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Coolest Tech Toys for Kids this Christmas

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Christmas gift ideas for kids

The charm of Christmas festive is about to start and I am sure you must be finalizing your preparations for its celebration. Isn’t it so? Why not, Christmas and New Year bring a lot of wonderful moments for us to enjoy with our relatives, friends and family members. Christmas gives us a chance to get closer to our loved ones by giving them some amazing gifts. If there is someone special in your life then I am sure you would be excited enough to let him / her know about your feelings. The same is the case with our little kids. We cannot ignore them on this festive. But this Christmas Season has brought some extra-ordinarily special tech gifts for your kids which would definitely add a plus to their excitement and celebration. So, let’s check out which tech gifts are cool for your kids this winter.

Disney Infinity:

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We should be thankful to the Disney Infinity creators for letting our kids enjoy the chance of enjoying this incredible game. The starter pack of Disney Infinity is available at just $80, so it is not only an affordable game to gift your kids this season but also amazingly interested to keep them occupied. The influencing part of this game is when the Jack Sparrow helps the players find the lost nuts. With every level of difficulty, the kids would find the nuts and create their own Disney level, shareable with other friends. So what are you waiting for, rush to grab this tech platform to let your kids enjoy it at their Xbox, PS3, Wii, WiiU, 3DS or PC devices.

Furby Boom:

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As is the name, Furby Boom is an interesting tech gift for the little kids this Christmas. Furby Boom is the funny robot which would relieve the moments of your child and cherish him during the holidays. This Christmas tech toy is enhanced with a free synchronized app to let you play different sweet games and remain occupied. The price of this stunning tech toy is only $50.

Robo Fish Bowl:

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Robo Fish is genuinely exciting tech gift. This artificially made fish would act like a real one and get activated as soon as you put it into the water. The kids can enjoy pleasant time in the company of these real-looking robotic fish. The starter price of Robo Fish in a Christmas deal is only $20. I think this amount is nothing as compared to the joy your kids would have once your gift them Robo Fish.

Big Hugs Elmo:

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I don’t think any kid would dislike this interesting tech gift. You need not to worry if your kid would like Big Hugs Elmo as their Christmas gift or not because I am sure they would. This tech toy has learnt the skills to give you a big loving hug. It’s almost a child-size so the toy would not find it difficult to hug to your little kid. I think a long loving hug by this tech toy would really sparkle the eyes of your child. To see those loving moments get a Big Hugs Elmo at only $80 from a nearby toys’ shop.

Vtech Innotab:

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Although the first version of Vtech Innotab was released in 2012 but due to its immense popularity, 2013 has also brought a new version of this amazing tech toy. This digital, smart and tiny tablet lets your kid enjoy various games and video activities. With Vtech Innotab, you are ensured that the child would feel amazed during his spare Christmas holidays. This tiny tech toy gets connected with the internet to let our kids remain busy with accessing various libraries of online games, stories and picture books. The price of this tech toy starts from $100.

Happy-Okee:

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Happy-Okee is an ideal tech toy you can gift your kid this Christmas. The price of this attractive tech toy starts from $20. You can purchase this toy from any online store such as or if you don’t have the habit of purchasing online, then still can buy this beautiful tech toy from a local tech toys’ shop. Its new and improved 2013 version is much better than the previous old versions.

You can also enjoy a similar post we wrote last Christmas.

7 Old Childhood Games On Android

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No doubt that everybody miss his/her childhood, like I do. I also miss those old classic games I used to play with my friends, brothers and sisters, and that precious time I spent with them. I used to love playing games with them.  When the school’s last ring goes on, I rush back to home and spending less than 15 minutes there I rush to my friend’s house asking him to pull the game out of the closet. We used play about 2 to 3 hours daily. It used to be a really Great time, or I can say Best time. “No Tension and No Worries, Just fun”. Also not forgetting the games we used play in the class room on the last pages of our note books.

So just while I was missing those days, I thought to search for some of those old games on the Google Play Store. Luckily I’ve found seven of them and now I play each of those seven games with my friends almost daily. It’s like Old Days are back. So if you too want to have that old childhood fun again with your friends the check out this list below of “7 old Childhood Games on Android” for you to download for free.

Battle Ludo:

Ludo: old childhood game

Remember that “Ludo” game? Players take their turns to throw a die and move their pieces respective to the number your die shows. The player who completes the journey of his/her four pieces first wins. A total fun game it is. No matter that you’re a child or an adult, this game is enjoyable to all.
Ludo game is known as Flying Chess in China and at some other places it may be known as Mens-erger-je-niet, Fia med knuff. This game is similar to Sorry!, Parcheesi etc.

