by Nicole Etolen | Nov 29, 2017 | Gift Ideas, Tech Time
When I was a kid, aside from the smaller gifts that my brother and I got under the tree, my mom often bought one bigger gift for the house. One year, it was a VCR (hey, those weren’t cheap way back when). Another year, a new sleeker box TV to replace the 1950s...
by Nicole Etolen | May 11, 2017 | Tech Time
I’ve always loved putting together jigsaw puzzles. There’s just something to relaxing about seeing a pile of seemingly random pieces come together to form a gorgeous image, so satisfying about placing that last piece. Before Jake, I did puzzles all the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 21, 2016 | Tech Time
This post is brought to you by Rendezvous. All opinions are my own. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m struggling to come up with great gift ideas for the people on my list more and more every year. My son is older now and has a list filled with...
by Kristy R | Nov 14, 2016 | Kids & Family, Tech Time
Kids are naturally curious, and taking apart electronics together is one of many ways to help feed their curiosity and to encourage STEM in your house. It’s easy to be disconnected from our electronics and expect them to work. The next generation of engineers,...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 10, 2016 | Tech Time
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of LastPass. All opinions are 100% mine. I just searched “how many passwords does the average person have” and was kind of shocked by the results. According to recent research, most people need to remember...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2016 | Tech Time
If you’re tired of dealing with the hassle of transferring pictures from one device to another, you’ll love today’s holiday gift idea: the Picture Keeper Connect. It’s definitely made my life so much easier since I received mine (in exchange...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 24, 2016 | Kids & Family, Tech Time
Have you seen the Kickstarter for the SpecialFX augmented reality system yet? Guys, this thing is beyond cool! The geniuses behind it sent me a prototype to try out and let me just tell you, this will be on every tween’s wish list once it hits the shelves. I had...
by Kristy R | Oct 17, 2016 | Gift Ideas, Tech Time
Your favorite tween or teen is likely all about tech, and these robots are the perfect way to let them explore their creativity! Robotic is pretty high on the list of freaking cool techy STEM gifts you can buy, but it can be hard to sift through all of the crazy...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 11, 2016 | Tech Time
Looking for a laptop with all the convenience of a convertible Chromebook yet the processing power of something a little more robust? We’ve been checking out the Acer Aspire R 15 convertible notebook for the last couple of weeks and it’s pretty much...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 4, 2016 | Gift Ideas, Kids & Family, Tech Time
This post was sponsored by Duracell as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. Get ready to power up your child’s imagination with the coolest robots of the year! Duracell, WowWee and Toys”R”Us have teamed up to ignite imaginations in a whole...