With the dizzying array of educational apps aimed at kids today, it can be a daunting task for parents and teachers to find ones to complement what's happening in the classroom. We're spotlighting several educational iPad, tablet apps below, all which utilize either color, music, and puzzles to provide an entertaining and educational experience for the Sesame Street set...

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It's often said a picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes a handful of carefully chosen words can be even more effective than any single moody photo filter. Adding captions to digital photos are this generation's Sharpies onto Polaroids, allowing users to incorporate a personal, inspirational, or spontaneous few words, transforming digital snapshots into virtual postcards for sharing via email, IM, or any social network...

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In the days before my smartphone became such a big part of my life, I relied on an alarm clock. I went through a number of clocks, but those days have long passed since getting an iPhone; I just use the Alarm app now. However, considering all these concerns, maybe an alarm clock was the better and more aesthetic choice? I'm not 100% sure yet whether I want to go back to an alarm clock or just switch to a new app, as there are certainly pros and cons with each...

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I've always believed the best technologies are the ones which allow you to spend more time doing the things that matter the most to you. Because I doubt many of us want to spend time opening and closing window coverings throughout the house, why not automate privacy and shading from the convenience of an app?

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In honor of Google I/O, this week's tablet app roundup spotlights the best of Android apps. Updates to Google Play highlights Google's new push towards increasing the amount of tablet apps in their ecosystem, meaning we should see a growing improvement both in options and quality.

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I bet many of you out there grew up with a few Sunset home and garden books around the house. They've been longtime staples of gardeners and DIYers throughout the years, presenting daydream-inducing photos with informative guidance for beginner and expert gardeners alike. This new digital edition takes everything I loved about Sunset publications and migrates it over to the iPad, integrating 30 how-to videos, interactive links, and more than a 100 slideshows of high res photos to swipe through before, during, and after planting...

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We recently reported about the developing trend of smartphone-enabled door locks, a premise met with equal parts curiosity and trepidation among readers. Whether you're planning to be amongst the first adopters or are content with continuing using a key, we're going to see more of these locks in an era of "there's an app for that". 

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Not everyone uses or cares about Instagram, but the documentary Instagram Is reveals those invested in the photo social site are loyal for reasons well beyond any retro-filters...where each image is an opportunity for “reviving adventure, face to face community, and real relationships.”

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You can search by words and you can search by images, but did you know you can also search by sound? The vast warehouse of audio sounds available online for reference, entertainment, and curiosity seems endless and is easily accessible using this site or app...

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Lemon Wallet
• FREE
• iPhone/Windows Phone/Android

I'm personally looking forward to the day when our phones eliminate cluttered collections of credit cards, receipts, business cards, and cash stowed away into already overstuffed wallets. Actually...you can do it now! The Lemon Wallet app allows users to digitize copies of an assortment of identification and payment cards – ID, insurance, loyalty and credit cards – for use and safe keeping. Everything is encrypted, with a security PIN required to access/use the virtual counterparts of your wallet (if you lose your phone, you can remotely unlink it from your account from your computer), with the ability to photograph and store receipts right from the app for easier budgeting. The question is, who amongst us is courageous enough to ditch the wallet altogether?

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