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
Touchnote: Paper postcards from your phone
Touchnote on Ovi Store by Nokia gives consumers a dynamic way to share special moments and thoughts with friends and family from wherever they are ... More
Livio Radio puts Internet radio on the road
You can now listen to all the stations from the Livio Radio — the Pandora-streaming, WiFi radio — in your car on your iPhone. Livio’s ... More
ShopSavvy: barcode scanner for the thrifty
ShopSavvy turns any Google Android or Apple iPhone into a barcode scanner, allowing the user to find the best deals from local and online retailers. ... More
Murphy’s Law: free e-comic for Nokia phones
Carnival Comics’ digital comic book, 01 Murphy’s Law, is a tale based on Jazan Wild’s popular comic book series, Funhouse of Horrors. Beautifully designed with ... More
Orbit organizes your contacts and social networks
The next evolution of the address book, Orbit is a Contacts Awareness Application for the iPhone and BlackBerry. Orbit integrates core contact information with today’s ... More
Amway Global gives direct sellers a tool for how they sell
Amway Global Independent Business Owners (IBOs) have an app for conducting business “on the go.” The Amway Global app allows its distributors to research product ... More
TeleNav GPS Navigator: phone as co-pilot
TeleNav GPS Navigator transforms mobile phones into full-featured personal navigation devices. The service includes full-color, 2D or 3D maps with voice and onscreen turn-by-turn driving ... More
Note to anyone who submitted prior to Nov. 3
A computer glitch prevented us from receiving some apps submitted via this site before Nov. 3. If you haven’t heard from us, please contact info@mobileappsshowdown.com. If your ... More
Mercedes-Benz mbrace: mobile driver assistance
The Mercedes-Benz mbrace mobile application enables Mercedes-Benz drivers to interact remotely with their vehicle using an iPhone or BlackBerry. The first release of the ... More
SPB TV: turn your phone into a tiny televison
SPB TV is an IP-TV viewer optimized to run on mobile devices. SPB TV provides users with over 120 different channels in more than 20 ... More