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Features:

  • Manage Difficulty
  • Multiplayer Game (4 Players)
  • Play against Computer
  • Great Sound Effects
  • Great User-friendly Interface
  • Classic Themes
  • Supports Multiple Languages
  • Auto Save
  • Support Apps2SD

Snakes & Ladders:

Snakes and Laders

Another childhood fun game is “Snakes & Ladders”. Similar to Ludo, you have to throw the dice and move your piece ahead. Ladders take you above to a higher spot on the board and snakes bite you down to lower spot. The player who finishes the journey first wins.

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Features:

  • Multiplayer Game
  • Manage Difficulty
  • Multi Tap-able Rolling Dice
  • Play against Computer
  • Easy to Use: One click to Start and Stop the Game
  • Nature Background Theme
  • Peaceful Background Music

Carrom:

Carrom

I used be an expert in this game. You have to shoot the pieces in the holes at four corners of the board to earn points. You earn 10 points for a black piece and 20 points for a white piece. There’s also a Queen for 50 points. This game is quite similar to billiards, snookers and shuffleboard; just instead of any stick we use fingers to shoot the pieces.

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Features:

  • Manage Difficulty
  • Multiplayer Game: Using same device or different device by using WiFi or Bluetooth
  • Play against Computer
  • Easy to Play: Just like Angry Birds, Pull and Shoot
  • User-Friendly Interface

Tic Tac Toe:

Tic Tac Toe

Now I start with games we used to play on the last page of our note books. “Tic Tac Toe” is the game in which you have to manage the “X” or “O” which ever you choose in a line whether straight or cross in a 3×3 box. A total time killing game and I’ve filled half of the pages of my many note books during School time to play this game. This game is also known as tis-tat-toe, Noughts and Crosses, Wick Wack Woe, X’s and O’s etc.

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Features:

  • 128 Levels
  • New Tic Tac Tor Board Design
  • Neon Glow Graphics
  • Nice Background Music

Bingo:

Bingo

“Bingo” has been quite popular and still people love to play this game. It includes 5×5 matrices of numbers and players match the numbers of their matrices with a randomly drawn number. After a player achieves a specified pattern by matching the numbers of its matrices, he/she says a word “Bingo” to show that he/she’s won the game.

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Features:

  • Different Levels
  • Nice Sound Effects
  • Easy to Play
  • Nice Graphics

Hangman:

Hangman

Guess the word or you lose. “Hangman” is the game in which we have to guess the word. It could be anything like a movie, actor’s name, serial name etc. You’ll have some chances to guess the alphabets of the word. This game is also known as “Hollywood” in some places where it is limited only names of movies. This fun game is for people of all ages.

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Features:

  • Multiple Themes
  • Thousands of Words
  • Achievements to earn
  • Badges to earn
  • User-friendly Interface

Dots and Boxes:

Dots and Boxes

The old “Dots and Boxes” game is the one in which you have to join dots by drawing lines and making boxes. The player who makes more boxes wins. This is a really fun and time pass game. This game is also known as Boxes, Squares Paddocks, Pigs in a Pen, Square-it, Dots, Smart Dots, Dot Boxing and Dot Game.

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Features:

  • Multiplayer Games: Online up to 8 Players
  • Accelerated Start
  • Pass and Play
  • Manage Difficulty Levels
  • 6 different Dots to choose from
  • Customize Boxes
  • 16 achievements to earn
  • Play against friends and or random opponent

These were 7 old childhood games available on Google Play Store for free. So what you’re waiting for guys? Grab these awesome fun and time killing games and bring that old fun with your friends, brothers and sisters. If you think any game is missing in this list then must tell us in comments.

Review: Stick Cricket Premier League: Android and iOS Game

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You might have seen our new series of App Review back there we reviewed Batter Saver app Battery 2X is one of them so if you own an Android device you should check that review out. For now see how this game performs. Stick Cricket Premier League is one of the best free game available in Android and even iOS App Store. This Free game is better than any paid application. It is a league version of old famous Stick Cricket. Game is merely of 24MB and 29MB in size at Android and Apple App Stores respectively. In this application one can customize the physical appearance of the player. One can even hire coaches for both batting and bowling. If you feel that even after hiring coaches team is not playing well then just add new players to the team via auction. If you win all the seasons then you have a chance to be on the front page of virtual newspaper that is not all one receive bonus on hitting sixes in the form of money which can be used to improve the team.

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Rules and How to Play

Game is easy and fun to play. Here one has 10 overs and has to chase the given target in order to win and advance in the league. There are two buttons on-screen one is for Off Side shots and other one is leg side. You just have to choose the shot side and rest is based on your timings. Rest rules are same as usual game.

Features

  • Customization: When you will open application for the first time then you will be asked to enter your initials and choose your team from total of nine teams. You can even customize your look by changing your hair face color.

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  • Hire Coaches: If you feel your team is not strong enough to face the competition then you can even hire coaches for improving your team’s bowling and batting abilities. The contract can be for one single season and go up to three seasons.

