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Price Check by Amazon
Price Check by Amazon for iPhone and Android is a free price comparison app that provides shoppers the easiest way yet to compare in-store prices with the low prices on Amazon.com and its more than two million online merchants, across all categories of products – from toys to consumer electronics. Shoppers can use the app to scan a barcode, snap a picture, or say or type a product name to see prices from Amazon.com and its other online merchants, as well as read product details, reviews and ratings. Shoppers can then purchase the item with one-click and have it delivered directly to their doorstep.
FREE
The Price Check App for iPhone is available for download on the iTunes App Store.
Price Check for Android is available for download from the Amazon Appstore for Android (www.amazon.com/appstore) or from the Android Market.
Visit www.amazon.com/pricecheck for more information
VTech V.Reader
With the V.Reader Interactive E-Reading System, children will discover the joy of reading! Stories come alive with animations and sounds on the color touch screen, and children take a journey into a world of imagination while developing the necessary building blocks to grow into a confident and fluent reader. The V.Reader comes pre-loaded with a storybook and fun applications such as Photo Viewer, Video Player and art activities. Additional storybook cartridges offer new adventures, reading skill games, and a Story Dictionary. You can even download additional e-books, avatars, and themes while tracking your child’s progress on VTech’s Learning Lodge Navigator!
Priced at $49.99
Available at Vtechkids.com, Amazon, Kmart, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart
Visit www.Vtechkids.com for more information
Kyocera Milano
Kyocera Milano is perfect for anyone who has been thinking of making the jump to a smartphone, but has been intimidated by all the high-end phones out there. Milano has the power of Android 2.3 in a compact, easy to use form factor and an entry-level price point: only $29.99 at Sprint. With both a touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keypad, Milano is the perfect transitional smartphone allowing access to the Web, personal email and work email. Milano’s 3.2 megapixel camera makes sure you won’t miss any moment, and Kyocera’s proprietary Eco-Mode helps avoid power drain common with other smartphones.
Kyocera Milano is available for $29.99 with a 2-year contract or eligible upgrade at Sprint.
Visit www.kyocera-wireless.com or www.sprint.com for more information
Kyocera Milano is available at all Sprint retail outlets, including resellers and online.
2GB Echo smartpen from Livescribe
OK, this is not your everyday ordinary pen! The Echo smartpen from Livescribe records everything you hear and write – whether words, diagrams, symbols or doodles, so you never miss a word. Simply tap on your handwritten notes with the smartpen to play back what was said at the exact moment in time. Transfer notes and audio to your computer (Mac/PC). You can easily review an interactive, digital version of your notes and audio, called a pencast, on your computer or mobile device. A pencast can easily be shared via email, Facebook, Evernote, Google Docs and more. You can take your pencasts on the go with Livescribe’s Pencast Player for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. What’s impressive is that 84% of Livescribe’s student customers say the Livescribe smartpen has improved their grades.
Prices starting at just $99
Visit http://www.livescribe.com for more information
Livescribe smartpens are available at Best Buy, Apple stores, Amazon.com and Livescribe.com
GroupMe App
GroupMe allows you to stay connected with groups of people through text messaging or the GroupMe mobile apps. GroupMe allows you to message multiple friends or contacts at once, share photos, or conference call across a group of people. The service is free and works like a “reply all” text message. GroupMe is really simple to use for anyone with a cellphone, and apps are available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 phones. GroupMe is great for people who want to organize groups and communicate around topics such as families, shopping groups, travel, social events, and more.
GroupMe is FREE
For more information, visit GroupMe.com.
