About Robin Raskin of
I'm the former editor of PC Magazine, Editor in Chief of FamilyPC, and blogger for Yahoo!Tech. I've has spent the past 30 years exploring what it means to be a family in a digital world. I'm also the founder of Kids@Play and The Silvers Summit, a set of conferences and exhibitions in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association.
From Robin
What makes me love an app? Let me count the ways.
What’s in a App? Dogs, it’s been said, look like their owners. If you ask me, people’s smartPhones look like reflections of how their owners ... More
Truphone turns iTouch into an iPhone, sorta
Sad that your iTouch can’t make a phone call? Truphone created a landmark application that converts the simple, wildly popular iPod touch device into ... More
Zuujit: easy eBay on the iPhone
Zuujit is an iPhone application that simplifies the cumbersome and time consuming Ebay listing process, allowing a user to easily list an item online in ... More
Mr. NVS: mellow but helpful mobile video tutorials
With a laid back voice and mellow music, the Mr. NVS app for the iPhone provides you with quick and easy step-by-step videos on how ... More
LogMeIn Ignition puts your PC on your iPhone
With one touch from your Apple iPhone or iPod touch, LogMeIn Ingnition connects you to your remote office or home computer and work as you’re ... More
Photo fx lets your iPhone take ‘pro’ photos
Photo fx is the definitive set of digital optical filters for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Simulations of many popular award-winning Tiffen glass filters, optical ... More
Not For Tourists is a ‘yes’ for Manhattan
Not For Tourists is bringing its award-winning series of city guide books to the iPhone. The first stop is Manhattan, where NFT will put the ... More
AT&T Social Net: mobile newsfeed aggregator
For Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and newsfeed regulars, AT&T Social Net can be the mobile command center for your social life. Any message you receive on ... More
Geodelic: It ‘browses’ your surroundings
Geodelic is a free application that browses your surroundings. It lets you swipe through locations on your iPhone or Android phone to quickly find anything ... More
Gwabbit for Blackberry: keeps order of your contacts
gwabbit for BlackBerry smartphones joins the award-winning gwabbit for Outlook, as an automatic email contact management solution for both desktops and mobile phones. Gwabbit scans ... More
Our Host: Robin Raskin
...is a veteran tech journalist and founder of Living in Digital Times. She created the Showdown.- background check
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