Category Archives: Techy

Fly Away with the 3DRobotics Solo Drone at Best Buy

If you have a dad who is techy and loves all geeky things like my husband Alex does then you have to stop in at Best Buy and check out the 3DRobotics Solo Drone because it’s basically a camera on steroids that can fly and it’s like the coolest thing ever!

The 3DRobotics Solo Drone is an intelligent and the first to support full control of a GoPro camera while delivering live HD video either wirelessly to a mobile device or a live broadcast using the controllers HDMI port.

The 3DRobotics Solo Drone runs two 1GHz computers (one on the drone and one in the controller) and they are connected with a powerful, dedicated Wi-Fi signal giving users the ability to do all kinds of amazing things!

Solo, the Smart Drone, is the first-ever drone that is powered by two integrated Linux computers which makes it the easy for anyone to capture the perfect shot!

Features

The 3DRobotics Solo Smart Drone has some amazing features that won’t disappoint!

Smart Shot modes including cablecam, orbit, selfie and follow me
An ergonomic controller built specifically for aerial photography
A pause button to stop Solo midflight any time
Easy to control whether you are a beginner or a pro
One-button, automatic flight controls including take off, land and return home
GoPro campatible offering in-flight access to the GoPro controls

Drone Deals

Between now and July 11th 2015, you can get a FREE Solo Smart Battery (Reg. Price: $149.99) when you purchase the 3DR Solo Drone (Sku: 5354101) at Best Buy.

*Disclaimer: Offer valid with purchase of the 3DR Solo Drone SKU: 5351035

Get It at Best Buy

You can get your own 3DRobotics Drone Solo as well as other great accessories at Best Buy starting at $999.

Shopping, Techy

Let Dad Capture His Adventures with the GoPro HERO+LCD

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After our recent mini-vacation to the Blue Harbor Resort & Spa and seeing the kids and Alex enjoy the Riptide Surf Simulator and all of the awesome water slides, I’m beginning to think it might be time to add a GoPro camera to our family.

Just in time for Father’s Day, the GoPro HERO+LCD makes it’s way to Best Buy and it seems like the perfect time to gift one and start making more memories!

Capture It

I can just see Alex and the kids in the pool with the GoPro HERO+ LCD in hand capture some awesome 1080p60 video as well as some 8MP photos.

With the built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the GoPro easily connects to the GoPro App for shot preview, total camera control and of course, easy sharing to your favorite social media platfroms like Instagram and Facebook.

These amazing features make it easier to capture your incredible family moments!

Father’s Day Deals

Grab a GoPro HERO+ LCD just in time for Father’s Day and take advantage of these offers!

HERO+LCD (Sku 6954009) with free 32GB Extreme Plus memory card (Sku 9387066). Valid 6/14-6/20
Free $50 Best Buy Gift Card with purchase of the GoPro HERO4 Silver (Sku 8374096) or GoPro HERO4 Black (Sku 8374078). Valid 6/7-6/20

What are you waiting for? Start capturing those precious memories today!

Techy

Save Big on Samsung SUHD TVs at Best Buy

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Over the years I have fallen deeply in love with technology, a lot more since I became a blogger. I love checking out all the new gadgets and gizmos as they come out and I continue to fall in love with them and add the to my wish list.

The newest item on my wish list is the new Samsung SUHD TV from Best Buy…..I am dying to watch a Packer game on this TV!

I cannot even begin to describe what watching TV is like with this television. After watching a clip of Jurassic World on it, I have decided that if we were to watch a Packer game on it it would be like having Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews and the rest of the team playing football right in my living room.

When I say words can’t describe what this TV is like in person, I mean it. This TV, and my kids are going to kill me for saying this, is off the hook!

Enhance Your Experience

You can enhance your view experience with this TV, powered by a revolutionary panel featuring Nano-crystal technology. The immersive curved screen portrays a greater sense of depth. Easily access the content you love with the advanced Samsung Smart TV.

The Samsung SUHD delivers a brighters, more true-to-life picture with a wider range of colors, improved black levels and contrast for a greater sense of depth, and has 4 times the resolution of full HD.

In addition to all that the TV even has Smart View 2.0 that allows you to watch your TV on your mobile device and you can even enjoy the faster speed for your media thanks to the Octa-Core Processor.

Seriously…..this is the Rolls Royce of TVs and man do I want one!

Save

Now throught June 13th, you can save up to $1500 on Samsung SUHD TVs at Best Buy stores.

Twitter Party

@BestBuy and Brand Ambassador @dodomesticdad will be hosting an SUHD Twitter Party on Thursday June 9th at 7:00pm CST. Feel free to join the twitter party using #SUHDatBestBuy for a chance to receive Best Buy gift cards. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/1ecE5Ru

Techy

Make Gaming & Entertaining fun with an HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop

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Having a husband who loves video games means we have a variety of gaming systems, including a PC that can handle it all. Yes, not only does he love to play games on your typical system, he loves PC games as well, actually, when we met, that’s really all he played.

Now here we are, almost 10 years later and he still enjoys his games just as much as I enjoy the internet.

When you are a PC gamer, you need to have a PC that can handle the graphics, multitasking, sound and everything else involved including a great processer.

That is where the AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop comes in.

The new AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop is ready to provide you an extreme performance using AMD’s most powerful mobile processer ensuring you an exceptional gaming and entertainment experience.

Everything You Need

The new AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop has so much to offer to the ultimate gamer and family entertainer!

15.6″ touch screen laptop making multitasking a breeze.
Quick AMD FX series processer provides for excellent streaming of movies or videos .
Introduces mobile systems with AMD’s highest performing APUs, exclusively at Best Buy.
Unbelievable performance and an unbeatable experience.
Processing power of 10 compute cores (4CPU+6GPU).
Incredible PC performance.
Award winning graphics.

What’s Included?

You get the ENVY TouchSmart 15.6″ Touch-Screen Laptop, 6-cell lithium-ion battery, 45W AC adapter, Software (including Dragon Naturally Speaking and more) and the owner’s manual.

Where to Buy

You can grab the new AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop at your local Best Buy and BestBuy.com. This purchase is eligible for free shipping or free store pickup too!

Educational, Techy, There's an App for That

Educating at Home

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As I have mentioned in the past, I like to do whatever I can to encourage my kids to learn. I am constantly on the hunt for new things for them to do and explore. This is probably why our house is overflowing with books, activity sets, craft supplies, electronics and so much more.

There are so many tools available today that educating our kids at home has become pretty easy to do. Since the little ones aren’t old enough to attend school yet, I love to teach them little things here and there to help them get a jumpstart. When it comes to the other 3 kids, all of these extras at home help them in other areas as well.

One of my favorite things to do with the little ones is check out different apps on the iPad. Both Ellie and Joey love to play on the iPad and since Santa was super generous this past Christmas, we have iPads and gift cards to keep us pretty set for a while.

Ellie creating music and having fun on the iPad.

There are so many apps available in both the App Store and Google Play for free that you can continuously introduce them to something new. Fun apps for preschoolers for us are those that introduce them to music, early math skills and letters.

The kids continue to amaze me with how much they know when it comes to using the iPad. Ellie can navigate it so well and find all of her favorite things to do without any assistance. If she didn’t need a password to install an app, she would be downloading those like crazy as well.

Alexander loves to use his iPad to play Skylanders, Minecraft, Math Blaster and so many other things including a few programming and coding apps he was introduced to at school.

Technology and my kids continue to amaze me every single day.

Are there apps that your kids really enjoy? What do you do to encourage your children to learn at home?