After a long flight or drive, the first thing I do when I go to a hotel room is to take out all of my devices and start plugging them in to be charged. Of course, with limited plugs available at most hotels, it's always a struggle to figure out which items I'll need to prioritize charging. Does this happen to you, too? I usually end up choosing to plug in my laptop because I can't use it on its own, but that leaves my phone, camera, iPad and e-book reader vulnerable to being without battery ...
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Pocket Genius Books from DK Canada for the Little Adventurer
I've shared with you some nature books (Smithsonian Nature Guides) for adult adventurers and curious sorts, and young adults/children (Audubon's Practical Naturalist), and now I have some tiny little books for younger children. ...
The Practical Naturalist — For More Informed Summer Adventures
DK Canada's Audubon The Practical Naturalist: Explore the Wonders of the Natural World would fit as easily in a child's summer camp backpack as it would in an overnight bag for summer road-trips or family trips. I can imagine a child telling their parents or siblings about all the interesting things they learned about in this book. ...
A Free Summer Adventure Idea: Smithsonian Nature Guides—The World in Your Hands
An exciting summer adventure idea—take the DK Smithsonian Nature Guide Birds or the Smithsonian Nature Guide Trees book with you on a nature walk. I remember taking walks with my family during the summer—in the woods where the temperature was a lot cooler than being directly in the sun. This type of adventure is exciting for children and adults alike, and doesn't cost anything! ...
PlayStation Vita Review
If I wanted to, I could be writing this blog post from my Playstation Vita. It has a decent web browser, and a touch screen that works. At 5" it's smaller than the iPad, but enormous as compared to the iPhone—even my thick and clumsy fingers can comfortably type. If I really wanted I could also tweet, update Facebook, watch movies, listen to music, or take low resolution photographs. But none of these are good reasons to buy the Vita: It's all about the games. For the first time, a ...
I’ve Discovered How to Be a Holiday Hero Thanks to Toshiba & ShesConnected!
People really will drive through wind and snow, in the darkness of early morning, on a Sunday to get to the gadgets they need for the holidays! I did it—when I stepped out of my house to get to Best Buy, to check out the Toshiba gadgets on my quest to be a Holiday Hero, I drove out in the dark through the blizzard-y snow to get there early. I did this trip alone because not everyone is so anxious to get out of the house so early in the morning. . .at least not in my family. Having the store ...
a-JAYS Four In-Ear Headphones Review
Using a-Jays Four series headphones, we wonder: How much do physical aesthetics matter? A: A lot. Suckers for design, we've bought more than one thing just because of how cool it looks, and for all of those reasons these a Jays Four headphones jumped out at us. They feature a relatively minimalist design at a price cheaper than the standard Apple in-ears (the ones with a remote and mic are just under a $100 at our local electronics retailer, while the a-Jays are $70). More intriguingly, the ...