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Gift Idea for Dads and UnclesMonday, April 18, 2011If you're the father or favorite uncle of a young girl or tween, perhaps by now you've heard of PixieHollow, an online portal that lets kids create and customize fairies like Tinker Bell. Kids play a handful of mini games, chat with others, and collect virtual items, including clothing, accessories, and decor for their fairy's world. Disney says nearly eight million Disney Fairies avatars have been created to date. And if you want to continue your role as the favorite uncle/dad, here's a great Christmas gift idea: check out the new Clickables Fairy toys, a handful of collectible (and connectable) items, such as a jewelry box with USB connectivity to a computer, necklace, charm bracelets, individual charms, and hand-held game (prices range from $6 to $30). On the back of the 31 different charms is a small Y-shaped sensor that, when pressed up against a spot on the PC-connected jewelry box, unlocks additional online content (not unlike typing a code that comes with a Webkinz toy). Girls can share these charms with friends to use on other Clickables products (there is no limit per charm) and also collect Tink Points to access other bonus items. Before connecting to this online world, however, users must first download and install the Windows-based PixieHollow software (100 MB of hard drive space is required). About This BlogWelcome to The Geek Weekly's blog, which is designed to deliver the latest in tech-related news, rumors, reviews and how-tos for your personal and business needs. You can also expect plenty of opinions, rants and tips. I am a syndicated technology journalist and author. I've spent the last 12 years waist-deep in gadgets, gizmos, gear and games. I'm very much living the "digital lifestyle," whether I'm flashing barcodes on my BlackBerry to board a plane, backing up my laptop's data onto a USB memory watch (Ok, so I know it's geeky) or jamming with my three kids in Rock Band. Like you, I love this stuff. So come back every Monday and Wednesday for new entries. --Marc Saltzman
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