Toronto-based Kiddology uses real-time video to bring families together

Kiddology – a platform using real-time video connection with interactive books and games to bridge families together no matter if in the same room or worlds apart, will launch with a Kickstarter campaign. The platform enables parents or relative who are away from their kids to engage them using video conferencing technology made easy.

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Microsoft Surface RT to go on sale for $199 on Black Friday at Best Buy

$199 for a first generation Microsoft Surface tablet isn't a bad deal. Best Buy Canada's flyer for Black Friday features last year's click-happy tablet at $150 off the current selling price. The Surface RT is the 32GB version and it will have Windows RT installed but can be upgraded to Windows RT 8.1. Microsoft Office Home and Student (RT version) are also included. I remember when boxed versions of Office cost around $199.

Update on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 9:06PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I actually bit the bullet and got one of these for myself. So far, it's been great. Ordered from Best Buy on Black Friday and was surprised to get my Surface delivered on Sunday! It took a few hours to update the OS and then install Windows 8.1 on ARM but since then it has been smooth sailing.

Zite adds Airdrop, easier sharing capabilities to iOS app

Personalized magazine app Zite released an update for its iOS app to add support for AirDrop and allow you to share stories that way. Sharing through email has also been made easier and clearer. Emailed stories from the app will have picture and story summary to let the person you send the link to know what you wanted him/her to read. Performance and bug fixes include the ability to restore the article you were reading if the application crashes.

Apple confirms PrimeSense acquisition

The rumours about Apple purchasing Microsoft Kinect technology maker, PrimeSense, has recently been confirmed. Apple bought PrimeSense for about $350 to $360 million. The company was behind the technology for the original Microsoft Kinect and does more work with 3D-sensing technology. Apple would not comment about what they plan to do with PrimeSense’s offerings but we can speculate that you might get some interesting 3D motion capabilities from your Apple products.

Source: Gizmodo