‘Technology Stuff for Baffled Parents’ – No.2 How to Choose The Right Games
PC builder Chillblast’s communications director, Louise Blain gives us a 101 of today’s gaming market. It’s never been easier to game. Phones, tablets, handheld consoles, home consoles and PCs are ever in reach and with game sales equalling and often overtaking cinema releases – recent PS3 game, The Last Of Us, made more money than Man Of Steel on their shared opening weekend – they certainly aren’t going anywhere....
Introducing our ‘Technology Stuff for Baffled Parents’. No.1 – Why Buy Your Child A Custom PC
Last summer we had to buy two new PC’s. The two oldest boys had inherited our old iMac’s, and they were dying on their stands. Certainly not capable of standing up to a teen-gamer’s daily thrashing. So we began the search for two new machines to surprise them with. My boys are lucky in that they have an IT-savvy parent. I knew what their demands on their machines would be, and I understand my way round a mainboard...
Wacom Bamboo Pocket Stylus.
A new, compact stylus for use with smartphones, iPad and Android tablets on the go. The extendable stylus fits easily into any pocket or accessory case, while being big on functionality. Perfect for flicking through emails, taking handwritten notes, or capturing ideas whenever inspiration strikes: The Bamboo Stylus pocket is the essential mobile mate. Bamboo styluses also come with a free iPad and Android App called Bamboo Paper...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – The Brilliant Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player
There’s no escaping it – an MP3 player is an essential part of any child’s life from the age of 5 or so. But the trick is finding which one, isn’t it? It needs to be robust enough to handle living with a ham-fisted child, but sophisticated enough for them not to fling it into a drawer in frustration. We have spoken before about how much we love the Sansa Clip Zip, but my second son is at high School now, and...
Review: SanDisk Extreme® USB 3.0 Flash Drive. Stop YAWNING, it’s good!
I would like to tell you how fabulous this little USB stick is. How fast it works, how sturdy it is. But sadly I can’t. Because I opened the pack, put it on my desk, and it disappeared. Quicker than you can say STICK it had vanished into the clutches of a grasping teenager. “Oh aces, thanks Mum, I totally need this to get my I.T. in tomorrow” And so it was gone. Oh I have seen it again. When it has been dutifully...
The Best ‘proper’ MP3 For Children – the SanDisk Clip Zip
A couple of years ago we reviewed the Sansa Clip+, which my boys use and which we loved. Well, here we are, 10 days away from driving to Paris (*squeee*) and woe of woes. Upon investigating the weird clonkety-clonk going on in the washing machine I spy, with a sinking heart, one much-loved-and-often-stashed-in-a-pocket MP3 player spinning not-very-merrily against the glass door. Nightmare. I can do nothing but wait for the cycle to...