I stumbled across an amazing puzzle app today: The Room (5/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $1.99). Remember the wonderful, immersive, beautiful PC game Myst? That’s what this app will remind you of. The premise is relatively simple. You enter a room to find a cabinet with some items on top of it. A … Read more
In honor of the Iron Man 3 film release this weekend, Amazon has put the MP3 album Iron Man: Heroes Fall (4/5 stars) on sale for just $5, this week only. The album has 12 tracks, and while I can’t say I think they’re all fantastic, there are 9 I like and of those, five … Read more
Django Unchained (R, 4/5 stars, currently priced at $4.99 to rent and $12.99 to buy) is the latest effort from Quentin Tarantino, and it does not disappoint! Full disclosure: I am a Tarantino fan, but I don’t love ALL of his work. For example, I didn’t go in much for the Grindhouse series of highly stylized, … Read more
Hey, That’s My Fish! is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day, and Carcassonne is my Editor’s Pick App for today. Both are turn-based strategy games where the goal is to control as much of the game board as possible. First up: Hey, That’s My Fish! (4.5/5 stars, all ages) – From Amazon: The international … Read more
If you’ve had your eye on a new Kindle Fire, whether for yourself or maybe as a Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or graduation gift, but have been waiting for a sale (and Kindles normally only go on sale around the winter holidays), why not pick up a refurbished model instead and save $25 -$30 on … Read more
It seems like all that comes up when you do a basic search on Amazon for ‘Kindle Fire case’ are high-end, and high-priced cases, skins and covers. A Kindle Fire that’s used by a child or teen definitely needs a little extra protection, but you don’t want to spend a fortune on it. Well, we’ve done … Read more
Here in the Prime Screening Room, I highlight Amazon Prime Instant Videos that are not only free for Prime members to watch, but definitely worth the cost of the rental for everyone else as well. If you’re not already an Amazon Prime member but have been considering signing up, you can click here to try … Read more
The Curse (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at 99 cents) was offered as a Free App of the Day not long ago, and while reviews were mixed I still decided to pick it up because the description advertised 100 puzzles and I am a puzzle nut. Most of those who’ve given this app a … Read more