Portable entertainment for cars

One of the latest trends in portable entertainment is the car DVD player. Usually installed right into the dashboard, these portable devices are changing the way people think about road trips. Even outdoor activities like camping have become more modern due to televisions located inside of vehicles!

The biggest benefit of this wave of entertainment is that it silences children and noisy passengers. The television is distracting and adding a DVD player makes the passengers able to watch all of their favorite movies, giving them a more personalized experience. Because passengers are enjoying the experience so much, several car models have televisions already installed or a special place in the design for them.

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A concern for safety has also been brought to light. Many people believe that the television will be distracting to the driver. For that reason, the televisions are always installed in the back seats of the vehicle. For a van, the television can extend from the roof in the middle row. That way, the driver does not see the TV show or movie and their eyes don’t drift away from the road. The volume can be adjusted, or if the driver feels it is necessary, can require passengers to wear headphones when they watch.

Spy Camera

For many people, the first reaction to an unusual event is "is this really happening?" It's something emergency responders are taught so that they can deal with disasters. It can also happen if there's something in everyday life that's going wrong, such as infidelity or dishonesty from someone deeply trusted. One way to deal with the situation, even if just suspected, is to have a way of making it concrete. When it's not heard through gossip, suspected through ambiguous evidence, or the result of anxiety over extending more trust than we usually do, it's easier to handle. If we see it happening in a video we can play a few times, we can start to deal with the impact. Spy cameras are perfect for raising awareness like this. Beyond confrontations and legal actions, they can record events and allow us to let them sink in and get our balance before doing anything. This promotes sane choices, such as giving the other person a chance to "come clean" first, or switching home service providers comfortably before something significant happens. Keeping a video record can allow disputes to be resolved equitably, too. Hidden cameras are used on public and senior transport to protect both driver and passengers against unfair treatment. They provide balance in many situations, and opportunities for positive change when behaviors or situations are identified before any real harm is done. As a silent witness, a spy camera doesn't take sides.

Surface Pro Giveaway

Welcome to the Surface Pro Giveaway

Organized by: Iowa Mom and Mom to Bed by 8

Co-Hosted by: Bay Area Mommy, Libby's Library, My Vegan Gluten-Free Life, Ottawa Mommy Club and Ultimate Coupon Club.

Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, Surface Windows 8 Pro provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package. Perfect as your one device — at home, in the office, or on the road — it can run Windows 8 applications, as well as current Windows 7 desktop applications. Starting at an estimated retail price of US$899, Surface Windows 8 Pro will be available in 64GB and 128GB models.

Complete with a Surface pen with Palm Block technology, designed specifically to work with Surface to let customers edit, collaborate and get things done, is included with Surface Windows 8 Pro.

One lucky winner will receive a 64 GB Surface Pro!

Giveaway ends May 31st at 11:59pm, open to US and Canada residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below.

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Surface Pro Annnouncement

Surface Pro Giveaway Event

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Prize: 65GB Surface Pro {$899}

Event dates: 5/1 - 5/29

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The Samsung Chromebook giveaway

For Everyone. The Samsung Chromebook is a new computer that helps you get everyday things done faster and easier. It starts in seconds, has virus protection built-in, and runs your favorite Google apps plus thousands more. The Chromebook comes with leading Google products, like Search, Gmail, YouTube and Hangouts, so you can work, play, and do whatever you want, right out of the box. You can easily share it with multiple people- switching accounts takes seconds, and everyone gets their own files, apps and settings. And it's simple to use. There's no setup, and your files are automatically backed up in the cloud. At just 2.4 pounds, 0.7 inches thin, and with over 6.5 hours of battery life, the Samsung Chromebook can go anywhere you go. It's built to stay cool, so it doesn't need a fan and runs silently. It also includes 100GB of free Google Drive storage (for 2 years), a built-in webcam, and dual band Wi-Fi to make it easy to connect to wireless networks.

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Xbox Bundle Giveaway

Get Fit By Gaming Giveaway

Hosted by Mom to Bed by 8 and Giveaway Bandit

Special thank you to our lovely co-hosts: Mommy Bear Media, Homeschooling Mom 4 Two, Coupon Queen of Texas, The Naptime Review, Mom Knows It All, Books R Us, Simply Sherryl, Stay a Stay at Home Mom and Smoothies and Cocktails Recipes.

Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle Includes:

Xbox 360 S Console 250GB Hard Drive Kinect Sensor

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One lucky reader will receive a Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle Console Bundle!

Giveaway ends March 1st at 11:59pm, open to US & Canadian residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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Xbox Bundle Free Blogger Event

Xbox Bundle Giveaway Event

Hosted by: Mom to Bed by 8 and Giveaway Bandit

Prize Package includes: Xbox 360 S Console, 250GB Hard Drive, Kinect Sensor, Wireless Controller, Kinect Adventures and Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do

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Wii U & $200 Game Stop Gift Card Giveaway

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Prizes: Wii U & $200 Game Stop Gift Card

If the winner is outside the USA they will receive the cash value in their choice of Paypal cash or Amazon Gift card NO EXCEPTIONS!

The event dates: 11/22 12:01 am - 12/10 12:59 pm EST

Open to World Wide

The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus.

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Once lucky person will win it all. For your chance simply enter via the Rafflecoper below.

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~ Introducing the Wii U ~

Wii U is the next great gaming console from Nintendo and it redefines how you will play next. With its innovative new Wii U GamePad controller, it will not only introduce entirely new ways to play games, it will also transform how you connect with friends and enjoy entertainment.

Play Games

• Discover new ways to play together with the innovative Wii U GamePad controller
• Enjoy brand new games from your favorite gaming franchises
• Experience up to full 1080p HD for the first-time ever on a Nintendo gaming console
• Play almost all of your favorite Wii games & accessories on the Wii U console

Connect & Share

• Interact with friends, family, and people around the world via Miiverse*
• Download add-on content, full games, classic games, and applications from the Nintendo eShop*
• Communicate in real time with the video chat feature*
• Make and share Mii? characters* *Broadband Internet access required for online features. For more info, go to support.nintendo.com

Transform Entertainment

• Search your TV, cable, video-on-demand and DVR content from one convenient place
• Control your TV with the Wii U GamePad as a remote control
• Browse the Internet on the Wii U GamePad and share your activity on the TV screen
• Find, watch, and enhance your video entertainment

Wii U GamePad Controller

• Connects Wirelessly with both the console and the TV
• Built-in touch screen
• Motion Control
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One lucky reader will receive a Wii U Console with Wii U GamePad Controller!

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APPLE IPOD Giveaway

   

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Welcome to the Apple IPod Touch ~ Pink 32 GB Turkey Day Event! Event will run from 11/1 12:01 AM - 11/21 11:59 PM. It is brought to you by our host and co hosts Plum Crazy About Coupons, A Medic's World, Raking In The Savings, Dishin' With Rebelle, Freebie Spot, Cotton Ridge Create, Stay A Stay At Home Mom and Coupondipity.

We would like to say thank you to all other wonderful bloggers that are participating in this event also.

Apple Ipod (5th Gen) Pink

Apple® - iPod touch® 32GB MP3 Player (5th Generation - Latest Model) - Pink. RV $299.99. This will be a hot item for Christmas. They are taking pre orders right now and expect to be out this month. Giveaway will run Nov. 1 - Nov. 21. Winner will be chosen on Thanksgiving.

First link choice is free, with announcement post. (it doesn't have to be long, just short and sweet) Facebook or Twitter. Extra Links are $2.00 each. This is going to be a huge event. Pink items are always the first to sell out. Send payment to xplumcrazeex2003@yahoo.com as a gift.

Host pages are $10.00 and Co Host spots are $25.00 Co Host spot includes link back to your blog, 5 links and a host page.

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Another windows computer heads south

