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Alexa, the smart, witty, voice-controlled personal assistant of sorts, is a fun, useful addition to households and a staple of many smart home systems. No more lugging out a phone book to find a number or the dictionary to check the spelling of a word—just ask Alexa. Want to hear a funny joke, have a question about the […]

Google Home is one of several options in the personal voice assistant space that kids love to use. And what’s not to love? From jokes to homework help and answers to their most burning questions, a Google Home smart speaker provides access to a wealth of entertainment and educational opportunities with just a simple voice

Giving your children access to the internet via smartphone, tablet or computer can help equip them with important digital skills. It can open their eyes to great new books and enriching entertainment, but it can also open children up to a world of risk. Parents can use Apple’s parental controls for the Mac to make

With the Coronavirus quarantine in effect indefinitely, kids across the country are spending more time than ever online. Instead of hopping on the school bus and heading to sports fields and friends’ houses, they’re taking to computers and tablets to learn, socialize and entertain themselves. While that’s all well and good—and it’s frankly hard to

Kindle Fires are a popular tablet choice for kids. They’re portable, durable and give kids access to a host of entertainment and learning avenues without the heft of a laptop or PC—both in weight and price. Unfortunately, some of those avenues, filled with content that’s far from kid-friendly, aren’t those that parents want their children

Inexpensive, lightweight and functional, Chromebooks are a popular choice when it comes to laptops for kids. For between $200-400, they offer most of the same functionality as traditional laptops. The primary difference: They run on the Chrome operating system, and instead of storing data on the computer, they primarily store it in the Google cloud.