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Random Stuff
Balloon Boy Admits They Did It For The Show
1:10PM Dan Nosowitz | Wolf Blitzer got an exclusive interview with Balloon Boy and his family, and not surprisingly, BB himself (aka Falcon Heene) fails to shed much light on his motivations. Check out the video (with bonus fart) post-jump. More »
Gadgets
Learn How To Tell Time And Waste Money With A Manual Digital Clock
12:00PM Sean Fallon | According to the manufacturers of the Digits Clock, kids don’t need to learn how to tell time the old fashioned way. Instead, parents should spend over $US100 on a board that requires kids to manually construct the time every minute. More »
Random Stuff
UFO Balloonbrat Falcon Heene Found Safe At Home
9:16AM Jesus Diaz | On one side I’m happy that Falcon Heene—the boy who allegedly was flying uncontrollably inside a homemade, spaceship-shaped helium balloon—was actually safe all the time, hiding at home. On the other, I just want to bitchslap him. Repeatedly.
Vehicles
Six-Year-Old Boy Flying Away In Homemade UFO [Updating Live]
6:05AM Jesus Diaz | This may sound funny, but it is not: A six-year-old boy is floating away without control in a homemade UFO, made with lots of tin foil and balloons full of helium. More »
Toys
UNICEF’s Toy Soldiers To Help Real Kids
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | UNICEF’s direct mail campaign has put a teary smile on my face. They’re sending out baggies of what appear to be lil’ plastic toy soldiers, but are in actually playing children, reminders of young’uns forced into battle in Africa. More »
Gadgets
Disney Brings eBooks To Kids Without A Standalone Reader
3:40AM Joanna Stern | This is where I want a bright coloured Kiddie Kindle with a colour E-Ink screen. Disney has launched its Digital Books site. For $US8.95 a month kids can access over 500 ebooks, including Winnie the Pooh and Hannah Montana stories. More »
Games
Microsoft Wants You To Vote Which Children’s Hospitals Will Be Denied XBoxes
2:15PM Rosa Golijan | The Children’s Miracle Network, an incredible non-profit, is partnering with Microsoft to force hospital-bound children into the middle of a vile, popular-vote based “giveaway.” Voters decide which three hospitals receive an “Ultimate Gameroom” and which children will get let down. More »
Science
In Belarus, “High-Tech” School Uniforms Protect Against Radiation
4:45PM Danny Allen | OK, so developing a “high-tech” uniform with special pockets for mobile phones sounds like something an authoritarian government wearing tin foil hats might dream up. But the jury is still out on what real effects electromagnetic radiation from the devices might have on children. More »
Games
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever complained about Xbox Live here in Australia, spare a thought for our trans-Tasman neighbours. Last week, David over at Kotaku looked into a rumour that after the mid-June update to Xbox Live, some New Zealand gamers were unable to download content. Turns out that it’s every NZ gamer with an under-18 account, and they can no longer even download a demo of a G-rated game while Microsoft tries to restrict access to mature content. More »
Microsoft Hates New Zealand Kids, Locks Them Out Of Xbox Live
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever complained about Xbox Live here in Australia, spare a thought for our trans-Tasman neighbours. Last week, David over at Kotaku looked into a rumour that after the mid-June update to Xbox Live, some New Zealand gamers were unable to download content. Turns out that it’s every NZ gamer with an under-18 account, and they can no longer even download a demo of a G-rated game while Microsoft tries to restrict access to mature content. More »
Toys