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  • Recruit Players: You can even recruit star players to your team. To make a fair play each team is allowed to recruit two star batsman, two star bowlers and one star all-rounder from total of 36 Star players and enhance your chances of winning.

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  • Be on front Page: There are total of five seasons and if you stand up good position then you will be featured on front page of virtual newspaper.

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Bonus

Hit as many sixes as you can and receive bonus equal to number of sixes hit at the end of each match in the form of money which you can use to buy players and hire coaches.

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Pros

  • Light weight: Game is really light in weight and doesn’t demand heavy hardware thus one can enjoy it at even low-end phones and it will work smoothly.
  • Interactive: Game is really easy and interactive to play in spite of being in small in size.
  • Not Easy: All the time we said that game is easy but don’t take it that way it is not a child’s play it takes really a good skills if you want to win it makes game more interesting and fun.

Cons

  • Ads: We really liked the game a lot but these ads take away your happy experience and interfere in-game play sometimes so we suggest that there should be a Pro version too which should be paid and free from ads so that one can have never-ending experience.
  • Low Graphics: Since now days most of the phones have HD displays and Quad core Processors with High GPU’s so if the game had some high graphic then it would have enhanced the gaming experience further.

Score

We really liked the game. It was fun to play but if developer removes the cons which we felt then we would have given full points to it If you liked the game then go ahead download it and then do tell us in comment how you felt about it.

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Now read: Review: Tiger and Goat – An Addictive Strategy Board Game

Rovio Coming Up With An Angry Birds Racing Game

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Rovio announces Angry Birds Go

If you are an Angry Birds fan, its a good news for you. After Bad Piggies, Rovio (the makers of Angry Birds) is coming up with another Angry Birds game probably named as Angry Birds Go!

Unlike the typical Angry Bird game, it seems to be a racing game as evident from the name itself. Rovio announced on their blog:

Those birds and piggies are getting ready for their most thrilling and action-packed game yet! All your favorite characters are returning for a brand new title that will bring you closer to Piggy Island than ever before. It’s Angry Birds, but not as you know it!

Rovio also launched this website of Angry Birds Go where you can see a few seconds teaser of the game. No more information is available at present but no prizes for guessing that the game will be available on iOS, Android initially. As with other Angry Birds game, it should be followed by a desktop version as well.

Stay tuned for more information on Angry Birds Go. Do let us know what you think of the Angry Birds Go.

Review: Tiger and Goat – An Addictive Strategy Board Game

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Playing board games can be a really fun way to pass time and it’s getting very popular nowadays in smartphones. If you are also one of those people who love to play board games in his smartphone, we have a traditional board game for you today called “” for Android smartphones. It is a very popular strategy board game in the villages of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Let’s see if this game is worth playing or not.

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You can play the board game as tigers chasing the goats or goats trying to save themselves from the tigers. You get three tigers to control if you play as the tigers and you can move your tiger an unoccupied node during your turn along the line connecting the nodes together. You can only capture a goat when it’s alone and there is no goat near it horizontally or vertically in the nodes. You have to split a goat from the herd to capture it. You have to capture 5 goats to win the game.

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When you play as goats, you have to make sure all your goats are in pack and try not to leave the herd. You can should place all the goats in the unoccupied goats and then move them to the adjacent unoccupied node carefully to save them from tigers. You have to block all their movements to win the game.

The user-interface of the game is very colorful and user-friendly. The game takes very little time to load and can be very addictive once you get a hold of the rules. You can also learn the interesting history of the game which is available inside the “How to Play” option and can turn on/off sound from the settings menu. Overall, it’s a really interesting strategy board game that should be tried by every board game lovers.

Xbox Live Users Can Now View WWE Events

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Are you a wrestling fan? If yes then there is a wonderful news for you. Today goliath of  has set up a shop on Xbox Live. To amuse the viewers and fans from all parts of United States of America, the WrestleMania XXIX would be unveiled on Xbox on the basis of pay per view event. Keeping in mind the likeness of billions of people, this decision has been made by the WrestleMania XXIX officials.

The purpose of this event is to let the people enjoy their favorite wrestling shows live at Xbox 360. So, it has made easy for the universal fans to enjoy some of the outstanding PPV matches in one collection. What so ever the match would be—battle for a gold championship, personal affairs/pride issues or anything, the matches would be in access of the the Xbox 360 users. In pay per view event, the wrestling fans only need to pay a few cents in order to view their favorite shows on to their Xbox devices. Isn’t it wonderful? Thanks to Gaming House Entertainment who made this idea possible.

CES 2013: New Devices For Improved Gaming

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CES 2013

If you love gadgets and gaming, then there could be no better place to visit than Las Vegas in the first two weeks of 2013 for, as well as being the gambling capital of the US, it is also the venue for CES 2013 – the most important consumer electronics show this year. Alternatively, log in to your favourite online casino while you take a virtual tour of the show.

