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Can Video Games Teach Our Daughters To Be Rich?

If you haven’t read Amanda Steinberg’s Wall Street Jounal piece, “Princess Daughter Redux,” I highly recommend it. She calls for video games that will...
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Zynga To Launch Learning Games Accelerator

Zynga.org will spend $1 Million and partner with NewSchools Venture Fund to create an accelerator that focuses on edtech and learning games. Zynga.org is...
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DreamWorks Partners With Toontastic, Brings Shrek To Educational App

DreamWorks’ portfolio approach to interactive licensing brings Shrek to Launchpad Toys’ new iOS app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek. As far as I know, the partnership between...
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White House Science Fair Acknowledges The Importance Of Video Games

Young video game designers will be included in the 3rd White House Science Fair.
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Bookboard Streams Kids’ Books to the iPad; But Are E-books Good For Your Children?

Bookboard is a new digital subscription service that streams children’s books to the iPad. My boys and I have been testing it for about...
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Hands On With Zojirushi’s Smartest Rice Cooker

Cooking perfect rice is dirt simple with artificial intelligence. But do you need a rice cooker? This review is part of a series on...
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Still Made by Hand: The Original Food Processor

Robot-Coupe invented the food processor in 1963 for professional kitchens and the Magimix was the first domestic version. Today, the Magimix by Robot Coupe...
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Hands-On: Bodum’s ‘Pour-Over’ Coffee Maker

It has been quite a few years since any self-respecting coffee snob took auto-drip seriously. Pour-over pots like the Chemex, full-immersion brew methods like...
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Technology’s Domestic Origins. Plus: 4 Great Kitchen Gadgets Without Touchscreens

Before the business machines of the industrial age, technology was all about more comfort and efficiency in the home. The word “technology” conjures images...
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Hands on with SodaStream: Less Plastic Bottles, More Home Aesthetics

SodaStream wants a place on your kitchen counter. But can a home carbonation appliance acquire a coveted position beside your toaster and coffee maker?...
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