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Girls with pics get more messages (YA THINK?!)

RoboBoa – not so much.

WowWee has unleashed it’s RoboBoa on the USA (see the video to see how terribly threatening it is :-\ ) At $99.99 I’m terribly unimpressed.
Features:

Thinks for himself but follows your every command
3-eyed "alien" vision really sees, tracks and follows
Dazzling LED lights and sounds reveal his many moods
Rotates, [...]

Keep kids awake with a lighted blanket

The story blanket (selling for about $250) contains about 133 Mini LEDs and flashed in time with the accompanying music/sound track.
There are a number of themes available – Space, Kitty, Heroes (my fav.) and Princess.

Hello Kitty Laptop makes my eyes bleed

Oh Epson, I once had much respect for you.
Sanrio and Epson have teamed up to bring this awful sight to the world.
Hello Kitty Hell is reporting the Epson produced, Hello Kitty themed Laptops.
Not only do the monstrosities have Hello Kitty on the outside but there seems to be a couple of Windows [...]

Where to Find the Best Deals on Technology this Holiday Season

Where to Find the Best Deals on Technology this Holiday Season (ARA) – The holiday season is fast approaching and according to a recent survey conducted by Bizrate.com, people have already started shopping for those all important gifts. The most popular of which, so far, are the new iPhone, flat screen televisions, gaming [...]

What to Get the Little Kid in Your Life for the Holidays

What to Get the Little Kid in Your Life for the Holidays

(ARA) – The holiday season is the busiest time of year for a lot of people, and one of the most time consuming tasks you have to get done is shopping for gifts, especially if you have a lot of grandchildren.
While the little [...]

Five Tips for Helping Make Sure Your Kids Are Safer and Having Fun on Your Home Computer

(ARA) – Kids, computers and the Internet — it can be a formula for fun and education or, if not wisely managed, a jungle of pitfalls and potentially dangerous situations for kids in the 21st century. It can take lots of dedication to effectively control your child’s access to a home PC and the Internet. [...]

Calling and Texting During Math Class? No Way!

(ARA) – Now that it’s time for your tweenager to head back to school for another year, you may be asked: “Mom, can I have a cell phone?” It’s a question many parents dread. As kids get busier with their after-school activities and social lives, a cell phone is the best way to stay in [...]

(only) 4% Of Teens Asked For Pics Online

A recent survey  of 1,500 online teenagers between 10 and 17 years old reported that (only) 65 of them has been solicited for pictures online.  Apparently just one complied.
Personally (and in my professional opinion) I think that these numbers are kind of off.
I know of other studies that show different numbers, also, I won’t think [...]

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