Tech-savvy Tween Gifts

'This one holds 1200 songs AND it automatically screens out all the ones your parents could stand.'

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

A is for App...B is for Blogger...C is for Celebrity.

"It seems as if the people taking my software class are getting younger and younger."

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

Text Culture

"I don't know what else we can do. He won't look up from the screen!"

"I have a feeling he understands more than we think."

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

"It's so cute when the boss brings his son to work and pretends to let him help out!"

'I told you to invite a friend over.'

'I bought him to retrieve my e-mails.'

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

'Do I get to take an 'elfie' with Santa, too?'

'She posted her first blog today.'

"Could you repeat that word?"

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

'Shhh... It's babies app time.'

"Has the Wi-Fi seemed slow to you lately?"

I just hope my doctor is not on twitter too!

'After we learn the alphabet, are we going to learn how to text?'

"Yes, you were born into the era of passwords and user-names. . . why do you ask, Mycat_2014?"

"I hate you! You don't understand me and you don't understand my software!"

'You can stick your filthy shell. I'm listening to the Arctic Monkeys.'

"Knapsack? It's a solar-powered, bluetooth, Wi-Fi, self-charging, two shoulder GenPak with smartphone charger and GPS."

i-teddy

'This program is geared towards the youth market. You give it up to five commands and it closes down in a huff!'

Kid is 'Born to Text'.

"I didn't say my prayers, but I e-mailed God earlier."

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

"My mom's restricting my phone. She says I don't have enough Selfie Control."

'I won't be writing this year, you can find my list on my blog.'

"Honey, are we watching TV or is it watching us?"

"No, I don't play. I just watch people play on the internet."