Monthly Archive — November 2008

  • Black Friday Video Game Bargains at Amazon.com

    From on November 28th, 2008

    I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that someone on your holiday shopping list really wants a video game (or 10) this year. I’ve got some great news for you! You can make that person happy while saving money and you don’t even have to get out of your P.J.s to [...]

  • Just In Time For Thanksgiving, Nintendo’s Personal Trainer: Cooking

    From on November 26th, 2008

    Books are so 20th century but sometimes your Kindle just doesn’t cut it when it comes to following a dinner recipe. So what to do? Grab a Nintendo DS and pick up the new Personal Trainer: Cooking, an interactive cooking coach complete with tasty recipes and video demos. In addition to more than 240 recipes [...]

  • The Toy Guy’s Free Technology for Teachers Interview

    From on November 25th, 2008

    Educational toys are much on the minds of parents these days – particularly with school-age children. They want to balance fun with education, and why not. Who wants to finish up doing homework and then do, um, more homework. I was interviewed by a blog called “Free Technology for Teachers” on this very subject. It’s [...]

  • Dance Dance Revolution: The Musical!

    From on November 19th, 2008

    Don’t you just love it when art imitates life? Dance Dance Revolution: The Musical is, as the name might imply, a musical loosely based on the popular Konami video game Dance Dance Revolution or DDR as it is often referred to. The experimental theater group, Les Freres Corbusier, will bring to stage their futuristic Flashdance-esque [...]

  • Great Toys and a Great Holiday… Without Busting Your Budget

    From on November 18th, 2008

    Originally written for the Live with Regis and Kelly Blog Here come the holidays! And that means toys for kids. But if you’re like the vast majority of people we’ve spoken to over the past months, you’re probably concerned about your budget. The good news is that it’s still possible to manage your budget and [...]

  • The Mannered Mom on… Re-gifting Without Shame

    From on November 13th, 2008

    As the mother of two young children and recipient of many odd, duplicate, or “way too cute” gifts, I have become a “regifter”. There, I’ve said it. Whether regifting is your answer to a penny-pinched shopping season, you’re a chronic regifter, or if you truly believe some one else will covet the copper pumpkin potpourri [...]

  • National Gaming Day – At Your Library?

    From on November 12th, 2008

    Sounds strange but it’s true. This Saturday, November 15, is the first-ever National Gaming Day and it all takes place at your library. Libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national video game tournament ever held. Gamers will be able to compete against players at other participating libraries with their scores displayed [...]

  • Is the Economic Crisis Creating Happier and Smarter Shoppers?

    From on November 11th, 2008

    You Say Budget Like It’s a Bad Thing! As predicted, last weekend (the first weekend after the historic election) saw people going to the stores to make start their holiday shopping. With the uncertainty of the election season behind us, and the prospect that the economy is not going to turn around by magic over [...]

  • Netflix To Offer HD Movies On Xbox 360

    From on November 5th, 2008

    It’s been a big week for Netflix announcements. First the company revealed that they are finally living up to their promise of offering their Watch Instantly feature to Mac users. This is the feature that currently allows PC users to instantly watch movies using their computers. The Mac version is entering it’s Beta testing session [...]

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