We don't spoil our 2 ½ year old, but he has collected his fair share of toys and games, especially over the last year or so. Here are four that hold a special place in our hearts (read: make us laugh every time we hear them). 1. The O Sole Mio Dog By the sound of it, you probably think our batteries need replacing. But guess what? This is what the dog sounds like whether the batteries are fresh or not! And, no, we did not buy this for him... a kookie relative did, who'll remain anonymous. The... READ ON

I finally saw The Wrestler this weekend, and it was great. One little detail jumped out at me, though -- in one scene, the eponymous wrestler plays a Nintendo game with a neighborhood kid. The game is based on the character in the movie, and appears to be a real mid-80's NES game, but it can't be, because the wrestler character (Randy "The Ram" Robinson) is fictional. But in this scene they're playing the game, executing moves like the "Ram Slam" on each other. What? How did they do that? It turns... READ ON

"I believe that if we want to survive the next century on this planet, we need...21 billion hours of gameplay every week. ... No, I'm serious." So says Jane McGonigal in a recent TED Talk. McGonigal is a game designer who studies gaming, cooperation, and how games can actually make a difference in the real world. Her thesis is basically that kids are already spending zillions of hours (specifically, 10,000 hours on average by age 21) playing games -- so why not use that game time to do something... READ ON

After posting about a Lego machine that solves Rubik's Cubes this week, I've been wondering how fast people can do it. Here are some impressive Rubik's Cube-related finds from YouTube! 3-Year-Old Solves Cube in 114 Seconds The title pretty much says it all. This young Chinese girl has mad speedcubing skillz; the two adults next to her (one has just a 2x2x2 cube) can't keep up. 10.56 Second Solution - Yu Nakajima According to speedcuber Yu Nakajima, he holds the third-place world record... READ ON