Happy New Year!
Bake and decorate cakes without the mess in augmented reality with AR Cake Baker, then solve some coding puzzles with Code Masters Wonderwood. Plus, apps that connect preschools and parents, and Netflix pulls their subscriptions from the App Store.
Garry Froehlich
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AR Cake Baker – Magic for Kids
by VR Littles
From the app description: Spark your child’s imagination and creativity with interactive baking in the magic of augmented reality! Delightful and fun for kids of all ages. AR Cake Baker is the perfect way to encourage and develop the artist in your child while they play in an amazing new world where virtual objects appear in real life. Kids can mix and bake with fun animations, decorate with tons of colorful and yummy toppings, and write messages for somebody special. When their masterpiece is complete, they can even take pictures to save for later or share with friends!
Code Masters Wonderwood
by Age of Kids
Learn pre-coding skills in four different worlds with Code Masters Wonderwood. Young kids place commands along a path to guide a cartoon character along the path and to overcome obstacles. The app reduces frustration by preventing wrong commands, so is appropriate for younger kids (although, sadly, hunting for mistakes is a part of coding). The visuals are well done, and the coding as a puzzle approach is a tried and true method.
Preschool Apps — The Latest Trend in Early Education
My son’s class uses an app that lets the kids post about things happening in their classroom and it is great being able to see what is happening in class, but it is nowhere near as detailed as these (perhaps overly detailed) apps for monitoring preschoolers.
The App Store War Between Netflix and Apple
Netflix is no longer allowing people to subscribe through any of the app stores, although existing subscriptions will be honored.
I’m not sure there is all that much drama here. Netflix is a big enough brand that they can comfortably sell their services through their own storefront, instead of being in someone else’s store. Retail brands often open their own stores when they get big enough to avoid sharing profits with, say, a department store or a big-box retailer, and it’s a similar situation here.
https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/04/app-store-war-between-netflix-apple-is-heating-up/
