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Web Wednesday: BroadbandExpert.com

Michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:02:00 +0000

A recent study by BroadbandExpert.com shows that 94% of us who pay for broadband in these United States of America feel that we overpay for our broadband internet connection. I am one of those 94%.

But shopping around for broadband isn’t easy either. The same study found that 35% of us are discouraged by how complex it is to research broadband. I find it difficult to just find out who services my home.

This is why this weeks Web Wednesday site is BroadbandExpert.com. They make it easy, for us to find the best deal in your area. In these hard economic times I am all for saving money and why not lower my broadband bill?

Public Beta Norton Identity Safe

Michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

I have tons of passwords to remember, from my favorite shopping sites, to those local deal sites I am addicted too and lets not forget my bank accounts. I have so many passwords I often click the “Forgot Password” link so that I can either get a reminder, the password or reset the password.

My life may be getting a little bit easier as, Symantec is releasing in beta their Identity safe. The software will allow you to store your passwords in the cloud so that you don’t have to remember them. I am signing up right now!

The software is available for free during the beta test at http://identitysafe-beta.norton.com.

Fun with the Fiat 500

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:50:22 +0000

This week I was given a Fiat. A Fiat 500. I went back into the rental office and asked if there was anything else.

It was way too small for me. My body started aching from the thought of having my knees at my chin as I drove home…and even though I begged for anything else, and even offered to pay extra for anything else – all they had was a Crown Royale. So I J-Lo-ed my behind home…

And fell in love with this little beauty of a car. Watch the video to check out my thoughts.

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Web Wednesday: GiftingGrace.com

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:15:12 +0000

It seems like once one gift-giving occasion is over, another one is on its way. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, i wanted to bring this hidden gem of a site to light. I first heard of it through Oprah’s O magazine (which i absolutely adore) and fell in love with all of the cool potential gifts showcased in it.

You can go to: GiftingGrace.com/om1 for exclusive offers, just make sure to use code omagazine =)

Check it out!

Choose to Work or Choose to Breed

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:20:36 +0000

And why we shouldn’t!

I don’t think I’ve ever posted a picture that just speaks to me. I saw this picture yesterday on one of my Facebook friend’s feeds and I had to share. The woman in the picture is Licia Ronzulli and she is a member of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom Party. The reason why the picture caught my attention is because it shows a woman, a professional woman, being a caring mother. To some that may sound like an oxymoron, but to me, it’s inspiring. It is inspiring to see a woman, with a career, not just a job, who openly admits and shows the world that she didn’t have to choose a career or choose to breed. I copied that phrase from someone who commented on the picture – because they said she should choose to do one or the other.

My favorite picture is when she kissed her 7 week old baby on her forehead, as the baby is strapped to her body. Ronzulli hoped the pictures of her being at work with her baby would show the difficulties working parents face. She also mentioned that she wanted to exhibit the flexibility she has, because many others are not blessed with the ability to bring their children to work. While some said it was a publicity stunt, she disagreed and said it was only a maternal gesture. Prior to her bringing her baby to work, despite working in the Parliament for some time, Ronzulli was never interviewed by the press – funny how that all changed.

Does anyone else find this picture motivating?

She is striving for more, for all of us, all the while performing her motherly duties and not having to sacrifice one for the other.

These pictures are about 2 years old – obtained from Reuters.com and Telegraph.co.uk

Favorite Website of the Week: Priceline.com

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:43:58 +0000

Priceline.com has been around for a long time, and everyone knows ‘its’ face – and probably even the voice behind it. I have started using it religiously because the savings are unbelievable. From cars, to hotels, to even flights – the savings are sprinkled all throughout the site and the ‘Name Your Own Price’ feature blows away the competition.

I really enjoy using Priceline.com and feel like it’s worth mentioning because Kayak.com and other flight search sites do not always show all of the airlines, for example, jetblue.com. Using Priceline.com I am able to see more flights and there are no fees associated with booking trips through it.

I started using Priceline.com so much recently that I even applied (and got accepted) for their Visa Rewards credit card. My most recent travel plans consisted of a $17 car rental in Puerto Rico, $20 car rental in New York City, $50 4 star hotel in the Dominican Republic and much more. I have yet to buy a flight using the name your own price feature because you’re required to have a lot of flexibility. You are able to choose the dates you want to travel, but you are unaware of the times of travel, until after your price is accepted. It’s a good deal if you have the time, but if not, just save your money on the other aspects of your trip.

Check out Priceline.com for your latest travel needs – especially if your plans are flexible and you are not commited to one car or hotel brand.

Spartacus: Vengeance The Game

Deal Geekette — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:03:34 +0000

Today Starz Digital Media, announced a new FaceBook game “Spartacus :Vengeance The Game, which will launch on the 27th of January in conjunction with the third season of Spartacus on Starz.

Fans of the TV Series are invited to view a video teaser of the game, and be notified when the game is available.

Starz also announced that that on Friday the 20th of January you can watch the first episode of Spartacus for free at http://www.startz.com/spartacus it will also be available for free on demand from Comcast, DirectTV, Dish Network and Charter.

Drink healthy At Jamba Juice

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:53:08 +0000

CES 2010: Mophie Juice Pack Air & TV (FloTV + iPhone)

Web Wednesday: SmartyPig.com

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:01:30 +0000

I am a fan of piggy banks and can admit to probably being a collector
of them. While I don’t have a ton, I do have about 4 at my home and I love them. My mom recently gave me one for Christmas – a Hello Kitty one and I absolutely love it. If I find a nice can of some sort, I’ll turn it into a piggy bank –it isn’t always useful though because sometimes having the money around makes it feel like we can spend it, so why not open up a virtual piggy bank? A piggy bank that will help you track your progress towards a goal by deducting whatever it is you need, per week, or month, to reach it.

I opened up an account with SmartyPig.com and I’ve decided to use it to save money for vacations. It’s something I don’t want to think about, yet still want to do.

I am also going to use it to take out a weekly $20 for my Christmas Fund. I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now and it is very relieving when the holidays come around and I am not thinking about having to blow a paycheck because the money is already there for the gifts. The nice part about this site is that you have the opportunity to make extra money for saving through the site and choosing to get retail gift cards once you reach your goals. You can get up to 11% extra cash, depending on which retailer you choose.

Try it. Check out how it works. I find breaking down financial goals makes them a lot less
intimidating and once you see yourself taking baby steps towards a purchase, for example, a brand new TV, it makes it all the more rewarding when you finally get it.

Who said learning can’t be fun?

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:16:11 +0000

Tell that to Julianne – who absolutely loves playing with her Sesame Street Rockin ABC Big Bird doll.

Watch the power of music move her – literally…

Coolest Travel Charger Yet

Sylwia — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:30 +0000

I’ve always thought that cell phones, iPhones, and the like should automatically stop charging when the battery is full.
Why? Because it would preserve your battery for a longer time and your gadget would have a longer life span. This year at CES my dream is coming true, well in a way…

The folks at Bracketron created something called a Mushroom GreenZero Wall Travel Charger.

The charger automatically senses when your device is fully charged and cuts off the power! They aren’t available yet. The official unveiling of the Travel Charger is this week at CES.

The product is intended on being planet friendly, so we don’t waste electricity and at the same time we save on our utility bills. Personally, I think this is great for both the earth as well as extending the lives of our beloved products! I know that I’m definitely guilty of leaving my phone charging overnight…which is MUCH longer than it requires to be plugged in. I need one …NEED one of these… or 3 of them…

Would you use the Mushroom GreenZero Wall Travel Charger?

Web Wednesday: Best Sites for Cheap Flights + Other Travel Deals

Favorite Website of the Week: CosmoPromo.com

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:08:52 +0000

Who doesn’t like promos?

I don’t think I’ve ever won anything through a magazine, but there are a ton of free stuff out there so why not give it a shot @ CosmoPromo.com?

You have nothing to lose and something really cool to potentially gain.

Good luck!

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Tips To Start 2012 With a Big Bang

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:59 +0000

During my vacation, while laying poolside, I went through a ton of magazines and I picked a couple of articles that were worth sharing with our CuteGeeks. Cosmo had a fun read regarding how to step up your life this new year using a couple of strategies.

Here is the list, many are self-explanatory so I’ll save the fluff for the magazine:

1. Make your passwords work for you – change them to reflect goals
2. Turn off the TV during dinner
3. Send a card
4. Lock down a romance ritual
5. Force something for 15 minutes – cleaning your closet, dusting your shelves
6. Make a teeny-tiny resolution – it’ll increase willpower
7. Create a vision board
8. Move the crap out of your bedroom
9. Look forward to your commute
10. Change your desktop screensaver regularly
11. Get it on in the a.m.
12. Stare temptation in the face
13. Ask: What would ROLEMODEL A do? (in the mag they used Taylor Swift or Adele or Beyonce)
14. Only eat food on a plate
15. Pay for everything in cash
16. Pop a mint
17. Write a letter from your future self
18. Have a friend do the dirty work
19. Agree to a random date
20. Establish a rule

If you’re interested in learning more about these things – check out January’s Cosmo – or go on their site and read some of their other tips at Cosmopolitan.com . I tried searching for the article and it is not posted, so email me if you want the details, I took a picture of it.

Here are a few extra recommendations that I have, that I am currently doing:

1. Turn off text notifications to avoid unnecessary distractions throughout the day (9 days going strong!)
2. Smile at strangers
3. Call people for their birthdays
4. Send random postcards to friends
5. Read a book a month
6. Buy no books and borrow more from the library
7. Save 10% of each paycheck for ‘play’ money (You should always payyourself first)
8. Pay off all credit cards in full each month
9. Start a vacation fund (get money deducted directly from your checking account)
10. Start a Christmas fund
11. Open up an account on SmartyPig.com
12. Read or blog during my ride to work
13. Have a monthly date
14. Block out a day a week for no commitments – Me Time
15. Drink vitamins every day

These are all fun things you can do to start a new year on a different foot. Good luck – feel free to share any of the things you’re doing in the comments below.

Brilliant Women in Technology: Meet Radiris Diaz

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:29:42 +0000

Hi everyone, I’d like you to meet…me.

The reason I made myself January’s Brilliant Woman in Tech is because we didn’t have someone for this month, and one of our goals is to represent a cool new lady.

I also wanted to encourage everyone to recommend women that they know, or to nominate yourself if you feel you are a brilliant woman in technology.

The purpose of these posts are to highlight and exhibit careers in technology that others can pursue.

I hope you find this useful…here is a little bit about myself…

Send any nominations to RadirisD@cutegeek.com (name + email address)…Thanks in advance!

-Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?

My name is Radiris Diaz. I was born on January 2nd, in Brooklyn, NY. My parents are of Dominican decent, making me a 1st generation Dominican American. My first language is Spanish and I went to NYC public schools all my life, up until college. I attended college at Carnegie Mellon University, where I majored in Business Administration. I am very outspoken, love making people laugh and can fall asleep anywhere, even under extreme circumstances.

-How did you get started in technology, or at your current position?

I became immersed into the world of technology as a student in Carnegie Mellon, once I realized I would have to take programming because it was mandated for all. It was eye opening, but thanks to a special someone, I passed. I started my career in consulting in college at IBM, and as of March, have been a part of Ernst & Young’s Strategic Technology Advisory Services group. I worked in the Energy industry and now work in Financial Services – two industries that are both heavily regulated and influenced by legislation. While I don’t consider myself a ‘techie’, I can say that I am where I am because of how technology impacts our lives. For example, I purchased my first smart phone because I was so restricted from speaking on the phone on one of my projects – HELLO text messages.

Working with companies that are undergoing change, or trying to improve something they currently do has exposed me to the many ways technology surrounds us. From the systems we use, that save us time, money and energy, to the people that are impacted and need to be trained on some of the change.

While consulting is a tough industry to describe, if you are not familiar with it, I can say that I use technology to communicate, and using it well means I communicate more effectively – from choice of words, colors, pictures, etc.

On the flip side, after 5 pm, I am a blogger, and boy do I love it. I love blogging because this website is how we spread information – we spread our opinions on products, events, lifestyles, education, etc. Women are usually stigmatized with being chatty and I am here to confirm that I am one of those women who love to ‘talk’. I didn’t think this was something to brag about until a research study exposed groups work better when women are present in them – aka The Female Factor. Collective intelligence increases with the amount of women in a group because they are better able to communicate, read social cues, and attend to a team’s individual sensitivities. I may have summarized it incorrectly, but that was the gist of it… (Go Carnegie Mellon – you brought this one to light…) Either way, blogging is a form of journaling, and on a website like this, it is also considered a web publication.

-Was it tougher because you are a woman?

As a woman, yes – it is tougher because I am a women, especially because I am in technology. In college it was tough because I didn’t want to be an investment banker and it seemed like that’s what everyone wanted to do, especially the men. I didn’t think I was creative or spunky enough to go into marketing or advertising. Consulting was something completely knew to me, and because of INROADS, and the way they described it, I realized an internship at a place where I would get a breath of experience was more valuable to me than working on Wall St, and I have no regrets.

I will also say that it continues to be difficult to be a women in technology because I can’t always look around and find something who ‘looks’ like me. While we don’t need to work with twins, it is nice to be able to find someone to look up to, or to guide you, in the area of unknown. As a woman, a latina woman, I found myself on projects where I was the youngest group member, and sometimes only female.

When I first started blogging, I started at HardwareGeeks.com and the reason why CuteGeek.com was started was because I felt too uncomfortable during a press meeting with an international company. I felt uncomfortable because I was being blatantly ignored, despite having press credentials, being well dressed and even smelling good (that was a joke). This company, because of their culture, did not feel the need to speak to me, or acknowledge my presence and I pretty much went on an internal rant, and walked away.

As the PR representative chased after me to ask why I was leaving, I simply said I would not listen to someone who had no interest in showing me their products. Women have a lot of buying power – a lot. We’re known for shopping, overspending, buying cute things and you know what – some of us do! I do! And I was pissed because the spotlight wasn’t on me.

In college I was told to look as unfeminine as possible – because I was interviewing at a bank that was on Wall St and today – thank God – I can wear the funkiest pumps I want, but the tightest pencil skirt my body desires, without being ridiculed or sexually harassed for having a working brain with some sense of style. I don’t recommend going to work like you’re going to a club, and different industries will have different unspoken rules but it is nice to have that flexibility.

-If there was such a thing as reincarnation, would you come back as a man or woman-holding all other things equal…?

I would not come back as a man. As a child, a middle child at that, I constantly told my mother I would get a sex-change because my brother got to do so many other cool things that I didn’t. I lied though. I didn’t get a sex change, and given the option, I wouldn’t come back as a man. The constraints imposed on me by my family, friends, society and even cultures have only driven me to be more than I could’ve ever imagined. Had I not been told to ‘not’ do so many things, I probably would be okay to go to work where a ceiling is right above my head, or to go into a career that I had no interest in, but seemed ‘fit for a girl’. Being told no, and realizing it was really ‘not now’ has turned my life into an adventure worth publishing. Women and men were not created equal – I know that. But this whole lil’ next career that I have – aka motherhood, is something I wouldn’t trade for the world.

-Describe a “normal” day in your life.

In consulting, a normal day can mean flying across the country to a client, or having an all day workshop with a room full of clients regarding changes that need to be made. It is a very difficult job to describe in one day but one team that I’ve been on, on multiple occasions, is project management. As a project management team member you evaluate risks and issues, track progress, communicate to the greater team, document accomplishments and changes and compare to the scheduled plan. As a consultant you are a chameleon whose role changes depending on the need of the day. The ambiguity that exists is exciting because it barely ever gets boring.

As a blogger a normal day can be attending a large public relations event where companies exhibit their latest products. It means you meet a lot of people, exchange business cards, ask questions, take pictures and then write about it when you get the chance. Often time you get to try out products or see live demos. Blogging is a lot of fun.

-What’s your favorite aspect of working in technology?

Change. Change is the coolest aspect of working in technology because as soon as one thing is released, whether its code in a system, or a better camera on a phone, there is someone thinking about how to make it better.

-What have been some of your challenges you faced, and how did you tackle or overcome them?

I mentioned what the challenge was above – 1. Not being respected because of my sex. I am slowly overcoming this one by giving women, and the many hats we wear, the chance to be heard. 2. Being disrespected because I was a woman – clothes/age/etc. I speak up. When I am uncomfortable with something, I say something. It is inevitable to be a woman working with men, and feel as if you are an equal when you are much younger than them, or single. Either way, I speak up and voice any and all concerns, even if only to a confident or mentor at work, because sexual harassment does exist and should not be tolerated.

-Have you ever felt like you needed to hide your femininity or that fact that you were a female?

In college when I was interviewing for jobs on Wall St I was advised to be as unfeminine as possible, to not look cute, not wear perfume and to avoid being attractive. This was all for the interview – in hopes of not being taken less serious. Hearing all of this was a bit intimidating because I didn’t really know how not to be a woman, but hey, things work out for themselves.

You will sometimes find that you have to play a certain role, or act like the Romans when in Rome, but I’ve learned to embrace my femininity, even if only in the hot pink pen that I choose to write with. There is a time and place for everything though.

-What advice do you have for females interested in getting into your field?

Ask questions. Google everything. Dream big. Imagine the impossible. Get a mentor.

-What’s one gadget you can’t live without?

My phone. The more I traveled for work, the more I relied on my phone to connect me to the world back home, and to my friends and family.

-Do you have a personal ‘mantra’ or certain words you live by?

I believe everything passes with time. That sometimes no answer is the answer we need and that a job that pays my soul will always outweight a job that only pays my bills.

These are some of my favorite quotes:

1. “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Teddy Ro

2. “To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do.” Spanish proverb

3. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” Madonna Ciccone

4. “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” Gloria Steinem

5. “…that knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, that knowledge is happiness…” Thomas Jefferson

-And lastly, what drives you?

A couple of things drive me:

1. Believing in others and myself. Believing in others drives me because I see how impactful it can be. As a child, before I knew what believing in oneself was, someone believed in me, and it was their belief that pushed me further than my small mind imagined. I have seen the difference that the simple task of believing in someone and telling them you believe in them can have, and I strive to believe in more and more people.

2. Doing the “impossible”. “Impossibilities” drive me because all they are an issue waiting to be resolved. I am a thinker. I like doing the unexpected, breaking norms, going against stereotypes and being different. I say being different because I hate the stigma that comes along with being a woman, or a Latina woman at that. I don’t like being put into boxes, regardless if they are imposed by my culture, or by society, or even the media.

3. Education. Through education boundaries have been broken, roles have been redefined and doors have been opened. When I encounter “impossibilities” I use educating myself as my superpower, and through it I can do it all.

Happy New Year!

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:53:56 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! I went on a much need overseas vacation, where I had limited access to technology so I am here with so many things to blog about.

First off, many may have noticed that we did not have giveaways during the holidays – we wanted to give you all the opportunity to get the gift-giving and shopping out of your system. We will have contests coming up in the next couple of weeks, to help you protect those shiny gadgets you received over the holidays.

Every where you turn people are talking about their new year’s resolutions – the top ones are usually around losing weight, saving money, managing money, smoking, new jobs, etc. CuteGeek.com has been working real hard on uncovering applications that help, services available thanks to technology, and just random information to get us all on the right path to a better year.

We will be writing about websites to use to save money, how to improve your credit and where to periodically check how it is doing, how to work out with a virtual trainer, tips for financial planning in this market, best times to shop, upcoming holidays this year and how to mentally/financially prepare, vacations, applications for your phones, etc. We will also continue reviewing products, introducing the cool stuff at CES, etc. This year I am not attending CES but will keep abreast of all of its happenings thanks to some friends that are traveling to Vegas this year.

We wanted to start the new year with a new brilliant woman in tech, but due to the vacations and conflicting schedules we were unable to. I decided, although some may think it is narcisstic, to answer all of the questions myself. Why? Because many people do not know who I am, where I am from/going, and why CuteGeek.com was started. I also hope others are encouraged to recommend some brilliant women in technology.

Happy New Year everyone!

Work-it, Walk it Girlfriend.

Sylwia — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:19:29 +0000

Happy New Year Cutegeeks!

Some of you may believe in new year resolutions, because it gives you an opportunity, or the illusion of starting fresh. Many folks make resolutions to loose some extra pounds, or something to a similar effect. If you’re one of those people, don’t do it for the pounds, to it for your quality of life, energy, and to live longer!

