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As part of the Dad-O-Matic CES coverage, Chris Brogan shared a look at the Crayola ColorStudioHD iPad app and “digital crayon” coming soon from Griffin Technology.  Cool as the Crayola app is, it wasn’t the only neat thing we saw from the Griffin gang.  Dave Delaney also showed me the Griffin LightBoard, which is a colorful, kid friendly iPad case (and companion drawing app) that cleverly lets you overlay a sheet of paper so kids can trace and recreate on paper their digital drawings.  Very clever and cool.  Dave also reveals a secret about the packaging for the LightBoard that every dad (and mom) will appreciate.  Also, Dave and the Griffin team were kind enough to give Dad-O-Matic a LightBoard to give to one of you.  Watch the video below and leave a comment between now and the end of the day Friday, January 21st and we’ll randomly pick one person to receive the LightBoard (iPad NOT included).

Jeff Sass is the proud dad of ZEO (Zach, 22, Ethan, 20 and Olivia, 19).  He is also a seasoned entertainment and technology exec and active social media enthusiast.  You can see more of Jeff’s writing at Sassholes! and Social Networking Rehab and you can listen to Jeff on the Cast of Dads podcast.??

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6 Comments


  1. Amazing! I love that case (and yes, the packaging is adorable, too!). Wish I could have made it to CES.
    Thanks for posting the video.


  2. Wow, the LightBoard case looks great! It looks like I would use the case as well. When watching movies on the iPad, I find the black edge of the iPad is just too small for my hands to get a comfortable grip on it. Since the LightBoard makes the edges bigger I expect I’d find it useful. I hope it doesn’t add a lot of weight to the device. Using the iPad as a tracing tool is an ingenious idea. Thanks for sharing the video.


  3. Thanks Nicole and Greg. Yes, the case design for the LightBoard seemed colorful and clever and to your point Greg, it does give you lots of room to grab. 😉 I am sure kids will love it (well, kids a little younger than mine – lol).


  4. @Jeff Thanks for sharing the video and post.
    @Greg It doesn’t add very much weight. Thanks.
    @Nicole CES was fun, but exhausting. I look forward to doing it all again next year.

    Cheers!


  5. Thanks for sharing the video and post! I’m honestly still a little cautious at letting my kids (I only have a one-year old at the moment) handle my $500+ devices, but I guess we’re in a new generation, huh!? I suppose the protective case helps for sure.

    I’d love to see how kids interact with the app and whether they would prefer this over a traditional coloring book. Well done, Griffin!


  6. That’s very cool. That’s probably the first kid-friendly iPad case that I’ve seen.

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