Name That Baby with an iPhone, Not a Baby-Names Book

Created by Shona Killoughery-McKenney, a stay-at-home mom of two kids under five years old, Name That Baby! is a new iPhone application that lists thousands of baby names. Parents-to-be simply choose a gender and a starting letter, then give the iPhone a shake. Name That Baby! -- which makes a gentle baby rattle sound when the iPhone is shaken -- delivers a scrollable list of baby names, complete with origins and descriptions, in whatever quantity the user chooses. Another shake produces additional names, until the perfect name is found.

"I was looking through the Apple store and noticed how few iPhone applications there were for parents," Killoughery-McKenney explained. "It occurred to me that Name That Baby! would be a fun application for expecting parents and their families and friends. With Name That Baby!, pregnant women don't even need to buy books of baby names. Now the baby names are right on their iPhone, and they have the convenience of looking for names at the park, at the coffee shop or wherever they happen to have a free moment."

While designed to be fun, Name That Baby! is packed with features. Users can search for names by gender, first letter and origin; top picks can be saved to a favorites list. Those who need a little help deciding -- or who just want to share the excitement -- can e-mail their favorites to friends and family. And Name That Baby! is a perfect activity for the modern baby shower.

Killoughery-McKenney, fromLondon, England but who currently resides in California, said her own iPhone inspired her to develop Name That Baby! As a busy mom, she turns to her iPhone for everything from to-do lists and a calendar to kids' games -- and she knew the device was indispensable to other parents as well. Released just this week, Name That Baby! is already getting rave reviews at the iPhone App Store.

"(Name That Baby!) is a lot of fun," wrote one user. "My wife and I made a list of favorites to think about. She bought it for her iPhone too and we can't wait to share it with her co-workers and friends. Great idea!"

Parents hoping for additional iPhone applications are in luck: Killoughery-McKenney plans to release her second parenting-related application in November. Name That Baby! is available now in the iPhone App Store for just $3.99 -- a bargain compared to the price of most baby-names books. To learn more, visit http://www.doubletapapps.com.

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    Shona Killoughery-McKenney
    Double Tap Apps
    714-398-0556
    doubletapapps@me.com
    http://www.doubletapapps.com

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