Watch this video from Lifehacker: A Half-Hour Walk Can Make a Big Difference, Even If It’s Your Only Activity

The video was made by a doctor who is passionate about preventive care. His main point is, go on a walk, get up and move for 30 minutes. Why? Because out of everything else you can do for your health, mild activity shows the most improvement for everything from diabetes, dimensia, and decreases bone fractures (because you’re making your muscles stronger which make your bones stronger).

He also mentions how even if your activity doesn’t cause you to loose weight, exercising regardless will boost your life expectancy!

So go on, get some comfy shoes on and “walk like an eqyptiaaaaaan”.

More Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:30:07 +0000

With only one week left until the biggest gift exchange of the year, stores are packed with shoppers, lines are out the door, and some folks are still trying to think about what the ‘perfect’ gift would look like. You may not know what to get the cute geek in your life, and if you do, it may be out of stock. Sucks to be a procrastinator doesn’t it? But don’t worry – because retailers like Amazon.com are letting you procrasinate a little more, by giving you FREE 1 day shipping until the 21st, to ensure your gifts arrive in time.

If you’re still not sure about what to get, we’ve put together a another list of items your cute geek may enjoy!

The first item on our list is the Samsung Galaxy Tab. An 8.9 inch android powered tablet that is super thin, super fast and super fun to play with. It’s small form factor makes it great for using as an eBook reader (nook and Kindle apps available in Android market or you can borrow books from your local library), great for browsing the web and checking email. Its high definition screen also makes it great for watching videos. The forward facing camera makes it ideal for Skype (don’t forget to download their lateest version) and the back camera with flash takes fantastic pictures.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is available at Best Buy and BestBuy.com for $449.

The next Item on the list is something reviewed by our Spanish site, CuteGeek en Espanol. It is the Pantech Pocket Android powered smart phone for at&t wireless. The Pantech Pocket has a huge 4” 1280x720p display and is probably the chubbiest smart phone on the market – but that’s alright, because we still love it!

The Pocket features a 5 MP camera, which does both still pictures and HD video. It also runs on the at&t 4G network which is the fastest network at&t has to offer. Provided you have a tethering account you can also use the Pocket as a wireless hotspot which you can connect up to 5 devices too.

The Pantech Pocket will run you $49.99 with a 2 year contract from the at&t store. It’s not an iPhone but we think it’s just as fun as the iPhone for a lot less in price.

Next on the list will keep your cute geek’s hands warm when she uses her Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 or Pantech pocket outside this winter. As you know if you wear gloves you can’t really interact with a touchscreen, but with the NuTouch Gloves you can. The gloves have special material on the finger tips that allows for you to touch away on any touchscreen with out giving your finger tips frost bite.

The NuTouch Gloves are normally $19.99 but are on sale now (unsure until when) for just $11.99. For more info on that deal click here.

Next on the list is the HP Wi-Fi Touch Mouse X7000. It’s a wireless mouse that does not use up ANY of your USB ports. Michael Reyes at HardwareGeeks.com has used one and loves it, Gisselle our Spanish writer loves hers as well. I am a little sad that I have yet to try one, but it is okay – I’ll hold them true to their word and will still encourage folks to get it for their loved ones.

The X7000 is available from HP Shopping for $47.99 for a limited time, it typically costs $59.99.

Finally we have the Canon PowerShot A3300 a 16 Mega Pixel digital camera. What girl doesn’t need a camera?

This camera is gorgeous and very easy to use, It’s great for those of us with shaky hands as it has image stabilization, and with its 5x optical zoom you can get pretty close to the action. It also has 20x digital zoom but we know digital zoom isn’t that great on any camera.
The A3300 is available at best buy right now for just $98.88.

Happy Holidays (again)!

Free Shipping Day is here!

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:10:33 +0000

Over 2,000 retailers are participating in helping you bring all the goodies to your loved ones before Christmas Eve.

Take advantage!!

There are some restrictions but go to FreeShippingDay.com for more information

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Must Have Tech Gifts for Women

Deal Geekette — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:40:06 +0000

The holidays are upon us and for many, it means trying to create a last minute wish list that our loved ones will actually be able to shop from. While it is always nice to get perfume and other “girly” items, we women have tech needs and gifts that we want too. Tech toys aren’t only for the men in our lives, and below are a few great gifts for any techie woman:

Versetta iPad 2 Bag

For the iPad or tablet owner who also happens to be a fashionista, a designer Versetta iPad bag is an excellent gift. Not only does the case provide a safe pouch for you to keep your tablet in while you are on the go, but it also comes in the form of a stylish and functional purse. The Versetta bags come in two distinct styles – the professional style which is similar to an attache and comes in neutral tones, and the other in a more modern, fashion which comes in bright and bold colors.

Agloves

One of the worst parts of owning a gadget with a touch screen is having to text, game, or scroll through your screen in winter. In biting temperatures, you have to pull your gloves off to answer a phone call or scroll through Anywho.com or Netflix only to subject your fingers to frigid wind chills. No one wants colds hands, but no one wants to put the use of their smartphone on hold all winter either.

Agloves are seamless, knitted gloves that allow you to keep your hands warm while also using any gadget with a touchscreen.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire was perhaps one of the most talked about tablet releases of this year. Available for an inexpensive $199, the Kindle Fire grants users access to their books, magazine subscriptions, and web browsing on a 7 inch screen.

Black Cat Crocheted Headphones

For those looking for a fun and warm way to listen to their iPod or other MP3 player while walking to work or school, look no further. The Black Cat Crocheted Headphones offered by Uncommon Goods literally look like a set of black cat ears and they encase your favorite pair of headphones, keeping your ears from those chilly temps and allowing you to have a little fun with an accessory that normally looks so dull.

iPad 2

The iPad 2 is truly the gift of the year. There is no other tablet that even comes close in both looks, functionality, and applications. At 10 inches, the sleek iPad has a beautiful display, access to thousands of apps, and comes with great accessories such as the iCade and iPad Keyboard Apprentice which can add to the fun the device provides.

Don’t be afraid to put a few tech friendly gifts on your wish list this holiday season. Not only will it keep you from getting the predictable bath and body set, but it could potentially get you a few of the great techie gifts that you normally wouldn’t buy for yourself.

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Machinima Inside Gaming Awards 2011

Bee Simmano — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:48:37 +0000

Technology has been a worldwide source of entertainment. It offers us the possibility of never being lonely. Video games have been number one to all of technology. So, over the weekend. I, attended the third annual Machinima Inside Gaming Awards held at The Music Box in Hollywood, CA. Since Machinima, is a Youtube based company. I relish how they didn’t have celebrities presenting the nominees and awards. They had true avid gamers and Youtubers presenting them.

With so many single name sensations of the Youtube community in one room, any average Joe would feel apart of the group. Just to name a few, I met ijustine , xJawz, & ProSyndicate. They were all

modest individuals and I am very impressed with the type of fan base one person can build for doing what they all love to do.

What would an award show be without video games? With Uncharted 3 having seven nominations and winning the award for Best Game Cinematography. Everyone at the show were able to get their hands on the game itself, in a secluded room on the rooftop where the after party was held. If you weren’t playing video games or mingling. You could head downstairs and enjoy the performance by an Electronic Dance music producer, PorterRobinson.

As you’re having a little fun during this month of festivities, family gatherings and end-of-the-year sighs of relief that another year is behind us. Technology offers us the illusion of companionship without any demands of friendships which leads gamers awaiting for next year’s prominent video game to be released.

Click the link for the full re-cap of the award show. Machinima IGA 2011

Award winners for each category:

Best Trailer
Dead Island – Official Announcement Trailer
Best Multiplayer
Gears of War 3
Best Narrative
Portal 2
Best Art Direction
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Best Animation
Batman: Arkham City
Best Game Cinematography
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Indie Game
Bastion
Most Compelling Character
Wheatley – Portal 2
Best DLC
Fallout New Vegas – Old World Blues
Best Downloadable Game
Bastion
Most Original Game
Rock of Ages
Best Original Score
Bastion
Best Sound Design
Dead Space 2
Gamers’ Choice Award
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Occupy Your Mind – The Revolution Begins Within

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:44:29 +0000

A picture is worth a thousand words…found this one as I searched for something on Webgrrls.

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Spartacus Facebook App – Take Up Arms

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:55:58 +0000

With the premiere of “Spartacus Returns with a Vengeance” a little over a month and a half away, Starz has launched a Facebook interactive experience called Spartacus “Take Up Arms”.

Fans of the Spartacus series can like the page and take part the campaign designed to connect the shows global fan base. Fans who participate will be entered into weekly giveaways for Spartacus DVD’s and other gifts, and will be entered for a chance to win a trip to New Zealand for 8 days to visit the set of Spartacus.

I have tested out the experience and it’s somewhat interesting and fun. You basically have to follow one of the main characters and invite your friends to play along and complete challenges.

While the series is premiering on the 27th of January, I’ll be sure to get my Sparty fix on the Facebook App.

Get FREE shipping for a YEAR with ShopRunner.com

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:55:18 +0000

I signed up when they had the offer last week. Click here for their latest - and it is not for a month, it is for a complete year. The reason they ask for your credit card information is to let you check out of websites easily - like Amazon.com’s 1-click. BUT – you can skip over it, if it makes you feel better.

Enjoy…this comes just in time for the holidays!

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Twitter is Enhancing Big Features on Their Site

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:06:27 +0000

The website does not have all of the new features just yet, but if youre interested in seeing what they are, download their new app, or update your own if you already have it.

Check out the video of the new features:

Tell us what you think!

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Deal of the Day: HP Envy 17 3D $1172.49

Deal Geekette — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:38:47 +0000

I am a huge fan of the HP the Envy Series. They are one of the most stylish consumer notebook on the market.

Today we found an awesome coupon for the 17” 3D HP Envy that knocks $577.50 off the price. So you can own an Envy 17 3D with an Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 Processor, 80 GB of DDR3 memory, a 750 GB HDD, Blu-Ray player and of course a 17.3” full HD 3D Infinity LED LCD display. It’s a powerful machine!

This is an amazing deal if you are looking for a high end notebook snatch this one up before the deal ends.

Price break down: $1,749.99 – 33% Coupon Code: NBK3573 = $1,172.49 with free shipping and 2-year warranty.

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Spot the Blackberry Symbol NYC!

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:42:59 +0000

If you are in NYC from now until the 17th of December, and spot that asterisk to the left, scan the bar code that is near it for a chance to win prizes such as a brand new Blackberry Bold 9900/9930 smartphone. Blackberry accessories and coffee gift cards to warm you up on these frigid December days!

I am going to hunt for the symbol now, I just won a Playbook would love to have a new Blackberry Smartphone to go along with it!

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SHPE-NYC STEM Toy Drive

Radiris Diaz — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:08:51 +0000

How About That For Some Acronyms!

Let me try that again…The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, New York City Chapter, is holding a Toy Drive next Friday Dec 9th, focused on toys that encourage learning of the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It makes sense. We have a very apparent gap in what are future decides to pursue as careers and what better way to address the gap than by getting to the source itself, our future, in a language they speak and enjoy, toys.

I am a member of this organization and while I am not an engineer, I sure am Hispanic and I’m finally a professional =) you don’t have to be though. The reason i joined this organization is because of the hard work and effort that they put into their chapter events to make us, more marketable and knowledgeable, through their professional development events. What I also admire is their commitment to the community, as seen with this event.

Last year was my first time attending their holiday spectacular-which is just that-and as soon as I left, I told myself I would go the following year.

It was held in Con Edison’s building, had a menu to literally drool over, with the longest cookie assortment ever, while providing a plethora of speakers, ranging from college scholarship winners, to super big dogs (aka executives) at companies also making their footprint known in our communities and global worlds. Last years event also had a toy drive, and hearing the principal of the charter school that received it was both heart warming and just invigorating because the 5 minutes it took to buy the $25 vetch laptop in RadioShack couldn’t compare to the goosebumps I felt reading the thank you notes from some of the students.

I encourage you all to join professional organizations, because they can help you meet other professionals, find your next job, contribute and be an active member in your greater community, and pursue a passion that may not necessarily be aligned with your day job.

Back to the Toy Drive – when I read it was a STEM drive, I thought holy moly, how can I find a cool $25 gift, because when I thought of the requirement of it being a STEM toy, my mind starting over-thinking/heating/processing (at the same time) because automatically my brain envisioned it would be some crazy complex scientific chemistry set that would just entertain a child for maybe 5 minutes, until he put juice in his flask or something…but then I clicked on their suggested gift list – yes they got one…and thought wow, these toys are fun!

I am excited to go to the holiday party, which is open to everyone, members and non-members, next Friday evening (RSVP here if interested). I haven’t quite decided on my toy, but I may go with Kikkeland’s Rainbow Maker because its my favorite thing I received this year – solar panel, screws, crystals, light = BAM = rainbows in my room. That qualifies as a STEM toy .

For more information or questions about the event, go to their site or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

Happy holidays! See ya’ll there!

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Facebook Ecstatic to Have Gowalla User Data

Radiris Diaz — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:53:31 +0000

It’s confirmed! Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg just confirmed the acquisition of Gowalla. Facebook tweeted, “We’ve acquired Gowalla. I’m ecstatic and can’t wait to have access to thousands of users’ location data.”

I am not a Gowalla user, in fact I have no idea what Gowalla was until I just googled it, but knowing that Facebook just settled a privacy lawsuit their comment by their CEO makes me wonder if they are really concerned about protecting our privacy or is our information simply a money making tool for them.

Why so ecstatic Mark?

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Deal of the Day: Lexar TwistTurn 64GB USB Drive $49.00

Deal Geekette — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:57:04 +0000

We need storage! It’s as simple as that, from 1st graders to CEO’s we need storage. Be it for Home Work or to bring that SEC filing home to look over it before submitting it, and storage can be expensive.

That’s why when we saw the Lexar TwistTurn 64GB USB flash drive for just $49.00 with free shipping we knew we had to let you know about it.

Price breakdown: $49 + free shipping regular price $79.00.

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‘Tis the season to start giving…

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:11:52 +0000

…out your business cards!
(yea, I said it!)

Holiday Party Season is back and I have a rack of dresses ready to be worn.

This time of year is the best time to gather up with folks, eat yummy food, drink on someone else’s tab (preferibly) and mix and mingle because the star in Rockefeller Center shouldn’t be the only thing shining – we all should be shining too! and bringing that light into the lives of others.

Being a huge networker and natural born woo-er…I absolutely love this time, but not just because I have a bunch of evenings filled with events, but because this is also a time where you can bring your greatness into the lives of others. This week I’ll be posting various networking events for individuals in technology and I want you all to take advantage of the various memberships you can obtain, and also the new invaluable resources that these can bring you.

I have a couple on my list already starting with WebGrrls, SHPE-NYC, and WITI. I will start giving the scoop on those events on Thursday & Friday. Don’t be shy. You don’t really need a business card – you just need to have a smile (and a toy if you’re going to SHPE-NYC’s Holiday Toy Drive).

Send me any other opportunities to my email and I’ll be sure to showcase it on CuteGeek.com! (RadirisD@cutegeek.com)

Gifts that give back – Help Women Survivors of War

Sylwia — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:37:18 +0000

Ok, come on everyone say it with me… technology blows my mind. I’m not talking about a typical gadget on your holiday shopping list.

This is about how technology allows us to touch the lives of those you never thought possible. A friend of mine posted about this website, Women for Women and I couldn’t help but share it with my fellow Cutegeeks!

“Our Vision: Women for Women International envisions a world where no one is abused, poor, illiterate or marginalized; where members of communities have full and equal participation in the processes that ensure their health, well-being and economic independence; and where everyone has the freedom to define the scope of their life, their future and strive to achieve their full potential.”

This organization helps women get the training, leadership education and tools they need to become active citizens. They were awarded the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize and recognized by CNN, BBC, and CBS for their efforts.

Women for Women International launched their Winter 2011 Gifts that Give Back program. You can donate by one of their four categories: Organic Farming, job skill training, animals, or education. There are multiple levels of contributions and you can pick which particular thing you want to give, like rulers and pencils for school!

My friend and I love batik fabrics for sewing, they are incredibly beautiful hand-dyed fabrics. After playing around on their website, I saw that one of the gifts is rubber gloves for the women who make the fabrics, to protect their hands from dyes and chemicals. (Awesome right? –not the chemical part of course)

If you love gifts that give back (or know someone that would love this as a gift), check out their website! …and ravel in technology and how it provides us the ability to touch and empower our fellow women! WaHOo!

ACLU to Apple: Fix Siri’s birth-control black hole

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Deal of the Day: Apple TV

Deal Geekette — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:13:34 +0000

Today’s deal of the day will turn your television into an AppleVision. Apple TV will allow you to stream movies, tv shows and your music from your iTunes account to your television. You can also use it to watch NetFlix, MLB and NBA games, and share your own personal pictures and videos on your television.

Normally priced at $99.99 plus shipping, we’ve found a deal for $84.99 free shipping! So check it out.

Price break down $99.99 – $15 off (instant) = $84.99 plus shipping UPDATE use coupon code “ShipTV7” and the price drops to $77.99 still with free shipping. Coupon expires 12/2 limit 1 per customer.

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Microsoft Mice Honor “Year of the Dragon”

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:06:09 +0000

Microsoft is celebrating the 2012 Chinese New Year with three limited edition mice designed exclusively with artwork for the “Year of the Dragon”.

Two Wireless Mobile Mice 3500, feature a design from artist Nod Young, who took his inspiration from the Nice-Dragon Wall in Beihai Park, China, and the popular Dragon Ball Z cartoon. Artist Lin Xu embraced Chinese heritage and incorporated a five-finger dragon claw into the Arc Touch Mouse, the five-finger claw symbolizes nobleness and was a symbol exclusively used by royals.

The Wireless Mobile Mice 3500 are on sale now for $34.95 in both red and gold, and the Arch Touch Mouse will be available soon for $69.95.

For more information visit the Microsoft Hardware Blog.

Gung hay fat choy!

Give the Gift of Getting Paid

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:49:32 +0000

If you have an iPhone or Android device you probably have heard of the credit card processor Square. Square allows you to accept credit card payments on your iPhone, iPod, iPad or Android device. You can even set up discounts and coupons through their web interface.

Everything is free from signing up for the service to receiving the reader they send you. There is a tiny fee of 2.75% per swipe but you can gift the reader to a friend or relative.

What better gift to give than the gift of getting paid? For more info on how you can gift a Square credit card reader click here. It will cost you $1 to gift wrap it.

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Deal of the Day: 21.5” Dell S2230 LED Monitor

Deal Geekette — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:32:56 +0000

We haven’t posted a deal of the day since the day before Thanksgiving, because Black Friday and Cyber Monday there were so many deals we had a hard time just picking one, plus we were out shopping out selves.

But we have restarted and todays deal is awesome. It’s for a 21.5” 1080p (Full HD) Ultra-Slim, LED-Backlit Dell monitor, and as you can see from the picture to the left it looks amazing, and the $149.99 price tag with free shipping is amazing too!

Price breakdown: $219.99 – $70 off = $149.99 with FREE shipping.

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Holiday Gift Guide!

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:50:50 +0000

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy Kwanza and Happy Hanukkah, what ever you may believe in – this is one of the most amazing times of the year and it’s my favorite. It’s a time where everyone trios to be nicer to everyone, and happiness fills the air. If only it could be like that all year long.

Oh but it can be…

Our annual 2011 Holiday Gift Guide is finally here! In the guide we include various items that we think you and your loved ones may enjoy for the holidays. Some items are marked with this image “” it simply means it made the HardwareGeeks.com gift guide as well.

The first item on the list, also made Radiris Diaz “Best Buy Wish List” and made our holiday gift guide last year. It’s the Xbox 360 with Kinect. It does what the Nintendo Wii wanted to do, and that’s turn you into the controller. With the Xbox 360 Kinect there is no need to hold any remotes or controllers as you are the controller. You can use the movement of your hands to navigate through various screens, your body to control your characters movements on-screen and your voice to tell the Xbox what to do.

It is a great piece of technology. It will bring your family together, it will help the kids in your life be more active even if they do not go outside. The Kinect for the Xbox 360 is the future now.

The Xbox 360 with Kinect is available from various retailers, such as Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, Buy.com, eBay.com and more!

