Whether you want to host a fun family movie night outside, or have an outdoor party featuring the big game, the Veranda Series of SunBriteTVs is ready to make your favorite outdoor space a real destination. Watching TV outside is fun!
The Veranda Series of SunBriteTVs are designed specifically for outdoor use. They are engineered to survive just about any climate in North America, resisting the harsh effects of rain, snow, dust, insects, and extreme temperatures.
Weatherproof TV built for full-shade outdoor living areas
Powder-coated rust-proof aluminum exterior protects internal components from rain, snow, dust, insects, humidity, and salt air.
Veranda comes standard with a direct-lit 4K UHD screen with HDR, which is up to 50% brighter than indoor TVs for improved viewing in brighter outdoor environments. It’s more durable, safer, and a better experience that using an indoor TV outdoors.
For anyone who knows me, you are aware that I am a binge-watching addict. I am not quite sure when my addiction began but I do know that it all stated when I purchased my first Chromecast from Google Streaming Media Player.
We have been cord cutters for quite a few years now however we had to come up with a plan to keep up with our favorite shows, keep the kids happy and make use of those apps on our phones and tablets such as Netflix, YouTube and HBO Go. With Google Chromecast you can enjoy TV shows, movies, videos, songs, games, sports and more from over 2000 apps¹!
Streaming from Your Phone to Your TV
With a Google Chromecast you can expand your home entertainment without buying a new TV and stream your favorite shows, movies and more right from your phone! Setting up and using Google Chromecast is a breeze too, just plug Chromecast into the HDMI port on your TV and to power and stream your favorite entertainment right from your phone with just a tap. Watch shows, listen to playlists, and more. And while streaming, you can still use your phone as you normally do!!
What makes Chromecast even better is that you can can stream using your voice too. Just say what you want to watch from compatible apps and control your TV hands-free, with Chromecast and Google Home² working seamlessly together.
Fun for the Entire Family
With Google Chromecast your entire family can watch movies, shows, live TV, YouTube, and photos streaming on your TV from all your family’s devices.
You can pick up a Google Chromecast of your own at Best Buy for just $35 and start streaming your favorite shows today!
¹ Subscriptions are required to view some content.
² Google Home, Chromecast, and compatible content required to cast to a TV using Google Home.
Having a child can be one of the biggest blessings in life: there’s so much hope and potential that you can’t help but think about all of the possibilities to come.
Most new parents, however, get a little stressed wondering if they are doing everything correctly. And while new parents have been second-guessing themselves since the dawn of time, today’s parent have the luxury of mobile apps that can help answer any questions they may have and reduce the stress. Here are a few apps that can help you do everything you can for your baby and help you focus on enjoying the possibilities rather than stressing out about them.
Automatic Call Recorder for Me
There’s no denying that once you have a baby, everyone will call you to congratulate you. This call recorder app for Android will let you save any call — that special one from the grandparents, maybe? — so you can listen to it anytime you want. You can easily sort through all of your recording by date, time and caller.
Imagine playing some of the happiest calls of your life for your child once they grow up!
Mom Maps
This app is a great way to find child-friendly places around your city or when you are traveling with your baby. You can find baby-friendly cafes, parks, restaurants and more. The best part is that all of the places are vetted by real parents, so you can trust the results. If you find a place you like, you can add a pin to ever-growing maps for other parents.
Baby Feed Timer
Keeping track of feeding time can be difficult for new parents, so this app was created to help you.
Just log in the information after each feeding and the app will track breastfeeds, bottle feeds, solid food, pumps and more so you can access the information quickly. You can also use the built-in timer so you can know exactly how long each takes.
White Noise Baby
As any parent will tell you getting your child to fall asleep can be a chore. This app creates different kinds of white noise that has been proven to be soothing for babies. Just choose from the many different sounds until you find the one that your baby responds best.
My Family
This app will give you all of the information you need to know as your child enters different stages of growth.
Just enter your child’s birthdate and the app will automatically collect articles and stories that can help you. You can even enter the due date while you’re still pregnant to get advice whenever you’re ready.
Kids Wellness Tracker
This app will help you keep track of your baby’s health and medical history. Just enter the information and you can keep track of vaccinations, medical history and more. You can also schedule doctor’s appointments and use a dosage calculator for medicines.
Becoming a parent is exciting and stressful. Let these apps take care of the stress, so you can focus on the excitement.
Charlie Pearce is a stay-at-home Dad to a 6month old, 3 year old and 7 year old. He writes about parenting topics and daily life in this role-reversal.
Like most families, we have an unbelievable amount of stuffed animals in our home. Of course, even though it seems like they are reproducing daily, it never stops me from bringing more into our home. The newest addition to our stuffed family is the coolest one of all, meet Sammy the Bear from Bluebee Pals.
What Makes Bluebee Pals So Special?
