Short History I am a father of two sons – the eldest is still 2 years old. I’ve been involved in the software development for a long time, and been focusing on the iOS platform over the past year. When the iPad 2 is released, I bought one for my son. I think it’s a wonderful learning media for him. I install a lot of different apps for him to play and learn, but there’s been always this problem that’s itching me. Each time I come home from work, I know that he’s been playing with the iPad, but I don’t know how he’s been progressing. Is…

Last weekend, my team and I won a Startup Weekend event that was held in our hometown, Surabaya (Indonesia). We created an iPad educational app for toddlers whose aims are not only to be a great and interactive app for toddlers to learn alphabets, but also to provide insightful reports for their parents. The prototype was very good for a weekend job, and we are very proud of it. We called our app Akzara. (Aksara is a Sanskrit word for alphabet). We’re currently working on finalizing our app so that we can submit it to the App Store within the…

‎A new iPad app for Toddlers to Learn Alphabets is currently in the making Akzara.com is a part of Startup Weekend Surabaya, that is currently happening in Universitas Ciputra. As part of 54-hour event to bring ideas to life, we’re working collaboratively to bring a groundbreaking iPad app, where parents can be involved in the growth and learning process of their toddlers. We are parents who believe that technology is to be embraced as a complement to our educational systems (both in schools and at homes). We believe that *smart* apps are possible. We believe that *smart* apps should be able…