The next item on the list is for the fashionista in all of us! Just because we are Geekettes does not mean we don’t have any fashion, and just because it’s fashionable it doesn’t mean it can’t be functional. Jill.e designs brings us fashionable, functional bags that any geekette like me would love.

I have fallen in love with two of Jill.e bags. The Laptop Valise and the Laptop Satchel. They are both pictured below. They are available in White, Purple and Black, and a Tanish version is available as well. They are BEAUTIFUL BAGS and have loads of pocket space.

Jill.e has loads of camera bags as well, and if I had a camera I’d snag one up.

Next on the list is the Jawbone Era. The Jawbone Era is an amazingly beautiful Bluetooth headset and one of the best around. It’s “NoiseAssassin” feature kills any background noise around you and makes for a clearer conversation with whom ever you’re talking too.

It also has HD audio which allows you to hear your phone calls, music and videos in full spectrum. There is even an android app to help you save battery of your Bluetooth device. It’s also available in 4 colors, check them out the four colors in the image to the right.

The Jawbone headsets are available at BestBuy.comfor $129.99.

The next item on the list is probably the most expensive, the Samsung 55” LED 3D TV, model number UN55D7000L. It’s a beautiful, super thin with silver finish 3D television. It’s any gamers dream just as BombHor (Professional Gamer) on twitter, what TV she wants and she will tell you this one. (I love love love love love Samsung TVs FYI)

Various women from Cute Geek and even Michael from HardwareGeeks.com have seen this television in action at the Samsung Experience in NYC and it’s simply amazing. If it weren’t for the price tag I am sure we all would snag one up!

The television is available at Best Buy.

Next on the list is something small but will brighten up your home. They are the Energizer Flameless Candles which are available on Amazon.com. The candle is pretty sweet and I personally thought it added a bit of class to my living room. I turn it on at night and it adds a bit of light to the room but not too much. It sets somewhat of a romantic mood.

The candle turns on with a simple touch, and there are no cables or anything. It’s 100% battery-powered. The candle even flickers as if it were a real candle and the flickers are random and look very realistic.

This in our opinion is a great gift for the home!

Now onto the 6th and 7th item on the list, the Toshiba CAMILEO X416 1080P HD Camcorder and it’s on sale at ToshibaDirect.com for just $279.99 until the end of the year.

The CAMILEO X416 features 23x optical zoom and 120x digital zoom, electronic image stabilization for those with shaky hands like me, 16 GB of memory which equals about an 2 and a half hours worth of record time, expandable via SD card.

Also available at TigerDirect.com, is the 21.5” DX1210 All in 1 PC . The DX1210 is a work horse. It has so much power in it thanks to the Intel Core i7 processor inside. The 21.5” touchscreen also makes it a great PC for toddlers who just like to poke things and are just learning how to use the PC.

The DX1210 comes with a wireless keyboard and Mouse, and will fit perfectly anywhere in your home. With a starting price of just $729, it’s sure to be in the budget for most looking for a new PC these holidays.

Now we move onto our final recommendation, for this guide and its CELL PHONES and guess what we aren’t going to recommend the iPhone 4s. Everyone else is recommending those so we are recommending everything else. There are dozens of phones on the market currently that offer so much more than the iPhone. The LG Thrill 3D for at&t is a great phone with a large screen and a 3D camera. Guess what it also runs on the at&t 4G network. It’s also only $49.99 or the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play another great phone for just $49.99.

For Sprint you have the HTC EVO 4G and the Samsung Conquer 4G. Verizon has a bunch of great phones for under $50. Skip the iPhone there are plenty of better phones out there. My absolute favorite and the one I would urge all Verizon subscribers to buy is HTC’s Rhyme. The Rhyme is my favorite phone of the year because it was made with women in mind. I truly believe it was made for women, by women, because it just seems to be so resourceful and useful. It’s a beautiful plum color, very slim, has a beautiful resolution (the pics come out great), the charging dock turns into a speaker (a really good), comes with super comfy headphones, has a charm that lights up when you’re phone is on silent or on vibrate and you’re getting called or receive a notification…and its amazing…although that seems to be the word of the day for me. I love this phone. You have to just get to a store and try it out. While it does not have a QWERTY keyboard, it has everything else you can possibly desire. I love it…if you haven’t already noticed.

There are a couple of gifts that I like to leave to the end because by this point, only the ones that are truly interested in getting someone the best gift out there are still reading…

For that special someone that brings magic into your life:

Kikkerland’s Solar Powered Double Rainbow Maker I absolutely love waking up to a plethora of rainbows in my room. It’s one of those gadgets that I never knew I would appreciate so much, Wendy, our super mom blogger, got it for me earlier this year and it instantly puts a smile on my face. Very relaxing and just magical.

For that geek in your life that just loves to work hard, but plays so much harder:

Ali’s Spagnola’s Shot Glass USB featuring her awesome Powerhour songs (after each song – 60 seconds long, you take a shot…guaranteed an awesome time)…Ali you’re hot! The songs are hot! We love you for this! Way to bring being a nerd cool – even at the bar!!

For women of all ages – those are okay and conscious of their sexuality. Listen, I’m not all pro-masturbation, but I am pro-identifying and calling out your needs and wants, dreams and desires…here’s something that has helped me a lot…the We-Vibe 2…and as of recently, the We-Vibe 3. I was never one to run home and just…you know…but…wait, I’m still not. But I am a-okay with my sexuality, and love using this line with my loser ex-boyfriends ‘Hey that thing you do, yea…I can do it better, quicker and with less drama’. Thanks We-Vibe. I recommend the We-Vibe 2 because it is much more affordable, and although the We-Vibe 3 comes with a remote, I already lost mine, and its only been 3 weeks…great gift though, I truly recommend it (it’s number 1 on my list…the gift I give to all of my girls getting married or experiencing a breakup…)

For those that love listening to music, working out with music, etc…

Yurbuds are still top on my list. One year going strong and they are the most comfortable to wear during my commute to work, or when I am trying to work out. Perfect gift for your fit-geek!

We hope you have a great holiday season! As we get more items, we’ll post more recommendations – just remember, we’re a bunch of opinionated Cute Geeks – we’re going to like a ton of things. If you ever need help buying something for someone, I will offer my personal advice – I give the bestest most thoughtful gifts. My email is RadirisD@cutegeek.com - contact me and let me know if you need help getting someone a gift. While this list contacts a lot of things, presence over presents will always hold the most value in my world.

Happy Shopping, Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays…

Deal of the Day: 14.1" Lenovo ThinkPad T410

Deal Geekette — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:39:42 +0000

Todays deal is the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 and I don’t think I have to remind you how much I love ThinkPads. They are the most solidly built notebooks on the market and every business persons best friend.

I have been using ThinPads for years and the 14.1″ Lenovo ThinkPad T410 with a Core i5 2.53GHz Laptop w/4GB RAM, 160GB SSD, Windows 7 Pro for only $799 is a steal.

Price breakdown: 1299 – $500 = $799 with free shipping and FREE $100 Microsoft Store Coupon for use on a later purchase.

Click here to get deal.

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Celebrate your GeekDad on Saturday at the Wired Store

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:27:28 +0000

This Saturday, November 26th, join Ken Denmead, blogger for the popular DaddyGeek blog on Wired.com as he host sa free “Do it Yourself” event in the Wired Store in Times Square, NYC. Bring the kiddies because there will be a guest appearance by Snoopy!

The event kicks off at 11am and runs until 2pm.

I’m going too – so I’ll see you there

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Deal of the Day: 60" Sharp AQUOS LC60LE6300U $999.99

Deal Geekette — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:46:34 +0000

Today’s deal will make any movie fanatic or game lover drool, as they would love to have a 60” Sharp AQUOS tv in their living room. How does the commercial go? It has YELLOW!!!

My first LCD TV’s over 7 years ago was a Sharp AQUOS and it’s still going strong!

Price Breakdown: on sale for $1,699.99 – $600 instant savings = $999.99 and Free shipping. No coupon code required!

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When phones become teething toys

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:04:02 +0000

While we all want the children in our lives to eat apples – preferibly an apple a day, to keep the doctor away…having them chew away at our apple products just isn’t what we had in mind.

My 5 month old god-daughter – aka Julianne – the iPhone 4Slobber – is an avid lover of all apple products – her favorite being her mommy and daddy’s iPhone. While this picture is extremely cute, and we are all patiently awaiting the arrival of her adorable teeth, having to speak into a drooled phone just isn’t cool.

Being the tech collector that I am, I was able to donate an old flip phone to the cause, but like many of us know, today’s babies are smart. They are so smart they want ‘smart’ phones – so I’m sorry Fisher Price – you just won’t cut it with my precious Julianne because she knows her divalicious mommy will not sport a highlighter yellow colored device. Right Glo?

Don’t worry, I found a solution on Amazon.com!

Did you know they sell ‘dummy’ phones (please don’t get offended) that look just like the real thing – so real they are marked as display phones? They are even sold as toys for children, so why not spend $75 on the replacement phone that you will after get from all the water damage the drool causes…just buy a display phone!

In less than 24 hours – thanks to my free 2 day shipping, our precious Julie will be chewing on her own BlackBerry Curve, for only $14.99.

I also purchased her a Palm Centro – because I rock two phones, so why shouldn’t she.

Anyway – for any parents or folks with children who love to put everything in their mouth – here is your solution.

BlackBerry or Palm, you choose. ($14.99 and $9.99 respectively)

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Deal of the Day: Lenovo ThinkPad T520

Deal Geekette — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:47:05 +0000

Todays deal is for the Lenovo ThinkPad T520, which features a Core i3-2350M 2.3GHz Dual-core Business Laptop w/4GB RAM, 500GB HDD for $689 with free shipping.

We at CuteGeek love Lenovo because of their top notch design and durability. The $689 price tag for the T520 in our opinion is dirt cheap!

Price breakdown: $1,395 – $556 instant savings - $130 coupon code(Expires November 21) = $689 plus free shipping. Coupon Code: THINK1117

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Worried where your seafood is coming from — Seafood Watch App!

Sylwia — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:37:24 +0000

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has started a program called Seafood Watch.

If you’re concerned about eating ocean-friendly food (and nutritious), then this app is right for you!

The Seafood Watch program started with pocket guides featuring safe seafood depending on region. Now they have apps for the iPhone and Android devices! The app allows you to search seafood by Best Choice, Good Alternatives and seafood that should be avoided because they are farmed in harmful ways.

The app allows you to add/tag restaurants with the “best choice” seafood so that others can search for them as well, knowing that they are great places to eat! It also features a section with new-stories and breakthroughs in the seafood industry.

So, perhaps you don’t eat seafood, or you might not care at all…but this is truly a great way to know that you’re putting delicious, nutritious and economically friendly food in your body. Think about it this way, right now a food industry is researching ways to grow salmon 4 times faster…would you really want to knowingly eat that genetically altered Salmon?

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If you’re a read-a-holic, check-out GoodReads.com

Sylwia — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:08:49 +0000

I missed website Wednesday, so I’m posting this now.

I have never been a big reader, I know, I know, my sister is a librarian…what happened to me, right? Well recently I have become a mini-bookworm, I feel like I’m 10 years old and I just re-discovered imagination! <–thank you HUNGER GAMES!

However, my biggest struggle has always been finding new books to read.

Where do you start?
INSERT: GoodReads.com

Why I love it:
The thing that is cool about good reads, is you can share the books you are reading with your friends. You can save the ones you want to read in the future, and rate the ones you have previously read. You can view updates from your friends and add their books to your ‘shelf’

What’s the best part? (for me anyways)
Like I said, I’ve always had a huge problem with finding books to read. Recently GoodReads added a feature similar to Netflix, where if you rate 20 books, they will recommend others to you based on your reading history.

What’s even cooler…they have lists already going, that you can browse in specific genres! So say if you like books about vampires… they have a list of top 100 best books featuring vampires. Or if you like books with strong female lead roles, they have a list of that. LISTOPIA it is called!

Check out GoodReads.com, it’s awesome.

Now, go on and re-discover your imagination!

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Gorgeous New Monitor from AOC

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:17:18 +0000

Today AOC showed off their new Aire Pro LED monitor which I have to admit looks pretty darn gorgeous with its aluminum brushed finish.

I am not one to get all googoo-gaga over a monitor but I wouldn’t mind having it on my desk. The WLED backlit HD widescreen 23 inch Aire Pro is only 9.2 mm thin, and offers full HD resolution with a 50,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio – which means, watching anything, even my home made videos would be great.

It also has illuminated touch controls which is a nice touch. Built in speakers, 2 HDMI ports, so you can use this as a desktop monitor and a television at the same time.

For more information on the AOC Aire Pro visit http://aoc.com

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Deal of the Day: Xbox 360 Gaming Bundle with Television!

Deal Geekette — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:33:23 +0000

This is one great deal, for $1499.97 you can be the proud owner of a 55” 3D LED HDTV, an XBOX 360 plus a Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Bundle. The perfect bundle for any Cute Geek!

Essentially you are getting a 55 inch 3D television for under $1000. I can’t think of any other 3D televisions on the market for under $1000. You know what I may just buy this bundle for myself before it expires tomorrow.

Price breakdown: $1,999.97 – $400 instant savings (ends 11/22) applied in cart = $1,499.97 + shipping cost based on location.

Click here for past deals.

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Let’s merry with some Starbucks!

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:43:02 +0000

According to Starbucks, we’re merrier together, so let’s merry.

Today, from 2 – 5 pm, when you purchase one holiday drink, you get one of equal or lesser value free.

Now who said its better to give than to receive…

This merry event will go on until the 20^th - Sunday.

Get your Starbucks on everyone.

Text MERRY to 697289 to have offers sent to you.

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Web Webnesday: BFAds.Net – holiday shopping site

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:08:10 +0000

As if Black Friday wasn’t more than a week away…

Here is one great resource for those that strategically plan out their shopping – whether it starts at midnight, or online come Monday morning. There are coupons, full scans of the store’s Black Friday specials, and much, much more!!

Enjoy BFAds.Net!

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Holy Moly – AblePlanet Noise-Canceling Headphones for only $69!

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:42:44 +0000

Okay – so I am almost freaking out – but not in a bad way, in a really good way, because I’m so freaking excited!!! Thanks to GroupOn - this deal is on!

AblePlanet makes just as good, if not better, headphones than Bose – yea – I said it. Their stars on the front are also cuter so yea…if you need the cute factor, forget bose and go with AblePlanet. The sound quality compares to no other and they are very comfortable to wear – even for long periods of time. I own these headphones and while I’d be pretty pissed if I purchased them at full-price, I didn’t, they were a gift :)

These headphones are amazing. I’ve owned them for over 2 years but always used them on the road. They make zoning out – more real, especially if you’re commute to work is done on a plane.

There are 2 days left to purchase these!!! Jump on it!! They are worth over $250! Oh and there is free shipping…this is an awesome gift option…i’m just saying…

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Review: Kindle Fire

Juliette Megumi Sumida — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:38:23 +0000

The Kindle Fire Review

I’ve had the Kindle Fire for a few hours now and been able to play around with most of the features it has to offer. You can go on the web, download apps, games, books, documents, movies, videos, music.

My initial reaction upon receiving it was the weight. It’s not heavy, but it was much more than I anticipated. It weighed about a size of a medium paperback book to me. I wasn’t expecting that since the previous versions of the kindle have been extremely light and thin. It’s about 19cm x 12cm x 1cm; slightly smaller than a playbook.

Once I turned it on it was like heaven! The color, the features, is absolutely amazing. The screen is shiny like the iPad so there is some glare; unlike the commercials for kindle, you cannot bring this one to the beach and read it under the sun.

The kindle is set up with a main screen, which gives you your most recent apps/documents/books you were on. Then there are sub screens for Newsstand, books, apps, video, music and the web. Each of these sub screens are set up differently. There is also a search option, where you can search for anything in your kindle or the web.

For Storage – You can either save it on your kindle or the cloud. You are given 5GB free space and after that there is a charge.

Books – It’s set up just like the iBook application in the iPad. You can choose to see it by Grid or List View and filter by Author, Most recent or Title. It will tell you what % of the book you have already read and you can also bookmark pages. It is identical to the iBook application except that you can change font sizes and types.

Apps – It uses the Amazon App Store as its source so if you already have an android device it should be seamless. It automatically pops up in your cloud. If you already owned tablet compatible apps you can just download them onto your fire.

Videos – If you have Amazon Prime, you can stream TV shows and movies. You can also purchase movies and TV series to download on your kindle or stream. (If you download, you can watch them when you are not connected to Wifi)

You also have the option of downloading a Netflix app or a Hulu App if you don’t want to purchase Amazon Prime.

Music – You can either transfer MP3 files directly into your kindle or upload to the cloud. In order to upload to the cloud, you need to download the Cloud MP3 uploader. It manages the Music by Artist, Song, Genre.

Web – Accessing the internet on the kindle fire was always a question mark, since we didn’t know what we were expecting. It looks like its using a Google chrome like program, where it has tabs and remembers the recent sites you’ve been on. You can add bookmarks and manage your pages. The speed was fast. I was able to go on Facebook and go on a few websites at the same time and was fast as my computer would be.

Transferring files – It’s a breeze! You can just connect your kindle to your computer via USB and just drag and drop. I was able to transfer 400 books, 20 MP3’s, and 15 pdf files within 15-20 minutes. You can manage your files from your kindle or your computer.

When you transfer files into your kindle by computer, you are transferring to your kindle and not the cloud.

Pros:

-It’s a kindle!

-Lending Library – you can borrow a book a month for free from their library.

-Amazon App Store – if you have an android phone/tablet you can download onto your kindle automatically (if its compatible)

-It’s $199 for a tablet

-Fast processor. Can view websites and run apps like any other computer or tablet.

-Easy to transfer from your computer.

Cons:

-Need an Amazon.com Account

-Can’t find a versatile cover (iPad and Prior Kindle’s have covers which help with battery save/turn off when covered function)

-WiFi Only. Cant access the cloud all the time

-Volume is not high enough to listen to music from afar.

-No Camera so can’t take pictures and upload. (Also have not found a screen capture ability built in)

Overall the speed of the maneuvering within the kindle is very fast and easy. It has all the features a tablet would have except it does not have a camera. I think it’s under valued for what it does for you. I definitely think it will be a big competitor in the tablet market because of what it can do for the price ticket of $199.

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Sneak Peak into Amazon.com Black Friday Deals

Deal Geekette — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:36:18 +0000

Black Friday is a week and a few days away and we have a sneak peek into Amazon.com’s Black Friday deals starting on the 25th, we also have word on some earlier starting deals.

To view the full list of deals click read more!

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS (11/25)

· AK Anne Klein Swarovski Crystal Accented Rose Gold-Tone Leather Watch: $29.99 (list price: $125)

· Invicta Specialty Collection Chronograph Rose Dial Rose Gold Watch: $69.99 (list price: $595)

· 14k White Gold Diamond Twist Pendant: $59.99 (list price: $182)

· Save up to 70% on jewelry gifts

· Mr. Coffee 20-Ounce Frappe Maker: $49.99 (list price: $79.99)

· Furi Rachael Ray 7-Inch Sharp-and-Store Self-Sharpening Knife with Stand: $29.99 (list price: $75)

· Canon PowerShot 12 MP Digital Camera: $199 (list price: $349)

· Save up to 50% off cashmere items including sweaters and cold weather accessories for men and women

· Save up to 33% off boots, slippers, athletic and accessories from endless.com

· Select DVDs as low as $.99

· Save up to 40% off select Melissa & Doug toys

· Invicta Specialty Collection Chronograph Blue Dial Stainless Steel Watch: $69.99 (list price: $595)

· PSP-3000 PlayStation Portable Core Pack: $99 (list price: $129.99)

· Save up to 60% off kids’ and baby sleepwear

· The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Box Set: $76.77 (list price: $150)

· Buy one Webkinz pet, get one free

· Spend $75 or more on select toys, get an Amazon-exclusive limited-edition Gund Bear free

· Subscribe to select magazines like Woman’s Day, Spin, Entertainment Weekly and People, get an instant $5 code for the Amazon MP3 store.

