What’s New:
- Now in Spanish
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug that assigned the wrong category to imported events under the “Other” sub-category.
Posts Tagged ‘journal’
Kid-Capsule Version 1.2.2
May 10, 2012Kid-Capsule Featured on WSVN’s “Parent to Parent”
April 25, 2012We are proud and honored to be featured in South Florida’s WSVN’s Parent to Parent
Did you know Kid-Capsule has scrapbook style layouts for sharing your events? – Part II in a Series
January 26, 2012
“Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.” – Charlotte Brontë
Kid-Capsule has 3 ways of sharing your family photos, memories, milestones and events:
- Send an e-mail
- Post to your Facebook wall
- Send the packaged event to other Kid-Capsule users
All three methods have the option of attaching a photo to go along with it. Each photo will be highlighted with a scrapbook style background and a vellum style tag with the event details written on it.
As of Version 1.2 there are 2 backgrounds to choose from: Classic and Winter. But get ready for version 1.2.1 of Kid-Capsule, it will have 3 new backgrounds to complete the seasons and it will offer an easier way to select the background for your image.
This is how easy it is:
Every event is equipped with a sharing button: 
Once you tap the sharing button you will have 3 sharing options as described above:
If you decide to share a photograph with your event, you will be presented with the event’s image gallery:
As of version 1.2 you will have the option of selecting the classic green background and a winter wonderland background:
Kid-Capsule then works its magic and you have a beautiful scrapbook style layout for sharing your event:
For more information on sharing this and other features, visit our help.
Kid-Capsule Idea Contest – Win 2 iTunes Gift Cards and a Piktorama ABC Poster
January 2, 2012Update 02/17/2012
Unfortunately we did not meet the minimum 20 entries required to continue. But don’t fret! We will be back with more prizes and giveaways very soon. Check back with us here or on our Facebook Page for news.
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Enter for a chance to win 2 $10 iTunes gift cards and a beautiful poster by our friend at Piktorama.
We have partnered with the amazing artist at Piktorama to bring you our very first contest. Enter an idea for a new feature or enhancement that you would like to see added to future versions of Kid-Capsule for a chance to win a $10 iTunes gift card and this beautiful poster of an original illustration created in pencil and watercolor. Printed on a beautiful matte A3 paper (11.7″ × 16.5″ – 420 mm x 297 mm) with archival pigment inks, you and your little ones are sure to enjoy it for years to come.
Guidelines:
It’s as simple as:
- Submit an idea for a new feature or enhancement that you would love to see in a future version of Kid-Capsule. Enter your idea in the Rafflecopter form below. Make it a good one! Our curators will select the 5 best that will go on to the public voting phase.
- Link back to this post on your favorite social network, your blog or your website and submit the link back to us.
Prize:
- 2 $10 iTunes gift card
- An amazing Organic ABC Poster by Piktorama
Schedule:
This contest will be open for entries from January 02, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST to February 17, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST.
Our team of curators will select the best 5 entries which will then be posted for public voting.
Voting will start on February 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST and will end March 02, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST
The winner will be announced on March 04, 2012
Disclaimer:
iTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc. Apple, Inc. shares no affiliations with Zen Labs LLC or Kid-Capsule. Apple, Inc. does not endorse this contest, Zen Labs LLC or Kid-Capsule.
Content purchased from the iTunes Store is for personal lawful use only. Don’t steal music.
iTunes gift card may be redeemed only by, persons in the United States, its territories, and possessions.
How to enter:
Fill out the Rafflecopter entry form below.
If you have accessed this page from the Facebook app on your phone and cannot see the Rafflecopter form, copy this url http://kidcapsuleapp.com/blog/?p=228 in your mobile or computer browser and that should solve the issue.
Did you know Kid-Capsule has a category for Imagination? – Part I in a Series
December 29, 2011“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
This is one of my all time favorite quotes and it’s very fitting for this post.
Kid-Capsule has a comprehensive collection of categories under which you save your memories and events. We believe it helps guide and inspire parents along the way. One such category is “Vivid Imagination” and it’s one I use quite often. Children have amazing minds so it’s important to document them in their life story, it just might help create a spark of inspiration at some point in time, right?
As a bonus, each category is equipped with several sub-categories. In “Vivid Imagination” we have “Drawings”. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved to doodle. I’ve often wondered what life and adventures those “masterpieces”, ahem, had in my mind. Now, my little girl won’t have to wonder. Every time she’s enthralled in a drawing, I always ask her about it, snap a picture and save the details in Kid-Capsule.
Here’s a chance to document your little one’s imagination in action. Print this free Ellie fill in the blank coloring page at the bottom of this post on a standard letter sized sheet of paper. Ask them to replace the pencil she usually carries around with whatever they want. Then just sit back and be mesmerized by what they come up with. Don’t forget to save it in your Kid-Capsule!
If you would like to share their creations, go to our Facebook page and post them in the comments.
Have fun!
