After no small amount of hand-wringing on the part of fans (and silence on the part of Nintendo), it has at last been announced that ‘Miitomo,’ Nintendo’s first mobile phone app, will launch here in the US of A this Thursday, March 31.
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We test out the new One Shot Kill and Balance Cars mode just added in version 1.3.0 of Anki Overdrive.
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The next stop for Level-5’s mammoth ‘Yo-kai Watch’ franchise looks to be as close as your smartphone.
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Access news and features from DC Comics’ film, television, comic properties, games, and more from your mobile device with the ‘DC All Access’ app for iOS and Android.
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Uwe Rosenberg’s wonderfully fun ‘Tetris’-like game of earning, buying, and stitching, ‘Patchwork’ makes its way to Android, iOS, and Windows Phones today.
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Nintendo’s first smartphone app, ‘Miitomo,’ will launch here in the States this March on both the iOS and Android platforms, and just yesterday Nintendo revealed that would-be early adopters can start prepping for the release later this month.
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For Christmas I got my kids the card game ‘Exploding Kittens,’ and last night we bought the iOS version of the game. Let’s just say there have been some very interesting noises in our house ever since.
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A recent update to the Anki Overdrive app adds a bunch of fixes and new team game-play mode.
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Finding a way to interact with your phone while sitting at a desk doesn’t have to be a compromise.
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Slot car racing is back with Scalextric ARC AIR upgrade that adds wireless controllers and a host of new racing features.
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Smart watches! Everyone wants one, and every company is making one. Is Huawei’s Watch a must-buy, or should you say bye-bye? Also, check out details of an upcoming Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale.
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Google launched YouTube Kids earlier this year to accommodate parents who want to ensure that little eyes and ears only have access to regulated and curated quality entertainment. Originally only available in the United States, Google has now pushed the service to several other countries including Canada and the UK.
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With versions for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV, this year’s ‘Skylanders’ has the bases covered. Here’s a look at the ‘Skylanders Superchargers’ Tablet Starter Pack.
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You pick with the Pay What You Want Incredible iOS 9 Developer Bundle
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Time spent with tablets, TV, and smartphones can easily outnumber time spent reading, which may only be 30-60 minutes. Augmented Reality book ‘The Adventures of the Time Twins’ aims to engage children using an Android or iOS app in combination with the children’s book. Margara Padilla, co-founder and CEO at Dara Technologies, answers some of our questions.
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Linden Lab’s ‘Blocksworld’ recently released an in-game activity where kids can buy creations from other kids. What will this mean for the community they’ve built?
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Regular readers of GeekDad probably know that I’ve had a long history of experimenting with tablets and keyboard cases in search of that perfect, ultra-mobile experience. The kind of rig that would make me ditch my MacBook Air and have just a single device to carry around for mobile work and amusement. I’ve tried a number of iPad keyboard cases and various iterations of Microsoft’s Surface and Surface Pro tablets. The company recently loaned me a Surface 3 to take for a spin and, this time, we are so close to a solution I can feel it. But it’s still not quite perfect.
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Google has pushed out an update to their Street View applications that includes a virtual reality mode designed to work with Google Cardboard.
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A review of the Belkin PowerHouse Duo charging dock, a minimalist dock built for charging two iOS devices simultaneously.
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The new Minecraft Story Mode received a rating for over 12s only; but why?
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Ours is a world of social networks. There’s Facebook and Twitter, sure, but it also seems as though we’re moving more toward smaller, more specialized services. While there are a myriad of options for everything from cultivating business contacts to online dating, Smalltalk, GeekDad’s newest sponsor, seeks to create a special place just for parents.
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Patricia’s still figuring out whether the Amazon Dash is as life changing as Amazon wants everyone to think…
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Yesterday morning I awoke to a flurry of emails, texts, and Facebook posts from a wide variety of friends, family members, and PR contacts. Yet across every platform and from every source the message was the same: Pokémon are real!
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As a longtime podcaster, I imagine I think a lot more about microphones than, say, your average man on the street. I’m also a bit of a gadget guy, so if something functions better or packs more features into a smaller footprint or, hell, just looks cooler, I’m usually down. Suffice it to say the iRig Mic Studio from IK Multimedia hits all the aforementioned high points.
Continue ReadingToday I wanted to give all our Kickstarter fanatics, Lord knows I’m one, a heads up on what looks to be a cool gadget. The PUGZ wireless headphones. They’re small, even for wireless headphones, and packed with all the features expected of headphones in today’s world of smartphones.
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A new Kickstarter project aims to be the digital home for board games.
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Like any other middle-aged GeekDad, my metabolism is starting to slow down and the time I have available for exercise is decreasing. What is a geek to do? So, of course, I turned to technology and found a highly entertaining and abusive app called CARROT Hunger: Talking Calorie Counter and CARROT has been whipping me into shape ever since.
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‘The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land’ is a new mobile game from Next Games launching in October to coincide with the Season 6 premiere of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead.’ Norman Reedus, as fan favorite Daryl Dixon, will guide you through learning the game and help you out along the way.
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The new Journal app solves the problem with digital sketchbooks: despite turning everyone into digital artists, something is missing in the expression.
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The recent move to an upfront paid model for LEGO Minifigures Online comes with a hefty slice of improvement in the game. Full voice acting, cross platform online mutli-player and special timed events.
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