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Setting Parental Controls on Your Video Game Systems

Do you test out every video game that your child plays before they play it? Do you rely on word from friends, websites or even your kids themselves to determine the appropriateness of each game? How do you keep children away from the more mature games that are already in the home played by older siblings, dad or mom? One of the ways to do this is by setting up the parental controls that are available in your video game system. Just like the famous v-chip or the parental controls that are available in some cable television systems, the parental … Continue reading →

Video Game System Failure

If you have been trying to decided which video game system to purchase, here is a new feature to consider: how likely that video game system is going to break. Personally, it is information that I would like to know. A few years ago, my son received a V-Smile kids educational video game system as a gift. Later, we purchased several cartridges to go with it, as well as an extra controller. The games were fun for him, and they helped teach him letters, numbers, addition, subtraction and reading. We looked forward to passing the game down to his sister … Continue reading →

Spielberg Makes a Video Game

It has been a long wait, but we have some news. There are new details about the video game collaboration between Steven Spielberg, legendary film maker and Electronic Arts the popular video game maker. The game, called “Boom Blox,” will be available is May for the Ninento Wii video game console. Electronic Arts has recently released information that indicates that the game will be a casual game full of “Blox-laying chickens or…baseball-throwing monkeys” or cartoonlike grim reapers in tiki, medieval, frontier, or haunted themed settings.” In other words, it is probably going to be full of a lot of weird … Continue reading →

2007 Video Game Report Card

MediaWise, a parent advocacy group for the National Institute on Media and the Family, released its report Tuesday on which video games are yeas and which are nays when it comes to family friendly content. This report comes at a great time, just when the holiday gift giving season is here. This year it is especially important to have a video game report you can trust, since many parents are looking to video games as replacement gifts for toys that could possibly contain unacceptable levels of lead paint. There are thousands of children out there, ages 8-14 who play with … Continue reading →

What Will You Do with Your Tax Rebate?

All over the news is a proposed economic stimulus that would come in the form of a tax rebate for Americans. The rebate, if it is confirmed, could provide married couples $1,200 or more, plus another $300 per child. (Singles would receive $600.) The tax rebate check is intended to get Americans to spend the money out in the retail world, to boost the economy and provide more jobs. The rebate is a bit of “found” money that many may spend on items for themselves or their homes, such as high definition televisions, gaming systems, new clothes, home improvement, etc. … Continue reading →

Computing Week in Review: December 3rd Through December 9th

Will you wrap a robot to go under the tree this Christmas? Or maybe you are the type to give virtual gifts? Either way, you can do some serious gift planning with a free online tool. All of these articles and more are available for review. This is the Computing week in review for December 3rd through December 9th. December 3rd Robots Come Home Want to have a cleaner home or clean your gutters from the ground? With the new breed of robots, it is all possible. Welcome to the age of the Jetsons. Computing Review: November 26th Through December … Continue reading →

Schools Battle Childhood Obesity

Researchers from Indiana University and Ohio State studied the growth rates of body mass indexes of more than 5000 children. They found that the five and six year olds’ BMIs increased nearly twice as much during the summer than during the school year. The monthly growth rate of their BMIs decreased when school was in session. The researchers believe that the increase in weight was due to a more relaxed lifestyle. During the summer months, children have more leisure time to watch television, play video games, and be idle. In addition, they may have more time to snack on junk … Continue reading →