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Some of our favorite reviews...

 

"5 out of 5 stars!"

USA Today

 

"4.8 out of 5 stars!"

Children's Technology Review

 

"5 out of 5 stars!"

TD Monthly Magazine

 

"Teacher's Pick - Best New Tech"

Parent & Child Magazine

   

"5 out of 5 - Awesome!"

Mac|Life Magazine

 

"Living up to it's name..."

The New York Times

 

"...a cooler than you'd think soundtrack"

Cookie Magazine

 

"Our rating: A"

EdutainingKids.com

 
  Giggles has been featured in over 100 media and press stories, including in more than 50 newspapers.    
 
NEWSPAPERS

USA Today
New York Times (New York, NY)
Chicago Sun Times (Chicago, IL)
The Washington Post (Washington D.C.)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA)
Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, WI)
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal (Lockport, NY)
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, AR)
Niagara Gaxette (Niagara Falls, NY)
Daily News Journal (Murfeesboro, TN)
Tonawanda News (North Tonawanda, NY)
Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, OH)
Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY)
Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfiles, WI)
Stevens Point Journal (Stevens Point, WI)
Press-Enterprise Newspapers (7 different editions - Riverside, CA)
Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL)
Rochester Business Journal (Rochester, NY)
Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY)
Staten Island Advance (Staten Island, NY)
Journal & Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
The Journal News (White Plains, NY)
...and many more...


RADIO
WCBS-AM (CBS) Radio (New York, NY)

TELEVISION
WPIX-TV (WB) (New York, NY)
 
MAGAZINES

Parents Magazine
Parent & Child Magazine
Cookie Magazine
Creative Child
Mac|Life Magazine
TD Monthly Magazine
PlayThings Magazine
Children's Technology Review
Baby & Childrens Product News
Specialty Toys & Gifts
Toy Fair Times Magazine
Southern Seasons Magazine
Nashville Parent Magazine
Rutherford Parent
Williamson Parent
...and many more...

ONLINE
Yahoo!
Amazon.com
Children's Technology Review
Forbes.com
MacWorld.com
PCWorld.com
Mommy.tv
GizmoWatch Blog
The PaperPC Blog
EdutainingKids.com
BabyGadet.com
CleverParents.com
TheFamilyGroove.com


Here are just a few featured stories from online and print media sources...



Mac|Life Magazine | July 2007 Issue
Editor's Choice Award - * * * * * 5 out of 5 stars!
When your baby is having a mashing good time on your Mac, arms and hands flailing away at your keyboard, you might as well have Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby installed. (...more at link below...)

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Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine | June/July 2007 Issue
P & C Picks!
Designed for pareents and kids to play together, the third edition of the Giggles software line has 50 songs and 14 activities that allow your curious child to safely explore the keyboard. (...more at link below...)

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Forbes.com | June 19, 2007
Bringing Up BabyTech
Maybe you don't want to invest in a piece of hardware for your baby to use with your computer. If you're watching closely, the standard keyboard will do just fine. Giggles' software, part of a growing industry known as ''lapware,'' will lock down all the grown-up functions of the computer to create a safe environment for banging on the keyboard (...more at link below...)
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Children's Technology Review | May 2007 Issue
Editor's Choice Award - * * * * * 4.8 OUT OF 5 STARS!
Here's good news for parents who have computers and keyboard-seeking toddlers under the same roof. This third edition of the Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby (ABC's & 123's) contains more of the same highly responsive experiences. (...more at link below...)

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USA Today | April 13, 2007
Entertain Baby On Your Computer - * * * * * 5 OUT OF 5 STARS!
If your baby is fascinated with your computer, Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby - ABC's & 123's and Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby - My Animal Friends are two good options for creating a safe, interactive environment for the little one. These keyboard-tapping software titles protect adult files from the baby and provide simple but stimulating environments in which to play. (...more at link below...)

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Toy Directory Monthly | February 1, 2007
TDmonthly's Psychologist Mom
Dr. Wright doesn’t just look at toys; she analyzes them. In and out of the box, she scrutinizes them for playability, appropriateness and educational value. (...more at link below...)

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Super Cool Baby | November 22, 2006
Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby Software
Anderson recently discovered the computer keyboard. Whenever we try to use the computer while he is sitting on our laps, he reaches out to pound on the keyboard. (...more at link below...)

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Yahoo! Tech | November 15, 2006
Are the Little Ones Coming over for the Holidays?
I'm quaking in my boots already. As an empty nester, I'll forever miss having kids around and forever love having them come home ... This one is meant to entertain your youngest guests while you eat and keep your files safe from harm. (...more at link below...)

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About.com : Toys | November 6, 2006
Giggles Baby Software - A Treat For Your Baby!
Imagine it raining cats and dogs - literally! Now your baby can watch it happen with the Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby - My Animal Friends, a special interactive software package which runs on your PC or MAC. (...more at link below...)

