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Microsoft’s HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet Holiday Deals

November 23, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

This is a partnered post with Microsoft all opinions are my own.

What’s on your Christmas wish list this year? For most people at the top of their list is technology. Even my son when recently asked what he wants for Christmas, he said a tablet and a phone. I was a little shocked because he’s six, what does a six year old need his one computer for? To play games of course!!!

Microsoft has so many options and one of the best options right now is the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet. It is the perfect price point for anyone on your list at only $99. The Microsoft Store is offering the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet before Black Friday. The HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet is available NOW at http://bit.ly/11lM6g2 and in the Microsoft Store to help shoppers save money and get a jump on upcoming holiday sales. I’m all for that because there is nothing that gets me out of the house on Black Friday, these are available on-line or in the store and they are available while supplies last.

What can the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet do?

Well, still thinking about my son, it is great for entertainment and games. You can stream your favorite shows or launch some really fun apps. The HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet comes with Office 365 Personal (with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and 1TB of OneDrive online storage, which is a $69.99 value, all for FREE. The free inclusion of Office will only be available throughout the holiday season as long as supplies last and it’s a great value! I use all those products all the time. OneDrive is my main photo storage while Outlook is my lifeline. Skype is another app that we can’t live without.

Exclusive to Microsoft Store, the Stream 7 Signature Edition tablet is fine-tuned for fast performance from the second you turn it on. It comes protected with premium, free anti-virus software that never expires. And it comes without any annoying junkware or trialware, giving you peace of mind that your tablet will always be clean, fast, and protected.

The HP Stream 7 tablet from Microsoft Store is available NOW, both online and in stores!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Microsoft.

Staples Cyber Monday and The Nexus 7 Tablet & Giveaway

November 30, 2013 by Momstart 264 Comments

Staples makes it easy for holiday shoppers to save on technology with a two-day Cyber Monday savings event both in-store and online. Shoppers will find incredible deals on technology and more starting Sun. Dec. 1, 2013 through Mon. Dec. 2, 2013.

Cyber Monday deals are available in store and on staples.com while supplies last include:

· Dell 15” Touch Screen Laptop for $379.99 (save $120)

o Plus Free $25 Windows Store Gift Card (with purchase of any Windows Touch PC or Tablet)

· Gateway 20” All-in-One Desktop PC for $299.99 (save $130)

· Google Nexus 7 16GB for $199 (save $30)

Starting this holiday season, free shipping on Staples.com for orders of $19.99 or more (previously $45). As always, Staples rewards members enjoy free shipping on any purchase on Staples.com.

Staples stores (visit www.staples.com for a store locator) and Staples.com

My kids are saving their money for a tablet. They went in together and said they were going to pull their resources to get a tablet. I think the Nexus 7 is perfect for them. The only thing that is a negative in my opinion is that it isn’t as easy to lock down for safety reasons as the Surface is. However, the size, weight and apps available sing quite loudly to me. The screen is so bright and beautiful and I love the stylus.

Best of Google

Nexus 7 comes loaded with your favorite Google apps – like Chrome, Gmail, YouTube, Hangouts and Google Now – so you can browse, watch, share and stay connected wherever you go. And because Google apps are designed for the cloud, everything is simple and works seamlessly across your phone, tablet and computer. Now you have all the stuff you need, when you need it.

Nexus 7 is the first tablet to ship with Android 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most popular mobile operating system so it’s fast, fun and easy to make your own. Share your tablet with friends and family – each person has a separate customizable space, including personal home screen, wallpaper, apps, storage, and more. You can also manage access to apps and content to create an experience that’s appropriate for each member of the family.

Ready to Play

Nexus 7 is great for gaming and with favorites like Prince of Persia, Asphalt 8, and Riptide GP 2, you can tilt, tap, and touch your way to the top. The brand new Play Games app also lets you track your achievements, play with (or against) friends and gamers around the world, and discover new exciting games. And with an ever-expanding number of tablet-optimized apps like Flipboard, Expedia, or The Fancy, you’ll find all the apps you love, and love the many new apps you’ll find.

Kick back with the world’s largest collection of eBooks, listen to millions of music tracks with All Access, and immerse yourself in thousands of movies and TV shows on Google Play.

The sharpest 7" tablet screen ever

The world’s highest-resolution 7" tablet puts over 2.3 million pixels in the palm of your hand. With 323 pixels packed into every inch, you can read text that’s sharper than the printed page, see images more vivid than the highest quality photo magazine, and watch videos come to life in vibrant 1080p HD.

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Sony Xperia Tablet S Safe for Kids Too

November 29, 2012 by Momstart 9 Comments

I had a Sony Tablet and we donated it. I miss it so much, sounds crazy for me to say right, it’s not crazy. We decided as a family to keep the iPad instead and well, I really liked the android software more than the ios. It was so easy for me to work on during my press trips, it connected to the wireless well and was lighter than my laptop. I felt more organized that the iPad makes me feel. Here’s more reasons to like the Sony Tablet Xperia S, like the guest mode you can use to keep your children and your credit card safe.

GUEST MODE

Most parents who own a tablet know firsthand that they are no longer personal devices, but are being shared by family members, especially children. But until now, most tablets have not offered parents a solution for controlling what content their children could access. You want your kids to play with educational apps or Angry Birds, not accidentally reply to an email from your boss, download expensive games from the app store using your credit card or access your online banking.

