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The Google Pixelbook is Sleek, Sturdy and Versatile! – Best Chromebook to Date!

March 28, 2018 By Debra Pearlstein 6 Comments

Are you interested in the newest tech? Then, consider upgrading to the Google Pixelbook!

Pixelbook is the new high-performance Chromebook designed to enhance the way you work and play. The Pixelbook is stunning. At just 10.3mm, Pixelbook is Google’s thinnest laptop ever, with a lightweight aluminum construction. Because it’s ultra-thin and light, it’s super portable. You can easily throw it in your bag or backpack and go.

With its collection of apps and Pixelbook Pen, it’s also incredibly versatile and easily adapts to your lifestyle whether you want to write your novel, get the lastest news, browse the net or play games. Because it’s powered by Chrome OS, you’ll always have the latest security and software. Chrome is by far my favorite browser, so that’s a definite plus!

The 360° touchscreen and versatile 4-in-1 design will easily meet your needs. You can sketch or edit photos, stay productive with GSuite apps that Drive automatically backs up to your device, and enjoy on-or-offline access to movies and TV shows with apps like Google Play Movies, Netflix, and YouTube Red.

The Pixelbook is the very first laptop with the Google Assistant built in, so you can get more done faster and smarter. The Google Assistant is simple to use and easily accessible via the dedicated key on the keyboard or by using the “Ok Google” wake word. You can also access it with the Pixelbook Pen. How cool is that?

Pixelbook is sleek, super sharp and ready to go when you are. It starts up in under 10 seconds, stays fast, and has a fast-charging, all-day battery that gives you up to ten hours of use from a single charge.

Now you can do more of what you love with apps including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Photos and more. You can always download your favorites from YouTube Red and Google Play Movies to enjoy even without Wi-Fi.

In Short: The Google Pixelbook is beautifully-designed, elegant, sturdy and quick. Its separately sold Pixelbook Pen was developed in collaboration with Wacom and can detect pressure and angle and brings more fun to the table.

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Disclosure: This is a partnered post with Best Buy, but, all excitement and opinions are purely mine.

#Win SuperCute Cat Headphones for Your Kids or Yourself! #Giveaway

October 26, 2017 By Debra Pearlstein 26 Comments

If you know me, you know I love cats and all things feline! Even my twitter name is MissingLynxx.

So, it’s fitting that Mindkoo has given me two sets of their Unicat MH-6 headphones for a giveaway. I’m a big fan of these for kids, teens, or anyone who loves cats.

They are wireless, easy to connect via bluetooth (V4.2), have a mic and 4 fun LED light modes. You can have 5 hours of nonstop listening with the lights and 8 hours with the lights turned off so feel free to prowl about freely.

Use them with your phone, tablet, PC, and for gaming. They are well-built, comfortable and expand to fit child/adult head sizes. With clear audio quality and a really great price, this is a perfect gift for Halloween, Christmas, birthdays or any day.

Also, right now, you can get 40% off your purchase of these headphones at Amazon when you enter this code upon checkout: GE6OH4UL.

You can also enter the Mindkoo giveaway on their site for a chance to win 1 of 30 black unicat headphones!

Also, because Mindkoo is so cool, we are doing a special giveaway for our readers and will be giving away 2 sets of these awesome headphones!

Just enter below:

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Best of Luck to all you Cool Cats!

This is a partnered post with Mindkoo. All opinions are strictly mine.

New Sony Unlocked Mobile Phones available at Best Buy!

July 11, 2017 By Debra Pearlstein 19 Comments

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free

My college-aged nephew’s birthday is this week and I’ve been searching for the perfect gift to let him know how special he is and has always been to me. Time passes like the flash of a hummingbird’s wings, and I still remember holding him the first day my sister brought him home.

I wanted to get him something so that he could record all his own special moments and that would make it easy for him to always be in touch. Today, I found the perfect gift, a new Sony unlocked mobile phone at Best Buy!

Best Buy has two new phones available with amazing displays and advanced cameras! So exciting!

The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Only available at Best Buy! This amazing new phone has a gorgeous borderless 6″ edge-to-edge Full HD display to provide you with an extraordinary mobile viewing experience.

I’m truly loving the cameras, not one, but two outstanding ones. This phone features the new 23MP main camera previously found only on Sony’s flagship smartphones and a 16MP front-facing camera upgraded to include a 23mm wide-angle lens. You’ll get high-quality performance for better photos, videos, and internet and social browsing connectivity.

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium

This phone has the latest tech including a 4K HDR Display (the first of its kind in a smartphone!) and a Super Slow motion Camera. You have to check this out! The 19 MP main camera comes with the world’s first Motion Eye camera system, featuring Predictive Capture to help you get just the exact right shot, and Super Slow motion video recording, which captures the experience in ways no other smartphone is capable of doing.

Just imagine catching the perfect wave crashing against the rocks, early morning drops of dew on a leaf, champagne bursting out of the bottle at a celebration and your dog running on the beach all in slow motion. There is so much that we can miss as life’s moments go by so fast.

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium’s high-level performance is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor which performs exceptionally for watching 4K HDR videos or playing the latest PlayStation games on PS4 Remote Play.