· Buy select jewelry, get a pair of pearl shell stud earrings free

· Buy the Plantronics Voyager Pro+ Bluetooth Headset, get the Plantronics Carry Case free

· Pre-order a JJ Cole Broadway Stroller, get a color canopy free

· Buy a select Windows 7 PC, receive a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card

· Amazon Appstore for Android will feature Jetpack Joyride as the Free App of the Day on Black Friday

EARLY BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

· Sharp 32-inch LCD HDTV: $249.99 (save $100)

· Kodak EasyShare MD55 Digital Camera, Black: $79 (save $70)

· SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio: $4.99 (save $15)

· Sterling Silver Black Diamond Round Earrings: $79.99 (save $99)

· The Original Christmas Classics (DVD): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin to Town, Frosty the Snowman, Frosty Returns, Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol, The Little Drummer Boy and Cricket on the Hearth: $12.99 (save $16)

· Save 70% off Men’s Pea Coats

· $20 off Rockwell 12-Volt LithiumTech 2-Tool Combo Kit

Visit Amazon’s Black Friday Deals store to check out all the deals and be sure to follow @Amazon on Twitter to get the most up-to-date news about what Amazon is up to this holiday.

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HTC Vivid the Porn Phone?

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:34:00 +0000

According to TMZ, the people who paid Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton for their sex tapes, is threatening to sue HTC over the name of one of their newest smart phones pictured left, the “HTC VIVID”.

Vivid (the porn company) claims that users may get confused and think that they are behind the phone. Vivid has given HTC until Monday to change the name of their smart phone to something else, or they will sue.

I wonder what HTC will do, I think it will be pretty hard for them to change the name of a device that is already on the Market and available from at&t wireless.
What porn company makes cell phones anyway? Well besides Playboy.

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You’ve Got Ghosts!

Nikki — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:28:25 +0000

With Christmas around the corner, I think it is safe to say that many of us have a “gamer” or two on our list. I always find it so hard to think of which games to purchase for them because, let’s be honest, there are too many games that are very similar.Majesco Entertainment has just released a game that is sure to be one of a kind.

The Hidden, an augmented reality (AR) ghost hunting adventure for the portable Nintendo 3DS™ system, allows you to investigate real-world environments with the Nintendo 3DS camera in order to search, capture and destroy supernatural entities as a paranormal investigator.

Rated E10+, this game is sure to please Nintendo 3DS fans. Be sure to view the video below to get a better idea of how the camera creates the background for the levels!

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Deal of the Day: Dell XPS 17 $899.99

Deal Geekette — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:06:20 +0000

Today Daily Deal is for the fully loaded super fast Dell XPS 17 2nd generation Intel Core i7 notebook PC with 8 GB of memory, a 1 TB of Storage, a 1080p full HD display with built in Blu-ray player.

Talk about mobile entertainment hub! I can only imagine what you could do with all that power!

The system is on sale for $899.99 and while the price may sound a big high, it’s a bargain when you consider the amount of power the XPS 17 can deliver.

Price break down: $1,613.99 – $564 off – $150 coupon code = $899.99 + FREE shipping

Click here for past deals.

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Emily and Isabel Coming Soon

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:42:29 +0000

We have two cute new bloggers joining us, 6 year old Isabel and 7 year old Emily will jointly be reviewing various gadgets and products for kids! Check out their video.

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Biscotti Introduces High Definition TV Phone

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:51:22 +0000

Today Biscotti Inc. not the cookie company, introduced what they are calling the first High Definition TV Phone. Michael Reyes from HardwareGeeks.com checked it out at CES Unveiled a week ago.

The Biscotti TV Phone turns your high-definition TV into a communication hub, where you can speak to your friends and family on Skype or others with a Biscotti TV. The unit requires no computer just an internet connection (Wi-Fi or Wired) and from what I was told by Michael Reyes who was able to check it out, it’s so easy to set up my grandma who knows not a lick of English could set it up in a matter of minutes on her own. That’s something I want to check out for myself.

Biscotti TV Phone is now available for sale in the United States and Canada for just $199. Unlimited free video calls are included - there are no monthly fees! For more information or to purchase, please visit www.biscotti.com.

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Verbatim Unveils 2nd Gen Mobile Keyboard

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:09:36 +0000

Today Verbatim announced their new mobile keyboard for tablets or mobile phone running iOS or Android. The keyboards connect to the tablet or phone via a Bluetooth connection.

They feature a soft-touch keys for silent typing and hot keys for iPad/iPhone users, so that they can easily copy & paste, easy access to menu screens and applications. For a full list of compatible devices and hot key functions click here.

For more information on the keyboards click over to their product page at Verbatim.com.

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Deal of the Day: Dell Inspiron 15R-2nd Gen $774.99

Deal Geekette — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:13:36 +0000

For todays deal we feature the Dell Inspiron 15R-2nd Gen 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 Quad-core Laptop w/8GB RAM, 750GB HDD. If those specs don’t make the geekette in you drool I have no idea what will. There is so much power under the hood of the 15R you probably use it to replace your desktop.

In order to take advantage of this deal you must use coupon code “4J4XPNDZ1PKR2B” during the check out process, you can customize it and still use the coupon code however customized machines will cost more.

Break down of price: $1,343.98 – $543.99 off – $25 coupon code = $774.99 with FREE shipping.

Click here for past deals.

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Farmville Collectible Plush Toys Available @BestBuy

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:25:40 +0000

Zynga the people who have cluttered our Facebook news feeds with pictures of pigs and plants and countless other things that leave us scratching our heads, has introduced just in time for the holidays FarmVille Plush Toys. The plush toys are limited edtion, which will make them hard to find considering how many millions of people play FarmVille.

The plush toys will be exclusively available at Best Buy and you can pre-order them now.

Each collectible blind box will be on sale $9.99 and it has 1 of 8 collectible plush toys, a 10 farm cash card and an exclusive in-game animal. These are blind boxes so you will not know which toy you are getting.

If you buy a $25 dollar FarmVille game card you can buy the blind box for just $0.99.

If you are able to collect all 8 you will earn an in-game Super Orchard!

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Hulu Plus available on Kindle Fire

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:12:49 +0000

Just a FYI for all those perspective Amazon Kindle Fire buyers, Hulu has confirmed that Hulu Plus will be available on the Kindle Fire. This means you will be able to watch some of your favorite TV shows with-in hours of their airing on network TV on your Kindle Fire device. The Hulu Plus service will cost you $7.99 a month.

For more information head over to the Hulu Blog.

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Deal of the Day: HP Pavilion G7-1260us

Deal Geekette — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:01:49 +0000

We have teamed up with LogicBuy to bring you a new deal every day of the week and we start today with the HP Pavilion g7-1260us notebook pc. The g7 features a LED backlit 17.3-in HD screen, an Intel Core i3-2330M 2.2Ghz dual core processor, a 640GB hard drive, 4GB of memory, SRS Premium sound, built-in Wi-Fi and of course Windows 7 Premium.

The price $629.99 – $150 Instant Rebate – $50 mail-in-rebate = $429.99 plus you get free shipping.

Who says you have to wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to get a great deal? Click here for more information on the deal.

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Fashion Playtes $50 Design-Your-Diva-Dress Giveaway for Girls

Wendy Wick — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:31:35 +0000

In August, Maya and I brought Feeling Good about Feeding the Fashionista in Your Girl with Fashion Playtes and we are back to tell you that the urge to keep creating, once born is never quelled. Maya recently designed a fancy holiday dress’ for parties which we are impatiently waiting to arrive in the mail any day now..Check out Maya’s dress with purple sequin pockets and a rhinestone burst design on the chest. What do you think? Not your style? What would you create?

Maya wants to know and she wants to share the thrill of designing with Cutegeek girls so Fashion Playtes and Cutegeek want to give you the chance to win a $50 gift certificate so you can bring your inner designer to life with a design of your own creation on the Fashion Playtes website.

To Enter: All you need to do is check out the website and give us an idea about something you would add. You could suggest a new accessory …like design your own winter hat and scarf set…or you could suggest an idea…like when a girl designs a fashion, she should be able to e-mail it to her mom or grandma… you get the idea, be creative! Post your ideas as a comment to this post. Maya announce the winner in one week and Fashion Playtes will send that lucky gal a gift certificate to get her designing!

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A new App favorite for the iPad: Chuggington: Terrific Trainee!

Wendy Wick — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:08:32 +0000

Chuggington: Terrific Trainee! Is a fun and easy-to-use iPad app for our little pre-school Choo-Choo aficionados. Elijah, my nearly four-year old all-things-trains expert was thrilled from the launch icon onwards. “Trains!” he exclaimed and tapped the app before we were even seated with the iPad safely balanced on our legs.

The app launches with a catchy tune and the choice between ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ and again, I didn’t even get the chance to guide his choice. He went with ‘easy’ because it was blue.

Now the big choices…do we ride the rails with Wilson, Brewster, Koko or Action Chugger? Eventually we ride them all on challenging missions! Elijah keeps sneaking in ‘one more round’ because he wants to ride all the trains. Each train takes you along the rails at a brisk pace and you have to have to tap traffic cones so the engines can jump them or drag your finger between rails lines so they can change rails and avoid obstacles. Each engine has it own unique animation and responds humorously to bumping and jumping the cones which amuses Elijah immensely.

Chuggington: Terrific Trainee! Is an ideal app for a pre-schooler who has used the iPad for basic pre-school games, has experience with the touch paradigm and is ready to get more anticipation and adventure in his game experience. I was surprised and thrilled to see that Elijah responded to the brisk pace with focus and giggles, following Vee’s (the games narrator!) encouraging instructions on how to proceed. The app offers a few activities which are fun to repeat as well as a ‘hard’ more advance level. Elijah was able to figure out what needed to be done and catch on quickly. Pressing, dragging, tapping actions are increasingly used as the activities unfold: honking horns, opening cargo doors and loading the special delivery car, collecting pick-ups and revealing each of your badges. The game remembers your scores and awards you a badge for each mission which then unlocks new adventures. The check marks and badges gave him a clear indication of accomplishment which he responded to.

In short, as a mom with a train-crazed boy, I like this app for the Chuggington characters but more so for the fine motor skill development and visual tracking skills development. I especially like the clear achievement indicators which encourage a health pursuit for improvement against ones own best and the silly animation which evokes the giggles and surprised expressions I relish sharing with Elijah during our shared play.

In one week’s time this App has made it to the Request-by-Name Apps that Elijah asks to play…it is a short list. This boy knows his mind, he loves his trains and adores this App. If you know someone with a three to five year old boy and iPad, send them an iTunes gift of this App (all you need is their email address and your own iTunes account) for less than the cost of your latte or espresso shot.

The launch price for Chuggington: Terrific Trainee! is $1.99 (iPhone) and $2.99 (iPad) at the App Store.

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Chugginton: Terrific Trainee!

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Starz Digital Media today announced that their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch game “Chugginton: Terrific Trainee!” is available for purchase from the Apple App Store for $1.99. The game features 16 missions and 4 levels, starting your kids favorite characters from the series.

“The Chuggington: Terrific Trainee! App is another way for fans to interact with the most loved Chuggington characters anywhere they want to play,” said Megan Buecher, director of licensing, Ludorum. “Preschoolers can play to earn badges just like the trainees do on the show.”

Wendy Wick, and her kids Elijah and Maya have been playing the game for a few days now and should have a review up tonight.

The launch price for Chuggington: Terrific Trainee! is $1.99 (iPhone) and $2.99 (iPad) at the App Store.

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Unboxing the We-Vibe 3

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:51:09 +0000

Today I was able to unbox the We Vibe 3. Check it out!

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All We Want For the Holidays is a Phone Call

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:08:47 +0000

That according to a study conducted by research firm Toluna on behalf of VTech. manufacture of cordless landline phones. Some of which are REALLY COOL like the LS6245 and the LS6375-03.

According to the survey, we are feeling the effects of the economy with more than half of those who participated in the survey saying they “wished they had more money for presents”. The survey also found that a lot of us including myself although I did not participate in the survey would love to have a phone call from Friend and Family during the holidays. Please note the emphasis on FRIENDS and FAMILY.

The survey found we really don’t want calls form our co-workers during the holidays or people we really don’t get a long with, so before you pick up the phone think about it first if we aren’t related or good friends maybe you shouldn’t dial the number.

Now off to call my mami!

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Polaroid Making a Comback?

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:13:21 +0000

Maybe I am misinformed, but didn’t Polaroid exit the instant picture business and started to focus purely on printing pictures? I remember seeing and hearing that back in 2008. But I suspect someone at Polaroid didn’t get the memo because today at CES Unveiled Michael Reyes from HardwareGeeks.com spotted what he described to me as a dinosaur with a LCD screen.

The Polaroid Z340 is an instant 14.0 megapixel digital camera with a 2.7” LCD screen. It instantly prints out 3×4 full color images and unlike the polaroid film of old you don’t have to wait for the picture to develop it comes out developed!

What’s also so cool about the Z340 it doesn’t use INK to print your images. I’m confused too but it’s technology called ZINK (Zero Ink Printing).

The Z340 is available now, for more info visit Poloaroid.com.

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WIRED Store Opening again in NYC for the Holidays

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:57:04 +0000

Last year I had a ton of fun at the WIRED Store, which is almost like a museum for all the cool tech stuff you didn’t know you ever wanted.

Last year the store was in the Meat Packing district of NYC, a bit out of the way if you asked me, but this year it will be smack dab in the middle of times square on 42nd street and Broadway. I can’t wait!!! (especially because my office is right there?)

The store will officially open on the 18th of November and will remain open until the 24th of December from 12pm – 7pm (It should be open much later, just because of its location -but hey, its not my store). It will be closed on Thanksgiving Day – for obvious reason.

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Amazon Opens Black Friday Store

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:48:52 +0000

Yesterday Newegg sent out a dozen eggs to let the world know their black Friday will be everyday, and today Amazon.com announced that their Black Friday store is officially open and will be open until Black Friday!

Click read more for a sample of some of the DEALS amazon.com will have, and guess what they all have free Super Saver Shipping or free two day shipping for Amazon Prime members.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the deals that will be available at various times leading up to Black Friday:

Fujifilm FinePix F505 Digital Camera (includes 4 GB Memory Card): $179 (list price: $399.95)

· TomTom XXL 5-Inch Widescreen GPS Navigator: $79.99 (list price: $169.95)

· Philips Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio: $49.99 (list price: $79.99)

· Altec Lansing Digital Boombox: $199.99 (list price: $299.95)

· Invicta Men’s and Women’s Subaqua Watches: $169.99 (list price: $995)

· “Arrested Development: The Complete Series” (DVD): $28.99 (list price: $89.98)

· Up to 20% off Disney Nintendo video game bundles

· Buy two, get one free on select Electronic Arts sports video games including best-selling titles like FIFA Soccer 12, Madden NFL 12 and NHL 12

· Sony 9-Inch LED Digital Photo Frame: $69 (list price: $139.99)

· $20 off purchase of $100 or more on select Porter-Cable power tools and accessories

· Up to 50% off contemporary clothing for Women, Men, Kids and Baby

All of the products listed above are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime.

For more information on Amazon’s Black Friday Deals store see the official press release below. Also, make sure to follow @Amazon on Twitter to get the most up-to-date news about what Amazon is up to this holiday.

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Newegg Halloween Promo

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:43:54 +0000

Today hundreds of Newegg.com customers received a special gift from Newegg.com. 12 dozen eggs, and in those 12 dozen eggs there was 1 orange egg with a prize ranging from a 5 dollar gift card to a beanie.

Some even luckier Newegg customers got a special GOLDEN egg which contains a $1000 gift certificate! I believe only four lucky customers got them. I got nothing but Michael Reyes from HardwareGeeks.com won a 4GB USB stick.

Neweggs purpose of the promotion was to let all of us know that their Black Friday sales take place the entire month of November and not just that Friday and Weekend after thanks giving.

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My Best Buy Holiday Wish list

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:10:47 +0000

I’m a geek CuteGeek! And as a CuteGeek one of my favorite pass times is shopping, and one of my favorite places to shop at (especially during the holidays) is Best Buy and BestBuy.com. The reason is because their prices tend to blow out the competition, have a larger selection of items and typically have everything I want; from that big screen TV to that tiny keychain digital picture frame or as you can tell from my picture everything for my Wii (which I purchased last year)!

Best Buy is the spot to go to for batteries, movies, games and even some of your favorite child-hood candy since their checkout counters resemble the latest CVS – with a ton of impulse buys, that I, impulsely buy - it’s where I go when I need an electronic that I prefer to touch and feel, instead of just checking out through a click. That’s why our first sneak-peak holiday gift guide of the season are things that I want/have/recommend from Best Buy.

The first thing on my list is the 55” Samsung UN66D6000S LED HDTV! Who says girls don’t like big…

…screen TVs?

I love big screen televisions and Samsung makes the best ones if you asked me - at $1399 the UN55D6000S is a steal!

Don’t forget your HDMI cables if you’re getting a new TV this year! You don’t want to spend a ton of money on a nice TV that makes your shows look crummy.

The thoughts of wall mounting that baby in front of my bed is a major turn on for me!

While I may love my Nintendo Wii, this year I want a Microsoft Kinect and an Xbox 360 (why not??). With all the cool games like Dance Central, and the new Star Wars game which is coming out for it – who in their right mind wouldn’t want one? Plus you can also use your Xbox 360 for media content and watch Netflix and Hulu on it (hello – cancel that cable right now!).

Best Buy has various Kinect Bundles available starting at $299. The Kinect itself cost $149. If you live in a small apartment like me, you may also want to invest in the Nyko Zoom for Kinect, it allows you to use your Kinect in smaller rooms and it is only $29.99.

The next item on my list would have been something that CISCO brought us, but they decided to kill their camera biz and got rid of the Flip. Their loss, now my money will go to Sony as I want the Sony Bloggie. Sony now has a 3D version of the Bloggie which I am dying for. The bloggie pictured is the 3D version.

I never owned a bloggie but Michael from HardwareGeeks.com did and before losing his (what a tool) he swore by it. He loved it more than his Flip and used it more than his Samsung TL325 digital point and shoot.

Best Buy has a full range of Bloogies to choose from, I say go for the 3D one!!! (Gunnar makes some sweet 3D glasses BTW)

I also want a Nikon DSLR camera! I am not big on DSLR cameras, but it is on my list of goals - I want to learn how to use them. Something about a camera that powerful, just makes me feel powerful, and I would love to get my hands on one of those Nikon D3100 cameras. The price is a bit high for my budget at the moment but as soon as I need some retail therapy, they better be in stock because I want one! Just look at that bad boy below!!! Growl!

I can smell the hate mail already if I don’t include the next item on the list. Apples iPhone 4s, I know if I did not include it someone would find away to make Siri say she hates me and all CuteGeeks out there

But yes I do want an iPhone 4s, and I would love to have one and I know plenty of other people would love to have one, and while best buy has them, I don’t think I can justify the expense of one right now (they go up to $800+ WTHeck???!!!). It makes the list because it is an AWESOME device! (according to the world of i-DOers)

Finally I really want, and while some may not consider it to be a geeky gadget, I do and I really want the CHI Air- Flat Iron, in PINK! I never thought I loved pink until I looked at most of my accessories and noticed they were pink…I’ve definitely come a long way since my tomboy days. I also have to keep my hair done in order to remain Cute! although the curls never get old – straightening it just guarantees a couple of more minutes of ZZzzzZZZ’s.

The Chi Air features a switch that will allow us ladies to set the heat settings. I for one am tired of 1 temp for every style hair irons. It also is supposed to help maintain your hair healthy which is always a top concern for me. The $99 price tag may seem steep for some but beauty and healthy hair shouldn’t have a price-fixing it or reworking it is usually more painful.

Everything in this guy can be found in Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.com.

Happy Shopping and Happy Holidays!

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A “Wicked” Little Giveaway…

Wendy Wick — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:45:36 +0000

Halloween is around the corner so we have a “Wicked” little giveaway for all of you!

Cutegeek is giving away a pair of Wicked Little Buds to the guy, gal or ghoul that posts the silliest (keep it clean so I can tell it to my kids) joke to this post. These “barely-there” light weight, mini-buds are noise-isolating with an edgy look, petite, semi-glossy and available in four colors. Check out the audio demo on their site. This little bud keeps out alot and delivers sweet sound quality in a petite package.

We will choose our winner on Halloween to break out your party humor and let’s see what you’ve got.

Want to bias the judge (think “Maya”)…then I will give you a little insider tip: She is partial to knock-knock jokes….

