Mom Central received a sample of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
Dad loves his gadgets: the remote, laptop, digital camera and MP3 player. Imagine if he had all these things in one device how happy he would be! If you are stuck on what to get for Father’s Day, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note are both guaranteed to put a smile on his face.
With eight embedded sensors, the Samsung Galaxy S4 allows Dad to easily interact with his phone. Air Gestures allow him to answer his phone, scroll through the Internet and even check his calendar with the simple wave of his hand. These sensors also enable Samsung WatchON, which can be used as a universal remote that controls the home-entertainment system and so he can watch the football game live while he is on the move!
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Mom Central received a 2014 Kia Sorento to test drive in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
Traveling with a large family often becomes quite the challenge, especially in Washington, D.C.! From navigating the city to deciding which museums to visit to picking an agreed upon lunch spot, vacations quickly become stressful with a larger group of people. When my family officially booked their plane tickets for Memorial Day weekend, I immediately wondered how we would comfortably travel in and around the city as a party of seven. My compact car sitting in the garage certainly wasn’t going to cut it.
Enter the Kia Sorento. Lucky enough to receive a 2014 Kia Sorento to drive for the long weekend, I could finally concentrate on mapping out the touring instead of the transportation. Boy was my family shocked when I pulled up to the airport in a red SUV. Fitting everyone comfortably, with ample space for luggage, we pulled away from the airport, opened the panoramic sunroof, and began what turned into a wonderful vacation.
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Mom Central received samples of the soireehome products featured to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
Looking for the perfect last-minute Father's Day gift for the Dad in your life who seems to have everything? Look no further than Soiree Home, the leader in the wine accessories market! They’re also the creator of the internationally known wine decanter soirée, and now offer an expanded collection of innovative barware that heighten the appreciation of food, beverages and good company.
We recently discovered three products that Dad will love for his home bar, and are sharing our top picks with our readers.
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This Party has Concluded
Join us on Tuesday, June 11th for the #MyPlatinum Twitter Party from 3-4pm EST to chat about how you keep your friends and family speechless with dazzling food on spotless dishes with the help of Cascade Platinum.
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Boys and Girls Club of America is a client of Mom Central.
June marks Internet Safety Month, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) has launched Cyber Safe Futures, a campaign designed to raise awareness among parents and guardians on the issue of cyber safety. Touching on key areas such as cyberbullying, online privacy, social networking, and mobile smarts, this initiative encourages parents to have open conversations with their children about important online safety precautions.
The BGCA CyberSafeFutures.org website offers a plethora of educational resources, trends and tools for Moms and Dads to learn how to keep their kids safe online. With over five million Facebook users being under the age of ten, BGCA helps parents feel in control of their children’s online and mobile safety activities.
Mom Central is teaming up with BGCA to help raise awareness for this great initiative. BGCA is offering three $175 AMEX gift cards exclusively for Mom Central members who visit the BGCA Cyber Safe Futures website!
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Mom Central received Grill Daddy products in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
With Father’s Day on June 16, only a few short days away, my kids and I have been on the hunt for a fitting gift that Dad will use and enjoy. We also (selfishly) searched for something that would benefit the whole family, too.
The Grill Daddy Ultimate Grill Set supplies Dad with top-end grilling tools, while also giving him incentive to cook up our favorite summer BBQ meals. This six-piece, stainless steel set uniquely offers heat shield protection guards that rotate to keep hands safe from uncomfortable heat, splatters, flare-ups, or burns while dealing with the grill flames.
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Mom Central received a complimentary Sous Vide Supreme in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed here are our own.
As home cooks continue to grow in sophistication due to the prevalence of the Food Network, shows such as Bravo’s Top Chef, and the expanding body of cooking blogs and celebrity cookbooks, many once-unfamiliar cooking techniques – including macerate, deglaze, julienne, and flambé – now take place every day in kitchens across America.
But sous vide? This French technique involves slow-cooking vacuum-sealed food in a water bath to lock in flavors and nutrients. Yet, for a long time, sous vide cooking seemed destined to remain part of the professional chef’s repertoire. In fact, many Americans may never have even heard of it until Hung Huynh – Top Chef’s first champion – used it week after week on his quest for the Top Chef crown.
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Join us for a Twitter Party tomorrow at 1:30PM EST to talk all about summer barbecues and your love for avocados!
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Mom Central was invited to a Samsung event at Best Buy. All opinions are our own.
These days, there are few instances where we are taken by surprise, especially when it comes to the technology we use. We live our lives with the attitude that we have simply seen it all. Touch screens: been there; voice commands: done that; rarely are we pleasantly wowed by a new product on the market, so much so that it makes us second guess our current choices in the ways we communicate with others and run our lives.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of attending an intimate event at our local Best Buy on behalf of Samsung. We were given the opportunity to participate in a demo of their new Galaxy S4 model smartphone to check out the new features and functions of this updated model. As we walked into the demo we were a bit skeptical due to the face we are not currently Samsung phone users and felt very committed to our current choice in smartphone.
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