Sony’s exclusive Guest Mode feature, available only on the Xperia Tablet S, allows you to easily control content on the device for various other users. Now parents can personalize a mode for their children (or anyone else) by displaying different wallpaper, applications and widgets to offer more supervision over what content their children can consume.

Inventive accessories.

Wish your tablet’s case had a built-in keyboard so you’d have one less thing to keep up with? Done. How about a sleek-looking stand that lets you to alternate between landscape and portrait mode, all while keeping your Tablet charged and ready to go? Not a problem. Pick from a host of optional accessories perfect for your Xperia Tablet including an ingenious cover with built-in keyboard, vibrantly colored fashion-forward cases, a stylish charging stand and more.

Master of the living room.

Forget hunting down remotes – you’re now the master of your entertainment universe. Turn on every compatible component in your living room at once with the simple touch of a button. Make life easier with Remote Macros – available exclusively on Xperia Tablet – by creating personalized shortcuts like "Watch TV" or "Play Music" to maximize control of your HDTV, cable box, surround sound system, Blu-ray^™ player, and more. Xperia Tablet even works with lots of non-Sony devices. How’s that for convenience?

Personalized TV guide.

Available exclusively on Xperia Tablet, the Watch Now app means there’s always something on. Tap through a customized TV guide automatically populated with your favorite programs and shows trending on social media sites. See something you want to watch? Simply touch it on your Xperia Table and throw it towards the TV. The channel will automatically change to exactly what you want via the built-in universal remote. Watch Now is the quick, fun way to discover what’s on and it’s completely free to download from Google Play^™.

Product Features

Size: 16 GB

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 9.4 inches Display
NVIDIA Tegra 3.0 1.4 GHz
16 GB Capacity
802_11_ABG wireless

The Asus Vivo Tab RT Featuring Windows 8 #Giveaway #WindowsChampions

November 10, 2012 by Momstart 655 Comments

What a fantastic tablet!!! As a Windows Ambassador I was sent The Asus Vivo Tab RT and I’ve fallen in love with it. So much so that when I lost it at the airport I cried for an hour. I was embarrassed and ashamed and knew I was going to miss it. You’ll never believe that it was found by security and returned to lost and found. AND because the Windows 8 software is connected to my Windows Live ID my e-mail address was on the touch screen. They had a way to contact me and tell me they found an item. I had to tell them the brand and what it was and return to the airport to claim it, but Thanks to WINDOWS and their smart idea to put the e-mail address at the top of the tablet. I have my tablet back. Plus the lady at the lost and found at the airport said she loved playing with it. She said it’s better than a droid or an iPad. HA! I have to agree with her!!! It’s awesome!

Why do I love it?

I love it because it super light,l of course that’s one of the features:

Key Features

10.1" HD (1366×768) Super IPS+, OGS Touch Panel, Outdoor Readable Mode

Powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core processor for best web experience with up to two times faster browsing, and console-quality gaming

Ultra-slim and light (0.33" thin and 1.16lbs light) with metallic finish design

2MP front camera and 8MP auto-focus rear camera with flash, back-illuminated CMOS sensor, and large aperture design to clearly capture every moment

Optional Docking station with Full QWERTY keyboard adds additional 7 hours of battery life, to instantly turn the VivoTab RT into PC mode with up to 16 hours of battery life.²

I also love it because it’s super fast, password protected and I can even do a picture password. I selected a family picture and setting up three touch screen gestures it became a password that’s really hard to figure out.

I love it because it has really awesome apps and games. My husband and I are addicted to WORDAMENT. We have WORDAMENT wars sitting on the couch next to each other trying to see who can get the highest score. He goes after big words while I go after as many small words as I can find. I love seeing how fast my fingers can move as I’m trying to discover words. It’s a really great word game that wakes up my brain until I realize how long I’ve been playing and that I actually have work I need to get done.

It’s awesome for travel. We loaded it up with TV that we recorded so the kids would have shows to watch on the airplane and there are plenty of travel apps that you can download to use each one different and very helpful.

– Living Social – gives you fun things to do and photos of a lot of different places to go and see. The pictures are amazing.
– Kayak –
– INRIX – This is an amazing travel app. Not only do you get a map but you get traffic in the area, so while you’re on the road you can take the route least traveled.
– Kindle – We all love reading books.
– Iheartradio – music on the go
– Babbel – this program is available in many different versions, each version helps you learn a different language. I recently downloaded the Spanish Version
– Skype – To chat with others over video or sound while you’re out of town. You never have to be out of touch with someone again as long as you have decent WiFi.

I also love the food and drink apps.

Cocktail Flow – figure out how to make and mix drinks. You can enter what you have in your home bar and it gives you a list of drinks, or you can just look at drink ideas
Epicurious
All Recipes
Urban Spoon

And I use a lot of different social/work apps

StumbleUpon
Facebook
Twitter
Messaging
OneNote

At home we love using the Xbox SmartGlass app. It controls the Xbox 360 and we watch Amazon Prime movies and television. I LOVE technology

Not only are there apps but you still have Windows running so you can still go into the desktop, but I hardly ever do. I LOVE IT. Oh and it has a front and back camera. The ASUS VivoTab RT is designed with both work and play in mind. Get more done, enjoy new experiences and connect with others in exciting new ways.

It’s awesome!

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