest Android and other phones with unlimited local and long-distance calling on America’s best GSM network as well as roaming, text messaging and Internet access and… [Read More]