We're back after a long medical hiatus. We're all recovered from laryngitis and an appendectomy and ready for a ton of tech and toy news, along with a story about self-sacrifice and cheap video games!

Toy News:

• Pink Power Moms fight breast cancer
• Visa: It's everywhere, even in the Game of Life

Tech News:

We have a lot of tech news to discuss this week, so we had to move quickly through them, but these are rather noteworthy.

• Free Zune with subscription?
• Sandisk's Sansa Connect: iPod Killer?
• Apple TV: Hacks & HDTV, and Apple doesn't care
• Hatchback GD06 GPS with Camera: Know where you were!
• Kodak's cheap Easyshare 5300 printer: not so much
• FastMac's Blu-ray Drive for Macintosh
• Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD player: only $499: Deal or No Deal?
• Leopard Delayed: What does this mean for Boot Camp?
• Upgraded to Windows Vista yet? Most haven't.
• Are you a wilfer?
• Termination fees for your broadband?
• Principal sues over MySpace libel

Interview

This week, Dale talks to Danielle Yates, Communications Director for GetNetWise.org, from the Internet Education Foundation, a public service to help families with the resources they need to keep kids safe on the Internet. We talk about educating parents, internet safety and child protection initiatives, computer hygiene, and parental control software. The biggest dangers aren't necessarily predators, and the cautions are no longer limited to your home computer.

Video Game News and Reviews:

Wii

• Retractable Wii Sports Cuff
• Wii Internet Channel Finalized
• Wii Storage solutions coming, but workarounds offered meanwhile

Sony PS3 and PSP

• Sony drops prices of PSP and removes PS3 version

XBox 360

• XBox 360 QWERTY thumbpad keyboard

Review

Clifford the Big Red Dog for Leapster

5-year-old Hannah joins Dale for a review of Clifford the Big Red Dog Reading for the LeapFrog Leapster and L-Max.
You will not find another podcast reviewing Leapster titles. We checked.

Thank-you to our sponsor, PDAPerformance.com, makers of award-winning Palm OS software.

Also, You can also look for Dale in a guest appearance on the latest episode of the Daddy Panel.

Send us voice feedback with no phone charges.

And win a free iPod by posting a review of our podcast!