About 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
GET APPY: IT’S TIME FOR MOBILE APPS SHOWDOWN NYC AT CE WEEK
Are you the lone app developer in the garage who just needs a boost before zooming to Angry Birds status? Are you a business developer ... More
MyScript Calculator Sweeps the Table at 2013 Mobile Apps Showdown!
The Mobile Apps Showdown at the 2013 International CES was a French affair this year. For the online vote, the MyScript Calculator by Vision Objects ... More
The Mobile Apps Showdown Judges Have Spoken!
Comparing mobile apps is kinda like comparing a good Pinot Grigio to a Chardonnay. It’s a matter of personal taste. That’s why we ask our ... More
Mobile Apps Update!
I suppose you’re all eyeing this site waiting for MAS “V” day. Here’s an update. The entries for this year (at least that ones that ... More
Mobile Apps Showdown App-sanity, 2013
What happens in Vegas really needs to get outside of Vegas, especially when it comes to Mobile Apps. Our fourth annual Mobile Apps Showdown, Las ... More
Magisto Wins Mobile Apps Showdown Event, Macaw Wins Popular Vote
The crowd was pumped, the presentations awesome, and in the end, a small company with a big idea took the award for at The Mobile ... More
Mobile Apps Showdown Announces 10 Finalists
Maybe Time Magazine didn’t select them as Man of the Year, but for us, Mobile Apps have been the stars of the year. We struggled ... More
MAS on Virtual Press Office
Virtual Press Office has announced the Mobile Apps Showdown competition happening in January. More
Showdown Plug on ChipChicks
Mobile Apps Showdown judge and Chip Chicks Editor-in-Chief Helena Stone recently gave MAS a shout-out on the blog, encouraging readers with sweet apps to enter ... More
Win More at the 2012 Mobile Apps Showdown
Oklahoma’s New Channel 6 website has just announced the 2012 Mobile Apps Showdown’s fun new way to interact before the real fun beings this January. ... More
ooVoo Expands Service to More Android Devices
Mobile Apps Showdown 2011 finalist ooVoo is making tracks again. The cross-platform video chat service has expanded it’s services to over 200 Android devices and ... More
Mobile Payments/Identity Make a Strong Entry
This week Mobio, a mobile identity app, came into the lead. Mobio stores everything about you in your phone. Not only can share your information ... More
Mobile Apps Showdown: Week 1
Mobile Apps Showdown First Apps In: Health and Utility In the Lead Maybe it’s the recession? Maybe business folks are more on the ball about sending ... More
Think You’ve Got the Right Stuff to be the Best App on the Market?
Think You’ve Got the Right Stuff to be the Best App on the Market? Enter the CES 2012 Mobile Apps Showdown and Show Us Your Mobile ... More
Here They Are — Winners of 2011′s Mobile Apps Showdown
It’s been a prolonged and intense completion but, finally, you’ve had your say. When I say “you,” I mean those of you who have or ... More
Honorable Mentions for Two Apps We Couldn’t Ignore
No, this is not the Darwin Awards for Mobile Apps Showdown. There are two apps that really need to be singled out for honorable mentions. ... More
Taadaa: We have 10 Apps Showdown Finalists!
And now, finally, there are 10. Just 10. Only 10. As in Top 10. With this post, we are pleased to present ... More
It’s Time for YOU to Pick. Vote Here. Vote Now.