Happy Haunting…

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Firmware Update for GoFlex Satellite

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:05:37 +0000

GoFlex Satellite owners there is a new firmware update for your wireless hard drive.

The new firmware is version 1.2.0.012 and it has a host of new features. My favorite being the ability to add music to a photo slide show. You also can now view your music’s album art.

This is the first update of the firmware since it was released in July. Wendy Wick had a chance to review it and she loved it. Check out her review here.

You can download the firmware and also see instructions on how to update the device here.

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WD Live TV

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:17:40 +0000

Two weeks ago Michael Reyes from HardwareGeeks.com let me hold his brand spanking new WD TV Live streaming media player, and I have yet to give it back. He probably won’t get it back either because it’s an awesome device.

The WD TV Live allows me to stream content from my computer, or network storage device and see it on my television. I can now easily show my friends and family pictures with out them hovering around my laptop’s monitor, or I can watch Netflix, Hulu (Oh man I used to love this show called Outlaw), rent movies from Blockbuster and CinemaNow, and even listen to music from Pandora or Spotify. You will have to update your Spotify account but it is well worth it. I can even check my Facebook without opening my laptop.

Setup was SUPER easy. I am not completely clueless when it comes to setting things up, especially a a device like this so I expected it to take me much longer than it did. Only two steps – Connect to television and then connect to Wi-fi. I was able to do it all in under 5 minutes.

If you are curious why did it take me the entire 5 minutes?
Minute 1 – 2: Connecting it to the TV, Wi-Fi and a Power Outlet (Not in that order)
Minute 3 – 5: Calling the cable company to cancel. (Who needs cable when you have HULU, NetFlix and Blockbuster) I’ll save myself over $120 a month! Haha – just kidding. I would have to confirm that with my roommate first but hey…

I would love to save $120 a month. I can also connect a hard drive to the WD LIVE TV and stream that content or content from off of my network.

Overall I love it and sorry Michael you will have to syndicate this review on HardwareGeeks.com because you are NOT getting this back.

I suggest you all head over to http://westerndigital.com and pick one up, it will make the perfect gift for any girlfriend, wife, sister or mother this holiday season!

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MAINGEAR to offer Intel Core i7 2700k Overclocked

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:01:00 +0000

MAINGEAR today informed the world that they will have the the new Intel Core i7 2700k in their Shift and F131 desktops.

The i7 2700K is a quad-core (4 core) processor with a clock speed of 3.5GHz and 3.9GHz Turbo boost. MAINGEAR is also overclock the 2700K Intel processor to 5GHZ which will make it SUPER fast, think of all the multi-tasking I can do!!!

The price of the F131 and Shift with the 2700k is $1228 and $1985. I in no way can afford one, at least not right now but would love to have one. For more info click here.

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Holidays are Coming so here are some Deals!

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:38:10 +0000

I was strolling through K-Mart the other day and was astonished to see Christmas decorations already on sale. Halloween hasn’t even passed and they are already selling us Christmas Goodies.

So with Christmas right around the corner and the economic situation many of us are in, I thought it would be a good idea to share various deals I encounter from now on until the Holidays and who knows maybe I’ll continue to share them after the holidays.

So here are some deals that made their way into my inbox today!

Buy.com Sent me these deals
Get an Xbox 360 System – 250GB Kinect Bundle (Earn BONUS 5,000 Super Points – $50 Value*) for $399.99 at Buy.com! Valid through 10/25/2011

Get an Apple iPad 2 32GB w/ WiFi + 3G (Black) – Refurbished for $638 at Buy.com, a $91.99 Savings! Valid through 10/25/2011

Get a Western Digital Elements SE 500GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive – Refurbished for $49.99 at Buy.com! Valid through 10/25/2011

Here are some BJ.com Deals
$130 Instant Saving With Purchase of ASUS K53e-XB2 15.6" Laptop with Intel i7-2670QM Processor!

HP ENVY 17-2280NR 17.3" Laptop with Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor At BJ’s Wholesale Club!!

Barns and Noble for those of us who love to read like me!
Affiliate Exclusive! 40% Off ALL 20 National Book Award Nominees at BarnesandNoble.com!

Will post more deals as I find them, if you know of any other deals you think we should share feel free to let us know about them too!

Happy saving!

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Want to Avoid New Bank Fees? Try One of These 3 Free Checking Accounts

Bethy Hardmen — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:42:49 +0000

Bank customers are not happy. With more big banks imposing new banking fees without improving their services, consumers are becoming more vocal than ever. But how many of those customers will be walking away from their banks? Will you?

If you’re considering switching, but don’t know where to turn, Credit Karma has done some research for you into some of the best free checking accounts. Check out these three suggestions and decide whether or not you should make the switch.

Bank of Internet USA. The name may be a bit dull, but this online bank offers some great customer perks. You can open a free checking account with a $100 minimum deposit and start earning interest after you complete several financial actions each month. These include making direct deposits and utilizing the free online bill pay. One of the best things about having a checking account with Bank of Internet USA is that you’ll never have to worry about ATM fees; they’ll reimburse you for every one.
Caution: Since there are no physical banking branches, you’ll have to deposit your checks remotely by scanning them or by mailing them using the postage-paid envelopes provided by the bank.

Alliant Credit Union. As an Alliant member, you’ll have access to a network of more than 80,000 ATMs to use fee-free. When you open a checking account, you can begin accruing interest at 1.10% APY if you opt out of paper statements and make one online deposit per month. This is great news because 1.10% APY is a higher rate than most savings accounts will get you. Plus, Alliant’s free checking account has no monthly service fee or minimum balance requirement.
Caution: Not just anyone can join Alliant Credit Union. You have to either work for one of the more than 175 qualifying companies or organizations or make a one-time $10 donation to the charity, Foster Care to Success.

USAA. USAA was originally founded by army officers in San Antonio, Texas, and remains a bank that serves active members of the military, their families and veterans. One of the best things about opening a checking account with USAA is that there’s no minimum initial deposit required. If you’re checking balance remains above $1,000, you can earn interest.
Caution: Like a credit union, USAA has membership restrictions. Before applying to open an account, check to see if you qualify.

Switching Banks: A Checklist

Whenever you decide to switch financial accounts, make sure to keep in mind the following:

If your paycheck is directly deposited into your bank account, make sure to follow up with your employer to fill out a new direct deposit form.
Make a list of the automatic bill payments you have set up from your bank account. If most of your bills go through at the beginning of the month, consider switching right after they’ve been paid. That way, you’ll have some time to make the necessary changes before another bill is due.
Make a list of websites attached to your bank account. For instance, if you’re a frequent Amazon shopper, make sure to remove the account you’re leaving from your “one-click payment.”

Credit Karma™ is a completely free credit management service that provides free credit scores, personalized savings recommendations, and financial education. We believe free access to one’s credit score is a fundamental consumer right. Credit Karma helps more than 3 million consumers realize the everyday cost savings of having a good credit score. Visit us at www.creditkarma.com.

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Web Wednesday: Zamzar.com – get free music online

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:01:32 +0000

Say goodbye to not being able to get your favorite song because its either not out – or because your latest jam is a crazy mix you heard on youtube.com – Zamzar.com is hereeee!!

Thankfully, my wonderful cousin told me about it this weekend and he opened up my eyes to a whole new world of wonderful. While I still buy albums – yes, I do support – I am also a fan of NOT having to spend money, so the way this works is that this website converts your files, as long as they are up to 100MB, into almost whatever you want – from a file or from a website…

Have a favorite video on youtube.com? Want to listen to the song on your way to work? Well put the URL, choose the file type, enter your email and bada, bing, bada, boom! You’re all set.

The file will be available for 24 hours after receipt of the email, and you get all of this for how much? Oh wait, its free!!

Enjoy – we have to take advantage while this lasts!!

Own a Blackberry Free Apps Coming your Way

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:21:49 +0000

Due to that huge service outage last week, Research in Motion (RIM) has said it will give blackberry users free premium apps valued up to $100. The Free premium apps will be available starting October 19th and will remain free for 4 weeks. RIM has also said enterprise customers will get one free month of Technical Support.

Tens of millions of Blackberry customers world wide were left with out email for up to a day,

So if you have a Blackberry check the App World starting Wednesday for those free Premium Apps!

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Catch a Sneak Peak of Starz “Boss” Tomorrow 10/14/2011

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:09:51 +0000

Tomorrow Starz Entertainment will make available on Facebook and on Starz.com the first episode of their new series Boss which stars Kelsey Grammer who plays Mayor Tom Kane.

The show is about the inner workings of Chicago Politics, and debuts on Starz on October 21st at 10PM. The season premiere will also be available on Xfinitytv.com, DishOnline.com and Charter.net.

For more information visit http://www.starz.com/boss

TeleNav GPS Navigator 7.1 for Sprint Android Devices

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Today at CTIA TeleNav announced GPS Navigator 7.1 for Sprint Android smartphones.

The new GPS Navigator is designed to help people who are always on-the-go like me, who always need to know where they are at and where they need to be.

Navigator 7.1 has a new home screen, called “My Dashboard” which gives quick access to all the things they need to know, yes like your current location and real time traffic. I love my Sprint Navigator even more now!

Navigator 7.1 also features improved map options real time traffic and turn by turn navigation. You can now also change your little car icon!

There is now also a widget for Navigator, something it lacked and something I welcome since I will now have even quicker access to my beloved GPS!

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Norton 360 v6 Free Public Beta

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:33:38 +0000

Today Symantec announced a free beta for Norton 360 version 6. The free beta will allow those who accept the beta agreement to download and use the full version of the software during the beta period.

So think of it as free AV for a month or so! Norton 360 features some new cool features such as Norton Identity Safe in the cloud, which will keep your passwords on a remote server in the cloud so that you can have access to them from any PC, Norton Management a new web management which allows you to remotely control some of Norton’s feature (sounds pretty cool), along with other changes that just went over my head. My favorite feature is the metered bandwidth. My friend who lives in Canada would love this feature as their ISP limits the amount of bandwidth they can use. (Pictured below)

Norton 360 v6 is available for download for free at http://us.norton.com/beta

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MyTunes App Review

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:45:57 +0000

Michael Reyes over at HardwareGeeks.com convinced me to install the new SRSLabs MyTunes App onto my iPod touch. He said it would deliver a music experience like nothing I ever heard before.

I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try so I downloaded the app from the App store and began to listen to my mix of music, at first I didn’t notice any real difference and realized I wasn’t using the app. I’m a brunette but I do have my blond moments.

So finally I opened up the App and began to play my music again and I heard a vast improvement. It was as if the music suddenly had soul. It didn’t sound flat anymore.

I haven’t unlocked all the features yet it cost $4.99 to do so, but I might just buy it because there are some pretty cool features such as the DJ Transition.

The App is available in the Apple App Store now. Download it!

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ScandalousDirt.com

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:23:36 +0000

Kelsey Grammer has been in the news a lot lately, and well some of it’s been good and some of its been bad, but today he is in the news because of a new website that has just launched ScandalousDirt.com.

So what does ScandalousDirt.com and Kelsey Grammer have in common? Well the website is part of his new TV show which is set to premiere on Starz on October 21st called BOSS. The show is about the inner workings of Chicago politics and we all know how corrupt Chicago politics can be and Kelsey Grammer plays Mayor Kane.

The Scandalous Dirt website while part of the new TV show is also a real time political aggregator with news and polls about current real life events, but at the same time it will feature live tweets from the BOSS TV show, essentially blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

I’ve checked out the site and it’s pretty cool, and it helped me brush up on some of the garbage going on in our real life politics.

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WD Launches WD TV Live Wi-Fi with Spotify

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Today WD announced the newest WD TV Live which features everyone’s favorite new music program Spotify. Spotify premium users will be able to listen to music on their WD TV Live devices in what I think is a gorgeous user interface. Michael from HardwareGeeks.com got to check it out a few weeks back and showed me some pictures.

The new WD TV Live will also feature 1 TB of storage and Wi-Fi making it not only a device that brings content to your television but a device that will store your content as well.

Along with Spotify, users of the newest WD TV Live which features a new UI will have access too NetFlix, Hulu Plus, Blockbuster, CinemaNow, Pandora, Youtube, Facebook and more.

Michael from HardwareGeeks.com also informed me that current WD TV Live owners will not be able to get Spotify in an Update hopefully WD changes their mind on that.

The new WD TV Live is available starting today at the WD Store, for $99.99.

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Paying Respect at NYC Apple Store

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:00:25 +0000

I stopped by the Apple store on 59th and 5th Ave. here in NYC as I wanted to pay my respect to Steve Jobs. Everyone seemed a bit somber.

Today I honor and celebrate your life. Not with sadness but with joy, because of how much you transformed the world through tech.

The tech world has lost a great man, but we have gained so much from him and he will live continue to live on, because if you own an iPod or not it is the iPod that revolutionized the music world, it was the iPhone that revolutionized the smart phone market, and it was the iPad that revolutionized that tablet market.

Thank you Steve Jobs for innovating, and forcing others to innovate as well!

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RIP Steve Jobs

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:42:30 +0000

The Associated Press is reporting that Steve Jobs has died. The man was a genius we all can admit that, he brought us the iPod, the iPhone and Mac.

He was a force to be reckoned with as he brought us products that made his competitions knees buckle.

Steve Jobs you will be missed! Rest in Peace

http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:46:38 +0000

One of the biggest threats we face today as internet and smartphone users is the theft of our identity. Our identity can easily be stolen if we are tricked into entering private information into a fake bank website for example, or if we lose our mobile phones.

We all know how to protect ourselves online, we are wary of the websites we visit, we use security software and other tools to make sure we are safe from website to website. But we don’t do much about our mobile phones. Sure there are fine my phone features if you have an iPhone or Windows Phone but what about an Android based device? Like a android powered tablet or smartphone.

According to a NPD Groups study on Emergency Technology Trends in Mobile Security, nearly 40% of us are aware of the threats out there, however 82 percent of us use no security products on our mobile phones and 25% of us have no idea where to find such software.

We have partnered with MyLookOut.com to give away 5 pro subscriptions of their Lookout Mobile app a $39 value each to 5 of our visitors, to help you protect yourself on your mobile device.

The Lookout mobile software will help you locate your phone if stolen, it backs up your data and so much more. So click the Market Icon on your android powered device and download it. There is also a pro version which we are giving subscriptions away for which will run you $39.Read down below for info on how to win your subscription.

I had a demo of the software a few weeks ago at an event here in NYC and it ROCKED! I downloaded it onto my phone as soon as I got home!

The MyLookOut.com blog is also sharing 5 tips with you on how to protect yourself.

Steps to Protect Your Smartphone:

1. Set a password. A password is the first line of defense so only you can access the important data on your phone.

2. Download the software updates for your phone. It is important to stay up-to-date with the software on your phone and apps. They can include patches to security flaws that can put your information at risk.

3. Download a security app. Just like your PC, you should download security software like Lookout Mobile Security to stop malware, spyware and malicious apps. With the right app, you can also locate a lost or stolen phone and back up your data.

4. Use discretion when downloading apps. One of the most exciting things to do with a new smartphone is explore all the great applications you can download onto it. But, as you explore, make sure to only download apps from sites you trust, check the app’s rating, and read the reviews to make sure the app is widely used and respected.

5. On public Wi-Fi, limit email, social networking and only window shop. Public Wi-Fi networks are everywhere, but security for these networks is not. Be careful what you do on public Wi-Fi networks, and in particular, use extra caution when shopping and mobile banking unless you’re confident you have a secure connection.

To find regularly updated information about mobile threats visit http://blog.mylookout.com/.

Now if you want to win a Subscription to the Pro Version of MyLookOut, comment to this post with what measures you take to protect your self.

Good luck and even if you don’t win the free version works great as well!

Just an FYI contest ends on Halloween!

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Brilliant Women in Technology Lauren Harich

Radiris Diaz — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:06:51 +0000

I met Lauren Harich at an HP calculator event, an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 12c calculator.

While the 12c calculator may not seem HIGH TECH it is the longest selling calculator and rumor has it that the competition *cough*Texas Instruments*cough* even uses it to verify that their calculators are giving the right answer.

Click read more to read out interview with the lovely and ever so talented Lauren Harich!

-Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?

While I was in college at the University of California, San Diego, my friend and I started a business running educational chess programs at elementary schools in Southern California. After about five years, I went back to school at the University of San Diego to get an MBA. Within a few months I landed in the calculator business at Hewlett-Packard to round out my career as a professional nerd. Marketing calculators to high school students seemed like a logical progression from marketing chess classes for elementary students.

-Describe how you got to where you are? (How did you get started in technology, or at your current position?)

The combination of an MBA program and my background in entrepreneurship propelled me into my current career. More importantly, my background was in educational services. I am not a tech guru by any means, but I understand the intimidation many people feel when they look at a chess board for the first time or purchase their first specialized calculator for a finance or math course they don’t understand. Mastering technology is a lot like mastering chess. For beginners, we break it down into simple steps so it’s easy to master the basics and build confidence. The rest comes in time.

-Was it tougher because you were a woman?

Absolutely not! I’ve had the great fortune of working with a number of driven, successful women. While some of the guys in my MBA program were angling to find the right good ol’ boys club, the women ran circles around them, taking over student leadership positions, landing stellar internships, and in some cases even getting married and having children at the same time. As a woman, you have to be able to juggle a lot of balls and work flexibility into your career plans if you want to have a family. I think that’s what makes us dynamic and resourceful.

-If there was such a thing as reincarnation, would you come back as a man or woman-holding all other things equal…?

I don’t think I can really answer this question until after I’ve experience child birth. Sometimes I do wonder what it would be like to be a man. I have an alpha personality, which looks good on a man. But as a woman, I’ve had to tone that down a bit. I think people see an alpha male as a boss and an alpha female as bossy. However, while an alpha male might go through life pounding his fists and ruling with intimidation, a smart alpha female learns how to work effectively with others to gain their buy-in and achieve results. That’s my theory, anyhow, so I’d like to come back as a man to see if it’s true.

-Describe a "normal" day in your life.

I don’t think there is a normal day in my job. Every day is something different. One week I’ll be writing a marketing plan, and the next I’m investigating new media advertising opportunities, copy-writing, or running a booth at a tradeshow.

-What’s your favorite aspect of working in technology?

Mobile apps are the most exciting thing for me today. We’ve created mobile apps for some of our most popular calculators, but with this new technology, you have to ask, what more can I do with an app that I can’t do with hardware? That question gives us the opportunity to get creative.

-What have been some of your challenges you faced, and how did you tackle or overcome them?

I was only 20 when my friend and I started Master Minds together, so at first I felt that I was too young to make decisions and manage employees. Building confidence was my biggest struggle, and it’s absolutely necessary to succeed in business. You have to have an unwavering faith that in the end, you will prevail. (I got that last line from Good to Great, but I’m pretty sure it’s paraphrased).

-Have you ever felt like you needed to hide your femininity or that fact that you were a female?

In general, I think my gender is a great asset. I work in a very egalitarian environment, so I have never felt discouraged from being myself in my work environment. At times, I’ve dealt with people outside my company who have revealed ulterior motives and put me in an uncomfortable position. In those cases, it’s important to have the wherewithal to recognize bad intentions early and remove yourself from a negative situation.

-What advice do you have for females interested in getting into your field?

Be assertive. Ask questions. Offer to take on projects. Enthusiasm is contagious, and if you’re excited about the industry, people will recognize that you’re the right person to have on the bus.

-What’s one gadget you can’t live without?

My smart phone and my HP 17bII+ financial calculator. My 17bII+ got me through 3 statistics courses and an MBA emphasis in finance. If feel like we are war buddies.

-Do you have a personal ‘mantra’ or certain words you live by?

Always run 100 mph toward your goal. It’s okay if you stop to change direction, but pursue every goal with fierce determination.

-And lastly, what drives you?

My parents had high hopes for me when I was a kid. I want to make them proud, and I want to be an example for my own children some day.

If you have a suggestion for a Brilliant Women in Tech email us at news@cutegeek.com

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RIM Announces “BBM Generation” Program for Youth

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:06:46 +0000

Today Research in Motion the makers of the Blackberry has launched a new program for youth called “BBM Generation”.

BBM Generation is an online hub that will offer our youth access to contest and promotions designed for them and help promote collaboration and achievement among themselves. The first contest will revolve around fashion, music, film, sports, pop culture and entrepreneurship.

