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My iKid–Who Previously iJacked My iPhone–Also iJacked My iPad (Now, With Extra Help From His Little iBrother)

Kara Swisher in News on April 12, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

A year ago, I blogged about my son, Louie, in a post titled: “My iKid iJacked My iPhone: A Geek Parenting Tragedy.” So I was curious to see if he would be as eager to grab the new Apple iPad I just got last week. The verdict: Yes, and–because of its larger size–he now uses the iPad in a much more social way with his younger brother, Alex.

My iKid iJacked My iPhone: A Geek Parenting Tragedy

Kara Swisher in News on April 8, 2009 at 3:43 am PT

BoomTown is not proud of the problem. Not at all. But, after hearing the same situation described over and over again from many other parents like me, I am also not alone. As it turns out, our almost-seven-year-old son, Louie, has morphed into an iJacker. That would be of my iPhone and the many, many, many games apps to be played on it–from Crazy Penguin Catapult to Finger Sprint to Super Monkey Ball. And, good lord, how did a “Race to Witch Mountain” app get on there? So, I don’t need any stats to tell me that the iPhone, and the iPod touch too, have turned into gaming devices of great impact.

Goodbye BlackBerry (and Hello iFart App?)

Kara Swisher in News on January 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Hello, my name is BoomTown and I am a reformed CrackBerryaholic. How bad was it? Here’s the worst story: I was holding my BlackBerry in my hand, inadvertently for once, when I gave birth to my son in 2002. I should have been embarrassed by that. I was not. Hence, that makes me a full-fledged Blackberry addict. Actually, I was one. That’s right, I have finally abandoned the BlackBerry for the iPhone.