Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. Alan Wake Rating: T Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Alan Wake, despite its technical prowess, still feels half-a-decade old. But rather than holding it back, these limitations make the game more intense and believable. The more time I spent with Wake, the more I was impressed [...]

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of one of the biggest blogs around, BoingBoing.net. In fact, I’ve been reading that blog for a couple of years now. Who knew, that I would get a chance to review Mark’s new book, Made By Hand. I initially thought the book was about making fun items at home, and [...]

Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Rating: E Platforms: Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, iPhone OS (this review is specific to the Wii edition) Publisher: EA Sports Tiger Woods 11 Wii crafts an addictively unique swing. It’s most impressive because it responds to real golf technique, and has me [...]

The biggest thing going on at our house right now is Toy Story 3. My son turned six last week, and it has been Toy Story mania. After a weekend of the 3D movie, toys, books, and a Toy Story Lego themed birthday, Yahtzee Jr for Toy Story 3 showed up on our door step. Within the hour, we sat down to play the game. Let me preface that this is my first encounter with Yahtzee. I’ve always known it was a dice game, but never knew the intricacies of the rules. My wife and Wikipedia.org filled me in on the original version for a frame of reference.

After watching a group of pre-schoolers play soccer at our local park, my two-year-old twins and I were eager to read Big Kicks, written and illustrated by Bob Kolar. This fun picture book, recently released by Candlewick Press in paperback, has wonderful digital artwork. With bright colors and cute animals, each page has so much [...]

Hey, I’m a guy. Therefore, I have this habit of putting things, (wallet, keys, phone, business card case, pocketknife, etc.) down, somewhere, there, or was it there? Out on the town, I have reached for the phone, only to be reminded it is safely charging in a kitchen outlet! I have looked at valets in [...]

Hyundai has long been known for its low-priced cars with extended warranty coverage, but the all-new-for-2011 Sonata offers something else: style. With an exterior design that channels the look of the most recent Mercedes-Benz models, the new Sonata has moved from just a budget buy to a contender against hot sellers like the Honda Accord [...]

Be prepared, just not in a bad way. That’s my advice to any reader picking up Marks of Cain by Tom Knox. In his book, Knox’s three main characters are terrorized and chased throughout Europe and Africa by a secret society trying to keep them from learning the truth. He splits the adventure into two [...]

I love my iPhone and I love to take it everywhere, but as I’m planning a canoe trip with the family taking it on the trip on water with kids is a little daunting.  Enter the Pelican i1015 iphone case, a water-resistant, dustproof, crushproof tank of a case.  It’s pretty bulky, and it certainly couldn’t [...]

Several months ago, the fine folks at Avid sent a copy of Groovy Music City for us to review.  What is Groovy Music City?  According to the info they sent me, it’s “a software program that makes it fun for 7 to 12 year-olds to learn how to make music.”  Since I just happen to [...]