Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If you have a super hero lover at your house get ready to blow their mind (and their music) with the cute Mini Character Speakers! Disney (which owns Marvel) has made these adorable 6 inch speakers in Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America. They are rechargeable and compatible with all MP3 players, tablets, smartphones and … [Read more...]
Jawbone Band + App = UP Program
Disclosure: I received a Jawbone bracelet to temporarily review as part of the Verizon Wireless Midwest Bloggers program. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I have something to confess: I quit the Gym!! (GASP!) OK are you settled down from that announcement? OK Good. I LOVE the gym, I really do, but with how busy my life gets towards the end of the year I just wasn't going and I didn't want to spend all that money on a membership I was using. … [Read more...]
Mobile Bluetooth Keyboard for a Google Nexus 7
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.When I received my Google Nexus I had no idea there was such a thing as a bluetooth keyboard for it. I was searching for cases so I could keep it protected and stumbled upon Minisuit, which is a cool website that sells accessories for your devices. Plus, it is worth mentioning their prices are really good! While browsing Minisuit I saw the bluetooth … [Read more...]
Cyber-Cam Digital Camera Review
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I recently dropped our little point and shoot digital camera, shattered the LCD screen and wanted to replace it. Our camera wasn't too expensive and we got it on sale so it was more inconvenient that I dropped it than a tragedy. I decided to pair up with EverBuying.com for a digital camera review. EveryBuying.com gave me a budget of $50 so I … [Read more...]
Protecting my Computer with CaseCrown
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A couple months ago I got myself a Macbook for my birthday. My old computer was cheap and piece by piece was breaking so it was time for a new computer. Since we splurged and got a Mac I obviously am very careful with it and want it protected. My new CaseCrown Nylon Pocket Sleeve is the perfect case for my computer.CaseCrown offers several different … [Read more...]
OtterBox Armor Case – Meets US Military Standards
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I cannot be trusted with expensive phones. I have owned a cell phone since 2001 when my parents gave me one for Christmas during my sophomore year of college (week, don't try to figure out my age!). Since then I have always owned the cheapy free phone any cell carrier has offered me. I have been through all the cell carriers and have always gotten the free … [Read more...]
Charge Your Electronics on the Go With a Portable Charger + Giveaway
Disclaimer: I was given a free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. As a blogger I am on my phone A LOT! I am checking emails, taking pictures, keeping my social media up to date and making calls. My phone's dies quite often! It is always a huge headache and very inconvenient for me to have my phone die in the middle of something important! When I went to Los Angeles for the Disney Planes Premiere my phone was dying extra fast … [Read more...]
Leap Reader Ready, Set Read & Write Party
Disclaimer: I received free LeapFrog products in order to host the LeapFrog sponsored MommyParty. The opinions expressed here are my own. I have never used a LeapReader or Tag system before so when this fun party pack of Leap Frog items arrived I was stoked! Doesn't this look like a fun party pack? My kids were very excited to have some friends over for the "Ready, Set, Read & Write" party!I prepared for the party by making sure both LeapReaders were charged and ready to … [Read more...]
Case Crown’s Metallic Clip On Smartphone Case
Disclaimer: I received a sample product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. About 2 months ago we decided to join the rest of the world and get smartphones! As a blogger having the ability to post, tweet, facebook, instagram and all those other social media sites right at my fingertip is pretty much vital. I had been faking it up to that point by taking a bunch of pictures on our iPhones (that didn't work as phones, we just used them for the … [Read more...]
QOOQ Tablet Review
Disclaimer: I received this product free for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I entered a contest on Getfresh.com to get to review this tablet. After my fabulous readers and friends voted for me I won this opportunity to review it!This QOOQ tablet is an expensive product, so I naturally assumed it would be made of high quality materials. While the main body of the tablet seems sturdy enough for kitchen use, there is a rubber port … [Read more...]
How to replace a D battery with a C battery
My son loves to sleep in his bouncy seat, especially when the vibration is on. Because he loves to sleep that way, we have gone through a lot of D size batteries. One night we found that "someone" had left the buzz on (as we like to call it) and the battery was dead. To top it all off we were out of D batteries, and I didn't feel like going all the way to the store just for batteries. I remembered reading once that you can use coins and a smaller battery in the place of a bigger battery. We had … [Read more...]
Too Much Technology and Toddlers – What can Go Wrong
Mobile phones, android tablets, laptop computers, game consoles. We cannot deny the fact that technology is moving so fast. Every month, the major players in the gadget industry release their new models. And to be able to make huge sales, they proactively market their new products using advertisements which cost thousands of dollars. These advertisements are so effective, a lot of toddlers would throw tantrums so they can get a new gadget for themselves. Since parents would naturally love to … [Read more...]
Vivitar XVN-1 Digital Video Recorder Review
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.I have had the fantastic opportunity of trying out the Vivitar XVN-1 Digital Video Recorder. The Vivitar XVN-1 Digital Video Recorder is a combination digital video and picture camera, and voice recorder. The camera is very small and compact which makes it really easy to take with you anywhere. Some of the highlights of this camera are:The camera has internal … [Read more...]
