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Giveaway: ‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert

March 4, 2018March 3, 2018Karen Walsh

GeekMom is giving away a set of tickets to the venue of your choice so that you can see the ‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience!

Happy Birthday, Nintendo Switch!

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018Gfnadmin

Reading Time: 3 minutes On this day one year ago—March 3, 2017—families around the globe welcomed a new addition into their dens, living rooms, and various other domestic entertainment spaces: the Nintendo Switch. It was, like Nintendo’s other hardware releases of recent memory, a peculiar little creature—a diminutive tablet with removable controller arrays. It wasn’t […]

Geek Daily Deals Mar. 3, 2018: KeySmart Compact Key Holder for $15; Geek Magnetic Poetry

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 3 minutes Geek Daily Deals – KeySmart Extended key organizer, saves space in your pocket and keeps your keys handy, just $15 today! Make some sweet geeky poetry on your fridge with this magnetic poetry kit. KeySmart Extended | Compact Key Holder and Keychain Organizer (2-14 Keys): If you’re tired of the jingle-jangle […]

Attention Cats & Kittens: Margaret Atwood’s Comic ‘Angel Catbird’ Is Now a 1940s Audioplay

March 3, 2018March 2, 2018A.J. O'Connell1

Audible’s audio adaptation of ‘Angel Catbird’ is the cat’s meow.

Four Months With Lootcrate Subscription Boxes

March 3, 2018March 2, 2018Sophie Brown2

Lootcrate is a subscription box service that sends a monthly box of geeky goodies right to your door. My family spent several months receiving original Lootcrates and a J.K. Rowling Wizarding World crate.

Weird Al’s Hamilton Polka: The Greatest Single in the World

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Gfnadmin

Reading Time: 1 minute Okay, so my headline may be a little bit hyperbolic, but if you’re a fan of Hamilton and Weird Al Yankovic … well, you’ve probably already listened to this. Just in case you missed it, though, Weird Al’s latest single is “The Hamilton Polka,” a mash-up of his trademark polka parodies with Hamilton, […]

Geek Daily Deals Mar. 2, 2018: Wireless Earbuds With Charging Case; Magnetic Building Toys

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Bluetooth wireless earbuds with their own charging case give you (almost) Airpod form and function at a reasonable price; magnetic building toys for fun and science! True Bluetooth 4.2 Wireless Headphones Mini In-Ear Earbuds Headsets Sports Earphone with Noise Cancelling Built-in Mic and Charging Case: Yes, these […]

Oscars Season: Our 2018 Academy Award Picks and Predictions

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Gfnadmin

Reading Time: 8 minutes Ahead of the upcoming 90th Academy Awards this Sunday, March 4th, GeekDad film writers Tony Nunes and Rob Huddleston make their picks and predictions for this year’s key Oscar races. Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay Tony’s Predictions — Best Adapted Screenplay: Call Me By Your Name / Best Original Screenplay: […]

Geek Daily Deals Mar. 1, 2018: Hot Glue Gun With 25 Sticks for $9; Cool Space Iron-On Patches

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – make your cosplay and crafting projects just a little easier with hot glue – $9 set includes 25 glue sticks; add some cool, geeky, spacey patches to your jacket or bag. CCbetter Mini Hot Melt Glue Gun with 25pcs Glue Sticks: Heats up in 1-3 minutes and […]

Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos en La Primavera with Easy Spring DIYs

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Lisa Tate

Celebrate the release of Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” with some colorful DIYs that mix the springtime holidays with Dia de los Muertos.

Ways To Celebrate Holi When It’s Snowing

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Nivi Engineer

March 1-2, 2018 marks the Indian celebration of Holi, the festival of colors. If you can’t rejoice the coming of spring by throwing colored powder all over one another, keep reading for some other suggestions.

ESRB Adds In-Game Purchase Label for Video Games

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Gfnadmin

Reading Time: 2 minutes Following the brouhaha over loot boxes in video games, the Entertainment Software Rating Board has announced that they will begin assigning an “In-Game Purchases” label to video games in the near future. The label will be applied to games that feature content–including but not limited to bonus levels, skins, item packs, […]

Geek Daily Deals Feb. 28, 2018: Beautiful Swiss Army Knives; Sale on Britax Baby & Toddler Car Seats

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Did you know Swiss Army Knives were so pretty? Make sure your baby or toddler is safe and secure on the road with deals on Britax car seats. Victorinox Swiss Army Classic Sd Pocket Knife: Of course kids can’t take knives to school, and don’t be caught […]

Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Beam Authentic

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Dakster Sullivan

BEAM is the latest in expressive tech and Dakster is in love with hers.

‘Geekasaurus’ Feb. 28, 2018 – Reboot

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Kalimoulton

Comic for Feb. 28, 2018 – Saw somethin’ strange at your local Con? Who you gonna call? ‘Geekasaurus’ is a weekly webcomic that highlights the adventures and antics of GeekMom Kali’s nerdtastic family.

Geek Daily Deals Feb. 27, 2018: Apple Watch Stand for $9; R2-D2 USB Power Outlet Expander

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Charge your Apple Watch and use it as your bedside clock with this handy stand and charging cable caddy; let R2-D2 keep you powered up with this outlet expander, with 4 AC plugs and 2 USB ports. elago W2 Stand – Supports Nightstand Mode for Apple Watch […]

Adventures of a Writer and Her Dog

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018Nivi Engineer

When you give a dog a pen,
She’ll want to try to write.

Teenage Rebellion and Adult Disillusionment

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018Amy Weir5

Every generation of teenagers thinks they can change the world. And then they grow up. And has the world changed? Maybe the now-grownups shouldn’t have given up.

Geek Daily Deals Feb. 26, 2018: Save 25% Off Thermos Products; 4k Fire TV Media Streamer for $50

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018Ken Denmead

Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Make sure your cold foods and beverages stay cold, and the hot stays hot with big savings on Thermos products; get the Fire TV 4k media streaming dongle for just $50 today! Save up to 25% off on Thermos procuts: As we science geeks know, there’s no […]

‘Ready Player One’ Playlist: Songs From The Novel

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018Gfnadmin

Reading Time: 5 minutes The novel certainly immersed us in the future while giving a strong nod to nostalgia, but will the movie do the same? (Image from Warner Bros. Pictures) As I write this we are just a few weeks away from the premier of Ready Player One and I just hope the movie […]