Samsung, Panasonic and Sony all have a huge presence at the show, and in particular they are showcasing the very latest in terms of display technology – the ultra-high definition television (UHD TV). The displays have four times the resolution of conventional HD TV and as you might expect they are a little on the large size. The minimum size for a UHD TV is around 60 inches; anything smaller and the definition is wasted. Neither are they cheap; expect to pay at least $10,000 and probably a lot more. But as the centre of a multi-media entertainment system including them they are very impressive.

Smartphones are also getting bigger, which is great for the mobile gamers who find tablets too cumbersome. If you thought that the galaxy Note II with its 5.5 inch display was the largest smartphone you would be likely to see, think again. The Chinese manufacturer Huawei is showing its new Ascend Mate which has a huge 6.1 inch display for the ultimate mobile gaming experience. On many previous smartphones with smaller screens, gaming on a site like Gaming Club mobile casino was always a challenge, as you are likely to miss minute details of your casino game on a screen too small for the graphics and buttons too small for human fingers. Game developers are quick to respond to challenges and there are versions adapted to the small smartphone screen, but a bigger screen is always better for a gamer.

There is no presence from either Apple or Google and there is no offering from Samsung, although there is no shortage of rumours regarding new devices that they are developing. The iPhone 6 will be announced next winter, and the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will also appear during the coming year.

The overall theme of CES 2013 is increased connectivity and what is being called “sensorisation”. Hardware and software is converging and boundaries between different devices are blurring as the number of screens multiply. It is becoming a very interesting world for gaming.

Angry Birds Game Maker Rovio to release Angry Pigs?

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Every dog has its day but it seems even pigs have their day. If rumours to be believed, Rovio’s famed game franchise Angry Birds has its newest version in pipeline and guess what? In contrast to the earlier theme of the game where you had to target the pigs, you will end up saving them in the new series which is supposed to be called as “Angry Birds Pigs Edition”.

There are several Angry Birds rip offs available here and there that could be termed as Angry Pigs but this one comes officially from Rovio. Mind it that it is not a new game series as in “Angry Pigs” but it is an edition of existing Angry Birds where you have to help the pigs survive the attacks of the birds trying to reclaim their eggs.

The game is expected to arrive by the year end. Will you like to switch the sides in this epic war between birds and pigs? Do let us know.

How to Make a Hit Mobile Gaming App

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With the news that the latest incarnation of Angry Birds – Angry Birds Space – has hit 10 million downloads within just three days of being released, we’ve been thinking: what’s the dead-cert formula for making an ultra-popular mobile gaming app to blow everything else out of the water? Games are the most popular downloaded apps by quite some distance. If, as a developer, you can successfully crack the art of mobile gaming, you’ll be in the money. Here are our hints on how to put together an unstoppable multi-platform mobile game – and as you can see, Angry Birds aces them all. If only we could code, we’d be rolling in it.

1. Short, snappy stages (Angry Birds, Cloudy, Air Control):

This one’s pretty obvious, but with mobile apps, most gamers are going to be using them at bus stops, on breaks at work, or waiting for the second part of Coronation Street to start – keeping your stages short and fast-paced is what it’s all about. If you’re good, no matter how often people sit down thinking they’re just going to play your game for a couple of minutes, you’ll still end up grabbing them for hours.

2. Appeal to the ‘I can do this!’ mentality (Angry Birds, Red Stone, Bejewelled):

Puzzle games will never go out of fashion, particularly when it comes to mobile gaming. We’ve all done it – spent three hours playing the same level again and again, thinking every next turn is going to be the last. The ‘I can do this!’ (or even ‘I will do this!’ for the overconfident) mentality is probably solely responsible for thousands of hours wasted on games. Build a puzzle element into your game and appeal to our inner egotists.

3. Cute, potentially angry animals (Angry Birds, Cat Physics, Bouncy Mouse):

Even those of us who manage to keep ourselves together in front of pet shop windows can’t resist the appeal of mobile games that include cute animals and characters. Maybe it’s the humorous contrast between their large, fluttering eyes and the abhorrent violence you’re about to make them undertake, but I like to think there’s an animal-lover in us all, and it’s in charge of your app downloads.

4. Keep it simple (Angry Birds, Cloudy):

With quad-core handsets set to take the world by storm in 2012, it’s no big surprise that there are plenty of heavy 3D games out there in the iPhone App Store and Google Play. That said, the games with the biggest download rates will always be the ones that everyone can play. Whether you’re on a quad-core Samsung Galaxy S3 or a 600MHz Galaxy Ace, making a game that can play on pretty much any smartphone with no lag is your key to becoming a gaming god.

So what you waiting for? Stop playing other people’s games and start developing your own!

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