Reviews

What is a DADvocate?

Feb 8th, 2010 | By kevinmetzger

Shortly after the iPad was released Jeff Sass wrote a great blog about iDad. iDad is a great parody on the value of a dad over an iPad and a fun little read. There is another great DAD moment that was captured in a post last night Who Dad published by Doriano “Paisano” Carta. Last [...]

The iPad vs. The iDad!

Jan 31st, 2010 | By Jeff Sass
The iPad vs. The iDad!

An apple a day… gives the media lots to talk about.  This week both the tech news and so called “mainstream media” was all abuzz [...]

Photo Related Dad Project

Jan 17th, 2010 | By BenSpark

Imagine having the entire first year of your child’s life in photographs, or maybe photos of the family for a whole year. Here is an suggestion of a Dad as family photo historian project.

The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Jan 17th, 2010 | By Jason of Kim & Jason
The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Well, we did it. My wife and I made it to the one-year mark. (Oh, and so did Lucy.) The first two weeks seemed like [...]

Believe It Or Not: A Review of Ripley’s Latest Book

Dec 1st, 2009 | By Jason of Kim & Jason
Believe It Or Not: A Review of Ripley’s Latest Book

I was recently given a review copy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing.
The problem is, I’ve never done an official review of anything before.
I guess the first thing to determine is my unit of measurement. That seems to be the thing that really brands you and makes you popular, ensuring that more [...]

A rant about new Star Wars action figures

Nov 19th, 2009 | By Dave Delaney

I was a 70’s baby. When I was a kid we often played with our favorite Star Wars action figures. Each one stood about 5 inches, yes “stood”.
Maybe I’m getting old, but the Star Wars action figures today suck.
I remember the GI Joes from the generation before me seemed massive in comparison. The classic dolls [...]

The Sony VAIO P-Mercial: Family Fun With Video

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
The Sony VAIO P-Mercial: Family Fun With Video

As the latest mission for the Sony DigiDad Project, we were loaned a Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC mini laptop and told to go [...]

Where The Wild Things Are (Or Aren’t)

Oct 25th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass

Image via Wikipedia

The adventures of Max and his wild, woolly friends has always been a favorite of mine. The unique visual style of Maurice Sendak’s [...]

The Sony Reader: Black and White and Shades of Dorian Gray

Oct 18th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
The Sony Reader: Black and White and Shades of Dorian Gray

“Words, words, words.”
- William Shakespeare (HAMLET)

I love words. I love to read and write. I was an English Major in college. Thus, [...]

100 Faces of Fall: A CyberShot In The Arm

Oct 11th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
100 Faces of Fall: A CyberShot In The Arm

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, yet as my task for this latest installment in the Sony DigiDad Project I am asked [...]

A Family Defined (In High Definition)

Sep 20th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
A Family Defined (In High Definition)

Heritage is a powerful word. In its truest sense it implies all the things we are made of and all the things that make us [...]

Folktales for the Whole Family

Aug 31st, 2009 | By chrisbrogan

My entire family was blown away by Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales. I got a copy from the folks at Hachette, and my kids stole it. They wouldn’t let me listen to it by myself. But little did I know, I was going to get to hear it for the next several weeks, every day, [...]

A Bravia New World: Turning “Movie Night” Into “Review Me” Night!

Aug 29th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
A Bravia New World: Turning “Movie Night” Into “Review Me” Night!

Kids of all ages love plans, especially plans made by their parents for them. So, when I told my kids to invite a few friends [...]

Sony’s DigiDad Project… Cool Gadgets, No Baloney!

Aug 20th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Sony’s DigiDad Project… Cool Gadgets, No Baloney!

For as long as I can remember, Sony has been a premiere consumer electronics brand.  I can clearly remember getting my hands on the original, [...]

I’m Your Bus Review and Back To School Giveaway

Aug 10th, 2009 | By Buck Rogers
I’m Your Bus Review and Back To School Giveaway

To say my daughter is a reader is an understatement.  Recently at her 3rd birthday party, the opening of the presents came to a screeching halt because she opened a book and had to “read” it right then.  It made my heart swell with pride right then.  Danni, my daughter, can’t read words but loves [...]

A Kiddie Roundup with Buck Howdy

Aug 4th, 2009 | By Benjamin Strong
A Kiddie Roundup with Buck Howdy

My family enjoys many children’s performers such as the Wiggles, Dan Zanes, and Raffi. Recently we were introduced to Buck Howdy.  My wife was working so I decided to load the boys up and take them to our local zoo for the day.  The zoo’s barnyard area is contained and I can let all three [...]

You Scream. I Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Jul 28th, 2009 | By adamkeats

I’m the cook in our house.  Whether it’s an elegant gourmet meal or hamburgers and hot dogs, my wife is not ashamed to say that [...]

Protective Wear For Fun In The Sun!

Jul 12th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Protective Wear For Fun In The Sun!

It’s summertime!  (Duh!)  For many families that means it is time for lots of “Rays and Zees” spending time outdoors with activities and relaxing in [...]

Nothing Bonds Like Baby Animals

Jun 24th, 2009 | By David Niall Wilson

My daughter Katie and I recently discovered a website I thought worth sharing.  Heck, you don’t even NEED kids for this site, it’s cute and guaranteed to make you smile.  ZOOBORNS is a site where they post pictures of baby animals born in zoos and wildlife preserves around the world.  There are some oddball critters [...]

Online Safety Made Simple with Littleye

Jun 19th, 2009 | By Danny Brown
Online Safety Made Simple with Littleye

We all worry about our kids and how they use the Internet. Thanks to a safety filter application called littleye, however, a lot of our worries and fears are now taken care of.
Put together by a community of parents and teachers, littleye takes the concept of existing online safety filters on step further.
The very fact [...]

Photographic Father’s Day Gift Tips

Jun 14th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Photographic Father’s Day Gift Tips

It is one week from Father’s Day!  Do you know where your gift is?  It’s time for procrastinating sons and daughters to unite and get [...]

Lessons Learned from Finding Nemo

Mar 29th, 2009 | By Doriano "Paisano" Carta
Lessons Learned from Finding Nemo

I still get chills when I hear the theme from Finding Nemo (2003). Thomas Newman always does that to me with his scores but this one touches me deeply as a dad. I think it’s because it reminds me of the opening scene when the father discovers his Nemo as the lone surviving fish [...]

YouTube Safe For Kids

Mar 15th, 2009 | By Dave Delaney

I just came across a post from LifeHacker a couple of days ago on a YouTube player for children called Kideo.
I always cringe when I play a video to my 2 and 3 year olds. You never know when something terrible might appear in a video. I’m really impressed with the ones I’ve seen appear [...]

Freakatars Review: Dr. Frankenstein Meets Henson

Feb 11th, 2009 | By Stu Andrews
Freakatars Review: Dr. Frankenstein Meets Henson

Welcome to the world of Freakatars, a place designed to inspire your imagination and expand your creativity. Whether you’re three or thirty, creating and collecting Freakatars is freakishly fun!
Read more about Freakatars

Kid’s love to create. It’s built into us, and when we are young, it’s clear. We draw, paint, play. We make up games [...]

The Giant World Record Bubble Wand…

Feb 11th, 2009 | By David Niall Wilson
The Giant World Record Bubble Wand…

We are always buying things because they look cool, or sound cool.  What we are not big on, apparently, is thinking things through.  When you see a book that says Guinness Book of World Records longest bubble was made with this, and that book is attached to a few pieces of plastic and some mesh, [...]