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Best Products Media Guide | 2006
Best Innovations!
It’s great fun, it locks out the system keeping valuable files safe. 14 activities, and over 60 songs provide countless fun, laughter and love. (...more at link below...)

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The Journal News | August 28, 2006
'Lapware' introduces babies to computers
I have a houseload of colorful plastic toys, stuffed animals and peekaboo storybooks — but there's one toy my year-old daughter is absolutely convinced is the most fun: my PC. Why else would I spend hours every day playing with it? (...more at link below...)

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USA Today | May 5, 2006
Software Brings Out Babies' Giggles
If you occasionally sit with your baby on your lap while trying to sneak a peek at your e-mail, you might be interested in a new software title called Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby: Shapes. Tim Leverett, a computer professional whose own son wanted to sit on his lap while he worked at the computer, created this software as a way "to share more laughter and fun with my own child. (...more at link below...)

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Clever Parents | May 5, 2006
Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby™
When Tim Leverett's son, TJ, was a baby he enjoyed tapping at dad's keyboard while Tim worked away designing ad campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. Intrigued by TJ's budding computer interest, Tim searched for educational software titles for babies and infants. Finding none that satisfied him, Tim decided to create his own. (...more at link below...)

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The New York Times | May 4, 2006
It's Baby's First Video Game, No Joystick Required
Living up to its name, Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby transforms a Mac or PC into a busy box. A baby sitting in your lap can bash, mouth or click the keyboard with few worries, other than a bit of drool. (...more at link below...)

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Cookie | May & June, 2006 Issue
Reviews: Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby
Your baby wants to do whatever she sees you doing—adorable when she pretends to read the newspaper; not so much when she pounds on your computer keyboard. Enter Giggles... (...view PDF below...)

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Parents | May, 2006 Issue
Parents To Parents Goody Bag
With this simple software, your baby hits any key, and shapes explode, colors pop, and funky sound effects delight. (...view PDF below...)

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Toy Directory Monthly | April 25, 2006
Children's Media Outgrows Its Infancy
Over the past few years, the children's media market has been growing at an astounding pace. The new companies entering the arena on a regular basis have expanded well beyond teaching kids their ABCs and 123s. (...more at link below...)

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EdutainingKids.com | March, 2006
Babies Tap Out Giggles
Since Reader Rabbit, we've been waiting for a software title designed for babies that we can recommend wholeheartedly. Giggles: Shapes (Computer Funtime for Babies) is such a title. (...more at link below...)

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Toy Fair Times | February 17, 2006
Babies Tap Out Giggles
Entrepreneur Tim Leveret, founder of interactive media and software development company, Leveractive, LLC, believes that babies love computer keyboards. (...more in pdf below...)

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Spilling the Beans | February 12, 2006
Blizzard in the Big Apple
Toy Fair is filled with uncommon and questionable sights. And lots of toys. My pick of the day today is actually a software product. We don't carry any computer software right now, but I really liked Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby. (...more at link below...)

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The Paper PC | February 13, 2006
Babies at the PC? Toy Fair Gets Giggles
They say it's never too early to start teaching a toddler how to use a computer, but software for babies? Don't laugh, but a giggle may be in order. (...more in pdf below...)

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PlayThings Magazine | February 10, 2006
New Products Showcase | Getting technical - Keying in
The PC- and Mac-based game, Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby keyboard tapping software from Leveractive, Rochester, N.Y., encourages children to tap, and getting familiar with, the keys on the keyboard. (...more in pdf below...)

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Toy Directory Monthly | February 6, 2006
New & Notable Toys: CD-ROM
Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby by Leveractive, LLC

Shapes is the first title from the new Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby line. The CD-Rom is set up so that whenever a child touches the keyboard, she is rewarded by fun, on-screen sounds and adorable dancing, flying and spinning shapes. (...more in pdf below...)

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PlayThings Magazine | January 1, 2006
New To The Show - First-time Toy Fair attendees look to make their mark
It doesn't take a genius to figure out the innovation is the lifeblood of any growing industry, and nothing could be more accurate than describing innovation as the driving force in the toy industry. It may not be the biggest exhibitor on the floor who has the next big thing. In fact, it may be a modest booth tucked away in a corner of the Javitz Center that spurs the next toy phenomenon. (...more in pdf below...)

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Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby is an award winning software computer game for babies that allows baby to tap on the keys for adorable on-screen feedback and fun. Babies learn cause-and-effect as well as shapes, colors, animals, letters, numbers and more in a fun-filled uniquely baby friendly software. Crafted for babies 6 to 24 months old, each Giggles Baby title includes 14 activities and over 50 songs in 5 unique music styles. Each program comes with both English and Spanish language versions, and My Animal Friends is also available in Dutch and French language versions.


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