This post was sponsored by the Safety 1st Monitor. As a parent of two children, and someone who just moved to a new neighborhood, peace of mind when I’m not in the room with my kids is very important to me. Luckily, Safety 1st sent me their HD Wifi Baby Monitor just in time for me… Read More
If this was a cat, it would be attacking instead. (Image: Neato) It’s been a bit since anything has been able to unseat my pride and joy, the Dyson Eye, from its top floor-cleaning spot at the Karcz Household. Neato has come along and done it, though. Long story short, the Botvac D7 Connected is… Read More
It’s a tough time to be a MoviePass subscriber. The once amazing service, which I used to use to see 8-10 movies a month for a flat $35.00, has spent the last year prioritizing disruption over sound business, and the results are predictable. As I wrote about last week, the service crashed entirely several weeks… Read More
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The BOSEbuild Headphones all tricked out by my son (Image by Skip Owens) Good headphones can be difficult to find but really high quality headphones for kids are even more rare. BOSEbuild has shattered the myth that high quality audio equipment, educational materials and kid’s products can’t be one and the same thing. What are… Read More
Photograph by Sara Blackburn. In Caper, two criminal masterminds duel to assemble the best team of Thieves and Gear to steal valuable goods from some of the poshest European locales. What Is Caper? Caper is a card-drafting, hand-trading game in which players earn Victory Points by selecting advantageous combinations of Thieves and Gear. It’s for… Read More
Here’s a great round-up of some board books and picture books you’ll want for your own shelf. You’ll notice I’ve added two extra notes at the end of each review beyond age recommendation: female character ratio and diversity. For the female ratio, I actually counted every character and did the math. Sometimes this was iffy… Read More
Geek Daily Deals – The best hands-on way to learn your letters, or leave long messages on the fridge with this magnetic letter set! Pixel Premium ABC Magnets for Kids Gift Set – 142 Magnetic Letters: AMERICA’S BEST MAGNETIC LETTER SET just got better. This treasure chest of fun is packed with 142 beautiful… Read More
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(Picture by Logan Giannini) We’ve all been there before: you’re happily sipping tea with your giant, prehistoric chums. It’s all going swimmingly until, sometime between your fifth and fiftieth cucumber sandwich, you realize that your peanut-sized brain has simply lost every bit of information regarding your friends’ names. It’s a disaster! As a nice, polite… Read More
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Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Back-to-school sale on Sharpies, dry-erase and art pens, power strips, and SwissGear backpacks! Sharpie 1884739 Permanent Markers Fine Point Black – 36 Pieces: $15 Expo 80675 EXPO Low-Odor Dry Erase Set, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 7-Piece with Cleaner: $6 Fineliner Pens, iBayam 24 Colors Fine Tip… Read More
Reading Time: 1 minute From a cute new personal robot to a 3D printed analog camera, these new Kickstarter projects are exciting! Vector by Anki: A giant roll forward for robot kind. Just launched! The Anki team has packed a ton of personality into this bot. Revolutionize Macro Videography, Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Lens A… Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Get a gorgeous 4k picture for TV or gaming, and save over 20% by taking the refurbish discount on this Samsung 28″ monitor! Many kids will be heading back to school by the end of the month, and so it’s time to do a bit of shopping… Read More
Reading Time: 7 minutes “I don’t feel so good…” Image by Reddit user jfleming40. For more, check out the Who Cares What We Think? podcast at @thewhocarespod. Used with permission. As they say, “all good things must come to an end,” and now it appears that, to no one’s surprise, paying one low fee to… Read More
Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Big savings on class-packs of crayons, pens, paint, and other art supplies from Crayola! Many kids will be heading back to school by the end of the month, and so it’s time to do a bit of shopping for supplies, both for our kids themselves, as well… Read More
Reading Time: 4 minutes Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 7 will premiere on Netflix Friday August 10th! I’m here to share with you my first impressions with no spoilers, but a few teasers. I do discuss some things that were revealed about Season 7 at SDCC, so if you want to know nothing about the season… Read More
Reading Time: 1 minute Not us. But this is what I was expecting. Raising boys is hard. They have an innate ability to find the scariest way of doing anything – and always attempting that. It’s something that as a parent I have to keep in mind. That’s why I try and not take them… Read More
