The plug-and-play TV game Big Buck Hunter Pro ($59.99 list) from Jakks Pacific is rated Teen by the ESRB, but I thought my six-year-old son would enjoy it, since he loves a similar game called Chicken Shoot that he plays on his Nintendo Wii. The game doesn't come close to being as fun as Chicken Shoot, but that had nothing to do with his age.

Big Buck Hunter is a port of the arcade/bar gaming machine of the same name. This home version includes a rifle and shot sensor that you place above your TV. It requires four double-A and three triple-A batteries, which are not included.

Getting this finicky game to work correctly is a chore. We tried it on two different TVs and had problems with both. With our 42-inch plasma, we had a difficult time getting the shot sensor to stay on top of the thin TV. It kept falling off until we finally got some two sided tape.

While the tech world has been waiting for Apple, Microsoft, and even TechCrunch to introduce their tablets, a company called Camangi has gone ahead and released its own device: The WebStation is a 7-inch touchscreen tablet that runs Android 1.5. The device features 802.11 b/g WiFI, a GPS module, and a built-in micro SD Card Reader.

The WebStation features a number of baked-in apps, including a Web browser and Gmail. The device can also serve as an e-book reader and a music player, and there's a stand on its back, so it can double as a photo frame or movie-streaming device. The WebStation also has a USB hub and a rechargeable battery, which should give you four to five hours of media usage, according to the company.

The WebStation will be available early next month for $399.

I've been a remote-control-airplane enthusiast for years. I've never really been able to get my six-year-old son into it, though: Planes are difficult to control, and he's a bit afraid of breaking the machines I've spent hours putting together.

When the chance for him to try the new Spin Master Air Hogs Switchblade ($69.99 list) came along, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get him into the hobby. The Switchblade is part helicopter, part plane. It takes off by rotating like a helicopter, but once it's up high enough, you hit the Morph button to cause the wings to align--and it then flies like a plane.

Once you remove the Switchblade from its box (which includes, naturally, those annoying wire-ties), resist the urge to throw away the packaging. One part of the Switchblade looks like packaging material, but you'll need it to assemble the launch base; I had to retrieve it from the trash.

While the new Google Chrome OS is still at least a year away from being a commercial product, Google's technology preview this week will be our first opportunity to see Google's vision for its computing platform.

Google told us that the event, held at its Mountain View headquarters in California, is really designed for developers and third-party partners. However, a select group of journalists and analysts have also been invited to see what Google's been up to for the last four or five months.

Bookmark this page now and join us on Thursday, November 19 at 10 A.M. Pacific, 1 P.M. Eastern time, for our play-by-play live blog--fresh from the Google Chrome OS event.

10:02 PST: We're still waiting for the event to start. You'll find updates after the jump.

[All updates from Mark Hachman]

Once my six-year-old son and I got the Nanoscopes working, he really enjoyed Nanovor; in fact, I had to ask him to stop playing several times. However, getting the toys up and running was not easy.

First, let me warn you: The packaging says it works with Windows XP. It doesn't. When updating it, the software wiped out the Nanoscope firmware. We were able to recover the Nanoscope by connecting it to a Vista machine. This seems to be a known issue, as we found mention of it on the company's Web site.

The price tag is a little high at $200 after mail-in rebate with a two-year contract, but for a phone that won't break under most conditions, I'll bet some people will be willing to plunk down the cash. The G'zOne Rock also has a 2-megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, and touch-sensitive music controls. Included as well are six unique outdoor apps including a powerful compass, a walking counter, and a thermometer.

The Rock appears to be a successor to the G'zOne Boulder, released more than a year ago. The phone comes hot on the heels of the more-upscale G'zOne Brigade, a horizontal flip phone with higher specs that was announced two weeks ago.

Looking for a toy for your child that's similar to the Wii but doesn't cost as much? How about an "edutainment" game that's fun to play as well as educational? Fisher-Price has just what you're looking for with the TV-compatible 3-in-1 Smart Sports ($60 list, ages 3 to 7). Your kids will be up on their feet.

The 3-in-1 Smart Sports includes a storage dock, base unit and grip controller with baseball bat, golf club and tennis racket attachments. All the attachments are kid-friendly and made out of soft foam. The base unit has attached AV cables and an on/off button, along with baseball, golf, and tennis balls that light up when the game turns on. The storage deck has three slots for each attachment, and the grip controller has a sliding on/off switch. Three color-coordinated buttons match the attachments and have up and down arrows for movement.

Setup is easy. You'll need four double-A batteries for the base unit and two double-As for the grip controller. When the batteries are in, just plug the AV cord into the proper TV input, hit the on button on the base unit, and play ball.

The included games teach numbers, colors, and letters as well as adding, subtracting, and spelling words. Each game features a character, one for each sport: a monkey (for tennis), elephant (golf), and cat (baseball). Your child can customize the characters by changing the colors of their clothes and accessories. The 3-in-1 Smart Sports includes nine different games, with three levels of difficulty for each.