Lego Angry Birds? Do I Need to Update the App to Get Those? (GeekDad POTD)
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View ArticleMore Angry Bird Craftiness (GeekDad POTD)
If you found Matt’s earlier POTD post a little, ahem, hard, then how about these much softer versions of everybody’s favourite app characters, crocheted by antgirl over on flickr. Maybe if they got a...
View ArticleAngry Birds on a Cake (GeekDad POTD)
Just one more remarkable Angry Birds photo. They’re back —a nd this time, they’re edible! Wouldn’t this set of birds and pigs, made by the Artisan Cake Company in Portland, look just great on top of a...
View ArticleAngry Birds Rio Seeks to Addict You Ahead of the Movie — With iTunes Card...
Like virtually every other human being with a smartphone, I love playing Angry Birds. So of course there wasn’t any doubt that I would get Angry Birds Rio this morning when it came out. I’ve only just...
View ArticleStar Wars Meets Angry Birds T-Shirts
We at GeekDad love a good mashup as much as the next person. And this discovery today is definitely the find of the month. Over at Red Bubble you can buy your very own Angry Bird Star Wars Tees under ...
View ArticleThe Angry Birds Art Car on Kickstarter
The Angry Bird Mobile is coming! Liana Bandziulis, a 20-year-old student at Loyola Marymount University, is converting a golf cart into a bigger-than-life Angry Bird, complete with a slingshot from...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why the iPad Was Made to Keep Parents Sane
Being a tech dad is a curse. We are always chasing the latest and greatest that tech minds are producing despite our economic status, how many kids we have or whether or not the CFO at home (the wife)...
View ArticleTeaching the Physics of Angry Birds
It turns out that Angry Birds is more than just an incredibly popular, highly addicting video game. It seems that, used in the right way, it has legitimate educational value. According to an article at...
View ArticleAngry Birds: Knock on Wood Is Ridiculously Fun
Overview: Based on the juggernaut app, Angry Birds: Knock on Wood is a physical recreation of the game, allowing you to build structures with “wood” girders and pigs, and then knock them down by...
View ArticleGeekDad Giveaway: Angry Birds iPad Speaker Dock
If it wasn’t enough that Angry Birds has conquered your iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android device, e-reader, computer and practically every gadget imaginable, then been made into everything from protective...
View ArticleDeadlight and Wreckateer Headline Xbox 360 Summer of Arcade
One of the many pleasures of stalking the show floor at E3 was bumping into some of the smaller developers. Two such encounters were with Dave Lang of Iron Galaxy whose new game Wreckateer was featured...
View ArticleCore Dump: The Pick of Primary Math Apps
A couple of years ago it was all about ABC apps and the types of educational games that were suitable for preschoolers and younger children. Well, as predicted by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center iLearnII...
View ArticleKickstarter Alert: Learn Physics Through Bird Flight
GameDesk is a fantastic nonprofit interested in creating a world where play, games, education and equity converge. Check out its new Kickstarter project to teach physics through bird flight.
View ArticleNever Tell Me the Odds: A Look at Star Wars Tabletop Gaming’s Past and Present
Before J.J. Abrams was a twinkle in George Lucas' eye, Star Wars fans had another outlet for the continued adventures of their favorite characters: the tabletop. Whether playing with board games,...
View ArticleNew Angry Birds Space Encounter Lands at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
On Friday, Rovio's Angry Birds franchise took a giant leap into the real world with the unveiling of a new space-themed attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The new...
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