If you’ve ever considered home security systems only to be discouraged that they’re not exactly what you’re looking for in order to provide peace of mind, PEQ (pronounced peek) could be right for you. PEQ offers homeowners a simple and flexible way to view, control and receive alerts from your home anywhere thanks to an…
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Samsung’s #DitchtheDSLR Goes Hollywood with a Star Studded Event 10/14 and Why You Need to Ditch Your DSLR!
When Samsung Camera held their first #DitchtheDSLR Day this in Times Square this past June, it’s not surprising that people turned out in droves, excited to trade in their bulky DSLRs for award-winning NX30. Now Samsung is coming to LA to give West Coasters a chance to ditch their DSLRs on Tuesday, October 14 with…
Teaching Fire Safety Through Interactive Apps
This is a sponsored post Years ago when I was a first grade teacher, I was always trying to plan creative ways to teach my students about fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week. I had favorite books for read-alouds and an entire folder of fun activities featuring Sparky, the fire hat wearing Dalmatian that…
California Coastal Getaway in the Kia #K900
This weekend as I reached for a coat to ward off the chill of the new season as I headed out with my youngest for an early Sunday morning dive practice, I found myself missing certain aspects of summer. We’ve traded laidback days of dive practice and camp for hectic ones of sports practice, music…
Why Dolby Atmos Sound Makes Today’s Transfomers: Age of Extinction Blu-ray Release Different (giveaway)
Any Transformers fan knows that today is the day Transformers: Age of Extinction comes out on Blu-ray but did you know that it’s the first movie mixed in for home theaters? Dolby Atmos is multidimensional sound that has become the new gold standard in cinema sound this summer thanks to the way it immerses your…
ESRB Celebrates 20 Years of Rating Video Games and Apps
Characters like Mario, Sonic, Master Chief, Ratchet and Clank, Lara Croft, Snake, and other popular video game characters have shared one thing in common over the last 20 years: they’re all featured in a game that carries an Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) icon. If you’re not familiar with the ESRB, it’s a non-profit organization that…
Samsung #NX1 Camera: Impressive Specs Tempt DSLR Users to #DitchtheDSLR in Favor of Mirrorless
This morning Samsung announced their new flagship NX-1 camera and a 50-150 mm F2.8 S lens at Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Set to be available on October 15 at a price of $1,499 (body only), the mirrorless pro-level NX1 is already receiving rave reviews on features that will continue to tempt Canon, Nikon, Pentax, and Sony…
Chincoteague: Our Family’s Favorite Summer Road Trip
This is part of a sponsored campaign with Choice Hotels. Today officially marks the end of summer as school starts for our kids but last week we had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite local vacation spots— Chincoteague, Virginia. Just over three hours from Washington, D.C., the town of Chincoteague feels like a…
Why a Guarantee is the Best Protection for Our Most Important Devices
This is a sponsored post Gadgets are great until they stop working and for some reason, they always seem to stop working when the warranty has just run out. Most manufacturers won’t consider helping if the warranty has expired so consumers often purchase pricey extended warranty protection. Since there have been few times where…
Back to School Devices, Accessories, and Apps for All Ages (w OtterBox & Philips headphone giveaways)
August is here and with it, last hurrahs of summer as we head back to school later this month. With photos of friends arriving at college campuses to get their beloveds settled and first day of school pictures appearing on my Facebook wall along with an endless stream of emails and newspaper circulars announcing deals…
