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Movie night at home a costly event in 3-D

This story first appeared in Vegas Seven The local movie theater isn’t the only place you’ll be able to see an action-packed blockbuster in 3-D this summer. The “you are here” feeling of 3-D is now available for your living room, as well. Still, you will need to spend a lot more than a $10 [...]

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Five tips for finding used video games for kids

If you read my post on iPhone games for kids, you’ll realize I’m cheap. I won’t spend much for video games because kids — well, at least my 6-year-old — are fickle when it comes to video games. My son, for example, will play some games repeatedly and others only sparingly. Plus, as a parent [...]

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Pardon the self-promotion, part 2 (and Nintendo offers 3D gaming, minus glasses!)

The recent release of 3D TVs has led to a number of radio appearances for yours truly. I’m not a big fan of self-promotion, as I wrote before, but it has become an important part of “new media” today. (Skip to the end if you just want to hear me on the radio.) Meanwhile, Nintendo [...]

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Only free iPhone games for our kids (and some suggestions)

I have one rule when it comes to downloading an iPhone game for my kid: It must be free. Now, I know many parents will not download games for their kids, believing that one, having your kid play with your iPhone is a recipe for disaster, or two, video games are addicting and they don’t [...]

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Wii Fit workout working. Mii getting fit

My love for the Wii Fit has not waned since I first wrote about our family’s new toy last month. Sure, we play games with the kids and have started experimenting with new games for the boy — Marvel Super Hero Squad and Lego Star Wars — but the real value remains what the Wii [...]

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A new resolution: Wii be fit

As parents of small children, now 6 and 2, my wife and I didn’t want to bring a video game system into our house. It was too soon, we figured, and we kept hearing horror stories from parents with kids who became addicted to video games. Heck, I reported a few of those stories. We’ve [...]

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