This is something that mothers across the country are alarmed about and we're tapping into that.

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Out to the movies, at Grandma's for Thanksgiving, they're tapping away at their little hand-held currency reader gadget just checking the situation for the Japanese yen or Zimbabwean dollar.

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We'd have to spend a little more time with the device to get used to just tapping them but even then, we're not sure if the slight delay in response will go away.

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Since there's no pinch-to-zoom, you're stuck using the on-screen buttons or double-tapping, which in our experience didn't work as flawlessly as we would've liked.

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If you want to cut down on the noise, you can just view Activity, which includes information like what tweets your friends are favoriting and who they're following, or Trends, which lets you dig into hot hashtags and keywords, by tapping on the sections on top of the screen.

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Therefore you're focused on just the most basic movements -- a common one involves jumping in the air, tapping the other button for the downward kick, and then tapping it again to fly backwards.

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After tapping on an app or a photo, there's a bit of lag time before you're taken to your destination.

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