How Do You Design a Better App? Make it Personal
Earlier this summer, Youth Radio’s Mobile Action Lab met with co-founder of 955 Dreams TJ Zark, who sat down with…
apps
Launch Edu Highlights: A Startup That Fills The Lego Gap For Girls, and Ipad Games That Track Preschool Learning
Though it’s administered on a much smaller scale than its parent Launch Festival, the Launch Education and Kids Conference should be…
Making of: Forage City
Your City Can Be A Forage City! At first, it was just an idea. Youth Radio’s App Lab wanted to…
Making of: AllDayPlay mobile
AllDayPlay.FM’s Android App Puts Our DJs On Your Phone Our new smart phone application is available in the Android Market! Now…
In-House projects
In addition to making public-facing apps like ForageCity, AllDayPlay, and VoxPop (coming soon!), the Innovation Lab’s youth team also creates…
The Secret Behind Apps for Kids
Seems like every day brings a new story revealing lapses in internet privacy. The Wall Street Journal has been steadily covering this issue in its series What They Know. In a related story today, Jeremy Singer-Vine and Anton Troianovski looked into data gathering in kid-friendly apps. I talked to Singer-Vine about his findings.
Digital DJing Looks Good On Paper – And It Works
Kate Stone has advanced some futuristic technology, turning simple construction paper into turntables that actually play music. Youth Radio and…
Location Based Mobile Advertising – Google’s Following You
Are you in love with your location-based mobile services and app? Well, look for the fine print because Google and…
Brains and Beakers: Reinventing Musical Instruments
Welcome to Brains and Beakers 2010! Ever wondered how to make drums out of PVC pipe? Or Light-Emitting Diode (LED)…