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Wide-eyed and twitching, Born Ruffians’ eponymous debut EP was as excitable as a six-year-old waiting in line for a SpongeBob ice pop. Thumping cuts like “I’m One of Those Girls” gained the Midland, Ontario trio loads of attention in the blogosphere, and tours with indie heavyweights Hot Chip and Peter, Björn and John have helped them establish a pretty sizeable fan base for such a young band. Their sophomore effort and first full album, “Red, Yellow & Blue...
Fashions change, but less so at the fair. Alongside the elephant ears and corn dogs, we now find empanadas and tacos de carnitas. Kids now compete in robotics as well as rabbit husbandry. Grandma's red balloon, which became Dad's Snoopy balloon, is now Junior's SpongeBob balloon. And the carnies now wear uniform shirts (with collars!)--though they're still missing some teeth...
Kajeet and others see a market in driving wireless tech to the SpongeBob set. Hatched in 2003, Kajeet has spent the past few years doing homework on what kids want and how to offer it safely and affordably. Early on, Neal and his two partners, all dads with young kids, decided to keep things simple. There would be no contracts or cancellation fees, just a pay-as-you-go service through the Sprint Nextel network on a handful of phones priced from...
Through Kajeet's "walleting" system, a parent deposits money into an account that allows kids to buy whatever they want from Kajeet--no less than nine SpongeBob ringtones ($2 each), celebrity wallpaper ($1.50), family friendly games like Sudoku ($5), text messaging (5 each) and, yes, phone calls (10 a minute). If a kid's Kajeet allowance is $20 a month and he blows it all on Beyonc wallpaper, he won't be able to text or phone anyone--except his parents and 911, which are never blocked. "It helps kids learn about budgeting and responsibility without locking families into long...
...such as Best Buy in March, is a pay-as-you go service that offers a menu of customization options for kids and parents. Through its "walleting" system, a parent deposits money into an account that allows kids to buy whatever they want from Kajeet - no less than nine SpongeBob ringtones to choose from ($2 each), celebrity wallpaper offerings, an ever-changing list of games, texting services and, yes, phone calls. If a kid's Kajeet allowance is $20 a month and he blows it all on an Ice Age 2 game, Beyonce wallpaper and a few ringtones...