Go BabyGO!
If you’re like me, your three year old’s favorite thing to do is grab daddy’s blackberry and start pressing as many buttons as possible before you’re able to wrestle the device out of their little cheerio encrusted hands. Right? (please tell me its not just me!)
I fixed this on the computer by downloading a little gem called Maddie that essentially locks out the keyboard (unless you know the secret word) and lets them type whatever they want while trying to teach them letters. I don’t know how good of a teaching tool it is, but G would play with it for a while before she became bored, so it works. Thankfully, someone has decided to come up with the same for the blackberry.
Enter BabyGo by zeebu. The program is simple really. Instead of locking the keyboard to everything, it locks it so that all you can do is type letters. As a letter is pressed, the letter block appears on the screen and an appealing voice says it out loud. I downloaded it the other day and my 3 year old, Em had fun with it for half an hour. Which is good. Plus, it locks her out of doing everything else…
If you’re interested in trying out this FREE app, hit their site to find out more and download it. They do have a “pro” version in the works thats going to offer more for the older monsters.
Tags: Baby, Blackberry, Keyboard, Lock
Lock it up
Nov 19, 2008 Apps
Something few users think to do is lock the keys on the blackberry when its not in use. Thankfully, a handy little app from the folks at HandRapid will take care of that for you. TinyLock is a simple to download and use app that will lock your keypad after a period of inactivity providing its on the home screen. The download is simple and takes little time compared to most, set up time is almost non existent as well.
One of the nice features of tinylock is its ability to lock the keyboard only when on the home screen and you are not plugged in (so if the berry is charging or you’re in the middle of web browsing or a good game of poker, you won’t be locked). Its a handy little app for those that carry their berry in their pocket or purse.
Grab it: http://www.handrapid.com/products/tinylock
Tags: Blackberry, HandRapid, Keyboard, Lock, TinyLock
