Monthly Archives: July 2009

Mattel Announces Augmented Reality Avatar Toy Line

July 24, 2009 – 11:41 am

The San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing. I’m not there, but all is not lost. By combining all the Tweets, Facebook updates, Flickr streams and RSS feeds I’m getting from there with a little bit of imagination, it’s almost like I got caught smuggling a bunch of fireworks into the San Diego Convention Center [...]

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Play Time: Augmented Reality Games

July 9, 2009 – 1:43 pm

***Warning*** To fully appreciate the futuristic coolness of this post, you ARE required to wear a Tron suit. First of all, what’s all this Augmented Reality business about? Wikipedia says it’s basically a mix of real-world images and computer generated graphics, brought together in real time. Think of the old Playstation iToy and you’re on [...]

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Six Children’s Books That Need The Hollywood Treatment

July 8, 2009 – 8:47 am

Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times article has been causing a lot of talk in my Twitter-verse lately, regarding the best kids’ book ever, and what with the recent announcement of two of my favorite children’s reads being adapted for the silver screen, Eric and I have been thinking about some more books that need making [...]

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