Tech

Have you ever got up and walked into a room of your house to grab something and almost instantly forgotten what it was you wanted in the first place? Welcome to my world! I feel like that most of the time. I live a hectic life. My wife and I own our own business, we travel quite a bit, we have a daughter who just finished her first year of junior high school and we just bought a new house. It’s a go, go, go life, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. That being said, I need technology in my life that will be able to keep up as well. Here are 5 ways Actiontec will make my summer easier.

ScreenBeam Mini2 Wireless Display Receiver

My family and I travel constantly. It’s a passion of ours that really kind of helps define us as a family. We’re always looking for new gadgets that will help make our journeys easy and fun. The ScreenBeam Mini2 Wireless Display Receiver is perfect for travelers.

• The ScreenBeam Mini2 wireless display receiver will let me wirelessly mirror anything from my phone or tablet onto my HDTV.
• My family and I can beam our favorite movies, videos, music and games anywhere.

Here is my favorite feature:

• I don’t need any existing wi-fi network or a wireless router for  my ScreenBeam Mini2 to work!

This is our new favorite piece of tech to travel with.

I mentioned that we were moving into a new house. I’m getting all of our TV’s set up and one thing that I truly hate are wires. I feel like everywhere I look, I see wires. That’s about to change.

MyWirelessTV 2

• The MyWirelessTV 2 will replace all of my unsightly HDMI cables with the convenience of a wireless system. Now, I can install my HDTV’s anywhere I want. 
• I have the flexibility to network my new house exactly how I want it. I didn’t have to buy and try to install an expensive wiring project.

These two products from Actiontec have really helped my summer get off to a great start!

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Anyone that has met me, knows that I LOVE sports. I come by it honestly. My father was a sports writer, broadcaster and he passed his love of sports onto me at a very young age. This time of year is especially exciting for me… Hockey Playoffs! I’m a huge hockey fan. I’ve been a Blackhawks fan my whole life and watching them play over the last 10 years has been really amazing. Here’s my problem, I travel a lot and it is inevitable that I will miss a game. Or so I thought. The impossible has happened! I’ll never miss a playoff game again.

Some of my die hard sports fanatic friends have introduced me to Slingbox. If you are a sports fan, you have to go out and buy one immediately. Imagine having access to your favorite shows and channels – on any device, in any location. With Slingbox, you can watch live cable or satellite TV, video apps, recorded shows, and On Demand shows on your phone, tablet, and computer. Anywhere in the world.

The long and short of it is that Slingbox is a device that sits between your cable box and your TV and streams the content to your phone, tablet, computer, or even another TV that’s connected to a Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or GoogleCast.

What that means is that you will never have to miss another game ever again. I was recently in Orlando at a press event and I was sure that I was going to miss my ‘Hawks playing. Now keep in mind, I also was wanting to watch some of the basketball playoffs and the Cubs were playing St.Louis (Always a great series to watch. Go Cubs!). Before I left I hooked up my Slingbox. Don’t be scared – it’s really easy. You know how sometimes, you buy something and it doesn’t quite do EVERYTHING it claims. Well, Slingbox isn’t one of those products. It worked everywhere I went. Once you purchase it, that’s it. They have a few different models to fit everybody’s budget.

Next month I’m going to Europe and guess what is coming with me… Slingbox! Maybe I’ll send you a picture of me watching the ‘Hawks outside of the Coliseum.

This article was sponsored by Slingbox. All opinions and love of sports are my own.

 

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

The holidays are a great time to purchase new electronics. I’ve found that you’ll see very low prices for some of those tech products that you’ve had on your gift list all year. I’m in the market for a new PC. But, I need something that is powerful, yet small enough to travel with.

Best Buy is going to be my destination for an exciting new mobile PC device. The new Satellite Radius 12 by Toshiba. It looks like exactly what I’m looking for and with the launch of Windows 10, now is the time to gear up and get a new laptop. It’s built built with a flexible 2-in-1 design and fast mobile performance.

It’s the world’s first 12.5-inch convertible laptop with a 4K Ultra HD display. The Satellite Radius 12 will arrive in Best Buy stores on October 18, just in time for the Holiday’s. Designed with total color accuracy in mind, the Technicolor-certified wide gamut RGB display supports 100% Adobe® RGB color space reproduction. That makes it an ideal choice for mobile content creators as well as the action cam enthusiasts in your family. With this screen, what’s shot with the camera can be viewed with the same color fidelity. It makes editing on the Satellite Radius 12 by Toshiba a breeze.

I’m specifically looking for a PC that I can travel with. It’s got a sleek, highly-mobile compact design, Gorilla Glass damage resistant screen and an LED backlit keyboard. The Satellite Radius 12 is designed for travel. A 360-degree precision hinge enables greater flexibility as the screen rotates into five unique viewing modes – giving the right view for every occasion.

I can’t wait to do my holiday shopping and my first stop is going to be Best Buy!

What Are You Going To Purchase At Best Buy This Holiday Season?

I’m a big fan of Halloween! I love the costumes, the candy and especially the pranks. I’ve been a bit of a prankster my whole life, but I’ve noticed I haven’t been getting the responses that I once did. My tricks are a bit stale and tired. I need to take them to the next level.

Technology is being used to make cars better, houses better and now… Your Halloween pranks better! Gone are the days of paper, glue and spray paint. I never thought that I could come up with inspired, creative pranks using technology, but now I can. I can even execute (No pun intended!) them from an app on my phone! It’s Halloween Pranks 2.0!

Best Buy has all the technology you need to make your Halloween the spookiest ever! Here are some great prank ideas that can kick your Halloween into high gear!

Everybody remembers playing scary games with a mirror when they were kids. Good hair day or not, looking into this mirror is terrifying. Start with a mounted TV, then add a picture frame, some two-way mirror film and a little spooky acting. It’s an unexpected prank that’s bound to startle friends and reflect well on you.

I think this next one is AWESOME! The best way to scare someone is to get them when or where they least expect it!

The bathroom! The brains of this prank is WeMo outlet switches and light switches you control from anywhere with a smartphone or tablet. You can make hair clippers and a hair dryer seem to turn on by themselves. Then, kill the lights and make a spooky light and music show come alive.

Check out BestBuy.com for some more great ideas and remember to prank safe! I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.