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August 30, 2013 11:46 pm GMT

Grandparents Develop iPad App to Stay in Touch With Family

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With six children and eight grandchildren spread across the country, Charlie and Maria Girsch were looking for a way to better communicate with their family. Long distance phone calls were pricey, and Skype wasn't engaging enough. So the crafty grandparents developed their own solution: an iPad app.

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Called FamZoom, the app encourages real-time family interaction in kid-friendly online hangout spaces where you can talk, play games, doodle, read, shop or have a video chat — all at the same time, together. Whatever happens on one device displays instantly on the other. Read more...

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