These unlocked phones work with the following major carriers – AT&T, Verizon and Cricket.

So, check out the new Sony Xperia Unlocked Phones at Best Buy and don’t miss a moment!

Momo: Your Intelligent Smart Home Assistant!

May 17, 2017 By Debra Pearlstein Leave a Comment

What is Momo? Besides having an incredibly catchy name, Momo is an Intelligent Smart Home Assistant, the first all-in-one smart home device.

Momo is a standalone security system, smart home super hub, and artificially intelligent assistant, all integrated into a discrete and timelessly stylish lamp form factor. Wouldn’t we all love a device that can simplify lives by making smart homes safer, more comfortable, more accessible, and more efficient? Momo does just that! Momo’s artificial intelligence allows it to learn your patterns of smart home device usage and behavior, and suggest sets of actions for you to adopt.
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Home Security – Momo is packed with standalone security features like motion detection, facial recognition, and intelligent sound detection, and can also work with any additional security systems around the home.

Smart Home Super Hub – Thanks to a full suite of connectivity systems and an open architecture, Momo can automatically sync with and manage nearly all smart home devices, including standard appliances plugged into smart plugs.

Learn & Adopt Intelligence – Momo employs machine learning techniques to learn user habits and environmental preferences, and suggest automations for your home to perfectly fit your life.

Watch Momo in action:

Momo is a brilliant and innovative design from Europe that is gaining amazing support. Couldn’t you use a little Momo in your life?

Save Up to $200 off Digital Media Academy Summer Camps!

June 10, 2016 By Debra Pearlstein 2 Comments

From California to New York, Digital Media Academy tech summer camps are filling up faster than ever! Don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime.

Now is the time to save BIG on the perfect summer camps!

Find discount codes at http://dig.ma/promo to start saving at select locations near you!

At DMA, kids (ages 6-12) and teens (ages 12-17) learn computer programming, app development, 3D modeling, robotics, graphic design, filmmaking, and much more!

Choose from one week DMA Camps, or step it up with two week DMA Academies, all taught by industry experts and tech professionals.

Campers get hands-on experience creating projects using the latest hardware and software from Apple, Canon, Adobe, and more.

Digital Media Academy also offers STEM camps just for girls, called Made by Girls! Learn from a female role model and tech professional in an environment of creative girls just like you!

Hurry, save up to $200 with discount codes found here.
See you this summer at Digital Media Academy! #CreateTheNext

Find your summer camp discount codes at http://dig.ma/promo !

Questions? Call 1(866)656-3342 or email info@digitalmediaacademy.org.

Save $100 at Digital Media Academy Tech Summer Camps!

May 22, 2016 By Debra Pearlstein Leave a Comment

Don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime! Digital Media Academy tech summer camps are filling up faster than ever – now SAVE $100 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by May 31, 2016.

At DMA, kids (ages 6-12) and teens (ages 12-17) learn computer programming, app development, 3D modeling, robotics, graphic design, filmmaking, and much more!

Choose from one week DMA Camps, or step it up with two week DMA Academies , all taught by industry experts and tech professionals.

Campers get hands-on experience creating projects using the latest hardware and software from Apple, Canon, Adobe, and more.

Digital Media Academy also offers STEM camps just for girls, called Made by Girls! Learn from a female role model and tech professional in an environment of creative girls just like you!

Hurry, save $50 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by May 31!

See you this summer at Digital Media Academy! #CreateTheNext

Find your summer camp at DigitalMediaAcademy.org! Questions? Call 1(866)656-3342 or email info@digitalmediaacademy.org.

Disclosure: This is a partnered post with Digital Media Academy

MiMedia Personal Cloud – Spring Clean and Organize Your Digital Life!

April 24, 2016 By Debra Pearlstein 3 Comments

I’m on a Spring Cleaning kick! Getting organized and reducing the clutter really has brightened my outlook. However, it’s not just my home that needs sprucing up, but my digital life as well.

If you’re like me, you have photos, videos, music and documents in various places: on your desktop/laptop, your tablet, and your smartphone, on Facebook, Flickr, and more! I don’t like feeling scattered and I long to have everything in one spot.

Remember the olden days of photos everywhere or stuffed into albums to be organized later, albums that would get worn out, dogeared or destroyed? I’m so glad those days are over.

For the past month, I’ve had the chance to explore MiMedia, a next-generation personal cloud that keeps all my digital memories organized and safe. I have MiMedia on my laptop, my iPad and iPhone where it’s always easy to access and add to.

Photos, videos and music slowly encroach on and take up your device’s memory, but MiMedia can quickly move them for you. MiMedia can be used on iOS and Android and can also upload from your social networks and other sources. With a simple click you can import from Facebook, Dropbox, Goggle+, Flickr, and more.

You can use automatic uploads or choose which items you want to add to MiMedia.

For me, lately, my motto is “Simplify, whenever possible!” And, holy space, Batman! I’ve now got all the digital room I could wish for.

