Last week was The Gadget Show Live at the NEC – a trade and public show of consumer technology and anything else that fits into a geeky gadget-y world. I went with the geekdaddy two years ago, and we both really enjoyed it. This year I managed to wangle two days there – once on my own for the “pro and trade” day and a second time once it had opened to the public with the whole family (thank you to Toca Boca for providing tickets for us all). I greatly enjoyed both visits, and have collected together all the best things I saw during both days to share.
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We bought Disney Infinity for the geekdaughter as her main Christmas present last year, and since then both kids have really enjoyed playing it. In fact, I think the geekson probably plays it more than his sister, although she still likes to remind him that it really is her game! There is an amazing amount of depth to the game, with the combination of pre-made adventures in specific Disney-themed worlds and also the immenseley powerful Toy Box mode where kids can use their imagination to build their own adventures using all sorts of different building blocks. Disney have just released their latest characters for the game – Phineas and Agent P from the TV series Phineas and Ferb - and we were sent the pack with both characters in for review.
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Well the Easter holidays are just flying by – I can’t believe we’re half way through already! So far we’ve managed to maintain a good balance of days out and days pottering around at home. I even managed a day out all on my own which was a real treat. So here’s what we’ve been up to this week:
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My two nephews speak a foreign language. It involves words like “Wash Buckle”, “giants”, “fire element”, “Blast Zone” and all sorts of other things that make no sense to me at all. They have an ever-increasing selection of small figures in their lounge, and will discuss each characters special abilities at length. The cause of this behaviour is a video game called Skylanders, which my nephews have been fans of for the last couple of years. I think my kids have just reached the age where they are interested in, and capable of, playing video games – they join in the games with their cousins whenever they visit, and they’ve both been enjoying Disney Infinity which we got them for Christmas. So when I was recently offered the chance to review Skylanders Swap Force, I accepted, as I was keen to see what it was that had gripped my nephews so completely.
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Last week was The Gadget Show Live at the NEC – a trade and public show of consumer technology and anything else that fits into a geeky gadget-y world. I went with the geekdaddy two years ago, and we both really enjoyed it. This year I managed to wangle two days there – once on my own for the “pro and trade” day and a second time once it had opened to the public with the whole family (thank you to Toca Boca for providing tickets for us all). I greatly enjoyed both visits, and have collected together all the best things I saw during both days to share.
