Make your room new again
Revitalizing a tired room can be as simple as adding some colour, creating an accent area or simply re-arranging your furniture. By following some suggestions from the pros, I recently did a mini makeover of tired rooms that didn’t blow the budget or stress me out.
Arts, Crafts, Fun & Games With Melissa & Doug
Arts & crafts are fun for kids of all ages. I tried out this super-creative art easel and companion accessory kit from popular brand Melissa & Doug, along with a cute basic skills puzzle board, and the challenging Suspend family game. Check out my take on these fun toys and crafts for kids aged 3 and up.
Use enemy superpowers against themselves in Skylanders: Trap Team!
The Skylanders return for a huge adventure this year in Skylanders: Trap Team now available for all major consoles. This year’s game sees a new portal, new variations of old Skylanders, and a new dynamic to the battlefield featuring Crystal technology. This one promises to be the most unique Skylanders game for you and your family yet! Come check it all out.
Alien: Isolation – Survival Horror in the Blackness of Space
If you ask most sci-fi buffs, or movie lovers ‘what’s the most horrifying creature / threat found in the vastness of space’ most people would say ‘Xenomorph’. With that eyeless face, and prehensile tongue/ second mouth… not to mention the whole, ‘creepy hand spider putting a chest burster in your tummy’ thing. Feel like running scared, hiding from place to place relentlessly pursued by a horrifying monster from outer space? Survival horror meets the Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation.
Tablets: what display size should I choose?
It was only a few years ago —2010 to be exact— when choosing which size of tablet display was an exercise in simplicity. You really only had one choice. Apple’s original iPad was released that year, it immediately dominated the category and its display was 9.7-inches. Today, the tablet landscape is much more diverse and display sizes are all over the map. Which size best suits your needs? In this post, I’ll break down five of the most popular display sizes and what they’re best suited for.
Best Value 4K and OLED TVs
4K and OLED TVs sure are nice. In fact, eye-popping nice, the picture is so much better! If you haven’t seen them, then you should check it out. But they are also a bit higher cost, so how do you make sure you find the best value 4K or OLED set? After all, we all want the best value – especially for electronics that we will keep for a while.
Best Value HDTVs in Each Size Category
Remember the days when a 32” TV weighed about the same as a small car, cost you one month’s salary, and required an industrial strength TV stand that took up the majority of your living space? Thankfully that’s all ancient history. These days, there is a TV to fit every lifestyle, every space, and perhaps most importantly, every budget. But with so many options, how do you choose? It can be difficult, and that’s why I’ve done the legwork for you and have selected five HDTVs that I think are the best value for what they bring to the table.
Choose the right Canon lens to take great sports and fast...
Today we’re going to offer a little bit of advice on some techniques and settings you can use to get great action shots, and also recommend some Canon lenses to help you on your way.
Smart Home 101 – Why a Smarter Home is within everybody’s...
Enjoying the benefits (and luxuries) of Smart Home is easier, and more affordable than ever. In this Best Buy 101 Guide to Smart Homes, we’ll talk about some of the products out there, and why turning your home into a smart one isn’t as difficult as you think. Come take a look.
Your music. Bose® quality. Introducing the Bose® Sounddock® XT Speaker.
Listen to your music the way it should be heard with the powerful yet compact Bose® Sounddock® XT Speaker.