Kids vs. Tech: Stories Of Adorable Children And Gadgets

By Ryan Kellett

Wow, when we asked for submissions telling us what your kids do with (or to) technology, you responded in force! Many of you responded via Twitter and many left stories right here on our blog.

We saw a bit of trend in your stories: cell phones + water = gadget death. A surprising number of variations on that theme involved toilets, pet water bowls and kid drool. Still a whole other category involved stories of repeated 911 dialing, hiding tech toys from stressed parents and inserting all sorts of food into drives and slots of all kinds. But not all stories involved destruction or police knocking at the door. Below are some of the standouts:

From The Comments Section:

teacher9000: Media is so very portable for our kids... My four year old daughter often refuses to do her business in the bathroom unless she has the "player" with her. The "player" being my Zen Vision:M that I have loaded with a number of episodes of "Bindi the Jungle Girl". So she sits perched on the toilet watching the exploits of Steve Irwin's daughter. And to think as kids we just had comic books...

badgie: I was watching my 10 month-old nephew one day, and gave him my cellphone to play with. I tried to play "ring, ring" with him, but got no response. When I walked away he "sang" a line from a popular singer, and picked up the phone and said "hewo." The song was his mother's cell phone ringtone!

More From Twitter After The Jump

From Twitter:

@mama_mia_k: 4 year old learned to type his name on my first blackberry.

@akshunj: A kid dropped a mobile phone into a crawfish fryer. Maybe deep-fried blackberry will become a trend?

@GrowMyAfro: coworker's 2yr old sent a company wide blank email while playing with his dad's iPhone. Many thought he got laid off!

@submom: my son changed my ringtone to Dude (looks like a lady). Was a rude awakening in the office when it rang...

@whentoyzattack: Kid took 4hr swim w/ cell phone this weekend! 2nd phone of his 2 meet watery end. His excuse? There was a hole in his pocket!

@AnnMarieBonneau: Last night my daughter used my cell phone as a flash light in bed after lights out. I hope she didn't call anyone by accident...

@artealia: my keys and phone disappeared.had to tow the car, get new keys, etc. found keys and phone in the my 2-y.o's barbie car 2wks later.