G is for Gadget Alternatives
G is for Gadget is described as 'is not just another children’s alphabet picture book. This book teaches the alphabet to young children using a catalog of the gadgets that they see you use almost everyday. It is also an ode to the relationship with these gadgets that many of us tend to take for' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are five alternatives to G is for Gadget for Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and iPad. The best alternative is Baby Smash!, which is free. Other great apps like G is for Gadget are Baby Computer Fun, bambam, AlphaBaby and KeyWack.
As babies smash on the keyboard, colored shapes, letters and numbers appear on the screen. Baby Smash will lock out the Windows Key, as well as Ctrl-Esc and Alt-Tab so your baby can't get out of the application.
Let babies and toddlers have fun playing with the computer. An educational game for people with babies and small children who like to sit at their parent's computer and smash the keyboard. Every time a key is pressed, a letter is drawn.
Bambam is a simple baby keyboard masher application that locks the keyboard and mouse and instead displays bright colors, pictures, and sounds. While OSX has great programs like AlphaBaby, I couldn't find anything for Linux and having wanted to learn Python for a while...
AlphaBaby lets even infants and toddlers have fun playing with the computer. Every time a key is pressed or the mouse is clicked, a letter or shape is drawn. Sounds can be played every time something is drawn. Your own sounds and pictures can also be used.
KeyWack is a game for people with babies and small children who like to sit at their parent’s computer and bang the keyboard. KeyWack prevents babies from accidentally opening most programs or documents, and makes banging even more fun by drawing shapes and playing random sounds...