I know, he looks like a normal teddy bear and let me tell you, he feels like one too. That all changes when you turn him on and connect him to your electronic device via Bluetooth and he comes to life!
Bluebee Pals are just what kids need to bring their apps to life! We have used Sammy to read bedtime stories, sing songs, learn the alphabet, count and even do math problems with our 8-year-old. I have yet to find an app that he doesn’t work with.
Not only can you use your Bluebee Pal as an interactive learning device, you can also use it to answer your phone when it is synced to it by squeezing his ear. We think it is fun to have him talk using our voice when on the phone and the kids get a real kick out of it too!
The magic is actually a connection to any Bluetooth enabled phone, tablet or laptop from Apple to Android. Each lovable stuffed animal has a mesmerizing feature — lip synchronization – that allows the pal’s lips to move while singing a downloaded tune or engaging with various learning apps. Even foreign language apps work—in fact, as long as an app has sound, it will work with Bluebee Pals!
More About Bluebee Pals
Parent company Kayle Concepts introduced the cuddly pals in 2014. Now thousands have been adopted into households, schools and therapy sessions. The enchanting learning tool offers so many benefits – auditory attention and processing, cause & effect, pre-literacy skills and more. The toy industry has taken notice and to date has distributed six awards including Mom’s Choice, National Parenting Publications, Parents Choice, Creative Child Award, Academic Choice and Tillywig. Bluebee Pals were just listed as #1 on the list of products that impressed STEAM Education at International Society for Technology in Education Conference 2016.
Buy Bluebee Pals
These educational toys make language and literacy fun. Just in time for Holiday 2016 giving – and please don’t forget the teacher’s gift — five precious pals are ready to be adopted! Each interactive plush features an embedded Bluetooth enabled speaker that connects to any iOS or Android device with Bluetooth capabilities. Each Bluebee Pal comes with a rechargeable battery with USB micro-charged cable is included. Bluebee Pal comes in five animal styles: Riley the Zebra, Sammy the Bear, Hudson the Puppy, Lily the Lamb, and Leo the Lion. For ages 3-8, each is $64.99 and available at www.BluebeePals.com, or online at Target, Walmart or Amazon.
Win a Bluebee Pal
You can enter for your chance to win your choice of Bluebee Pal using the entry form below.
This giveaway will end on 10/26/2016 at 11:59pm CST. Winner will be contacted via email and will have 24 hours to respond with their mailing information to claim their prize. The Megalomaniac Mommy is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Any questions, please contact us.
*The Megalomaniac Mommy policies on giveaways can be found here.
Have you ever looked around a crowded cafe and noticed that two or more people seated together are glued to their phones? It would be pretty rude to play with your phone while in the company of others unless you’re playing together. Don’t assume they are engaged in respective pastimes. Plenty of games can be played together with smartphones. Here is a number of ‘party games’ to try with friends.
Scrabble
You don’t have to be a wordsmith to play scrabble (but it does help if you want to badly beat friends). Each player is provided with a number of letters at the start of the game. As the game progresses and letters are placed on the board, each player uses their letters and those of others to form new ones. You get added points for stringing more letters together. You don’t have to exchange words out loud; have a word duel online with your smartphones.
Earwax
This selection can be played with up to seven players. One player is the judge and chooses the category. The other players are presented with six sound effects. Each player selects two sound effects as a response to the category. The judge chooses which player’s sound effect was the most befitting (and humorous) reply to the category. The selected player is awarded a point. Three points wins the whole enchilada!
Game of Phones
One player chooses a card and serves as the judge for that round. The judge reads the prompt to all players (“Show the last photo you took.” for example). Players would find something on their phones and show the judge. The judge awards one player the winner of each round, and the first player with ten points wins. This places a new spin on traditional card games.
Fibbage
Fibbage can be played with up to 8 players. Also, it can be played with up to 100 audience members via a streaming channel. In the first two rounds, each player chooses one of five random categories. Then players are presented with a fact with a missing word or phrase. Each player supplies an answer that seems good enough to pass. If a player answers correctly, the game tells them and instructs to offer a false answer (that seems legitimate). You get points for selecting the right answer as well as accrue points when other players select your (false) answer.
Bidiots
This can be played with up to six people. Each player draws two pieces of art according to random categories (“going to the beach” for example). Each player has a pool of money that can be used to purchase the art. Each piece of art is randomly assigned a secret monetary value during the ‘auction.’ Players bid upon and purchase art that matches the category while trying to get other players to make poor bids and buying decisions. At the end, the player with the most money (due to buying low and selling high) wins the game.
Bomb Corp
One player is an employee of a bomb factory who must deactivate bombs that are coming off the assembly line. Other players are given varied sets of instructions to help. The instructions are cryptic and conflicting, which inspires great communication between all players.
Rachael Hancock is a little bit addicted to playing games, and when she can involve her friends and family even better! She writes entertainment articles which appear around the web.
