There are two ways that a video game tie-in for ball bearing-based toy line DaGeDar could have potentially gone. The first was with the classic skill puzzler motif of Marble Madness, the second the rolling speed of a Sonic the Hedgehog clone. The developers at Black Lantern Studios elected for ...

If you're like most people, you're racking your brain for that last-minute gift for someone you really care about but just haven't found that "perfect" item for.  Don't worry.  I have the answer. Yes, ...

In the holiday spirit of giving, this is a quick update to my post about Ultrabooks.  I mentioned that my Cast of Dads cohort, Michael Sheehan (@HighTechDad) and I would be presenting a chance for one of you to get an Ultrabook, courtesy of Intel, the driving force behind the Ultrabook platform.   Here ...

We’re in the home stretch to Christmas, and if you’re still looking for a gift suggestion for that special technophile in your life, I have a suggestion for you: an ultra-portable pocket video recorder from Kodak. I’ll give you the full run-down on features below, but the short version is ...

(Note: this is a sponsored post, but the words and opinions are all mine.) It is fitting that Asus calls their new Ultrabook line “Zenbooks.”  Just one look and you can see that it is a device that exudes a sense of calm and balance, purity and power.   An ...

While I cling tenaciously to the belief that, even in a post-smartphone world, there’s still room for dedicated handheld gaming devices, there are a few that I’ll admit my iPhone has rendered irrelevant. My standalone MP3 player is an obvious example as is my point-and-click camera, but despite the fact ...

  Overview: The folks at Stratus Games are no strangers to simple and fun games that get the whole family playing. They’re back again with DiceAFARI, a board game that lets you explore Africa and collect photographs of the exotic animals that live there. The game is on Kickstarter right ...

We’re a touchscreen family. My wife and I have smartphones, the oldest boy has an iPod Touch, and the youngest has… okay, three out of four isn’t bad. Unless you’re the fourth. Luckily for our fourth, VTech came to the rescue with their new InnoTab. Now we’re four for four. ...

Music, in my humble opinion, is the lifeblood of my daily existence. Like a glass full of raw eggs and tomato juice to a body builder, my daily intake of music is integral to my survival. Outside of being a soundtrack for every different aspect of the day, music engages ...

If you've ever drifted around a precarious curve on Rainbow Road or tossed a blue shell at the hapless lap leader on Luigi Raceway, Mario Kart 7 will feel like home.