OGIO Manhattan Bag Review
Ogio Brooklyn Bag Image: Dakster Sullivan Bags are one of my geeky pleasures. Lately, I’ve been checking out the Ogio: Brooklyn. It’s a simple messenger bag and, thanks to my geeky button collection, I...
View ArticleLife Geekery Tablet Covers
Life Geekery, used with permission I stumbled across Life Geekery’s shop a few months ago when I was searching Etsy for Harry Potter goodies (as one does). I wasn’t even looking for a...
View ArticleClinging to Antiquated Tech
Image: Sarah Pinault I’m a big fan of new technology. I like everything to have a touch screen, and I like it to take up as little physical space as possible. I am accustomed to the world of Wi-Fi,...
View ArticleLate to the Game: ‘Elder Sign’
Elder Sign © Fantasy Flight Games Elder Sign is a cooperative dice-rolling game based on the Cthulhu Mythos in which you and your fellow players work together as a team of researchers investigating a...
View ArticleBetween the Bookends – August 2015
Between the Bookends © Sophie Brown This month the GeekMoms dove deeply into the Chris Carter-verse with books featuring both The X-Files and Millennium, fallen in love again with Star Wars through a...
View ArticleGeekMom Deal of the Day: Kindle Under Fifty
I’ve been keeping an eye on Amazon for special deals, particularly on cool but not-too-expensive gifts for the four minions and spotted this one today. Amazon Kindle 6″ Glare-Free Touchscreen Display,...
View ArticleKindle Oasis vs. Kindle Voyage – Worth the Premium?
If these were Schuyler sisters, the blue one would be Peggy. Left to right- Kindle, Kindle Oasis, and Kindle Voyage (Photo by Anthony Karcz) Amazon announced their flagship e-reader, the Kindle Oasis,...
View ArticleAmazon’s Discounted Kindle for Kids Bundle Includes Cover and Warranty
Amazon has released a new Kindle for Kids bundle that combines an e-reader, cover, and warranty at a substantial discount. Click through to read all of "Amazon’s Discounted Kindle for Kids Bundle...
View ArticleAmazon’s Fire HD 8 With Prime Reading Is the Perfect Entertainment Package
Amazon's new Fire HD 8 tablet is the new darling of the Fire tablets, with more storage, better performance, and a price that leaves everything in the dust. Click through to read all of "Amazon’s Fire...
View ArticleAetna Rising by Erik Wecks
Reading Time: 1 minute Cover image of Erik Weck’s new novel: Aetna Rising. Fellow GeekDad Erik Wecks has his recent science fiction novel, Aetna Rising up on Amazon Kindle for free today. If you’re in...
View ArticleE-Book Recommendation Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos
Reading Time: 2 minutesTerms of Enlistment book cover, provided by author Markos Kloos. I just finished reading Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos and it was a really great science fiction story. I...
View ArticleAmazon Acquires Comixology
Reading Time: 1 minute Yesterday’s big news — at least for folks who are fans of drawings with words — concerned Amazon.com’s acquisition of digital comics platform Comixology. The open letter to...
View ArticleThese Days by Jack Cheng on Sale This Week
Reading Time: 1 minuteThese Days by Jack Cheng A couple years ago I backed a Kickstarter project for a novel by some author I’d never heard of named Jack Cheng. He’d posted an excerpt, and something...
View Article10 Things Parents Should Know About the Kindle Fire HDX
Reading Time: 5 minutes Regardless of your mobile OS of choice, it’s hard to deny that the modern tablet market was built on the back of the noble iPad. Yet since its inception other manufacturers have...
View ArticleEvery Tablet Deserves a Tail
Reading Time: 2 minutes In my house are many tablets: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a stand for them. And that’s where Octa’s TabletTail system comes in. I recently received...
View ArticleAmazon Presents the Top 10 Misquoted Holiday Lyrics
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the many interesting features on Amazon’s new Kindle Fire line is X-Ray for Music. Just as X-Ray for Movies & TV Shows lets you access actor bios, background info and...
View ArticleFive Gift Ideas for the Geek Who Has Everything
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou are currently down to the proverbial wire. You’re in a gift-shopping crunch, and likely the folks remaining on your list aren’t still they’re because they’re your least...
View ArticleFight Summer Brain-Drain With the Kindle for Kids Bundle
Reading Time: 1 minute Amazon is doing some good stuff to keep your kids reading and engaged this summer. First, they’re selling a special Kindle bundle, including the latest Kindle reader (e-ink...
View ArticleWhy E-Readers Are Still Relevant (Even After Night Shift)
Reading Time: 3 minutesDon’t ditch your e-reader just yet… (Photo by Brad Moon) Two recent developments have many people once again questioning the relevance of standalone e-readers. That’s on top of...
View ArticleA New Haven for Your eBooks: Amazon Announces Kindle Oasis
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis stock photo is GeekDad approved (Image by Amazon) Amazon wants you to buy just one more Kindle, then never worry about buying another again. Announced today, the Amazon...
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