The contest will be judged by the BBM Challenge Council which include Whitney Port, Greyson Chance, Michelle Trachtenberg, Hope Solo, Jared Eng, and Lauren Berger.

Here’s how the BBM Challenge Council contest works:

Beginning October 3rd, candidates for each of the categories named above are invited to submit a video or photo and essay at (www.bbmchallengecouncil) telling the BBM Challenge Council member why they should be picked as a protégé. Up to 25 protégés will be selected in each category and invited to compete in the Challenge.*

Protégés will be sent a new BlackBerry® 7 smartphone for themselves and up to three friends, who will collaborate on the Challenges outlined below. Each BBM Challenge Council member will also provide their protégés with their personal BBM™ PINs and communicate directly with the protégés during the course of the program to issue challenges and offer support and encouragement.

The BBM Challenge Council will issue four separate challenges to their protégés over an eight week period. Challenges will range from pitching an idea for a business to raising money for charity. Protégés will use their BlackBerry smartphone to document their entries, collaborate with their teams using BBM, and tap their social networks to garner support as they compete for the attention of their council member.

At the end of the contest, a winning protégé will be selected from each category, earning a trip for their team to visit and spend time with their council member.

The contest will unfold online as program followers can see videos featuring the BBM Challenge Council detailing each of the Challenges and watch video footage generated by the protégés for each of the challenge submissions.

But this isn’t all, along with the BBM Challenge Council Contest, Blackberry has sponsored events and activities at over 65 colleges and universities across the US and Canada. Blackberry will be recruiting students at these schools to be Brand Ambassadors of sorts.

For more information on BBM Generation visit http://www.blackberry.com/bbmgeneration

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Video: Unboxing Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:07:51 +0000

It has the body of a tablet and a head for business…sa-weet!

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Video: Transformation Nation

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:35:38 +0000

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Toshiba Thrive 7

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:40:22 +0000

Today Toshiba announced an Android powered tablet with a 7” screen available in December. The Thrive 7 will have a similar look and feel as the 10” Thrive, although it will not have a full size USB, HDMI or SD port, only mini for HDMI and USB and micro SD.

We had a chance to play with one earlier today and I must admit, I think it would make a great eBook reader for those of us who are on the NY City subway system often. The NVIDIA Tegra chip makes it great for gaming as well.

Pricing not available yet but it will be sub $400. There will also be an optional dock available.

Here are some images of the Thrive 7.

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VITAband – the future of medical bracelets

Sylwia — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:48:12 +0000

VITAband – The future for medical ID bracelets.

As an extreme sports enthusiast, (or so I claim to be ;-)), I’m really excited about the VITAband. The VITAband is essentially a new-age medical ID bracelet. How? Well each bracelet comes with an imprinted personal identification number (VITAnumber). So, should anything happen to you a first-responder can call the VITAband number to access your personal information.

On the VITA website you can set up your profile to include medications, allergies, and emergency contacts. But wait, theres MORE…the VITAband also features Visa payWave (contact-less payment). It’s a prepaid card so you don’t have to worry about someone running off with your fortune.

The VITAband is great for anyone into hiking, cycling, running (marathon training..whoa!) and lastly climbing (or you can wear it because it’s sweet).

I recently took up climbing as a hobby, it’s a sport where safety is utmost important. Having been out-door sport climbing a handful of times (its so scary but REALLY fun too!), makes me really appreciate what the VITAband folks are doing.

This brings me to the reason why the VITAband is so awesome. It’s because you can have your information on you at all times — JUSTINCASE! But at the same time it doesn’t get in the way of your activity. In other words, you won’t have to complain about not having a place to put your license in your cycling shorts.

Way-to-go VITAband!

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Sony Video Unlimited Headed to PS3

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Sony today has announced PlayStation 3 users can download the Video Unlimited app starting October 11th, which will allow them to discover video and related content in a whole new cool and sexy way.

I checked out a video of the Video Unlimited app and I will be honest I now want a PS3! Check out the video over at http://blog.us.playstation.com

Users can download a Preview of the App starting today, from the PlayStation Store. For more information visit: www.VUPreview.com.

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Unboxing the Galaxy Tab

Michael — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:41:06 +0000

Today Michael Reyes and I from HardwareGeeks.com were able to check out the brand new Galaxy Tab 8.9 from Samsung. The device which features a dual core processor, gorilla glass, and 16 or 32 GB of storage is the thinnest tablet on the market.

Check out my unboxing video and check back soon for my full review!

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Samsung Expands Galaxy Line

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:46:04 +0000

Today at 6 pm Samsung held a press conference introducing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and two players, the Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0.

The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is extremely thin – that is the first thing that you notice. It has a nice metallic finish and while I’ve handled many tablets this one fit perfectly in my hands – like absolutely perfect, as if it were made for my hand.

It was funny hearing the product manager speak about it because they said ‘One size does not fit all’ and all I could think was – ‘You’re damn right!’.

The Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0 are entertainment focused devices – bringing you everything but a phone call (games, media, and services). Taking a quick glance will make you think it’s an iPod Touch – I’m not going to lie – but its not, and its very nice.

The Galaxy Tab 8.9 will be available on October 2nd for $469 (16GB) and $568 (32GB).

The Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0 will be available on October 16th for $229 and $269 respectively.

Check out our pictures on twitter http://www.twitter.com/cutegeek

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Favorite Website of the Week: DoctorOz.Sharecare.com (Transformation Nation)

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:58:51 +0000

Have you heard of Transformation Nation – or Dr.Oz’s goal of transforming all Americans from 7 different aspects of our lives?

Well if you haven’t, I urge you to go check out his website because this is a big deal and if you are the winner of this transformation nation project, you can win a million bucks!!

Dr.Oz is known for many things – in my eyes he is the Oprah of health. Anything that comes out of his mouth is taken with very high regard, and he instantly makes skeptics his followers. I’ve been watching and listening to his advice for years and am very excited to be a part of this program.

Check out DoctorOz.Sharecare.com for more details and be sure to tell your friends.

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What’s in a Credit Score: Your Credit Portfolio

Bethy Hardmen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:01:44 +0000

For the past couple of months, we’ve been brushing up on credit scores. At CreditKarma.com, credit scores are our bread-and-butter and we like to spread the knowledge with all of you Cute Geek readers.

Our first installment discussed how your credit utilization rate affects your credit score. Then we covered what factors in your credit history impact your score. For this final installment, we’ll be talking about how your credit portfolio factors into your credit score.

The two main pieces of your credit portfolio are the average age of your open credit lines and your total number of credit accounts.

Average Age of Open Credit Lines

When you opened your first line of credit, whether that was a credit card, student loan or auto loan, you established your credit history. The older your credit history, the more accurately a lender can assess your creditworthiness over time. The average age of your credit cards and other accounts is a strong indicator of your credit history. Your credit history length accounts for about 15 percent of your credit score.

For credit health: Be cautious when you’re considering closing your oldest credit card account. A closed account immediately impacts your credit score by shortening your credit history. Additionally, it also reduces your available credit, which means your utilization rate can be negatively affected. The good thing is that your credit age will lengthen with time, which positively impacts your credit score. However, you need to keep these accounts in good standing if you want that boost to your credit score.

Total Number of Credit Accounts

Consumers with more credit accounts generally have better credit scores because s variety of credit indicates that lenders are willing to extend credit to them. Also, having various types of credit, both revolving credit (like credit cards) and installment loans (like student loans), is a good sign of creditworthiness and the ability to manage multiple kinds of credit.

For credit health: Take a look at your different credit accounts. Do you have a good mix of credit accounts? If not, don’t rush to apply for new credit just to build credit. Instead, consider your life situation. If you use air travel a lot, but don’t have an airline rewards credit card, consider researching cards that will give you a return when you fly. If you’ll be in the market for a new car soon, know that an auto loan will also help diversify your credit portfolio and improve your credit mix. Just remember to do your research to know which auto loan would work best for you.

If you’re afraid your credit score won’t get you approved for a new line of credit, try a secured credit card to start building your credit now. A secured card requires a cash security deposit from you that functions as collateral if you default on your payment. Since you’re the one taking on the financial risk, a secured card typically offers guaranteed approval. Your new card will help you start building your credit so that, later on down the road, you can apply for different types of credit with your established credit history.

Bottom Line: Your credit portfolio indicates your creditworthiness by showing lenders that you have a good track record of managing different types of credit accounts over a long period of time. The more robust your credit portfolio, combined with a healthy credit history and responsible credit use, the better the impact on your credit score.

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Gears of War 3 Launch Party

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:26:24 +0000

I will be attending the Gears of War 3 Launch party tonight with Michael Reyes from HardwareGeeks.com and we both plan to live tweet the event. We won’t stay for the entire party I need my beauty sleep, but we will stay long enough to get all the cool info you probably want to hear about.

So follow me @CuteGeek and Michael @HWGeeks on Twitter!

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Favorite Website/Book of the Week: Happiness-Project.com

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:08:27 +0000

I love when I get the feeling of ‘a-ha!’ in my head – as if I have a secret magician that just twirls its wand when something extraordinary happens, or when two things click in my head or simply when things become crystal clear.

During one of my most recent travel excursions in JetBlue’s Terminal in JFK Airport, I found myself walking around the Border’s store – the one that had ‘Going Out of Business’ plastered everywhere – staring at a book that seemed familiar to me, but I couldn’t remember why. I picked up this canary yellow book and read the back and though WOW – I’ve been to this website. I had been there and had bookmarked it because I was impressed from everything I read and its one of those websites that you know you can go to when you need a dose of ‘happy’ in your life.

I picked up The Happiness Project!.

I came across the website a couple of months ago, and like many things that peak my interest when I have no time, I bookmarked it and told myself ‘totally gotta blog about this’. The concept was so nice – doing something nice everyday…that’s all I could remember, but that’s the most important part.

I picked up the book and started reading and I swear – I could not put it down. I went to the Dominican Republic that weekend and although I was in a beautiful, fun-filled country – I read before I went to sleep and as soon as I woke up…I went on a birthday extravaganza trip with the sisters that I chose in my life, aka awesome friends, and in between wine and champagne tasting I was reading my book. I got ready before all of my girls, something that never happens, to go to the car and have quiet time to read.

The book had me – all of me. I wanted to finish the book so bad, but let me tell you why.

I love reading. I enjoy books that teach me something the most – business, self-help, memoirs, etc. – call them what you want. I love to make myself better but it’s because of the experiences that I’ve endured and the goals and challenges that I set for myself that I am always striving for more or better. The author, Gretchen Rudin, didn’t have a weight loss problem, or a terrible breakup, or a desire to transform herself because someone else she should – she did it because although she was happy, she wanted to become happier.

Who does that? Who tells themselves ‘Hey, I’m great at this, but you know what, I’m tired of being the best – I want to be the greatest.’

When you think about it – maybe athletes, or people who are compensated or rewarded according to their performance think that way, but many of us don’t. Many of us are comfortable with our current situations, can probably point out a way that it could be worse before it could be better.

Gretchen personified the ideals that I hoped to one day obtain – to focus on better, even when I was well off.

This book is an extremely enjoyable read and the website will keep your creative juices flowing as you try to identify ways that you can improve things in your life. I absolutely recommend it and am actually considering starting a Happiness Project of my own in NYC. Let me know if anyone is interested in joining – email me at RadirisD@cutegeek.com.

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Carnegie Mellon University Set to Receive Record-Breaking Gift of $265 Million

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:37:50 +0000

Wow – William S. Dietrich II, a Pittsburgh native, is going to donate $265 MILLION just because…he loves it. Now how would you show your love?

Makes me feel like going back for Carnival each year, and donating to CMARC just isn’t enough…hmmm…

Now those that are not familiar with Carnegie Mellon – here’s a quick scoop:

Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Known for their drama program, business school, emphasis on the sciences and technology and also psychology (not to say that the other programs are not superb)
Has Intel, Google, Apple and Microsoft living under one roof
Is one of the first university’s to have wireless
Created the first smiley
Some famous alumni – Josh Groban (Singer who got discovered before graduating), Ted Danson (Actor), Judith Light (Actress), Gela Nash-Taylor (co-creator and co-founder of Juicy Couture), Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture), Aron Ralston (127 Hours), Judith Resnik (Astronaut), Andy Warhol (The Artist – Duh!), etc…

The gift will be used across disciplines, facilitating the fusion of right/left-brain thinking, amongst its undergraduate and graduate students, across the seven schools and colleges, merging technology, innovation. creativity and of course, sprinkled with all sorts of global initiatives because that is just how Carnegie Mellon works.

With this gift, the school of Humanities and Social Sciences will also be named in honor of Bill Dietrich’s mother – Marianna Brown Dietrich. The school will now be the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

I am honored to be an alum and look forward to reading more about this gift, and how others are giving back.

To learn more, check out the following links:

The gift

The Little Brag Book of Big Ideas

More on Carnegie Mellon, taken from their website:

Carnegie Mellon is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, titled "Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University," which aims to build its endowment, support faculty, students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with equipment and facility improvements.

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Favorite Website of the Week: TheFutureProject.Org

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:15:35 +0000

I recently wrote about The Future Project and because I felt such passion when I learned about their mission and vision, I felt compelled to write about them once more – because this is the last opportunity to become a Future Coach. They need coached in NYC, DC and New Haven, CT. Time commitment is 90 minutes a week to work with High School Students. (Deadline is 11:59PM September 9th)

This is the first year and it’ll be very exciting. Besides being a pioneer – there are so many things to learn, so many people to meet, and so many ways to spread the word. There are power in numbers – GroupOn and other sites have proved it. Instead of aiming towards obtaining bargaining power – why not strive to establish some sort of superhero-like intellectual power that’ll cause all sorts of goodness…

Surprise…You Can!

Go to TheFutureProject.Org and find out how…even if you are not able to become a Future Coach, but you can contribute your time in another way, reach out and offer yourself – you won’t regret it. If you want to see what I wrote before – go here, or check this one out.

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Celebrate timeless beauty with the Limited Edition HP 12c

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:28:19 +0000

Celebrating 30 years of greatness usually occurs in a club, or in a tropical destination with all of your closest friends – at least in my world, but in HP’s world it’s held in a very intimate setting, with folks passionate in a plethora of things. That’s how my Tuesday evening began. Actually, it began after I greeted HP’s lovely Laura Harich, and then spotted a fellow CMU alum, whose father was also in attendance, who also loved CMU…great times! I love running into my fellow Tartans everywhere I go – especially when its at a technology event, or simply an event that brings working brains together.

Back to the topic at hand – in a dimly lit backroom, hidden in a steakhouse in the financial district, I was introduced to HP’s masterpiece – the HP 12c. I didn’t tell a soul in the room that I had never heard about the 12c, but now, shoot, I can talk to you all for at least an hour about it.

As I tried to avoid the HP 12c guru (Gene Wright), because I had no idea what question to ask to make it seem like I knew what I was talking about, he found the best seat in the house – next to me. We spoke for too short of a time and by the end of it all I could tell him was wow – HP must be paying you the big bucks…until he told me he doesn’t even work for them! I was blown away to hear so many great things about this calculator from someone who simply loved the product and knew almost everything there was to know about it.

I’ll give you the scoop – paraphrased of course.

HP’s 12c is the bomb.com because:

It hasn’t changed since 1981

(Here’s the proof)

It calculated well then, and calculates even quicker today.

Its form factor exudes the ‘I belong on your desk’ vibe that calculator users (in this case lots of finance folks and engineers)

It’s not intimidating, despite being a scientific calculator, and its display is very clear, no matter from what angle you’re looking at it

Requires a new way of thinking about calculators because it stacks numbers instead of calculates them separated so instead of putting 1+2+3 you would put 1 2 3 and then +…weird, but hey, once you go 12c, you don’t go back!

Original batteries lasted over 20 years in some cases (crazyyyy)

And the best thing I heard about it, was that if reality calculated something for you and gave you X, and the HP 12c calculated it at Y – you need to double check reality…(this sounded a lot better coming from Gene, especially when he used the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as a reference).

Congratulations – way to show us how to make something work on its first attempt…we don’t see that too often anymore, and sometimes we need reminders.

Happy 30^th Anniversary!!! Be sure to get the Limited Edition 12c for all the geeks in your life. And if you want to learn more about the history, why it rocks and why it’ll remain a timeless beauty – check out HP’s take on the 12c…

The best part of the night, although I’ve listed so many already is that they had a giveaway…and I won…ironic thing about the contest is that I was recording it and then realized I had won…I’ll post that video as soon as I can Thank’s HP!!

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Web Wednesday: FHumor.com

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:59:02 +0000

FHumor.com is the reason I couldn’t go back to sleep today, after waking up at 4 am and going on Facebook to ‘kill’ time, or read myself to sleep…a friend linked a picture from this site and I went and 15 minutes later, I was still clicking to pictures – cracking up.

(BTW-I blame not being unable to fall back to sleep on the amount of oxygen my cells received from laughing as much as I did)

Check out the site…I guarantee this will become a bookmark that you frequently visit when you have time to kill or need a good laugh…

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Lenovo’s New Android Tablets

Radiris Diaz — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:34:07 +0000

There are times when I receive invites and I’m not sure if I should feel super cool, or if I’m just Mike’s +1. Yesterday, despite being Mike’s +1, I felt super duper cool because we had an evening of 3 tech events – back to back to back. Needless to say, we only made it to two – but probably the best two I’ve been to this year.

Lenovo – our first stop had a beautiful set up at the W in Union Square NYC. I love Lenovo – and for more reasons than just being ex-IBMers, like myself. I have been a ThinkPad fan since my college days – Carnegie Mellon encouraged its students to get IBM laptops, and in the graduate business school, it was mandated (if I remember correctly). The computers are great – they’re durable, last a long time, don’t crash, feel nice and they have the lovely reminder to ‘think’…it’s wonderful.

At yesterday’s Tablet event, I am embarrassed to admit but I found out, 8 months after taking a huge picture with the best advertisement at CES, what Corning was about. They really are tough, yet beautiful, and in more devices than we think.

(First of all, if you’re thinking about Corning products being in your kitchen – you’re right…they used to make kitchen tools, but switched out and went into the wonderful world of consumer electronics.)

Lenovo chose them as their screen provider because of how strong, sleek and unbreakable their glass is – unless you have a lot more muscles than me, and let me tell you, I’m also tough. I tried my hardest to break the various glass pieces they had us demo and even after putting my back into it, I couldn’t break it. The screen on Lenovo’s Tablet is only .07 inches and it’s the best .07 inches you’ll ever get in your life…I mean, it has to be right? This is Lenovo, aka IBM for the oldies but goodies…it has to be good.

I got my hands on the Tablet ThinkPad (IdeaPad for consumers) and felt a closeness that only a mother feels with her child…I’m not a mother, but hey, I can imagine. I felt like I was reunited with an old flame…I felt all warm inside, just by holding their latest product to hit the market. I swiped screens, looked at apps, picked a project managers brain and then came across the coolest app.

MyScript Notes Mobile (also available for iPad users –I’m just saying…)

This application turns your tablet into a notebook, allowing you to take notes in over 25 languages, recognizing what you write, or allowing you to write in a freestyle manner. Erasing, and navigating in the application is incredibly intuitive and after receiving a demo, I loved it a tad bit more.

Mike and I were fortunate enough to meet a Latino that worked at the company (we were very excited because he was able to give us a demo in his beautiful Colombian Spanish). Giovanni worked for this French company and lived there. Honestly, the highlight of the Lenovo event were all the Hispanic/Latino elements…from the Spanish demo, to the extraordinary combination of the finest cheeses with guava balls…Never, ever, have I ever…(remember that game)…had such yummy guava and cheese, outside of someone’s home.

Lenovo’s tablet starts at $479 (base config) but for a couple of more bucks you can add the handy dandy stylus, get the keyboard doc ($99) which kind of turns the tablet into a PC…you get true HD on it, and if you like Android, and aren’t worried about it crashing (and you shouldn’t be because Lenovo worked really hard to ensure that it won’t) then go for it. Buy a Tablet and let the thinking begin…and never stop…

Find out more about the ThinkPad and the IdeaPad (which comes in Red, White or Black).

