Brisksaber is a new game from developer Flying Wisdom Studios that helps promote the upcoming re-release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D and sponsored by Lipton Brisk ice tea. Brisksaber is described as a lightsaber simulation app. You choose either to join the light side or the dark side of the force and … Continue reading »
Filed under Geek …
My Two Week Mission – Finding the Perfect Camera
Photographing kids is one of the most pleasurable things to do as a parent as we love showing off pictures of them to all our friends and family. On the other hand, those with kids know that photographing them is probably one of the hardest things to do, especially babies and toddlers. The problem is that they never … Continue reading »
Bert and Ernie Recording for TomTom GPS [Video]
Here’s another one of those funny Tom Tom behind the scenes recording sessions. This time it’s with Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. Like the previous Star Wars related recordings, this one is just as funny and they even throw in a little Star Wars reference for the fans. Ernie – Engage Hyperdrive Bert – Hyperdrive??? Check … Continue reading »
Unofficial Tom Tom R2-D2 Recording Fail
Remember when Tom Tom did those videos showing off their behind the scenes recordings with Star Wars characters? The official voices that came out were those of Darth Vader and Yoda but I’ve always wondered what would have been like if they did it with R2-D2. Well, now I know because someone on Youtube actually … Continue reading »
The Bark Side – VW / Star Wars Mashup Heading to Super Bowl [Video]
VW is no stranger when it comes to making deals with the Dark Side of the Force. Today they’ve posted up a new teaser trailer for a new commercial that will be revealed at this year’s Super Bowl. Call me crazy but I think somehow, it has something to do with dogs. Check out the … Continue reading »
Pulse Profiles: Gaming, Fatherhood, and Pulse
Guess who’s featured in the Pulse blogs this week? Me. Not sure why they’d want to interview me but they did. Basically they ask me questions about what I did, about this website, as well as how I use Pulse on a daily basis and why. They go into other questions but I won’t spoil … Continue reading »
#StopSOPA
No posts today. That is all.
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Stormtrooper Figures by Kenner
Let’s be honest here, the most iconic figures in the Star Wars universe aren’t the Jedi or and of the rebels in the Rebel Alliance. It’s the Stormtroopers. Not even Darth Vader comes close to the loyal following these soldiers of the Empire command. There’s just something about their “panda” armor and that helmet that … Continue reading »
Honda’s “Earth Dreams Technology” – Blue Skies for Our Children
I’ve been a pretty big automotive enthusiast for as long as I can remember, particularly that of Japanese built vehicles. Honda has long been one of my favorite manufacturers, although lately I haven’t really been too impressed with anything they’ve come out with which is disappointing to me. I am however happy to see that Honda is committed to our environment and … Continue reading »
New MIMOMICRO Flash Reader and Drive From Mimoco
Mimoco is showing off their new line of MIMOMICRO USB Card Readers & Drives and by the looks of it, I think they have a real winner on their hands. Unlike their MIMOBOT line which are just regular thumb drives, the MIMOMICRO is a combination thumb drive and Micro SD card reader. That means that the memory … Continue reading »
Want! – Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan
I’m a huge Star Wars fan, but mainly of the original trilogy since those were the movies I grew up with as a child. As such, I’m always on the lookout for neat Star Wars related products and such and ThinkGeek never fails to feed my need. Browsing through their site, I came across this … Continue reading »
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes Everyone
Happy Holidays everyone from all of us here at The Gamer With Kids. There will be very little updates today and tomorrow as we will be on vacation with our families and will have very little time to post any updates. Just a heads up and hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season. … Continue reading »
Get Free Paid Apps From FreeMyApps.com
How would you guys like to know about an easy way to get free paid apps that works? I’m not talking about cheap little freebie apps that you will only play a couple times but real apps that you actually want. I discovered this website called FreeMyApps.com. What it is is a site where you … Continue reading »
Counting Down the Days to Christmas – LEGO Star Wars 2011 Advent Calendar
This is actually something really neat we are doing with our son this year for Christmas. We’ve always wanted to do an Advent Calendar for him but never really knew what to for him as we didn’t want to just give him candy or useless little trinkets. Well, when I saw this, I knew we had … Continue reading »
TGWK’s Tutorials – How to Update Your iOS 5 Device OTA
This is actually going to be a very simple tutorial. It only takes a few steps to complete the process and it’s much faster than trying to update your iOS device using iTunes. The OTA (over the air) update files are much smaller so you’ll be saving a lot of time. First of all, your iOS device … Continue reading »
