Day 1: Monopoly, the Zapped Edition We all know and love Monopoly; it’s been breeding real-estate lust since 1904. But for generations, we also all know what’s been slowing down the game: that gol-durned phony cash. Counting. Adding. Making change. Collecting it into little piles. Arguing over whether the transaction is complete. Not anymore. For $25, Hasbro is happy to sell you the Zapped edition of Monopoly. There is no paper money in this game. You put your iPhone or iPad in the middle of the board — and each player gets, I kid thee not, a fake credit card. ( Read More...)

Day 2: The Zooka Bluetooth Speaker There are all kinds of Bluetooth wireless speakers these days. They’re a huge help — when you want music for a gathering, when you’re watching a movie, when you’re giving a presentation for people who are farther than 18 inches from the screen. Carbon Audio’s Zooka speaker is much the same idea, with a twist: it’s designed like a foot-long tube, made of hard silicone rubber in your choice of eight bright colors. There’s a speaker at each end. The best part: there’s a slot running down the Zooka’s length, which lets it wedge onto the edge of a tablet or laptop. That way, it’s not a separate piece.(Read More...)