Remember when we went bonkers over Mattel announcing Computer Engineer Barbie? Well she is finally available for pre-order at Mattel for $12.99 and will be shipping on 10/15. As we already know she will be sporting a geek-chic ensemble made of pink and pastel colors. Her accessories will be a laptop bag, pink laptop, and cell phone headset. Lastly she will be coming with a special code that unlocks career-themed content online. But what I love best about the description on Mattel’s …
Read the full story »Disney’s Create portal has launched an very cool new creative endeavor – a Group Wall that is essentially an online mosaic where thousands of fans can create and share original works of art. Users visiting the site can even watch as the Group Wall grows, as people add more and more artwork to it and the mosaic evolves into a portrait of Mickey Mouse.
But besides this cool new online mosaic project, Disney’s Create portal has a lot of other cool creativity tools worth checking out …
Coveroo’s custom iPod and iPad covers are now available for the iPhone 4. What’s great about Coveroo is that you can customize your Coveroo case using one of over 2000 designs, or even using your own custom artwork. But what we’re really excited about is their selection of Barbie artwork! You can use this artwork to create your very own custom case. In addition, there are many other kid friendly designs too to choose from – like Garfield, Spiderman, and much more.
As much as we obsess about Lady Gaga, we must not forget that the original Queen of Pop will always be Madonna. So it’s only appropriate that she, along with her daughter Lola launch a brand new clothing line called Material Girl. “Material Girl” is a newly created, junior collection that will launch exclusively in 200 Macy’s stores and online at macys.com on August 3, 2010 for the back-to-school season. The “Material Girl” collection was inspired and designed in collaboration with Madonna and her daughter …
Nancy Drew has been around for a long time. I remember my parents and even grandparents reading her books as well as the Hardy Boys. Well this year is Nancy Drew’s 80th Anniversary, so she is celebrating with a new game called Trail of the Twister. In addition, the first original interactive game that started it all ‘Secrets Can Kill’ will also be re-launched and remastered for audiences.
Sneakers with wheels attached to them have been around in one form or another for many years, but Heelys new Hx2 series ups the ante. This pair of sneakers comes with two removable wheels in each shoe, so that it’s idea for younger wearers who are still learning how to skate. Once they’ve gotten the hang of it, Heelys Hx2 can then be converted into a regular, more challenging pair of Heelys just by removing one of the wheels.
Our big sister site, Chip Chick has a full review of the Barbie Video Girl Doll that made quite the splash a little while back when it was announced. Think of a Flip and a Barbie merged together, and you got the Barbie Video Girl – the first Barbie doll to come with a built-in video camera. Check out the full review of the Barbie Video Girl at Chip Chick.
But wait, would you like to win the Barbie Video Girl Doll …
Does your child love to show off how they can count to 10? We bet they’d love to show off how they can count in other languages too! Hello-Hello Kids 1.0 is a new iPad app that is aimed at getting kids to learn numbers in upto seven different languages – English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese. The app also helps strengthen kids mathematical base by using a self teaching platform with an animation rich interface that is chock full of both …
It looks like the Classmate PC may have a challenger in regards to PC’s for students.The HP Mini 100e Education Edition is an education focused netbook which is durable and ideal for classroom computing. The HP Mini 100e includes productivity, education and security software from Microsoft, such as Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Math and Microsoft Security Essentials.
Next week in New York, LEGO will celebrate the opening of its massive LEGO flagship store and we’re the first to get an exclusive preview of the store! It’s not just the opening celebration of the store that will be offering great activities for families and kids. The LEGO store will have activities for kids all year around. For starters, on the first tuesday of every month there will be a Mini Model Build where kids can come and learn how …
Once again A-Data has partnered with Disney to release some Disney themed USB Flash Drives. The latest one is their take Buzz Lightyear. The USB Flash Drive makes its appearance at the perfect time with Toy Story 3’s release in theaters .