Our fascination with our images started well before selfies became a word, in fact, it began in infancy. I remember being a new parent and my daughter’s excitement in catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror that’s translated into my kids, ages 7 and 10, using their iPods to snap images of themselves. Last…
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How to Control Your Home Theater from Your Smartphone: Logitech Harmony Smart Control Remote Review
The Logitech Harmony Smart Control Remote system turns your smartphone into a full-fledged Harmony Remote capable of controlling all of your home theater and stereo devices. If you’ve never used a Harmony remote, they are the industry standard for high-quality Universal Remotes. They can completely eliminate a stack of remotes and make all of your…
5 Reasons to Visit Japan
This is sponsored post but all opinions are based on experiences from our personally funded trip to Japan 2 years ago. Two summers ago we traveled to China and Hong Kong on a family trip with my parents and stopped in Japan on our way home. Our stay in the Japanese neighborhood of Shinjuku may have…
Weekly Reads: Disney Layoffs, Free Getty Images, TSA on Instagram, NatGeo’s Live From Space
Another long hiatus but I swear, in honor of a new season and what we hope is the end of winter for good, this feature will be back with more regularity like the title suggests! {Headlines} This week Disney Interactive announced huge cuts including the end of BabyZone.com, the 3 year old Spoonful site that…
Get Your Peabody On with Free Mr. Peabody & Sherman App (w. giveaway)
This post is sponsored by 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation “Hello again. Peabody and Sherman here,” the cartoons used to start as they punctuated Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. The bespectacled dog and boy who used set the Way Back Time Machine controls to travel back in time are back for a new generation in…
Samsung Galaxy S5: Translating the Tech Specs to Share What You Need to Know about Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Device
Yesterday Galaxy lovers, Android aficionados, and smartphone consumers watched as Samsung announced the S5 features from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and while the specs are impressive, Samsung continues to build on the success of the Galaxy line with improvements that make it tempting for iPhone users to switch and S3 and S4 users to…
Discovering Engineering Through the Pinewood Derby
This is a compensated post written in conjunction with the DiscoverE blog tour. All opinions are my own. With so much emphasis on teaching kids science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics, as parents, we can feel guilty about not doing more, intimidated by the concepts, or feel empowered by the fact that even if…
On-the-Go Insurance for Your Mobile Phone
Last week I attended CES, the Super Bowl of technology trade shows, armed with gadgets that I worried about losing in the two million square feet of exhibit space occupied by 3,200 exhibitors and 150,000 other attendees. With all the hustle and bustle, it would be way too easy for me to lose or misplace my…
Finding My HolidayZen By Saying No to Events and Yes to PJs!
It’s the Sunday before Christmas and following my own rules for #HolidayZen, I declared today pajama day in our house. It’s an overly indulgent and somewhat selfish move but the honest truth is that we’re tired. The kids are tired (as evidenced by their sleepy little faces at the breakfast table after being woken up…
Day 3 of Sprint 5 Days of Gadget Giveaways: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
Welcome to day three of my great gadget giveaways! Today I have a fabulous Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, courtesy of Sprint! The Galaxy Tab 3 is a 7” touch screen tablet that’s the perfect size for tucking in your purse, carrying on a daily commute to catch up on reading, or in the hands of…