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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster’s Release Date is Getting Closer

Nikki — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:52:10 +0000

In July I shared the news of Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster and an adorable video featuring a business savvy Cookie Monster along with Tim Schafer, the games developer. Well, in celebration of the upcoming Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster video game launching October 11^th on Kinect for Xbox 360, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new video the kids are sure to find funny!

SUPREMACY MMA Cranks Up the ‘KILLER MOVES’ in Latest Trailer

Nikki — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:04:11 +0000

Supremacy MMA launches in North America on September 20, 2011 and Europe on September 23rd on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Here is a sneak peak at the trailer…

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Favorite Website of the Week: ZocDoc.com

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:01:29 +0000

Ever needed a specific doctor/dentist and couldn’t find them?

Limited availability? Traveling for work? Living in a new city?

I’m sure you’ve said yes to at least one of those questions and have been frustrated by the runaround that some insurance companies give you, even if you’re searching online. There is never enough information – either the phone number is missing, or you can’t see their availability.

The answer is ZocDoc.com – a good friend just told me about it this week and I’ve already used it. It’s FREE, easy and reliable.

If you need a doctor, even a specialist, you put in your location, or desired location, your health insurance type and TA-DA! You’ll get a bunch of results that also include available appointment times. You can book online and go to sleep with a smile on your face, instead of cringing at the thought of not ever finding a doctor for that crazy back pain you’ve been experiencing for weeks…Thanks AC!Oh and they have a free app!

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Thanks for Nothing HP & Apple

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:11:32 +0000

Thanks – my 401k probably went down another 9% this week because of you two. How is the tech world supposed to move forward with this uncertainty of what next i-gadget is coming out, or if they will continue being cool.

And HP – damnit HP. Can you not do such a good job at confusing the heck out of the world…

HP TouchPad…cute…not so great web OS, but still sexy…$499…and then $99…

Come onnnn…why not send a memo to your top fans, like me…now I can’t buy one anymore and I even though I signed up for the ‘please pick meeeeeeee’ website, for those that are still interested, I’m still not hopeful. I bet I was potential HP TouchPad buyer #29485723542394.

Should I stop envisioning what other coolness you’ll create? Bluetooth mouse was the thing I wanted for my new mini…but um, is that the end of an era of beautiful designs, affordable toys that instantly add value in your life use and just overall great products that last forever?

Some cool facts about HP that I didn’t know prior to this week is:
Their consumer pc business is worth over $40+ Billion
If Fortune were to rank them, as a solo company, they would be a Fortune 60 company
They have the largest supply chain in the world
They can create 2 pcs per second and they sell in over 170 countries

(impressive right? Also very reassuring…)

It means is that there are a lot of options – and like we saw with Lenovo, IBM didn’t lose it…they just transitioned their great reputation to folks that weren’t colorblind…

Oh yea – Jobs, enjoy life. I haven’t i-fied my life, but thanks for inspiring us with your Stanford speech. I really hope you enjoy life – I think you’ve worked hard enough, and am not sure if you should play hard, but hey, why not? – just enjoy the fruits of your labor, you deserve it.

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Vibrating USB, The Duet

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:33:22 +0000

What the…crap?

Did I just read that?

That is what I asked myself this morning when I read about this new device that may potentially hit our markets…

A waterproof USB drive that vibrates and stores…stuff…

I am still confused and waiting for the “haha, just kidding…” but I think it may be real.

I think it is wrong for so many reasons…
1. Making size matter (again, as if people really believed it didn’t)
2. It’s inappropriateness everywhere – school, work, etc…how are you going to share pictures with your friends after knowing what its other purpose is…imagine your friend waiting, with open arms, and a big smile on their face, knowing that USB is potentially covered in…wait – would you accept a USB glistening in some nice chunky flu-like boogies…probably not and this is just as nasty…
3. Really??

More info: www.lovecrave.com/duet you can also pre-order one now.

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The Future Project – and why you should join the movement to inspire

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:19:07 +0000

There are many folks who hate to read, yet spend their day online…do they not know they’re reading? Well, the difference is that they’re probably reading something they enjoy – something they are passionate about.

The Future Project used a very similar analogy to frame their mission. There are too many students that are not motivated, not graduating, not excelling because they just aren’t connected or engaged with their work/school/community/body/etc (add whatever else you want).

Through the identification of your passion, bringing the passion to life and impacting others – The Future Project believes it can inspire folks across America, starting with students from urban cities. I believe it too, and think it makes the most sense to start in a big city. First – because of the resources, second – because of how many people you can reach.

Would you rather throw a pebble in a puddle or in a river of ideas…I pick the river – my pebble will make a splash, a ripple, a something – and it’ll probably continue traveling with its current.

If you’re from NYC, New Haven, CT or Washington DC – I want you to go to The Future Project’s website and learn about what they do and hopefully come to the same realization that I came to, which is wow – this can benefit me just as much as that high school student. If you have the time to invest 90 minutes each week, bring your experiences, energy and simple curiosity to learn more and make things happen – then apply to be a Future Coach.

I learned about this opportunity through my employer, Ernst & Young LLP, through one of their ‘give back because it’s fun and it’s what we believe in’ emails and instantly applied. I received a response from their recruiting team and they advised me that I would be contacted about an interview and I thought damn, this is pretty serious.

My interview was on Tuesday and this is how I can best describe it:
My insatiable (also my favorite word to use any where that I can) zeal to give back was quenched when I realized that I found my true passion, and that it was okay to be passionate about it. My passion is helping others achieve their highest potential, a potential they didn’t even know existed – and that’s what The Future Project is striving to do.

Who went to sleep with a super duper smile on their face…this cute geek did.

If you have any questions about the organization – feel free to contact Lauren@thefutureproject.org – feel free to tell her I sent you.

Good luck!

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The power of words…or lack of…

Radiris Diaz — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:57:24 +0000

I love words – because of words, you folks visit CuteGeek.com and we appreciate that.

But so much can be said, without saying it…it’s like love. Don’t tell me you love (fool), show me (babe)…

I have two videos to show you that exemplify the power of our eyes, and how easily we can drive a point without spelling out what it is.

Video #1:

Created for The Future Project – watch to learn about it. I watched this after I interviewed with this organization to become a Future Coach. As I watched it, my head tilted from one side to the other, waiting for it to climax…to sort of get to that point where all is well and BAM – I get the message.

I got it.

Do you?

Video #2:

Created by one of my favorite (most talented) Carnegie Mellon students – Stefan Dezil . He’s going to be huge, and I’m just thankful to know him before he blows up. Check this out and tell me if you need words?

Who needs words when we have our imaginations and technology…

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Sprint Ticket Takedown!

Nikki — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:29:47 +0000

Sprint is having a promo where you can buy movie tickets for $4 each – Limit 2, valued up to $14.50 each and they don’t expire till October 15!

The sale started today and lasts till tomorrow but there are only 100,000 tickets available… so grab a pair quick! There were about 60,000 left when I purchased mine!

https://m.sprinticketakedown.com/index.php

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Sexy new Mouse from Microsoft

Ashley Giordano — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:21:44 +0000

Microsoft today announced it’s stylish and dear we say sexy new Touch Mouse artist edition. It’s a laser engraved mouse that is quite stunning in my opinion.

New York based artist Deanne Cheuk, was inspired by the motion of our fingers and items such as circuit boards, and as you can see from the image to the right it’s a gorgeous design. I can’t wait to rub my fingers over it and find out what it feels like. Looks to me like it would feel nice!

But the Touch Mouse Artist edition isn’t just about having a great mouse, it also features multitouch technology which allows you to make gestures on the mouses surface and the ability to you se 1, 2 or 3 fingers. Clicking, swiping, pinching flicking and snapping have never been sexier!

Microsoft has put together a video showing how the mouse was designed, enjoy!

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What’s in a Credit Score: Your Credit History

Bethy Hardmen — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:21:31 +0000

At CreditKarma.com, we know credit scores. We know the ins and outs, what keeps them strong and what damages them. We’re sharing some of that knowledge with you CuteGeek readers so that you can take control of your credit life.

Last time, we discussed your credit utilization rate and how important it is in determining your credit score. Today, we’ll talk about how different aspects of your credit history factor into your credit score. The two main pieces in your credit history are your percentage of on-time payments and number or derogatory marks.

Percent of On-Time Payments

This is simply the number of on-time payments you’ve made divided by the number of payment cycles you’ve had on a given account (such as a credit card). For instance, if you’ve had one credit card for four years—or 48 months—and you’ve paid on-time all but twice, you have an on-time payment rate of 95.83%. In school, that’s a good grade, but when it comes to your credit score, just one missed or late payment could bring your score down 20 to 40 points, according to the Credit Simulator.

According to CreditKarma.com’s Credit Report Card, any rate below 96% constitutes a grade of “F” in this category. Don’t worry, a grade of “F” won’t necessarily ruin your credit score, but it will take continued on-time payments over time to make up for it.

For credit health: Your payment history accounts for 35% of your credit score. In order for lenders to find you creditworthy, they must trust that you’ll pay back your debts on time. That’s why your percentage of on-time payments is so important to your credit score. The best thing to do is to keep track of your credit card payment deadlines. Set up automatic payments or email alerts so that you never miss one. If you can’t pay off your entire balance each month, pay at least the minimum by the due date.

Derogatory Marks

Any negative actions against your credit, such as a late or missed payment, will cause a derogatory mark on your credit report. Other examples include accounts in collections, bankruptcies, foreclosures and tax liens. They’re bad news for your credit score because they’ll stay on your credit report for seven to ten years. Let’s look at how a few derogatory marks might impact your credit score:

Account in collections: For a “good” credit consumer with a 721, they’ll lose 45 points. The same goes for a “fair” credit consumer with a score of 660.
Tax lien: For a consumer with an “excellent” credit score of 765, their score will take a hit of nearly 100 points.
Foreclosure: For a “good” credit score of 712, you’ll stand to lose about 50 points. If you’re in the “excellent” score range with a 785, it’ll knock your score down about 75 points.
Bankruptcy: With a credit score in the “good” range of 680, a bankruptcy could drop it a whopping 150 points.

For credit health: Also included in that 35% portion of your credit score, derogatory marks like past-due payments and charge-offs should be avoided at all costs. The best way to avoid getting hit with a derogatory mark is to keep forming good financial habits: make and stick to a budget and build up an emergency fund. That way, if you find yourself facing a difficult debt repayment, you’ll have some cash in reserve to keep a derogatory mark at bay.

Bottom Line: Your credit history is one of the most indicative factors of your past credit health. In order to ensure healthy credit in your future, make sure you always make your payments on time and keep those derogatory marks at bay by making smart financial moves.

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HP Ink Challange

Shoshana Diggs — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:22:00 +0000

HP is seeking 100 people interested in participating in an ink challenge. To participate you must be willing to complete various activities alone or with your family.

HP will give you a free printer, ink and paper, which you will get to keep after the challenge. HP wants to measure the quality and durability of their inks in the challenge.

If you’re interested in participating email HPInkChallange@hp.com with basic contact information and they will follow up with you with more details.

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Wii games for $9.99, includes free shipping

Nikki — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:16:09 +0000

Here are 5 titles that Newegg.com is offering for $9.99 today. Plus, shipping is free!

LEGO Batman for Nintendo Wii
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 for Nintendo Wii
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Nintendo Wii
Ghostbusters The Video Game for Nintendo Wii
Bust A Move: Bash! for Nintendo Wii

Hurry, these are sure to go quick

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Free Starbucks Coffee! (Well, it used to be)

Sylwia — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:57:29 +0000

Have you heard about “Jonathan’s Card”? A gentleman was doing a social/technological experiment and it involved Starbucks coffee.

He made his Starbucks card available on his website, and yes you guessed it, he made it available to ANYONE. He even had a twitter account open that was updated with the card’s balance. One of the things that GOOD reports is how many people not only used the card, but actually contributed and donated to it’s balance! (People can be so sweet!) I am sorry to report, but as of this past Friday, the card has been shut down by Starbucks (see Jonathan’s note on his website). Is this the future of how we will make payments at stores, not only Starbucks. No more plastic? Can you imagine?

Would you use an app on your phone to pay for your coffee? Another question, would you be concerned about the security around having your credit card so readily available?

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Something for Any Country Music Lover

Nikki — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:09:20 +0000

GameMill Entertainment announced that Country Dance 2, the sequel to the best-selling country dance video game, is set to hit store shelves this Holiday season for Wii.

Country Dance 2 is sure to please any country music lover because of the various features that it possesses. With an all new sing-a-long feature, duet dancing, a new calorie-counting exercise mode and more you will never want to stop dancing! Wondering what tunes you will be shaking it to? How about over 30 of today’s hottest country tracks from chart-topping artists such as Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Gwyneth Paltrow, and many more…

Be ready to grab you cowboy hat this holiday season and show off your moves!

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How Dropcam Has Made Me a Better Mom

Nikki — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:31:13 +0000

Any parent has been there. You need your child to do something, but that heart-aching cry from they protest with makes you cave in. Ok, so maybe some of you aren’t putty in your child’s hands… but I am.

My son, Landon, was not one for taking a scheduled nap. His father and I were on HIS time, and we had come to accept it. Why? Because we cave into tears and pouty lips. Then, Dropcam arrived at my doorstep.

Dropcam gives a good pitch- “Watch what you love while you’re away” And they allow everyone to do it in the most tech savvy of ways- your very own wi-fi internet video cameras. I immediately followed the quick step by step installation directions on the box (connected a cable to my router just for the initial set up, plugged the power cable in, went to www.Dropcam.com to enter my activation code, and added my wireless network) and BAM, we were live! At first, I used our Dropcam Echo for a few days in all the usual ways. I used it as security for our house, used it in our living room to check in on my family while I was at work, used it to watch my dog comfortably sleeping on the couch he isn’t allowed on when everyone was gone from the house, tons of ways. And I loved it! I could log in my account from any computer or use Dropcam’s Android and iPhone apps to check in day or night and get a live view of what was going on. I also would get audio and visual alerts if I opted to. Oh, yeah, and this little puppy can record!

Then, this past week, it hit me. Dropcam could be the ultimate nap time tool at our house. No more having Landon guilt me into opening his door and letting him skip a nap when he started to cry. I quickly unplugged the camera from where it was placed and planted it on Landon’s bookshelf to look over his room. I shut the door and watched him cry from the Dropcam app. I was able to see his sneaky look towards the door to see if he should continue to cry. No more wondering if he had hurt himself or if he was scared of something… I was at peace,doing house work, knowing he had been milking me all along. Once Dad came home I passed an account invite to him to shared the camera stream so we both could use our own emails to log in to the same account. It was a war we actually have been winning since we have placed the Dropcam in Landon’s room. Another bonus? No more waking Landon up at night when I try to sneak in his room at night and trip over a toy. Dropcam has become my at home nanny.

Not convinced you need a Dropcam? Here are a few other possibilities for the Dropcam I haven’t mentioned yet:
Caring for the elderly.
Securing a storage unit.
Keeping an eye on your yard or driveway.
Watching a new babysitter.
Worry-free vacations since you can look in at your house.

Visit www.Dropcam.com to purchase your own!

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Zumba, Pitbull, Shaaake!

Nikki — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:44:26 +0000

Zumba Fitness 2 is coming in November for Wii and this sequel is sure to please!

Featuring “Pause” from Pitbull, an exclusive remix of “Poison” by Nicole Scherzinger, “We No Speak Americano”by Yolanda Be Cool & DCup, as well as many other popular dance tracks, this will mark the first time that commercial artist tracks will appear on a Zumba Fitness game. Players get up and moving with Zumba creator Beto and international celebrity instructors Tanya Beardsley and Gina Grant through 20 different international dance styles.

Another feature that will set Zumba Fitness 2 apart is that players are given the ability to customize their own class with their favorite routines, follow their improvement through an all new Progress tracker and track calories burned. Whether playing in Single Song, Full Class or Zumba Party modes that support up to 4 dancers, players are sure forget they’re even exercising.

Some of you jealous you don’t have Wii? Majesco Entertainment has announced that Zumba Fitness 2 will be released on another platform early 2012!

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Happy Birthday ThinkGeek!

Radiris Diaz — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:18:25 +0000

Just yesterday this super cool site that makes ‘stuff for smart masses’ turned 12! One more year of not being ‘teen’ – so if it were a human, one more year of freedom!

Now what does this mean for you??

That you get a free t-shirt with any purchase over $20.

Who doesn’t like free??

(BTW – ThinkGeek has the absolute coolest toys, gadgets, gifts, unique items that anyone smart and cool would appreciate…Like I find a She-Ra tshirt yesterday – She-Ra!!!!! I loved her growing up…anyway, check them out – they are super duper hot!)

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Nikki — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:04:36 +0000

Majesco Entertainment Company, in association with TWC Games, has released Spy Kids: All the Time in the World. Available on Nintendo DS, the game is based upon the major motion picture Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D starring Jessica Alba, Jeremy Piven, and Joel McHale being released in theaters nationwide on August 19th.

Spy Kids everywhere are called to action in this adventurous game. Using high tech gadgets and gear, the spies need to stop The Timekeeper from taking over the planet. There are eight levels to master in which you are able to play as either Rebecca or Cecil, master state-of-the-art gadgets to fend of enemies and find hidden goodies, and earn special attacks, such as Double Speed Attack, Attack Power-Up, Mega Super Power Boom, Blue Cheese Bomb, and more…

I would recommend this game for any Spy Kid with some end of the summer/beginning of school blues!!

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Feeling Good about Feeding the Fashionista in Your Girl with Fashion Playtes

Wendy Wick — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:51:24 +0000

You know that look on the face of a little girl offering up her latest artistic creation full of pride and anticipation of your response… “I made it for you,” she whispers as she drops that finger painting or play doh sculpture into your lap and plants a wet kiss on your cheek. “Do you like it?” she asks basking in your praise…then she is gone and back again, this time dressed-up with your sequin shawls and stiletto heels, asking “How do I look?”… waiting for you to respond “Devine, darling!” Lesson here: Little girls want to create, they want to express themselves and they want to share their uniqueness with the world… and Fashion Playtes is a marvelous way to do just that and spend some quality time together at the same time.

Fashion Playtes a is new website, a new cyber-creative experience for girls that is all about letting her uniqueness shine through…and it is oh so much fun! Imagine the sense of pride and accomplishment as a girl discovers that she can design her own clothes, in her own size, in styles that you would actually let her wear out of the house and even to school. Imagine her glee as she realizes that her designs, those creative wonders of femme fashionista glam and glitz that she just created on-line, can actually be made into real clothes which she can wear, exactly as she designed them. She can even have her own designer label for the clothing she designs…

Honestly, as the mother of a diva-in-the-making, It sounded too good to be true but Fashion Playtes is the real deal. You sit down with your girlie girl and create a log-in so that you can save your designs…and then the fun begins! You pick a piece of apparel (that fancy for clothing!) together and then you select among available sizes and colors…then, oh then you can work with her or sit back and let her creativity reign selecting appliqués, rhinestones, ruffles, lace, tulle trim and countless other frilly-silly-oh-so-girlie details that make her piece unique. The website has a simple interface which steps you both easily through the design process until her design is completed, then Fashion Playtes invites her to create her own label…her personalized brand. Plug in your billing information and the order process is quick and easy.

Maya could not wait to try out Fashion Playtes. I set up our account and then talked her through the clothing choices to select one piece, a “Samantha” camisole, and then I sat back and watched her work through her design selections offering guidance when asked and discussing how ‘costs’ are affected by her design choices. She needed to prioritize between a decal or a flower and choose between the embellishments based on how they can be combined according to some ‘behind the scenes’ rules that are build-into the design interface.

20 minutes later, Maya had proudly designed a dress (no no, a camisole) that was distinctly Maya. Maya named her ‘fashion playte,’ her label, her distinct and unique brand: “Beautifulist by Maya Elektra”…I love it! Once she was done reveling in her lovely design, she stepped back and I entered our billing and shipping information. Pricing is like pizza…a base price for each piece of apparel and then additional for each frill… like the toppings. Maya had a lot of ‘extras.’ Take a look….

Maya could not wait to share her design on my facebook account so her grandmother and aunt’s would see it. What a surprise when Maya’s first “Beautifulist” design was chosen by Fashion Playtes as one of their “designs of the week” and her design was featured on their Facebook page. When Fashion Playtes choses a girls design, they e-mail the parent to extend the offer to feature a photo of the young designer wearing her creation on their Facebook page (with parental approval, of course!). Take a look at some of Maya’s photos…she had a hard time deciding which to submit.

