Archive for the ‘Electronics’

  • Check Out This Fingerpaint iPad Promo Poster!
    An artist used his iPad to create a promo poster for Toy Story 3, and after watching this video, all I can say is WOW!  That guy is talented!  The new iPads have some sketchbook, fingerpaint, and other graphics apps that blow regular old pencil and paper away.  I had no idea you could do that stuff on an iPad! Now I really, really want one. Well, more than I did...
    by Lisa Stauber at July 26th, 2010 at 03:07 pm
  • Nintendo Wii Party Photos & Info
    Nintendo has had major success with their Wii console system and they look like they will not be slowing down on that at all. Recently they released a bunch of photos and general info for new game Wii Party. They are marketing it to families and 13 modes to play in. Here is more info on it. “Some of the 13 different party game modes take the fun out of the TV and...
    by Sarah Peel at June 17th, 2010 at 08:06 am
  • New Fitted ArtsProjekt iPhone cases from Speck
    Your iPhone feeling a little plain and boring?  Well Speck has some sick new cases for you to jazz up your device.  Boy vs. Dragon no. 5 by Matthew Curry, Peace Will Come by Spaze Crafte One, Flower Girl by Anneli Olander, and Funky CES by Jim Mahfood all get to make your iPhone a work of art as well as a phone.  I have included some larger pictures below of the cases...
    by Damon Cap at May 27th, 2010 at 11:05 am
  • Disney’s Tron Monorail!
    How cool is this! it just needs to go faster and have an awesome sound effect like the classic Tron movie! The Disney Parks Blog has put up a video of the Disney Monorail tronned out. Disney is not doing this just to remind you of the 1982 film though; instead they are probably increasing awareness of the upcoming new movie, Tron Legacy, which we’ve been covering...
    by Jay Tomio at March 20th, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Dr. Seuss Apps by Oceanhouse Media – Review
    After the piece I wrote about The Cat In the Hat by Dr. Seuss for the iPhone, the maker of the product, Oceanhouse Media, reached out to me to review some of their apps. Dr. Seuss’s ABC- This is the perfect app for a variety of ages because the apps allows you to select one of two modes for reading the e-book.  “Read to Me” allows you to listen to the...
    by Damon Cap at March 14th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Kidzsafe from KonoAudio – Toy Fair 2010
    Earphones are earphones until it comes to my kids, that is where things need to be a bit safer.  Kidzsafe from KonoAudio makes me feel a bit better when I envision our next road trip.  We have two boys and every year we drive down to Hilton Head which is about 15 hours or so.  Last year they both got portable DVD players and what did both of the parents get to hear...
    by Damon Cap at February 16th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • Fastest Texters in the World
    I found this super interesting.  There was a texting competition in New York recently called the LG Mobile World Cup that challenged texters on both speed and accuracy.  The winning team would take home a $100,000 prize with second place getting $20,000. Bae Yeong Ho and Ha Mok Min, a 17 and 18 year old team from South Korea, won the title with Kate Moore and Morgan...
    by Damon Cap at January 18th, 2010 at 03:01 pm