Sifteo, Inc today announced the upcoming general availability of its Sifteo cubes to U.S. and Canadian customers. Sifteo cubes are motion-aware 1.5-inch blocks with full-color screens that wirelessly connect with a personal computer during play to create unique interactions when shaken, tilted, rotated and neighbored next to one another. With Sifteo cubes, the company is pioneering the concept of Intelligent Play™, an evolution of entertainment and learning that combines familiar physical interactions, innovative technology and engaging titles, opening the door to new fun and social play experiences.
How To Play with Sifteo Cubes To play with Sifteo cubes, users first install Siftrunner (Sifteo's desktop application) on an internet-connected computer, then buy and download games and apps from Sifteo's store. A USB wireless link connects Siftrunner with Sifteo cubes during play. For best performance, users should play within a few feet of the USB wireless link. In optimal conditions, the range may extend up to 20 feet.Light, long-sleeved clothes and mosquito repellent lotions go a long way towards preventing bites. If you're wary of the ingredients in commercial repellents, there are natural alternatives, such as catnip oil, more unusual alternatives, such as rubbing dryer sheets all over yourself, and tiring alternatives-mosquitoes are less likely to hassle you if you're active and sweating. If you're dining alfresco, citronella candles, incense, and (again) mosquito nets can help you avoid being pestered."Sifteo has designed an educational play platform that relates extraordinarily well to children of all ages," said Dr. Victoria Matthews, founder and former director of the Montessori School of Ojai, California. "There is no limit to how parents and educators can use Sifteo cubes to combine fun and learning in a unique way that engages today's digital kid."If you don't want mosquitoes to live on your property, don't make space for them to breed on your property. This means eliminating any sources of standing water, such as in bird baths, garbage cans, flower pots, wading pools, watering cans, etc. Mosquitoes will mate and lay eggs around sources of water, meaning that you will have to deal with legions of young blood-suckers once the eggs hatch.Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineSifteo has also announced the availability of the Sifteo Creativity Kit™, which is included with the purchase of every Sifteo Pack. The Sifteo Creativity Kit enables Sifteo users to customize an endless array of gameplay experiences for themselves and others using their Sifteo cubes. The Sifteo Creativity Kit lets users easily create a range of mini-games tailored to their unique interests, from learning foreign languages and ordering chemical elements by atomic weight, to word play games and number puzzles.For information on how to get rid of these insects, visit http://www.pestproductsonline.com.2. Screen Them OutFortunately, the companies that make domestic pesticides have found safer ingredients for their potions in recent years-ingredients that don't skimp on effectiveness. Black Flag, America's oldest pesticide manufacturer, has a range of Backyard Foggers that minimize your yard's exposure to harmful chemicals, but show no mercy to mosquitoes. Their Mosquito Spray and Mist can also be used to treat bushes, shrubs, tall grass, and other places where mosquitos might nest. With these products, you can enjoy your summer-not spend it scratching bites.Check around your windows for cracks in the caulking and where the window fits into the frame. If the caulking is old and weathered and it is no longer keeping the air from coming into the home, you should scrape out the old caulk and put in a fresh new coat. Any number of insects can scale your home, even to the second story, to get in through a crack in the window.If you are purposely collecting water for gardening purposes, or if you have a pond on your property, you can purchase "floats" or "dunks" that release bacteria into the water. The bacteria kill the mosquito eggs, and often black fly larvae as well. Obviously, you won't want to use these products in any water you plan to drink.4. Use Personal Protection
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