It's too bad they cant make a computer that will never break down, never be outdated, never crash or give error messages and never slow down. Yeah right, like that's ever gonna happen in this life time. I got a call from my wife last week while I was at work telling me she has bad news. I can only imagine what it was. Apparently, the desktop computer she uses got an error message saying "fan failure". Urgghhhh. Not again. We had issues with this in the past and since it was under warranty, we took it to the shop for them to repair but they didn't do too well so I had to take matters into my own hands this time. I'm a firm believer in that old quote "If you want something done right the first time, do it yourself". I replaced the CPU fan and added new heat sink grease to the new fan. It ran quieter and better for a month or two before she started having problems with it again recently. I'm assuming the motherboard was heading south because its about 6 years old and has been having other issues with speed and performance even after I tuned it up, scanned it for malware, viruses, and some other checks. I knew this day was coming soon. The 22" flat panel monitor we bought lasted about 3 years and we were using an older flat panel monitor from my mom's computer. So we had to break down and buy a new computer. I decided to go with my gut feelings and purchase an Imac computer even though I had no idea how to use one. A few days later after using it, I find myself constantly searching on the web about how to do this or how to do that, frequently visiting the apple support page for help. They say that when you get to learn how to use an Imac, you won't ever want to go back to a windows based pc. Right now I have to disagree with that expression since my wife and I are both struggling just to learn how to perform basic functions but maybe that answer will change once I get to learn how apple likes to run the show. And that doesn't include the fact that I'm also trying to transfer all the documents like word, excel, photos and other important documents from the windows based computer to the Imac. This in itself has become a quite a chore. This new computer could be better or could be worse, but only time will tell. Do you own a windows or apple computer? What do you is better? Your thoughts or opinions are always welcome.

Fellowes 79Ci @ FellowesInc

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fellowes. All opinions are 100% mine.

We have a home based business that we've been doing for several years now and it's really helped to pay the bills. We have a dedicated area in our living room that we use to do our home based business work. It includes your typical office machines like your standard desktop computer, work desk with drawers filled with paper clips, stapler, sticky notes, correction fluid, pens and paper and the like, file cabinet, printer, copier and fax machine and a paper shredder. We try to keep our machines up to date because we depend on them every day for our business but the one thing we lag on is our paper shredder. At the end of every month we have to set aside time to shred old mail and any documents with important information on them and this really is the time I hate the most because it takes so long because it's always getting jammed. I scrimped when we bought our paper shredder opting out for a no-name brand shredder for $19.95 at one of those big discount stores. Big mistake! I've been telling my wife we really need to buy a better shredder because ours only cuts the paper in strips and I worry about one day someone may go into the trash bin and put the strips of paper together and find important information about us otherwise known as identity theft. I told my wife about this Fellowes 79Ci paper shredder. It's so cool because it has this 100% jam proof technology so no more delays with paper jams. Another thing I like is that it cuts the paper into 399 particles making it impossible for others to reveal important documents. Awesome! Our shredder was so noisy, it used to scare our son so he would cover his ears but with this advanced shredder with silent shred technology, now my son can even help us shred our documents now being in fear of the motor. Safety was another concern for us because our kids want to put there little fingers into the shredder even though we tell them not to but fellowe's 79Ci addresses that concern too with the SafeSense technology feature. A sensor automatically disables the shredder once little hands touch the paper opening making it safe for our children. This is a great shredder for our business and it will complement the rest of our machines. I'll tell my wife.

Insanely cheap deals on name brand merchandise

The other day my wife and I went to our tax preparer to have our taxes prepared. When we found out that we will be getting a good refund this year, I told my wife that I will get her what she really has been longing to have and that's none other than a DSLR camera, so, she and I started looking at different websites to compare prices. After looking at some prices, I told her she needs to shop around more to get a better deal. I told her I would help her look around and see if I could find a better deal. I haven't been able to find a better deal yet but I did find this really great website called nomorerack.com where I found outrageously insane deals on brand name electronics, brand name clothing, jewelry and a whole lot more. I found this site to be so much better than those other sites where you have to bid to get the item you want.

I'm still learning about it and I'm hoping I can find the brand name DSLR camera that my wife was looking for. Some of the prices on name brand electronics are almost too good to be true but I've heard nothing but good words about this website and another great thing is the shipping fee's are only $2.00 on all orders. I've never heard that from any other site. Some of products I've seen on their website like the apple iPad and the sony bravia TV really caught my attention because of the insane savings like 95% and I've been wanting these two items for awhile now so I was blown away by the amount of money saved. For instance the apple iPad which retails for about $540.00 sold for $43.20. WOW! I've decided that I'm going to register at nomorerack and try to score on some really great deals.

After registering on the website I found it really easy to navigate the website and search for some products I want to order. The shipping information's and deals updates were very clear and understandable. This definitely gave me the reason to shop through this website.

