Xbox launches their Adaptive Controller. Hooray for more inclusive gaming!
We were so pleased to hear that the Xbox Adaptive Controller that has been making the news over the last few months has finally launched. That means kids and adults with disabilities who aren’t able to use current Xbox controller now have one that will hopefully...
The Super Mario Moleskine collection takes notebooks a level up.
In news that is sure to score a serious “wahoo!” from the Super Mario fan in your life — and just in time for back-to-school, too — Moleskine has released a limited edition notebook collection that features the game-changing gaming character. Related:...
Web coolness: Make money playing Fortnite, skin damage from your phone, and more!
Here are a few cool tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Happy Pride! We love this Pride-themed charger from myCharge. Free Apple Camp registration opens at 10am today. Go! Bookmark these 45 podcasts you should be listening to. And...
Where to play all your favorite classic video games from childhood, for free!
Warning: you’re about to seriously waste some time reliving your childhood. We’ve found the motherlode of retro computer games thanks to Classic Reload. They’ve collected and preserved more than 5,000 classic video games for future generations to...
Web cool: Game controllers for users with disabilities, a gold Royal Wedding iPhone X, and the smart luggage ban
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too! Some of our favorite tweets about the Royal Wedding. Yeah, we’re capitalizing it. Speaking of which: got Royal Wedding fever? Check out this gold iPhone X to commemorate...
Holy Asteroids! A new Atari is coming!
With all the throwback gaming consoles making their way back to the market (cough Nintendo cough), we probably shouldn’t be surprised that Atari is making a comeback. But that doesn’t mean we’re a wee bit excited about it. Okay, try very excited....
Web Coolness: The iPhone recycling robot, cryptocurrency for kids, and how Black Panther is encouraging young black women to go into tech
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too! This amazing iPhone recycling robot safely extracts parts from old phones that can be reused. Meanwhile, this robot is an expert at assembling IKEA furniture. A cool new luggage...
Web coolness: What video game was popular when you were born, Star Wars Easter eggs, and #DeleteFacebook
Here are some of our favorite tech links from the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. This is the most popular video game the year you were born. Does this seem like a good idea? Hooray! Lyft is supporting Black Girls Code! Some people are quitting Facebook...
Web coolness: Violent video games don’t create violent kids, Best Buy spies for the FBI, and more.
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. There’s so much talk about violent video games (again), but the research is in: science shows violent video games do not cause kids to be violent. Worth a...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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