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Ogilvy Brasil is bringing the cutting edge of first world diapering technology home with this Huggies concept whereby a robotic urine sensor sends an alert to your iPhone when your kid needs a change. It's called Tweet Pee, which means no one's told them about Elimination Communication OR Twitter. Huggies TweetPee [youtube via likecool, thanks dt reader rolf]
JDM Minivan Drift
Yes, this Best Motoring clip of a Japanese minivan track showdown is from 2007, so it's really of no use in deciding whether to buy a new Honda or a Mazda. Now its only value is to entertain, and entertain it does, even if you don'tShow More Summary
From Russian Dashcam With Love
Russian dashcams: they're not just for epicfail car crashes and apocalyptic meteorites anymore. It probably won't help, but if you really don't want to cry with joy over this happy Russian dashcam video compilation, I suggest you mute the music. Show More Summary
This Is Not A Drill. Should I Teach The Kids The McCrew Dance?
Alright, so we know that McDonald's Japan has made this McCrew Dance video to virally recruit the Kids Of Today to work there. This is not my concern. But there is also a McCrew Dance instructional video. Which makes me wonder: I have two small, kawaii, blonde children. Show More Summary
The Fatherhood Video
Following the success of The Motherhood video, Fiat 500L has now come up with a new video, this time featuring a dad. The concept in this one is a little different from The Motherhood video, but the main concept is the same: coping with the loss of the identity we've spent so many years establishing, and giving in to the new identity of Mom and Dad. Show More Summary
Not Enough Kids Are Named Ib
Am I just not hearing about it, or are more people really somehow not naming their kids Ib? Previously: mid-century rocker by Ib Kofod-Larsen Related: Steve Zuckerman's OG Sesame Street songs
Where Is The Kid-Size Lunar Rover Replica?
Alright, people, do not tell me that in 40+ years no one has produced a kid-sized version of the Lunar Roving Vehicle here on Earth. Because I will not believe it. Apollo 16 lunar rover dash cam [kottke] Lunar Roving Vehicle [wikipe...
Mama Mia, Santa Lucia! Baby Ferrari Bimboracer
Pencils down, gentlemen, we have a winner.
Is the 1950s Baby Ferrari Bimboracer V12 somehow not the most incredible kid-sized car ever? Does it run on an emminently sensible electric motor at an entirely reasonable speed for preschoolers...Show More Summary
The Sprout Snooze-A-Thon Is The Clock For Toddlers
The artist and musician Christian Marclay's epic, 24-hour, real-time film, The Clock, has been playing at museums and galleries around the world or almost two years now. It uses hundreds of film clips showing clocks and watches to mark the actual time. Show More Summary
This Clorox Dads Commercial Is Outrageous
ly funny. And you know what's even more outrageous? That I'm only finding out about it today, more than a year after it was released. I mean, come on, a guy shouldn't have to watch TV, open the occasional publicist social media campaign...Show More Summary
Monday In The Studio With Larry
List of TV Shows Mandy Patinkin ACTS In That I Have Not Seen Nor Do I Plan To, Ever 1. Chicago Hope 2. Homeland 3. "Children Will Listen," the finale from Stephen Sondheim's 1988 fairy tale mashup musical Into The Woods, from the hour-long, 1995 special, "Larry King: An Evening With Mandy Patinkin." Damn you, Natasha Vargas-Cooper!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Cast of Dads! (Episode 54)
We’re baaack! Yes, it has been a while since the Cast of Dads got together to shoot the proverbial sh. In truth we recorded a show a few weeks ago that was “lost” due to technical difficulties… but enough excuses… let’s get on with the show! Before you click the link below to listen to Episode 54, [...]
Vintage Plywood Rocker Surfaces In Microsoft Ad
As his mind was lost in thought, calculating how much toner the kid in this Microsoft Windows commercial is burning through, eagle-eyed DT reader Erik was snapped back to reality by this nice, vintage-looking, kid-sized plywood rocking...Show More Summary
Listen Here!: Marian Call’s Something Fierce Is Something Amazing
The national re-release of Something Fierce by Marian Call offers us another chance at one of the most delightful albums of our geek generation.
GeekDad Approved: A Toddler-Proof Pac-Man Ghost iPad Case
Most casings and covers designed to protect devices from young children seem to focus on hard cases that are robust and strong and protect using the strength of the material. Clumsy Case by Studio Proper protects using soft foam. It...
Watch This: Brain Power Film and TED Book with Tiffany Shlain
How is a child's developing brain like the internet? An how can both develop better? These are the central questions of Webby founder Tiffany Shlain's latest film, Brain Power, accompanied by a TED book of the same name.
Kids’ Wave 3 & 4 Skylanders Giants Predictions Second Guess Toy Maker
Wave 3 and Wave 4 Skylanders Giants will be arriving before we know it. My kids have a shot at guessing what each of these boxes will contain when they hit retailers
Mock the Vote Eases Discovery of Political Humor
Despite the seriousness of events like Hurricane Sandy or topics like equality and public education, politics gives us plenty to laugh at. Mock the Vote, a new iPhone application by startup Laffster, seeks to provide a better way to discover...
Wayback Machine: Teach Your Geeklets: What Is a Murmuration?
A "murmuration" is the collective noun for a flock of starlings. It is also one of the most beautiful things in the whole world. There isn't anything else to say. Show this to your kids.
Watch This: Tonight’s Castle: Fillion, Frakes, and Fan In-Jokes
Even if you're not a regular viewer of the ABC show Castle, the fact that you're reading GeekDad means you might want to tune into tonight's episode anyway. It takes place at a science fiction convention, and as if that...
