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Playworld Superheroes Combines UK Streets with US Heroes
A new game for families from the talent that brought us Wipeout and Motorstorm, Playworld Superheroes offers an In-App Purchase free creative experience with high production values. Read More
Build a Sensational Wall Collage With CollageMo!
Use this new iOS app to create stunning wall collages from your photos. Read More
ZAGG Slim Book: Turn Your iPad Mini Into the Tiniest MacBook Air Clone
In recent months, I’ve reviewed several ZAGG keyboard cases for Apple iPads. The ZAGG Folio was the keyboard case that finally convinced me my iPad Mini could actually be useful as a productivity tool. The Rugged Book let me turn an iPad Air into a kids’ laptop, perfect for school and with toughness to survive being carted around in a bag and suffering the occasional collision with a wall or piece of furniture. ZAGG sent me their latest iteration, the Slim Book, and I have to say, this is the best one yet. A keyboard case that combines the best elements of the Folio and the Rugged Book, and an aluminum finish that transforms an iPad Mini into a miniature — but functional — iPad Air clone. Read More
GeekDad Review: Google Nexus 9 Tablet
It’s that time of year when holiday gift lists are being checked, and there’s a good chance a tablet is on many of those. Once again Google is offering a Nexus tablet, which means pure Android with no third party UI nonsense to get in the way. But while the Nexus 7 was a real bargain last year at $199, it’s been replaced by the larger Nexus 9 and the price has jumped to $399. Is the newest Nexus tablet a worthy choice for Android fans? Will its unusual 8.9-inch display size make it a good choice for kids? HTC — the company that manufactures the Nexus 9 — sent me one to try out. Read More
Pulp Fiction in Pearl’s Peril
Pearl’s Peril features a competent heroine whose engineering prowess often saves the day in this pulp fictional adventure game. Read More
ZAGG Rugged Book for iPad Air
I’ve grown rather fond of ZAGG’s keyboard cases for the iPad in recent months. It wasn’t until I reviewed the ZAGG Folio Keyboard case for the iPad Mini earlier this year that I finally reached the state where I felt productive writing on an iPad. Since then, the combo has largely replaced the 11-inch MacBook Air that I used to lug around for mobile work. ZAGG recently sent me a new model to try out with a MacBook Air and this one offers all the benefits of the Folio Keyboard case, plus impressive armor. The Rugged Book transforms an iPad into a hardened notebook while offering flexibility in configuration options. Read More
Have a Free Pokémon TCG Online Booster on Us
Celebrate the arrival of the Pokémon TCG Online on the Apple App Store with a free virtual booster pack! Read More
Giveaway: Win a Logitech iPad Keyboard Folio, Wireless Speaker, and Mouse
Instead of sending them just tasty treats that will be gobbled up and gone before their next all nighter, Logitech is giving away a care package that they’ll use all year long. Read More
Pokémon TCG Online Now on iPad
You can now enjoy the Pokémon TCG Online on your iPad. Read More
OtterBox Agility Tablet System Offers All-In-One Protection
The OtterBox Agility System combines multiple pieces that function together to keep your tablet protected while improving its functionality. Read More
Tiny Hands Apps Puts the Joy of Learning in Toddlers’ Hands
As the mother of two kids in a very tech-connected geek household, apps are often on our minds. Which is why I’m so excited to share Tiny Hands Apps, our sponsor, with you. Our daughter, the youngest, is only two. And while she’s fascinated with the iPad and certainly wants to use it like her… Read More
A Real Time Strategy Game… With Squirrels
The advent of the capacitive touchscreen has lead to a veritable Renaissance in strategy gaming, and the ample real estate of contemporary tablets has given game designers an even broader canvas on which to paint. Thus it is with no small amount of fanfare that I introduce the very pinnacle of the iPad RTS, SquirrelWarz. Read More
Jules Verne Meets Steampunk in 80 Days App
Take an arduous journey around the world, racing the clock and avoiding trouble! Read More
Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Adds Infinite Worlds
The new update for Minecraft Pocket Edition on Android and iOS version has just been released. Here’s a quick look at the new features in action. Read More
Review: ZAGG Folio Keyboard Case for iPad Mini
