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Earrings by Emma: Plastic Post Earrings for Sensitive Ears

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018A.J. O'Connell

When Emma, age 10, wanted to add more variety to her earring collection, but didn’t want to deal with her sensitivities to most metal posts, she made up her own with plastic posts!

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Program Your Holiday Lights With Twinkly LED String Lights

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018Dakster Sullivan

Program your lights with ease with Twinkly, the programmable LED lights.

CompuCleaner: A Compact, Mains-Powered Air Duster for Your Home

November 17, 2018November 16, 2018Sophie Brown3

The CompuCleaner is a compact, mains-powered air duster designed for cleaning the insides of computers and other electronics.

The Great Smoothie Experiment

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018Corrina Lawson4

What to do when you and your kid cannot take the texture of 99 percent of fruits and vegetables? Embark on the quest for the right smoothie.

UBTECH Astrobot Series Cosmos Kit Is a Holiday Must-Have

November 5, 2018November 4, 2018MAJK

The Astrobot Series Cosmos Kit by UBTECH offers hours of creative fun while teaching programming concepts. It’s a Holiday Must-Have!

Give the Gift of STEM With UBTECH’s BuilderBots: Overdrive Kit

November 4, 2018November 3, 2018MAJK1

JIMU Robot BuilderBots Series: Overdrive Kit offers hours of creative fun time while still teaching early programming concepts.

Tini Lux: The Company That Helped Me Wear Earrings Again

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018A.J. O'Connell1

GeekMom A.J. wore titanium earrings in her sensitive ears for a month. Here’s how it went.

Oz Comic-Con 2019: DIY Leather Bookmarks

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018Evil Genius Mum

Surprise treat at Oz Comic-Con (Sydney) with the DIY Leather Bookmark workshop put on by Tandy Leather.

‘Wisdom from Mom’: A Life Manual Wrapped in a Warm Hug

October 11, 2018October 10, 2018Evil Genius Mum

‘Wisdom From Mom’ is a life manual wrapped in a warm hug. Some advice I know, some I wish I had known. All of it leaves me thinking I’m not such a hot-mess afterall.

Clues, Crazy, and Carnage: Anime Baba’s Countdown to Halloween

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018MAJK

Anime Baba reviews ‘Another,’ a horror/mystery anime where the students of Class 3 struggle to survive as a curse claims victim after victim.

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Let’s Get Training With Polar M430 and H10

October 5, 2018October 4, 2018Dakster Sullivan

The Polar M430 and H10 fitness monitors are great tools for the health-minded. Dakster tries them both out while training at CKO Kickboxing and figures out which one gives her the best kick for her box.

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Vizio SB36512-F6 – Quality Sound Bar for Those ‘Star Wars’ Movie Nights

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018Dakster Sullivan

VIZIO’s latest soundbar, the SB36512-F6 is truly a piece to be listened to and it makes those lightsaber battles sound freaking amazing!

Luck, Webs, and Girl Detectives – September’s Comic Book Corner

September 30, 2018September 29, 2018Comicbookcorner

This month, MJAK and Kay have nine comics to share—some they loved and some they hated. From the newest issue of ‘Spider-Man’ to the ongoing ‘Labyrinth,’ they want you to know what they think.

How Well Do You Know Your Circle? Play ‘Yeah/Nope’ and Find Out!

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018MAJK

Have you played strip poker? Been in a flash mob? Used a cheesy pick-up line? Put on your best poker face and fool your friends with ‘Yeah/Nope.’

Sires Crown and NYCC: Feeling Conned After the Con

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018Karen Walsh12

Sire’s Crown attempts to sell high-end geeky glasses at NYCC. But the product fails miserably even after two years of production attempts.

Brio Toy Trains for the Tech Generation, Image: Sophie Brown

Are Brio’s Smart Tech and App-Enabled Toy Trains Worth The Cost?

September 20, 2018September 19, 2018Sophie Brown

We spent some time with the Smart Tech system and the App-Enabled Engine from Brio to see what these tech-enhanced toy trains are all about.

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Coach Crate: Life Coach In A Box

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018Dakster Sullivan

When it comes to subscription boxes, I don’t think you can get much more unique than Coach Crate, a personal life coach in a box.

‘Sculptapalooza’: Art, Education, and Fun All Rolled Into One

September 1, 2018September 4, 2018MAJK

Grab ‘Scupltapalooza’ and get set for squishy, squashy, giggly fun.

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Give Your Collectibles Shelf Some Girl Power With Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl!

August 30, 2018August 29, 2018Dakster Sullivan

Add some superpower to your collectibles shelf with the hottest that DC Comics women have to offer with Batgirl, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl.

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Taxonomies Are Fun

August 28, 2018August 27, 2018Amy Weir4

I’m notoriously against dichotomies when it comes to people. Objects, on the other hand, are fun to sort. There are games based on the concept of using dichotomies to identify objects: Twenty Questions, and all its spinoffs, like this Hedbandz game my kids have. Through a series of yes or no questions, you gradually narrow […]