presents

Lucky woman gets Bill Gates as her Secret Santa

One lucky woman got the best possible Secret Santa this year: the richest man in the world, Bill Gates As a part of Reddit’s 2016 gift exchange, 30-year-old Alicia from Nebraska was ‘flabbergasted’ to find Bill’s generous box of gifts on her doorstep. The package included several video games, a classic NES video game system, some video game-related paraphernalia and a…

Are you a good gift-giver? Probably not, study says

(WFXB) – If you’re stressed about finding the perfect presents for your friends and loved ones this holiday season, ask them what they want. It could save you a lot of trouble in the long run, according to a new study. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Indiana University found that gift-givers pick gifts hoping to make the receiver as happy…

Your child’s toy could be spying on your family

Are the toys you children play with spying on them? A set of consumer groups are warning parents about two internet-connected toys they say could pose a threat to children’s security. The two toys are a doll named ‘My Friend Cayla’ and ‘I-Que,’ which is targeted for boys. According to the consumer groups, the toys engage in simulated conversation with…

The season’s hottest toys are selling out fast

(CNN) – Shoppers lined up at Toys-R-Us stores across the nation this weekend for two of the hottest and hardest to get items of the holiday season. Participating Toys-R-Us stores announced the sale of the Nintendo NES Classic and the breakout toy “Hatchimals.” Some stores only had about 30 of each toy for sale. Crowds of people started lining up…