A few days after our order was submitted (and Maya was driving the post man crazy! waiting for her special delivery), I got a ‘Between the Seams’ e-mail which acknowledged our order and explained a bit more about the production process that occurs between the time Maya and I clicked ‘submit’ and the much awaited moment when our doorbell rings and the mailman hands over a package addressed to Maya herself. It is a great touch! I read it to Maya and we discussed a bit more about clothing manufacture and the concept of ‘quality.’ I would love for Fashion Playtes to share a few videos about the production process so kids can see how their clothing is made.

On the day the package arrives…

This is it! You read the return address and know it is from Fashion Playtes so wait for them to get home from school before you open it…it will be worth it! Get the camera ready, because you don’t want to miss the expression of shear pleasure and pride as she tears into that envelope to find her creation wrapped in pretty printed tissue paper, sealed with a sticker and accompanied with a glittery Fashion Playtes Key Chain and a card just for her! Maybe she tears into the paper, or maybe, like Maya, she opens it ever so daintily…but regardless, once she recognizes her creation ‘in the cloth’ in her lap, she is going to scream, giggle and hug you all simultaneously. It is a thrilling moment to see the pride in her eyes… “Hey look what I made…and it’s just for me!” (but you still get the wet kiss planted on your cheek). Check out Maya modeling her Samantha Camisole (which I forgot was a camisole not a dress…so she will be wearing out of the house with capris!).

Fashion Playtes creations are well made. I pulled on the stitching and the lace, frills, tulle and whatnot. I scratched at the rhinestones and they remained intact. I will not dry it since the sizes are true sizes and I want to avoid shrinking it or destroying the design but I think it is sturdy enough for a day at the playground or around town. The embroidered flower is pinned on so it can be removed for washing (good thought!) and the seams are well done.

Base apparel prices are in the range of The Children’s Place and once you add your extra’s are in the range of Kids Gap but I the experience of designing an outfit with your girl is priceless. Watching her design her own Avatar on Fashionplaytes.com should be equally special. Maya and I have not done it yet but we will soon.

Fashion Playtes offers gift certificates and supports split shipping/billing addresses making it an ideal gift for any little girl you know. Fashion Playtes offers many apparel choices and accessories galore, but my all time favorites are the matching girl and doll ensembles. We have not ordered one of those yet but Maya’s birthday is coming up and that is what she wants most…an outfit she designs for herself and her American Girl doll. I may get her cousin a matching gift certificate so they can create matching outfits and maybe even a joint co-designer label. Since I am comfortable with Net-Meeting, Skype, Face Time and the like, we can set up a video work session between the girls to collaborate on their design even though they live far from one another.

My next favorite is called ‘the violet’ a hand dyed, personalized messenger bag which serves as a school bag, an overnight bag for slumber parties and a tech bag for when Maya needs to go out and wants to take a portable tech toy like the Leapster LeapPad or our iPad 2 and some headphones.

Maya loves her ‘Beautifulist’ design so much that she wanted to do her own fashion shoot. Here a a few shots…

If you want to see which one made the Fashion Playtes “design of the week” post, then check out their Facebook page.

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Bring Home the Fizz with a SodaStream Fizz Home Soda Maker

Wendy Wick — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:43:46 +0000

I love drinking sparkling drinks (agua con gas) like perrier and pelligrino but it gets to be an expensive habit. A friend recommended awhile back that I look into getting a home soda maker but I just never jumped on the idea…until this week. I just got a SodaStream Fizz Home Soda Maker!

The Starter kit comes with everything you need to make you own soda at homes: the Fizz soda maker, reusable carbonator that makes up to 60L and a reusable BPA-free 1L carbonating bottle. You can start with tap or filtered water based on your preference. The Fizz is available in four colors: black, red, blue and green…and naturally, I went with the candy apple red!

The Fizz is ready to use right out of the box. Assembly was very easy. You just need to pop in the carbonator, rinse the bottle and fill it with water, and then you are ready to start making homemade soda ‘a tu gusto.’ The sequential ‘getting started’ illustrations are very intuitive. I had a little problem figuring out that the silver bar under the name plate was actually the ‘carbonating lever’ and was getting very frustrated while abusing the poor reset button. It took a few deep exhales and flipping the page between the written instructions and the diagram for me to figure out that that part actually moved…not my brightest moment! So there are only two things to push, the reset button and the fizzy bar…easy. I made the first bottle with my husband and 4 hyped-up soda-hungry kids made bottles two and three.

I just got my machine set up less than a week ago and we have used it twice while entertaining (once for a playdate with Heather and Jason, once with grown-ups!) and everyday for ourselves…

I even went as far as taking Perrier off my shopping list this week because my hubbie makes me fizzy water just as I like it. The Fizz has a fizz-o-meter indicator that shows the carbonation level as you are making your drink and you can control just how fizzy you make your drink. I like my drinks alot fizzier than the kids do and I prefer lemon/lime or just plain fizzy water while my family likes fruity flavors. Therefore, I find it useful to have at least one extra bottle so you can make a variety to suite everyone’s tastes, make extra if you are entertaining or make it to go…like for a picnic, weekend sports practice…you get the picture.

There is a variety of flavors and essences available to create many health and delicious sparkling beverages. SodaMix flavors are concentrated syrups which contain no high-fructose corn syrup and no aspartame, and are available with regular and diet flavors. Sparkling Naturals are made from all natural ingredients and contain no artificial flavors, no artificial colors and no artificial sweeteners, nor preservatives. MyWater is an unsweetened, all-natural flavor essence for making lightly flavored seltzer or sparkling water.

The Fizz has a gas level indicator that monitors the amount of CO2 left in the carbonator cylinder, so you’ll know when it’s time to exchange your carbonator for a full one. You can order the refills on-line and have them shipped to your home so you never run out and you can take advantage to stock up on the natural soda flavors at the same time.

My entrepreneurial daughter has decided that she is going to put a soda stand outside of our building to make fresh fizzed soda and sell it as a fund-raiser in lieu of the messier lemonade stand…(that video to follow!)

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How to Meet Women in Technology

Radiris Diaz — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:57:23 +0000

What does networking mean to you? Do you consider meeting new people networking? Do you disguise dating under this term? (Don’t shake your head, some people do!)

How do you network? Who do you want to meet? Why do you want to meet them? Do you have a clear expectation when looking to find these people?

There are so many questions to ask, and sometimes there just aren’t enough resources to help you find the answers. Up until recently, I didn’t really know how to network effectively (with other women in technology that is) despite my craving to meet more like-minded women. I actually still don’t know how to do it, but I’ve found some interesting ways that brings me closer to what I want.

Working at IBM gave me a lot of great benefits, including a membership to WITI (Women in Technology International). Through this organization, I have been able to keep up to speed with some of the happenings in technology, workshops, resources, events, etc.

I met someone from another ‘chick-blog’ at one of these networking events too – her site is SheBytes.com – cute right?
I joined Girl Geek Dinners last year, and attended a wonderful dinner about gaming and women in gaming (where I got to see the Kinect prior to it actually launching – oh yeaaaa!)

Another good organization is called Webgrrls.com – I joined this one because they had a workshop regarding Confident Communication for Women…My favorite part about being a part of Webgrrls are the special tips sent to us and email discussions that float around. You can ask anything and everything and someone is bound to know, or knows someone who does. It is a great network.

Most of these memberships are fairly inexpensive, if not free, and can add so much value in your life. It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, someone looking to change careers, or simply a woman who uses tech.

I believe women don’t support each other enough, and that there is huge power in numbers – so if you’re looking to meet some women. Join one of the above organizations. I will try to get a contact at each – so that we can write something individually about them.

If you know of any other ones to include – please email me at RadirisD@cutegeek.com.

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Jane’s Addictions Comes Alive with AT&T and the LG Thrill 4G in 3D

Wendy Wick — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:00:24 +0000

What a night to be a VIP! Last week, AT&T rolled out the red carpet treatment for us at the LG Thrill 4G Smart Phone launch event which featured a live Jane’s Addiction concert…but the experience is so much more than just a concert. Our hosts hooked us and about 100 other people up with the new LG 3D phone with stereoscopic technology to shoot concert footage in 3D while enjoying the concert. All of that footage will be compile to create the first-ever user generated concert video – a multi-user, multiple-dimensional music video experience / documentary which will air on August 4th on youtube.com/comealive.

Check out the jam and experience the music, the lights and the vibe just as we did that night. Impatient? Then go check out the LG Thrill 4G 3D at your local AT&T store.

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Brilliant Women in Tech Lisa Kurahashi

Radiris Diaz — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:00:57 +0000

You may not have ever heard the name Lisa Kurahashi before, but I guarantee you have used or at least heard of the product she works as an engineer on. A product that is rated one of the best if not the best security products on the market; Norton Internet Security.

Lisa is a principal software engineer at Norton by Symantec and is also a Brilliant Women in Tech.

Check out our Q and A with Lisa below!

-Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
I’m a native Los Angeles gal, but I don’t know anything about movie stars or go to the beach. But I am attached to my car (pepper-white Mini Cooper, named “Button”).

-Describe how you got to where you are? (How did you get started in technology, or at your current position?)
I took my first CS class in high school and majored in computer science and engineering (the “and engineering” part means they threw in some electrical engineering) at UCLA.

I landed a job on Symantec’s Norton Utilities team as a Quality Assurance Engineer. As I moved through a few internal teams, I became a software engineer.

-Was it tougher because you were a woman?
No. No one ever told me that I couldn’t do something because I was a woman.

-If there was such a thing as reincarnation, would you come back as a man or woman-holding all other things equal?
If you’d asked me this when I first started in computer science, as a woman in a male-dominated field, I might have thought it would be easier as a man, but as the years pass I become more comfortable in my own skin. I’ve decided I make a pretty good woman.

-Describe a “normal” day in your life.
It really depends on where my team is in the development cycle. But it always varies between periods of extreme individual focus mixed with collaboration with coworkers.

If we’re in the requirements and design phase it goes between heads-down planning to bouncing ideas off coworkers and meeting with folks with a stake in the outcome.
In the development stage, it’s focused coding mixed with planning with quality assurance and other internal teams.

In the testing stage, it’s debugging and researching mixed with working with QA, tech support and other internal teams.

-What’s your favorite aspect of working in technology?
Seeing our yellow Norton boxes lined up on a store shelf is always a thrill… the code I write protects millions of computers every day. When I add a feature, when I fix a bug, I’m helping millions of people. It’s humbling and exciting.

-What have been some of your challenges you faced, and how did you tackle or overcome them?
Making the switch from quality assurance (QA) engineer to programmer was a challenge. QA is about looking for flaws; finding the places where a programmer didn’t think through every scenario and the code can break. Being a programmer is about both handling the general scenario as well as edge cases. Both require detail-oriented thinking, but they have different mindsets.

When I switched to programming, it was intimidating to realize that I’d need to write a bunch of code from scratch instead of looking for problems in the existing code. In college I had only written programs with a few hundred lines of code. In the real programming world, there are tens of thousands of lines of code in a single component, to say nothing of the entire product.

I realized that a bunch of my experience from QA did carry over. Problem solving is key to being a good programmer, and I had practiced that as QA. I progressed to bigger projects, and with experience, got more comfortable. And it sure helped that other programmers were willing to spend time with me and give advice.

-Have you ever felt like you needed to hide your femininity or that fact that you were a female?
Sometimes. As a woman in a male dominated field, it sometimes seemed like it would be better to be one of the guys.

But there’s something to realize about programmers. They respect competence. If you are good, and especially if you can articulate your ideas clearly, you’ll get respect.

-What advice do you have for females interested in getting into your field?
Try it. Pick something that interests you – any aspect of technology – and try it. Create a web page, learn a programming language, assemble a computer. It doesn’t matter where you start, just pick something that sounds interesting and dig into it. There are billions of resources online these days.

-What’s one gadget you can’t live without?
Well, I am pretty dependent on my iPhone, but it’s the boring ol’ PC that I can’t live without. I need my full keyboard and a big honking monitor (or two).

-Do you have a personal ‘mantra’ or certain words you live by?
This year, for the first time, I picked a mantra for myself. It’s “Explore.” A reminder to look at life, at work, at everything, as a treasure trove of possibilities, not as a fixed landscape.

-And lastly, what drives you?
I need to create. To make new things with my own brain and my own hands.
As a programmer you can literally turn your thoughts into reality. I can type for a few hours and create something out of nothing. (It does help, however, when a few thousand coworkers have your back.)

We hope you enjoyed our Q and A with Lisa!

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When Fashion Design and Technology Collide

Nikki — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:30:16 +0000

Once again, HP and Project Runway have teamed together further uniting fashion design and technology. While watching the season premier of Project Runway last night you probably noticed each designer was given a HP EliteBook Tablet PC notebook , loaded with a second-generation Intel® Core i7™ processor, to create this seasons winning looks. HP will be assisting the designers throughout season 9 by also providing products such as HP TouchSmart desktop PCs, HP video cameras and the HP Veer. A $50,000 technology suite by HP and Intel will also be part of the winner’s prize package.
As a graphic and web designer I am excited to see all the ways the contestants will be able to utilize these products from HP to be able to do everything from creating designs for challenges to keeping in touch with their families throughout the competition. Many of the contestants already raved about their love of the EliteBook and how it can cut development time in half because of its ease of use.

Fans can even enter the On the Runway Sketching Challenge, a drawing contest, which the HP and Intel Brand Boutique will announce at www.mylifetime.com/hp.

Be sure to catch the next episode of Project Runway Thursday at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime Television.

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Nikki — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:53:27 +0000

Supremacy MMA, dubbed “the dirtiest MMA game yet” by GamePro, is to be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 20th, 2011 and also available on PlayStation Vita later this fall. Why should a CuteGeek be awaiting the release date? Supremacy MMA is not only going to pack a punch when it comes to the fast paced brawls inside the octagon, but it also features female MMA fighters Felice Herrig and Michele Gutierrez. Take a peek at the trailer below!

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Celestron Shows You Your World in a Whole New Way with the LCD Handheld Digital Microscope

Wendy Wick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:00:34 +0000

You have not seen just how much fun science can be until you put a compact digital microscope in the hands a curious child and tell them to go explore! The Celestron LCD Handheld Digital Microscope is an all-enclosed, totally-portable and utterly cool piece of tech that opens up your home, your world and your child’s mind to exploration in a whole new way. The microscope has a 2.4″ LCD Screen Panel for viewing magnified objects and includes a digital camera/video camera with 4x digital zoom so you can capture some of your discoveries, still or in-motion, and upload and share them with via USB connection to your PC. It also has 128MB Internal Flash memory and an SD Card Slot that can support up to 8GB for storing your discoveries.

Within minutes of unpackaging the microscope, my kids were studying the skin on each other’s feet and making lists of samples they wanted to collect…some of which I really had to pull the ‘mommy card’ and say ‘maybe not’ to…

This is a great little device to have around the house for hobbyists and novice explorers alike. You can study your rock, stamp, coin or bottle cap collection in a whole new way. House plants and insects are fascinating to observe as are many common household materials and foods. I can think of a few practical applications I would use this for that it is not really intended for such as threading a needle (I would be able to see the eye!), fixing broken jewelry and checking to see if I got all the gunk out of the sippy cup tops after I washed them. I am sure that my imagined applications will prove dull in comparison to what the children will come up with. Maya was already used it to study the detailed artwork in some of her illustrated books.

We were able to use it right out of the package once we put in the batteries however, this device does require an adult to (dare I say it..) read the owner’s manual and complete a few steps, push a few buttons to configure it because the default setting may not be the optimal for you. For example, the out-of-the-box setting for auto shut-off is 1 minute to save battery life but that can be disturbing if you are using it and it goes off every minute, which it was doing for us, so you have to reset that value to one that better aligns to your usage behavior. I shut off the auto shut-off…we will use rechargeable batteries and we can explore unimpeded!

The Handheld Digital Microscope is a powerful yet intuitively easy device to use once configured. It has a simple focus knob, one touch photo and video and adjustable LED illumination powered with 2 AA batteries. It weighs less than 7 ounces, is durable, portable and ideal for exploring out-and-about, at the park, on vacation or anywhere. Our first field day with it will most likely be to the park or the zoo and then to the American Museum of Natural History’s Children’s discovery room where they have all sorts of bones, rocks and prepared slides that kids can view under a microscope…but not photograph or video…so we will get souvenirs! Then we may flip through Usborne Activities’ 50 Science Things to Make and Do to find a batch of kitchen-chemical reactions we can observe under the microscope (like crystalization)… oh what fun!

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Pairing zBoost and PhoneLynx to Maximize My Cell Experience at Home

Wendy Wick — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:00:58 +0000

I recently told you about the Wi-Ex zboost and the Cobra PhoneLynx, now let me tell you why I think they are a perfect couple!

Both are ‘barely there’ devices that you buy, take 10 minutes to setup and then don’t need to think about again, like your home Wi-Fi router
Both enable you to get more out of your cell phone service plan with improved signal at home and improved cell phone battery life
Combined, you get consistent dependable cell signal at home and can leverage that signal to use normal ‘home’ phones to make and receive calls, just like having a land line phone plan
Neither hit you with additional monthly charges like a home phone would

The zBoost paired with the Cobra PhoneLynx are a great solution for mobile and remote employees, like myself who don’t want a land line but like to work on a larger phone with better speakerphone. It is also ideal for college students in dormrooms. Don’t miss calls because of signal or because you forgot to put your phone ringer on. If the signal isn’t dependable or strong, use the appropriate zBoost, then pair your cell phone with the PhoneLynx and whenever you are in range, the PhoneLynx will pick up your cell’s presence via Bluetooth signal and your dorm phone will ring.

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Xbox 360, Dim Sum and Disney…Quite the Cocktail Experiece!

Wendy Wick — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:30:05 +0000

Tonight I went to an xbox 360 cocktail party in downtown NYC with Mike from hardwaregeeks. Having only ever played the xbox once, goaded on by mike during one of our recent and ever-amusing Best Buy excursions, I was a tad shy to jump in and splay my limbs all over, so I sat and watched while we indulged in duck spring rolls and dim sum. Appetite sated, my curiosity overcame any inhibitions I had about jiggling arms and spastic legs and I dove right into a Disney reality experience. It was so much more fun doing it, then watching it. Next up was my air guitar jam… Oh so very public and silly, followed by a smashing, slashing fruit game which brought out the Bruce Lee in me and gave me a better upper body workout then Tae Bo!

The best part of the evening was confirming my suspicions that the xbox technology has and is being applied in non-gaming modes including gross and fine motor skill development, core strength building, vestibular and other therapies. I enjoyed the user experience more than I ever imagined I would. I am curious to explore the gaming, social and family experiences an xbox could bring into my home and even more curious to explore what else is going on with xbox technology in education and life sciences.

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CuteGeek Parties with SONY at the MLB Fan Cave

Wendy Wick — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:00:40 +0000

Sony rocks Major League Baseball and the NYC Tech Community with its 2011 holidays product line up at the MLB fan cave last night. I thought I was in for a total jock night when I looked up the venue, the official cave of two full-time professional baseball viewers with thirteen flat screens and a fully stocked bar ten paces from the sofa, but no…there was something for everyone. I got my ‘girlie’ on with a sweet henna tattoo on the back of y left hand and running up my wrist compliments of SONY and Henna Studio.

Highlights of the night for me were the SONY VAIO Series Laptops, especially the Z series, the Bloggie Touch 3D HD Video Camera (oh how I want one…please Santa) and a wide array of over-the-ear headphones, some of which might actually work for Maya.

Tim Harris of SONY walked me through the repertoire of headphones and settle on recommending the PIIQ Impact Resistant on-ear headphones in teal and pink…cutegeek colors!

We got to check out music unlimited streaming with Qriocity, a subscription service that is giving away free 30 day trials right now. The DJ was sweet, the photos opps got sillier by the minute with face mustaches and twitter-happy people all over the place. The sliders were so yummy, and fans were so hungry we almost bit the servers. The top of my evening was was watching Mike get his annihilated at air hockey, first by Sony’s Ana Reyes and then again by me! Oh yeah!

Thanks SONY for the sweet gift bags…no one has ever given me a copy of the Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Video, much less in 3D Blu-ray ;o)

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