Elmo’s Monster Maker is ready for the holidays for both iphones and ipads. That’s right, for ipads! Elmo’s Monster Maker is now in HD.
Add dreidels, lights, peppermint candies and more to your new monster friends! It’s available on the iTunes App store and Elmo approves it.
Hooray for HD holiday cheer!
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new app- Balloonimals Pop!
Balloonimals Pop! is a tilt to play game which is easy to play but difficult to master. Tilt to fly your favorite Balloonimals Friend, Ziggy the T-Rex through the forest, the sky and space while catching bubbles to keep him afloat. Ziggy doesn’t like sharp objects – so avoid the push-pins and pencils…. Or you’ll Pop!
Balloonimals Pop! is great for kids of all ages and even has an easy mode for the youngest of players. Fun sounds, silly animations, awesome powerups and incredibly action-packed gameplay will keep you coming back for more.
Balloonimals Pop!, the new app from the creators of Balloonimals, is coming soon to the App Store! Ziggy the T-Rex, star of Balloonimals Pop! stopped by the set of App Chat Live to discuss his new high-flying game with us.
AppChatLive: So Ziggy, tell us about your new game, Balloonimals Pop!
Ziggy: Well, I had developed a big following with my first app, Balloonimals, and I just thought,
“How could I challenge myself? What’s next in my career?” So naturally, I thought that I should be doing what balloons do best: fly!
Watch the video and let us know what you think on our Balloonimals Fan Page on Facebook.
We’d like to thank the Academy… I mean Parents’ Choice for recognizing our efforts in the area of awesome and fun entertainment for kids on a mobile electronic device. Elmo’s Monster Maker and Grover’s Number Special were both awarded Parents’ Choice Silver awards! You can see all of the winners on the Mobile Apps Award page on the Parents’ Choice website.
And learn more about Elmo’s Monster Maker and Grover’s Number Special over on iTunes.
That’s right, what “Fans” of our iPhone apps for kids have known all along has finally been recognized by an official, credible publication; Parents’ Choice.
Parents’ Choice Foundation strives to provide parents with reliable unbiased information about tools to help their children learn, to explore new challenges, to discuss ideas and to pursue dreams through their print and online publications.
A very special thanks to Parents’ Choice for recognizing all of our hard work of passion. We love making products and experiences that enrich the lives of kids around the world.
If you would like to stay up to date with our latest creations, releases and inspirations, make sure to join our IDEO Toy Lab Mailing List, and our Balloonimals Page On Facebook to learn about FREE iTunes promo code promotions.
Thanks again to the Parents’ Choice Foundation, Sesame Street Workshop, the IDEO family, and especially to all of our fans around the world who make all of our work possible!
Here’s your chance to name our latest Balloonimals, a duck and a pair of snail twins. That’s right, a very luck “Balloonimaniac” will have their proposed names chosen as the official names for our latest Balloonimals. This fun promotion coincides with the release of an updated Balloonimals app for the iPhone/iPod Touch, as well as the announcement of an HD version of Balloonimals for the iPad to be released soon.
The update for the iPhone/iPod Touch includes a new duck Balloonimal in addition to the snails from our last update, higher quality animations, motion blur and other bug fixes. Furthermore, Balloonimals will be released for the iPad in the next few weeks and will include High-Definition animations, which are only available on the iPad. How cool is that!
If you haven’t seen our popular Balloonimals Page on Facebook where you can name the new Balloonimals, then you are missing a lot. It has been getting plenty of attention since we added colorful images with the names of all Balloonimals, linked it to IDEOToyLab’s Twitter account and added interesting discussion topics, like what you would like to see in a Balloonimals game.
So what are you waiting for? Being a Balloonimaniac is not a spectator sport, it’s about participating in the Balloonimals community, joining the discussion and sharing your love of Balloonimals with your friends, family and little ones.
If you don’t propose a better name for the duck and snail twins, we are just going to call them Eugene, Gertrude and Garth, and no one would want that (unless those are your names, oops!). So head on over to the Balloonimals Page on Facebook, “Like” our page and suggest some better names by clicking on the “Discussions” tab.
We are extremely proud parents and want to share our joy with the world. We are releasing an update to our wildly popular Balloonimals app for the iPhone/iPod Touch which will include a brand new, never before seen Balloonimal! Now, we are not going to reveal here what that animal is, but we are going to give you a chance to get a FREE download code and see for yourself.
To celebrate the birth of a NEW Balloonimal animal in the latest version release of our wildly popular Balloonimals app for the iPhone/iPod Touch, we are offering a chance to get 1 of 25 FREE download codes for this app from the iTunes app store.
To qualify for the drawing for one free download code, simply “Like” our Balloonimals Page (click the “Like” image located at the top of the Page), AND post a reply to the topic: “What Animal Would You Like To See Brought To Life In Balloonimals?” (located on the “Discussions” tab). That’s it!
We will select 25 qualifying entries at random before May 31st, 2010 and winning Fans of our Page will be notified via Facebook.
Happy Balloonimaling!
Watch the video and let us know what you think.
This isn’t the first time that IDEO’s apps have been featured by Apple. You may recall (or just look at the older blog posts) that Balloonimals was featured in Apple retail displays on the display where the icons fly past you like a comet storm.
We would like to say thanks to Apple for recognizing all of our hard work. But what gives us the greatest satisfaction is the miles of smiles that we see when someone picks up and really connects with our creations. Play is not just fun, it’s our job, so we are glad that so many of you are getting exposed to IDEO’s iPhone apps for kids, and telling your families about them.
IDEO in partnership with Fisher-Price, are bringing three classic toys to life in a whole new way on the iPhone/iPod Touch. See ‘n Say, Little People and Chatter Telephone are new apps available now at the Apple iTunes Store.
Fisher-Price: See ‘n Say ($1.99) – This classic childhood toy has found a great new home on the iPhone. Use your finger to spin the pointer and then watch videos, which contain interesting facts about your favorite farmyard animals, including fun sound effects.
Fisher-Price: Chatter Telephone ($.99) – Your toddler will love playing with an updated version of this classic childhood toy. Dial the phone, play musical instruments or call people working in different jobs, such as a fireman, teacher or airplane pilot. Just about any interaction will play a sound or vibrate your device. Great for teaching tactile response.
Your toddler will have hours of fun and enjoyment with any of these three apps, which are available now from iTunes.Have fun!
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