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10th Day of Geekmas: Drawdio and MiniPOV from Adafruit

Congratulations to Sheila Meidell, winner of our 9th Day of Geekmas giveaway! She scored a copy of EA’s Brutal Legend, as well as a set of Musician’s Dice. Sheila likes music and games, so it seems only fitting that she won.
Today is our 10th Day of Geekmas, and it’s delightfully techy. Up for grabs are […] Continue reading

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6th Day of Geekmas

Congratulations to Keith McCleary, winner of our 5th Day of Geekmas giveaway! Ever the lucky one, Keith took home an amazing Uncle Monsterface prize pack. Aren’t you positively green with envy?
Our 6th Day of Geekmas should appeal directly to you Apple fanboys out there. Up for grabs is yet another Star Wars iPhone case. (You […] Continue reading

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GeekDad Day at the Wired Holiday Store FTW!

If you’d been following my tweets this weekend, you might have caught on that I was traveling back to New York for something special: the first GeekDad Day at the Wired Holiday Store. With the gracious support of our friends at LEGO, and the awesome help of Lee Magpili and his amazing Mindstorms builds, it […] Continue reading

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A Visit to Adafruit Industries: the Model for Fab-it-Yourself Gone Pro

On my way to GeekDad Day at the Wired Holiday Store this weekend, I had the chance to drop in on Limor Fried (aka @ladyada) and Phil Torrone (@ptorrone) at the downtown New York (and I MEAN downtown – three blocks from the WTC) headquarters of Adafruit Industries. A lot of us GeekDads are aware […] Continue reading

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