Our 10 judges sifted through them all. They debated. They rated. The result: We have a Top 25 list, consisting of the the apps selected ... More
Movie Junkie: Watch Unlimited Movies Anywhere With BIGSTAR MOVIES ON DEMAND
This could mean that you’ll never be without your movies again–especially if you’re an Indie film lover. Anywhere you are, any device you have, BIGSTAR ... More
IDEAL Magnifier Provides High Quality Android Video Magnification
Low vision is a worldwide problem affecting 120 million people. Many of them cannot afford to purchase hand-held video magnifiers to accommodate their vision needs. ... More
Smith Micro’s SendStuffNow Offers Secure Cloud Sharing
I don’t know about you, but the cloud, real or virtual, has never seemed like a particularly safe place to me. SendStuffNow, an app that ... More
The Umee Media Experience Brings Universal Remote Control
Toss out the remote. Umee lets your smartphone, tablet or media player become your ultimate remote control. According to the company, “more than just device ... More
PicsChecker Puts the Kibosh on Sexting
After years of worrying about predatory behavior, many parents are finding out that their own kids are often the cause of their own troubles. Sexting–sending ... More
Peel: Your Own Personal TV Guide for Your iPhone
TOP 25 WINNER! The search for a better TV Guide is sort of like the search for the Holy Grail. But what if your TV ... More
Real Time, Real Traffic …. Real INRIX Traffic! Pro
You might remember INRIX Traffic! as a free navigation app. Though the pro version has a subscription fee it might save you tons of money ... More
Take The Guesswork Out of Painting Rooms With ColorClick
No more color surprises on your walls. How often do you paint a room and find out that pale blue looks like garbage grey on ... More
Making Your Flat Panel Look Like What it’s Worth with Sanus Install Tool Kit
Buying a flat panel is relatively easy compared to making it look good in your home. Sanus Install Tool Kit™ for the iPad is the ... More
F-Plus for Android Facebook Users
TOP 25 WINNER! The Facebook experience on the Android is one of those often complained about because it’s usually asking you to go to it ... More
Drive Safe Keep Teens (And Others) From Driving While In-Texticated
TOP 25 WINNER! Texting while driving is already illegal in 38 states, but enforcing that law is tough. And texting while driving has quickly become ... More
X1 Makes Carrying Your Laptop is So Yesterday
Look at the guy carrying his laptop to and from work and you feel like you’re watching an episode of MadMen. Now you can leave ... More
Older, Wiser and Mobile: Napster Now Goes Wherever You Go
Immortalized as one of the first peer-to-peer networks, Napster made the concept of sharing music across a public network a reality. Matured and completely legal, ... More
Plantronics Brings the Conference Calls to You with Instant Meeting
TOP 25 WINNER! Having to choose between a conference call and a business trip has been a little like choosing between a root canal and ... More
The Weather Channel: Everyone talks about the Weather, but You’ve got it in Your Pocket
TOP 25 WINNER! The Weather Channel has become of those “xerox-like” phrases: a specific brand that describes the action. Now, the Weather Channel mobile application ... More
Sugar Sync–All Your Data at Your Fingertips–Anytime, Anywhere
TOP 25 WINNER! SugarSync Mobile enables on-the-go users to manage their important data–documents, photos, music and other valuable content–anytime, anywhere, and from nearly any device. ... More
Red Deer Keeps You on the College Track
College can be confusing enough for even the most organized student. Can an iPhone help with that? Now, with the new iRDC App, ... More
Feel More Secure about Your Phone’s Data with Wave Secure
TOP 25 WINNER! Now that you’ve started walking around with your life as an electronic appendage (financial information, phone numbers, notes, etc.) losing your data ... More
Turn Your iPad Into an Photo Frame Gallery
Digital photo frames with USBs and fussing may turn out to be soooo yesterday. What better place for a photo gallery than the crystal clear ... More
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MOBILE APPS SHOWDOWN
The Mobile Apps Showdown is a fast-paced contest where you're asked to weigh in on the apps you think have what it takes to make it. For the months leading up to the 2013 CES, we'll be presenting the contestants to you. You can try the apps, watch demos, make your feelings known, and ultimately vote on a winner. We're platform agnostic, so if it's mobile, it's in the competition.
The top ten apps will join us at 2013 CES for an action packed event hosted by Jon Hein and Gary Dell'Abate from the Howard Stern Wrap Up Show.
Robin Raskin, creator of the Mobile Apps Showdown, will be there to emcee events.
By the end of this year, nearly 50 billion apps will have been downloaded. Only you know which ones are the keepers.
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