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Ski with your Ninentdo Mii on We Ski!

Looking to get more use out of your Wii Balance Board?  My whole family likes Wii Fit (although it called me fat) and we wanted to find more games that use the balance board.

I searched around on BudWiiBalance.com and found some great screenshots and info on We Ski, which will be our next purchase for family game night.  We Ski allows you to use the balance board to fly down mountains as your own Nintendo Mii or custom We Ski Character.

Here’s Some Info from the Store:

Buy new: $13.95
Buy used: $11.48
Avg.Rating:

Brand: Namco
Manufacturer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Studio: Namco

Features:
- Intuitive controls – Fly down the slopes with your friends and family – Hit the slopes with up to 4 players to race, slice through slaloms, and traverse moguls as you head to the lodge for some hot chocolate!
- As big as a real mountain – We Ski features 14 exhilarating courses, including runs for beginner and intermediate skiers, and black diamonds for the advanced skiers!
- Race down the slopes and more! – In addition to races, freestyle, moguls, and slaloms, enjoy over a dozen other activities including Ski School, Centipede Races, Search and Rescue, and shoot photos to share with your friends on WiiConnect24!
- Ski the mountain at night – Enjoy the kaleidoscope of colorful fireworks in the night sky as you perform night specific activities on all 14 courses!
- Ski with your Mii or a customized character – Use your own Mii, or customize your characters with almost limitless combinations of hair style, body type, and more! And earn points to buy new skis, gloves, outfits, and more!

HP Mini 1000 Series Netbook

After months of review-reading and “online research” I finally settled on getting myself a netbook…also I had a nize big tax-return to blow.

I ended up choosing an HP Mini 1030NR because it fit my budget (about 400) and looked cool (all black with some diddly white bubble things) and ran Windows XP (Sure, I’d love to have a super tiny mac, but the iphone’s just a little out of my budget reach).   Also, it DIDN’T run Vista which was a HUGE plus.

Setup and Use:

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Dot’s Thot:  “What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. “– Mary Mapes Dodge

Dot’s Deals:  This is one of the great gifts for that Mr. Gadget fathers.  This is not an iphone; if Dad has a smart phone for work, this would be perfect for his own personal financial and fun interests.  See below for a full description.  For a great tour of the Ipod Touch, click on the photo; visit the store to buy one for Dad.

Apple iPod touch 16 GB (2nd Generation) LATEST MODEL

Features:
- This player is the iPod touch, not the Apple iPhone
- 16 GB capacity for 3,500 songs, 10,000 photos, or 20 hours of video
- Up to 36 hours of music playback or 6 hours of video playback when fully charged
- 3.5-inch widescreen multi-touch display with 480-by-320-pixel resolution
- Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG

List Price: $269.99
You save: USD 269.99 (100%)
Buy new: Too low to display
Buy used: $229.99
Avg.Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (975 reviews)

Editorial Reviews:

The iPod touch has always been an amazing iPod. And with its groundbreaking technologies–including a Multi-Touch screen, the accelerometer, and 3D graphics–and access to hundreds of games, iPod touch puts an amazing gaming experience in the palm of your hand. It comes in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB models with new volume controls and a built-in speaker. Play hours of music. Create a Genius Playlist of songs that go great together. Watch a movie. Surf the web. View rich HTML email. Find your location and get directions with Google Maps. Browse YouTube videos. And shop the App Store for games and applications.

P.S.  Of course, for something lightweight for running or treadmill or elliptical use, consider the ipod shuffle:  see my Mother’s Day gift mom’s pink ipod shuffle , but maybe not in that pretty pink.  For ipod shuffle ideas see  Ipod Shuffle 3G.com online store .  Other ideas are the watch that President Barack Obama wears or the battery juice-up (extra gadget batteries) items.  Don’t forget Dad on Father’s Day, June 21st.  It also is the first day of summer — appropriate  for that sunshine in our lives — Dad.

Aloha, Dot

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