Winners Announced for Third Annual Kids@Play Interactive "KAPi" Awards at 2012 International CES

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners of the third annual Kids@Play Interactive – "KAPi" awards were announced today, recognizing the most innovative games, software, devices and apps for educating, entertaining and communicating with today's connected children. The KAPi Award ceremony will take place in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 12, at 6:00pm at the Fashion Show Mall.

The 13 judges for this year's KAPi Awards are respected journalists and children's interactive media publishers who reviewed 635 children's technology products – all released in the past 12 months. The 2012 KAPi Award winners are:

• App for Younger Children – DoodleCast for Kids by zinc Roe;
• App for Older Children – Bobo Explores Light by GameCollage LLC;
• Children's eBook – Cinderella Nosy Crow Animated Picture Book by Nosy Crow;
• Video Game  – Once Upon a Monster by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, Inc.;
• Hardware – iPad 2 by Apple;
• Technology Toy – Disney AppMates by Disney Consumer Products;
• Education– Noodle Words by Noodleworks;
• Virtual World – MineCraft by Mojang;
• Emerging Pioneer – Ge Wang, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Smule;
• Pioneer – Mark Schlichting, Creator of the Broderbund Living Books.

"This year's jurors had a big job as they sorted through some impressive products," said Warren Buckleitner, editor, Children's Technology Review. "The winners accurately reflect the maturation of movement and touch-based platforms."

"We are raising a generation of always-on digital kids. From e-books to Facebook, the KAPi Awards recognize the best products for a new generation," said Robin Raskin, founder, Living in Digital Times.

The KAPi Awards were created by Children's Technology Review and Living in Digital Times, the organizers of the Kids@Play Summit at International CES January 10-13, 2012 - a conference and exhibition located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About Living in Digital Times
Founded in 2008 by tech journalist and consultant Robin Raskin, Living in Digital Times is designed to create a dialogue between companies and key consumer demographics.  

About Children's Technology Review
Children's Technology Review has helped parents, teachers, librarians and publishers keep up to date on the latest products, by way of independent, descriptive reviews of children's interactive media products.  

SOURCE Living in Digital Times