About Robin Raskin of

Robin Raskin

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

iCurfew: keeping kids and worried parents in touch

iCurfew: keeping kids and worried parents in touch
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iCurfew is an easy way for kids and parents to check in with each other remotely. Kids use iCurfew to send a link to a ... More

November 8, 2009
7:40 pm

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DateCheck: better know a date

DateCheck: better know a date
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he dating scene can be tricky and treacherous to navigate, which is why Intelius developed DateCheck, a free mobile application that helps singles mingle with ... More

November 8, 2009
7:21 pm

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Travel Channel GO takes you around the world

Travel Channel GO takes you around the world
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A mobile service that enables you to explore the world and truly experience a destination like a local. Whether through the eyes of the Travel ... More

November 4, 2009
7:22 am

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805 views

What makes me love an app? Let me count the ways.

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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

November 3, 2009
7:26 pm

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Truphone turns iTouch into an iPhone, sorta

Truphone turns iTouch into an iPhone, sorta
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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

November 3, 2009
7:20 pm

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2,194 views

Zuujit: easy eBay on the iPhone

Zuujit: easy eBay on the iPhone
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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

November 3, 2009
7:15 pm

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606 views

Mr. NVS: mellow but helpful mobile video tutorials

Mr. NVS: mellow but helpful mobile video tutorials
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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

November 3, 2009
7:11 pm

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LogMeIn Ignition puts your PC on your iPhone

LogMeIn Ignition puts your PC on your iPhone
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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

November 3, 2009
7:06 pm

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Photo fx lets your iPhone take ‘pro’ photos

Photo fx lets your iPhone take ‘pro’ photos
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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

November 3, 2009
6:56 pm

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681 views

Not For Tourists is a ‘yes’ for Manhattan

Not For Tourists is a ‘yes’ for Manhattan
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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

November 3, 2009
6:45 pm

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533 views


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