As most people know, Nintendo DS game disks are small, expensive, and easy to lose. One day, after giving her kids 2 DS games each, she is vacuuming when she comes upon some of those disks. While most mom’s would be mad about their kids losing these expensive games so quickly, she started thinking. That […]
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Oprah’s a big fan of the iPad — she gave all her magazine staffers one earlier this year — and she’s spent a fair amount of time finding her favorites among the vast iTunes app store. According to AdAge, at the annual American Magazine Conference, which wrapped up in her hometown of Chicago today, she
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In the ’80s Tom Lennett was looking for a fun way to help his daughter learn math. He looked at different games but couldn’t find exactly what he was looking for. Instead of giving up his search, Tom created a game of his own. The Scrabble-like math game is starting to catch on in Finland
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The Toy and Game Inventor Expo is the only industry event designed exclusively to help the new toy and game inventor and entrepreneur by providing networking and educational opportunities. Independent inventors are an important source for new products to the Toy Industry, but because the industry relies heavily upon professional toy developers for new products
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The New York Times reports that although women are still slightly in the minority among global Web users, they are closing ground with men and, once connected, spend about two more hours online a month on average. According to data from comScore, females exceed males particularly in communications, devoting about one-third of their online time
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Pete Rodriguez is proud to admit that he thinks like a 12 year old, even if he is currently 35. It is that mindset that helps him relate to his customers reports news-press.com. Rodriguez tows a 30-foot converted trailer to parties and events and features three Xbox gaming stations displaying inside on 52-inch screens, as
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According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, to Jack Degnan, everything is a game. An insult – someone told him he was talking drivel – became a board game of nonsense words. The word “trash” stuck in Degnan’s head, and he began wondering what one might find in a celebrity’s garbage. He turned that idea into
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There’s no doubt sports matches and other large events offer advertisers the potential of an engaged, enthusiastic crowd of consumers; how to make the most of that potential, however, is much less clear. Trendspotter Springwise reports that Finnish Uplause has developed a series of social games for use on giant stadium screens that aim to
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The Washington Street Journal: What game has the highest per-capita sales in Iceland? Which one has had its questions printed on Pringles chips? And what game was, at first, titled “Trivia Pursuit,” until its inventor’s wife suggested the name as a sly joke? Chris Haney, who died Monday at age 59 after a long illness,
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‘Garage inventors’ is a term used to describe individuals or groups of inventors that create independently. They are not on a salary or salary/incentive basis, paid by their companies to invent; they work alone, on their own or in small groups, generally in someone’s garage or other part of the home. Popular Science recognizes the
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