I’ve gone on record multiple times about how I feel about using the iPad for productivity. I’m a big iPad fan and the tablets I usually use day to day are Apple products, but the lack of mouse support drives me crazy. I’ve always quickly given up on any experiments with using a Bluetooth keyboard and an iPad in place of my laptop, much as I like the idea of my iPad becoming an ultra-compact travel productivity companion. ZAGG sent me a Folio keyboard case for my iPad Mini with Retina Display, so I thought I’d give the experiment one more shot. I ended up really liking this device. With the right apps, it could actually stand in for my MacBook Air, at least for short bursts of work. In fact, I wrote this post on the ZAGG. Read More
Osmo Is Kinect for iPad, Only Better
I had some time with the new Osmo peripheral for the iPad that turns your table top into an interactive play space. I wasn’t expecting to be all that impressed, but it was actually pretty awesome. Read More
Every Tablet Deserves a Tail
In my house are many tablets: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a stand for them. Read More
Mummify Your iOS Device With a Mummy Case From Loop Attachment
Protecting your investment in an iOS device is always a balance between putting your iPad, iPhone or iPod into something that will keep it from coming to physical harm versus usability and aesthetics. Read More
Explore Mozart’s Music and Life in this Interactive iBook
An outstanding interactive book for the iPad examines the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with lots of accompanying images and hours of music and video. Read More
Late to the Game: Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a classic tabletop board game, which allows players to collect points while building towns, monasteries, roads, and farms in the French countryside. Read More
The Most Important Thing Apple Announced on Monday Was Family
Last Monday, Apple let us in on their plans for the future of, amongst other things, iOS (8), and Mac OS X (Yosemite). Tim Cook and friends detailed a long list of new features—most of which will not be available until this fall—to a salivating audience of developers and fans at the 2014 WWDC in San Francisco. Read More
10 Things Parents Should Know About the Kindle Fire HDX
Late last year online retail juggernaut Amazon again tried its hand at a consumer-friendly tablet. The Kindle Fire HDX, the third generation of their Kindle Fire line, not only makes Amazon’s specialized environment a viable option for mobile computing, it makes for a fine device in its own right. Read More
Explore the Incredible Beauty of Numbers in this iOS App
Discover the hidden patterns of numbers and see how their beauty affects our world in this outstanding iOS app. Read More
Axl and Tuna – A Cute New Endless Runner App for Your iPad
Axl and Tuna is a new “Endless Runner” game for the iPad from the creators of the excellent Bobo Explores Light. Read More
Time for Kids Family Edition App for Android and iPad
The Time for Kids Family Edition app for iOS and Android devices is an excellent way for kids to keep up with current events in a kid-friendly format. Read More
Easier Computing With the Pi Dock-It Pro iPad Case
The Pi Dock-It Pro types like a dream when you need to be long winded on your iPad. Read More
GeekDad Review: HISY Bluetooth Camera Remote for iPhone
I’m not big on the whole selfie thing, but there are many occasions when I like to get into the picture for group shots with my family and friends. If we planned things ahead, a proper camera on a tripod with a timer is the usual method for capturing the moments. Spontaneous shots are more likely to be on one of our iPhones. There are self-timer apps available for these siutations, but I think HISY has come up with a much more useful solution: the HISY Bluetooth Camera Remote for iPhone. Read More
Ponder on Your Device Cables
The cables we use to charge our devices probably aren’t given much thought until we can’t find them. They’re there… they work. If you’re like me, you probably think that there’s just not much room for improvement when it comes to these cables, right? Well, the folks at Color Cables proved me wrong. Read More
Which is Better for Reading? An E-Reader or a Small Tablet?
Only five years ago this wasn’t a question anyone would ask. Pre iPad, the Kindle and Sony Reader were pretty much the only game in town for digital reading devices. The iPad changed things in 2010, but those early tablets were big and expensive. The real competition between traditional E Ink e-readers and and tablets for consuming the “printed” word didn’t happen until Android tablets went to 7-inches to do an end run around Apple’s domination. Suddenly tablets were roughly the same size as e-readers and not a whole lot more expensive. That resulted in predictions that tablets would doom the the dedicated e-reader the same way smartphones were killing the point-and-shoot pocket camera. The e-reader isn’t dead yet, but should it be? Which is better for digital reading, an e-reader or a small tablet? Read More
