GeekDad & Apple TV

WonderGroup focuses on moms and their kids, but I stumbled across an interesting piece of techdad goodness. GeekDad is a new blog through Wired that focuses on self-proclaimed geeks (uh, writers for Wired) raising children. This blog may be too geeky for some readers ("Proving the theory of relativity in your minivan"), but it's a great reminder of another facet of today's family. And it's also refreshing to see that the highest-tech dads of the computer age still play Legos with their children.

On a mostly-unrelated note, here's a Reuters article about Apple TV, in case you haven't been following its development.

"It's Apple's first major foray into the living room," said Shannon Cross, an analyst at Cross Research. "I expect many more products to come that expand Apple's reach beyond this initial Apple TV."

Apple's "foray into the living room" brings countless possibilities, many of which could rock the family entertainment realm. Apple TV's price point is relatively low ($300ish), making it fairly accessible-- especially to families that are comfortable and familiar with purchasing content through iTunes. Right now, buying through iTunes is a personal process (buying your favorite media to enjoy on your handheld media player), but Apple TV could open the door to simpler family viewing (buying high-def episodes of Ugly Betty to watch together after soccer practice).

We can at least count on some geek dads to pick one up, right?