More and more children these days are going to be exposed totablets. In the future, the memory of using tablets is going to be as normal for them as the See ‘n Say was for people my age. Most tablets these days are still pricey and not exactly kid-friendly. That’s where the Nabi comes in. Nabi is a tablet designed for children. It will be sold by Toys R Us for $199. The expected shipping date for the tablet is December 1.

The funny thing about kids is you’ve got 100% turnover in just a few years. A new study, performed by researcher Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group finds that kids and adults see the web very differently. Kids seek out entertainment while adults seek community, getting things done. One big difference was uncovered: kids more »

A new study reveals that drivers have a lot more to worry about than trying to drive while talking on their cell phones. Researchers at the University of Alabama conducted a study involving 77 children and discovered those who talk or text on their cellphones while crossing streets are 43% more likely to be hit more »

I’d rather not tell you how I found this exclusive deal that will save you $29.99, but I can tell you to thank Oprah. It seems odd to talk about her again after doing so a couple of weeks ago when she was pimping out the Kindle reader from Amazon. This time, Snapfish.com was on more »

In the last few years there has been an influx of fun/pointless/interesting/small/useful USB powered devices, and you will be hard pushed to find something you can’t power using USB. However, amid the rubbish that you can find (like the USB powered fragrance oil burner) there is occasionally one that is genuinely interesting, and this is one of them.

For those of you who think science is cool and wish you had a microscope or who just like looking at small stuff, the USB Microscope is for you. Although perhaps designed for the younger generations, people of any age can have fun looking at anything under a microscope, and in pretty good quality too. It has a resolution of up to 1600×1200 which is not bad and looking at a screen definitely beats looking into a tiny hole. Naturally, there is a pretty good zoom. Keep reading for more details.

Finishing up it’s two-day convention in San Fransisco yesterday, YPulse National Mashup is a yearly event that brings together youth media and marketing professionals from brands, agencies, and the non-profit sector to share practices for reaching today’s totally wired youth. And this year’s findings were a rather obvious one for anyone walking around any school, mall, or other teen gathering place. Teens are becoming more and more mobile and cell companies, advertisers, and other media companies plan to be sure to capitalize on this.

And capitalize on it they will indeed be able to. It’s estimated that teens wield a whopping $200 billion annually in discretionary spending. Yep, you read that correctly, and it wasn’t a typo. Two-hundred BILLION. Today’s kids must be charging much more for lawn-mowing services than back in the day, or else get one heck of an allowance.

The Me Generation, Generation X, Generation Y…they’ve all had their time in the media spotlight. Now prepare yourself for “Digi-Kids,” the term that market research firm NPD Group uses to refer to youth ages 4-14 who spend more time on their computers instead of parked in front of a television. Parents of digi-kids probably didn’t more »

Product: Piano Wizard Price: $139.95 (software and midi cable); $199.95 with M-Audio 49e MIDI piano keyboard Rating: Very Good – 8.0 Pros: Instant musical gratification, bright engaging colors, fun to use, visual learning, full piano functionality in a compact keyboard, great selection of songs for young and old Cons: Takes a little trial and error more »