MiMedia has a clean user-friendly interface, fast uploading speeds and also allows you to share with family and friends privately. You can choose what they see by sending them a link to specific photos/videos. This is great when you want to share vacation photos with the kids’ grandparents or get an opinion from a colleague of what photos to use in an article.

Photos and videos can be marked as Favorites or organized into Collections. You can curate, personalize and rediscover your digital memories and you don’t have to be a tech guru. It’s simple and fun to use!

Right now, you can get 10 GB free. Take MiMedia for a spin and store up to 2,500 photos,2,000 songs, 125 videos and 10,000 documents. If you want more, you can pay $8 per month ($85 annually) for the 500GB Basic plan which is what I have and it’s perfect for me. A 1TB Plus plan is also available for $10 per month ($100 annually).

Getting organized and reducing clutter by not having everything scattered all over the place has helped clear my mind, making room for new ideas and inspiration! With MiMedia, I love having more space on my iPad, iPhone and laptop as they run much more efficiently.

Free your mind, organize your oft-cluttered digital life, and let your imagination fill the wide open spaces!

Connect with MiMedia:

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Try out MiMedia, and include the code THEMOTHERHOOD to receive special promotions and information on contests, as well as exclusive access to try new features through an opt-in program.

Win:

One lucky Strange Daze Indeed reader will win a year long trial of a Basic 500GB MiMedia plan. Just enter via the Giveaway Tools below!

Disclosure: This post is brought to you by MiMedia and The Motherhood. All opinions are strictly my own.

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Save $100 on Digital Media Academy Summer Camps!

April 23, 2016 By Debra Pearlstein 4 Comments

Digital Media Academy tech summer camps are filling up faster than ever! Don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime – SAVE $100 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by April 30, 2016.

At DMA, kids (ages 6-12) and teens (ages 12-17) learn computer programming, app development, 3D modeling, robotics, graphic design, filmmaking, and much more!

Choose from one week DMA Camps, or step it up with two week DMA Academies , all taught by industry experts and tech professionals.

Campers get hands-on experience creating projects using the latest hardware and software from Apple, Canon, Adobe, and more.

Digital Media Academy also offers STEM camps just for girls, called Made by Girls! Learn from a female role model and tech professional in an environment of creative girls just like you!

Hurry, save $50 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by April 30!

See you this summer at Digital Media Academy! #CreateTheNext

Find your summer camp at DigitalMediaAcademy.org! Questions? Call 1(866)656-3342 or email info@digitalmediaacademy.org.

Connect on twitter @DMA_org.

Disclosure: This is a partnered post with Digital Media Academy

Don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime at Digital Media Academy – Save $100

March 4, 2016 By Debra Pearlstein Leave a Comment

Digital Media Academy tech summer camps are filling up faster than ever! Don’t miss out on the summer experience of a lifetime.

You can SAVE $100 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by March 31, 2016.

At DMA, kids (ages 6-12) and teens (ages 12-17) learn computer programming, app development, 3D modeling, robotics, graphic design, filmmaking, and much more!

Choose from one week DMA Camps, or step it up with two week DMA Academies , all taught by industry experts and tech professionals.

Campers get hands-on experience creating projects using the latest hardware and software from Apple, Canon, Adobe, and more.

Digital Media Academy also offers STEM camps just for girls, called Made by Girls! Learn from a female role model and tech professional in an environment of creative girls just like you!

Wish they had this when I was a kid. So much fun!

Hurry, save $100 with code CR8TECH16 when you register by March 31!

See you this summer at Digital Media Academy! #CreateTheNext

Any questions? Call 1(866)656-3342 or email info@digitalmediaacademy.org.

Corning Gorilla Glass dramatically improves protection against drops!

September 15, 2015 By Debra Pearlstein Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post with Mums the Word Network and Corning Incorporated. All opinions are my own.

Yesterday a good friend of mine was distraught. He showed me his cellphone and the screen was cracked. He was grocery shopping when his phone rang, and he dropped it in the store while trying to multitask.

Nowadays, most of us use our technology devices for work, play and networking. It’s an awful feeling when you lose your myriad connections due to its glass shattering. I try to be super careful with my device, but, even still I have dropped it quite a few times.

Since we want thin, aesthetically pleasing, scratch resistant surfaces and still want durability, I did some research to become more aware.

Corning Incorporated has had their top scientists perform thousands of hours of tests to help understand how and why glass shatters when dropped. They then developed a way to deliver dramatically improved performance.

How dramatic? Well, in laboratory tests, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 survives up to 80% of the time when dropped from 3 feet high, and was up to 2x tougher than competitive glass designs.

With Gorilla Glass 4, great focus was spent on improving damage resistance against sharp contact, such as a drop on asphalt, concrete or other rough surfaces and now we get the benefits.

Many of us have photos, important data, contacts, notes, and so much more on our devices.

The beauty of this is being mobile and the ability to take all our info wherever we go on a light small device. Unfortunately, the drawback is that often a simple drop may cause you to lose priceless photos and information and completely shatter your day.

Is your device well-protected? Gorilla Glass 4 is the toughest cover glass yet and dramatically improves protection against drops. Who says tough can’t be beautiful? Visit CorningGorillaGlass.com to learn more!

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