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There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How will they revolutionize the way we do things? Some early adopters have bought one version or another, but most ...
Computing
Kindle
Photo of Sinterklaas in the Wikimedia Commons
In 2004, as our then 18-month-old started to notice the holiday lights and bustle, I learned something new about my wife: St. Nick and Santa Claus used to visit her family. And not just her family: She asserted that this practice is, while not ...
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Image: Hasbro
Recently Nerf sent me one of their new dart blasters, a big, rifle-like gun called the N-Strike Raider that packs a really huge dart magazine. The most logical comparison would be between the Raider and last year’s star, the electrically-powered Nerf N-Strike Vulcan . ...
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At GeekDad we are fans of opportunity, given the opportunity we have had to share our passions and ideas with you here on this blog. So, we give a hats off to the UK’s Mohawk Media who have brought us the graphic novel adventures of 80s cult figure and A-Team member, Mr.T.
Mohawk ...
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Image: Wikipedia
One of my fondest childhood memories is of dropping a token in the Battlezone machine in the side room of the pizza restaurant near our house, stepping up to the simulated periscope, grasping the joysticks and moving my green wireframe tank across the moonscape in search of ...
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Logo for Star Wars Celebration V, next summer in Orlando
LucasFilm and Reed Exhibitions have unveiled details about next summer’s Star Wars Celebration V. The fan-centered event will take place in Orlando, Florida, at the Orange County Convention Center, from August 12-15, 2010. The ...
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Well, OK, it’s not the actual Weasley boys, but the actors who play the three most important ones. It’s fairly cool to see Rupert Grint (who plays Ron) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George, respectively) playing with the Harry Potter Spells iPhone/iPod Touch app I wrote ...
Phones
iPhone
Zelda Spirit Tracks (image: wiiplaygames.com)
I know a lot of people bash Nintendo for courting the casual game market, but they still seem pretty special to me - and not just because a write a few casual game reviews . I love the fact that their game worlds go right back to the days of ...
Gaming
Not to be outdone by the birthday-related antics of a certain Jonathan Coulton earlier this week, Godfather of nerdcore Hip-Hop and the self-proclaimed “world’s 579th greatest rapper” MC Frontalot turns a year older this very day!
Frontalot , known for tax purposes as Damian ...
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Screencap of the ESRB's iPhone app
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)–the people who bring you parental advisory ratings on videogames–have released an iPhone app that lets users search for rating summaries on games. Here’s their pitch:
The main ...
Phones
iPhone
Ahsoka Tano faces a deadly threat in the form of mind-controlled clones in “Brain Invaders,” an all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premiering at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, December 4 on Cartoon Network. TM & © 2009 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
At the height of the last ...
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Space battle scene from Shrapnel
Shrapnel is like a mash-up of some of my favorite things: take Gattaca , throw in two parts Halo and a little bit of Greek mythology and Joan of Arc, and you’re getting close. And paired with Bagus Hutomo’s eye-popping paint-like illustrations, ...
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If the folks at Disney have their way, it’s time for the Grinch and Rudolph to make room for a new classic Christmas special. There’s nothing wrong with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Snoopy, of course, ...
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We’re from the government. We’re here to help.
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new site designed to help kids learn to protect their privacy, spot frauds and scams, and avoid identity theft.
You Are Here is set up as a virtual mall.
Visit the West Terrace to ...
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Thanks to the wonders of twitter and twitpic , and a Brisbane-based tech/entrepreneur guy called Jono Haysom who tweets at @JonoH I present to you - The Periodic Table of Elements in the form of deliciously iced baked goods !
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GeekDad Days at the Wired Holiday Store!
If you haven’t heard the word via Twitter or elsewhere, here’s the official plug: GeekDad has been invited to curate three “GeekDad Days” at the Wired Holiday Store in New York this year, and the first one is this coming ...
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Happy Comic Release Day!
I’ve been reviewing comics here and there since I started writing for Geek Dad but I thought it was time to organize them a bit more efficiently. So once a week, on comic release day, I’ll be spotlighting a comic. The comics will range from books published ...
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Peter Gutiérrez, board member of Reading With Pictures , has just posted the first in an series of blog posts about “ The Case for Adding Graphic Texts to Your Read-Alouds .” Upcoming posts will offer some specific strategies, but ...
Gaming
As my family heads into the holiday season, I’m faced with creating a plan that will not only keep the four of them busy but, siblings being what they are, keeping them busy enough not to drive each other crazy.
And the holiday plan reminds me that it’s just half a year again to ...
