Tag Archives: Toys and Technology
Kicking it Old School: GeekDad Reviews the Retro Duo Game Console
If you are like me, a married gamer with young children, your living room real estate is in high demand. In fact, between your television, current generation game systems, DVD player, DVR, kiddie consoles and related accessories/media, it likely borders on a high tech disaster area. Still, no matter how many retro titles are available […] Continue reading
New LEGOLAND Coming to Central Florida
News was leaked Wednesday afternoon that the former home of Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida has been purchased and will soon undergo restructuring to become the second LEGOLAND in the United States and just the fifth in the world. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Winter Haven is located about an hour […] Continue reading
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Tagged Cypress Gardens, Legoland, Orlando Florida, Theme Park, Toys and Technology
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SparkFun Free Day Aftermath
Back on January 7th I participated in SparkFun’s FreeDay and just barely got the order in before the closing bell. Below is a quick shot of the booty which includes enough parts for me to prototype my next small robot.
Pictured, top to bottom, left to right, is the Arduino Duemilanove, Two Nordic Tranceivers, an Arduino […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, Science and Education, Toys and Technology
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Hokey Religions And Ancient Weapons Are No Substitute For A Good Snowball Blaster At Your Side
While Han Solo might have had a need for a good snowball blaster at his side (especially during those boring downtimes on Hoth), the Wham-O Snowball Blaster wouldn’t have cut the mustard with the Corellian smuggler. The Snowball Blaster is a product that fills an altogether unnecessary need – it molds snowballs and launches them, […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, Snow, Snowball, Toys and Technology, Wham-O
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I Think the Word You’re Searching for is Lego Space Ranger
Our postman braved the frozen wasteland that our sleepy suburb has become, trudging through this morning’s snow and ice to deliver us the January 2010 Lego catalog. Always a good day where bedtime stories are abandoned in favor of a careful perusal of what new sets the catalogue has to offer, and what new sets […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, Lego, Toy Story, Toys and Technology
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Capture Your Light Bulb Moments With LEGO CLICK!
Eureka! LEGO has created a social media based portal for the world to share all of their aha! moments! It’s called LEGO CLICK and it’s LEGO! Continue reading
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Tagged #legoclick, community, Ideas, Invention, Lego, LEGO Click, Social media, The Internet, Toys and Technology
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Review and Giveaway: Every Geek’s Eyes Deserve Gunnars
The odds are that, if you don’t already have one, you could use a set of Gunnar Optiks glasses right now. If, like most geeks, you spend some significant portion of your day in front of a computer monitor — whether for work or for play — you’ve been straining your eyes. Ever get a […] Continue reading
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Tagged computing, Electronic Geek, Gaming, Glasses, Gunnar, Gunnar Optiks, Toys and Technology
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My Life With Cars: Lessons From a Three-Year-Old
He was 18 months old the first time he touched a Matchbox car. On that day, in the early spring of 2008, my son wrapped his chubby little fingers around the cool metal of a paint-chipped 1970 Impala, and his life has never been the same since.
You may think I’m exaggerating, and there are days […] Continue reading
Build Your Own Dinosaurs With DinoMixer
Don’t you ever wish you could combine the head of a Triceratops, the body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the spiky tail of a Stegosaurus? (No? Okay, maybe it’s just me.) Now you can, without all the cutting and stitching or DNA manipulation! All you need is an iPhone or iPod touch. DinoMixer is a […] Continue reading
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Tagged dinosaurs, Educational, Electronic Geek, iPhone Apps, kids, Science and Education, Toys and Technology
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World of Zoo Is A World Of Fun
At first glance, it would be easy to mistake World of Zoo for a cuter version of Zoo Tycoon, but once you start playing the game, the different approach between the two zoo sims becomes obvious. While the Zoo Tycoon series tended to focus on the planning and management aspect, World of Zoo is more […] Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Electronic Geek, National Geographic, National Geographic Society, Nintendo DS, Personal computer, Toys and Technology, wii, World of Zoo, Zoo Tycoon
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