Pesky reminders: please do not reproduce without our written consent. All materials on this blog and website are copyright Zen Labs LLC
Sharing Events with Other Kid-Capsule Users
December 19, 2011
One of the features we are most excited about in Version 1.2 is the ability to share events with other Kid-Capsule users. Now grandma and grandpa won’t miss a thing. They will have their very own copy of all the priceless moments you have saved. Kid-Capsule will package your event in a file which will be sent via email and can then be imported by the recipient into their own device.
This is how it works:
Send an Event to other Kid-Capsule users:
As usual, tap the 
button from your event and you will have the option of sharing your event through email, Facebook or Kid-Capsule.
You will have the option of sharing any type of media via email, as long as you have linked photos and videos to your event.
Tapping photo or video will open the appropriate gallery and prepare the media that will be attached to your message and exported to a special kca file.
Kid-Capsule will package your event in a file which will be sent via email.
After sending your email you will return to your event screen.
Receive and Import an Event from other Kid-Capsule users:
When you receive a shared event from a Kid-Capsule user your email will have a kca file attached to it. You will easily recognize it because you will see the Kid-Capsule logo on the attachment while viewing it on your device.
Tapping on the file will prompt you to open it in Kid-Capsule.
Once you open the file, Kid-Capsule will launch and you will be presented with the Event Import Wizard.
The wizard will guide you through the steps to import the event.
Once you finish and the event has been imported, you will be presented with a success message. The imported event will be a replica of the event that the sender has on her device including the child’s profile, the place (together with coordinates if applicable) and the media files that were attached.
For more detailed information, visit our help or if you have questions or suggestions drop us a line.
If you don’t yet have Kid-Capsule, download it on the App Store:
Kid-Capsule is not a social network. Nobody else will have access to your information. For more, visit our FAQ or download our Privacy Policy
Kid-Capsule Version 1.2
December 13, 2011
What’s new:
- Calendar: Now you have the option of viewing a calendar of your events. All dates for your events will have a flag. If you tap on a specific date, you will see a list of events for that date.
- Share with other Kid-Capsule users: Kid-Capsule will package your event in a file which can then be imported by other Kid-Capsule users into their own devices. For more information on this great new feature, visit our help.
- New sharing layout: Brand new winter layout just in time for your holiday and seasonal memories. Check it out at the beginning of this post.
Enhancements:
- Facebook offline access permission: Once you authorize for offline access, the session will not expire constantly as it did before. We do not collect ANY information from your Facebook account. For more information you can find it in our privacy policy and FAQ.
- The information button has been added to the profile selection screen to help get you started right away.
- Minor display enhancements
- Minor text and content adjustments
Bug Fixes:
- Minor bug fixes to the profile screen
- Video bug fixes for iOS 5+
How do you use Kid-Capsule?
September 20, 2011I have found it very interesting in speaking to Kid-Capsule users that different people have different ways of using the app.
I will be posting a couple of ways I love to use Kid-Capsule but I also want to hear from you and the great ways you choose to use the app and interpret the different categories. The goal is to inspire other people to keep track of the amazing moments they share with their kids.
- Whimsical Words: I have a toddler so you can imagine the amazingly creative and funny things that come out of her mouth. This is the thing I most love to record at this stage in her journey through life and something I hope to share with her when she is older. I bet she will get a kick out of it. I mostly use the phrases sub-category to record these moments. I use this category for different things, such as when:
- She says the darndest thing: “Look! It’s the lizard family!” when she saw a group of lizards in a garden
- She doesn’t quite know her pronouns: “You’re being a dinosaur” instead of saying “I’m”
- She starts using the correct word: She finally said “I want” instead of “You want”
- Incredible Growth: I know it’s cliché but the truth is that they grow up extremely fast. I like to use this category to record the moments in which an item of clothing doesn’t fit her anymore. I attach a picture of that item for posterity.
- Keen Brains: Specifically the read sub-category. It doesn’t have to be used only when they start reading books it can also be used when they start to understand letter sounds and their place in language. For example, the other day she said the following: “O is for Owl and B is for Búho” (búho is owl in spanish), it goes well in the Whimsical Word category but I thought this was a better fit.
If you would like to share your ways of using Kid-Capsule go to our Contact section and drop us a line. We will publish your ideas for others to enjoy!
Kid-Capsule: a Family Journaling App for your iPhone and iPod touch
June 8, 2011Hello everyone, we are very excited to announce that the first version of Kid-Capsule is finally available on the App Store!
Kid-Capsule is an event journaling app for iPhone® or iPod Touch®. It helps you record and relive your child’s adventures in growing up through journaling, photos and movies. It’s meant for all stages in your child’s life, from when they’re born, the trials of potty training, school, sports, Ph.D., wedding, you name it.
This project was born from a love of preserving memories, scrapbooking, photography and of course software development.
I am a mommy to a 2 year old, a sister to a 15 year old, a wife, a photographer, an iPhone addict and a computer scientist and this was the perfect oportunity to put all those things together in a great package.
To celebrate our launch we are having a promotional sale this week until Monday June 13th, you can download the app for ¢99 down from it’s original price of $2.99!
We have many things on the horizon so stay tuned!