Find deals at dealfun

As we know, more and more people now-a-days start to shop online hoping to get better deals. One good way to have huge savings is through an auction websites such as dealfun.com. With them, you can find all types of products from iPads, iPhone, laptops, electronics, LED TV's, clothing, jewelries, watches, and so forth. For beginners though, you might find the whole bidding process kind of hard and just a waste of time and money. But when you have strategies and know how to play, winning is indeed possible. For shoppers who don’t win bids though, they can still use their credits or bid packs to purchase the item they want in discounted price. Wouldn't it be great to have a new laptop, phone, or camera at a very low price? Pretty cool isn't it? If you're game for great deals, do give them a visit.

I really want to experience how it’s like to win in an auction site. I bet it's exciting and so much fun! But I got to learn more about it first to be a big winner and bring home the bacon. Might as well ask someone I know who happens to find great deals and cool items just by bidding.

Books inspire me…

Posted by Arden Wallace

Something that I appreciate more than most people is a good book. I feel like a good book inspires you to be a better person, and to experience life more. Usually when I’m done reading a book, I sit down and reflect on what it is that I think that book wanted me to learn. My most recent book that I read was actually Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling novel: “Eat, Pray, Love.” I will tell you that I didn’t even have to get to the last page to know that I wanted to go on the exact same trip that Elizabeth went on, and I wanted to go soon. I just got out of a very serious relationship, and had some major soul-searching to do. I got my passport, went online to check out security systems at hTTP://WWW.SecurityChoice.Com, took my dog to doggie day care, and hit the road for 6 months. Anyone that has the means to do so should take the trip. Although mine was shortened, it was a revealing trip of a lifetime.

Tired of a monthly cell phone bill?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Cell phones have become so convenient and portable that cell phone mobile service is used by just about everyone everyday. We can literally stay in touch 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Unfortunately, if you have a 1 or 2 year contract plan like me and millions of other people, you know the hassle and commitment required with most wireless providers can prove to be daunting. If your tired of paying hidden fees and charges like me every month then there is an alternative and better idea. My contract will end soon and I gave my wife the decision to decide what we will do for our next cell phone and she said that we should invest in one of those Tracfones. She watched reviews of real TracFone customers explaining the benefits of these phones with no hidden charges, activation fees or credit checks and none of those crazy early termination fees that those other carriers are getting if you cancel with them. It's just a simple phone plan with simple needs. After listening to some of these real TracFone customers real experiences while traveling across the country and specifically between mountainous areas, to be able to hear them say that they still had a signal whereas other friends of theres who were using contract phones lost their signal was very reassuring. I know that if I'm traveling with my wife and kids, the last thing I want to have happen to us is to lose my cell phone signal. Having great nationwide coverage and the ability to call international to our family in the Philippines is another bonus I like. It would feel great to know how much I will pay for my phone service without worrying about hidden fees every month. And I like the choice of features and brands I can choose from like Motorola, Samsung, Nokia, LG and more. I think my wife will make the switch to the Tracfone so we can save money.

Tips for back to school

Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham

Having my kids home for 3 weeks has been a mixed blessing. I love having my kids home and spending extra time with them but after 3 weeks the boredom sets in. I am out of craft ideas, it is too cold to go outside and even for them, there are only so many cookies that they can make, decorate and eat. That's why I am so excited that it is time to for them to go back to school. Now I only have to come up with enough activities to entertain them in the afternoons. It is always a little hard for them to transition from vacation to regular school schedule so there are a few things that I do to help ease them in. First, I never make their vacation bedtime differ too much from their normal bedtime. For Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve I let them stay up as late as they want, or in their case can, but other than those 2 days I never extend their bedtime for more than an hour. I also make sure they wake up at a decent time and the night before school starts we pick out school clothes and get their back packs ready. That way in the morning we are not rushed. All we have to do is grab everything and turn on our home security alarm (click here) on our way out the door.

Cool USB Turntable

I have some old vinyl records that i saved up from the 1970's and I've been wanting to copy them onto cd for a long time now but you know the cost is quite high these days so they just sit in storage collecting dust. These records are classics and there value is more sentimental to me than the money. But one day i found out about this unique and cool looking USBTurntable
that you can buy and it can record all your vinyl collection onto CD or mp3 quickly and easily. All you have to do is hook up the standard usb cable to your computer and your set to start copying. It comes with all the necessary cables and instructions. What could be easier.. My wife said i can buy so i can finally put all my vinyls on CD at a fraction of the cost and be done with it!