SONOS PLAY:1 Compact Wireless Speaker Review

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Knowing that Sonos is the best manufacturer of wireless music system, it was indeed a big thrill to have known that they have released the smallest and yet the most affordable member of their wireless streaming line up. Meet and xperience HiFi crystal clear sound at any volume with Sonos Player:1. Read more of this SONOS PLAY:1 Compact Wireless Speaker Review to know more!

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For an even greater news, in the spirit of Christmas, Sonos is giving away a Free SONOS BRIDGE with the Purchase of a SONOS PLAY:1, PLAY:3, or PLAY:5!  Sonos Play:1 does indeed makes it easier and much more affordable to to either expand or start your Sonos system and transforming your home listening experience to a whole new level.

How will this Compact Wireless Speaker keep you happy?

As with the the other members of the Sonos family, the Play:1 is yet again another smart speaker that is made up of both hardware and software that is carefully engineered to bring the best quality sound and easy accessible sound performance in a small pint-sized streaming device. This device has a well designed and customized mid-woofer and tweeter that gives off deep, loaded and astoundingly big sound which is indeed very impressive for such a small sized speaker.

Listening through Sonos Play:1, you will notice that distortion is very less even if it’s in full volume. The sound is powerful even at low ends and mids and highs has maintained its crisps giving you a great experience in listening to your favorite music where ever you are located in the room.

This pint-sized speaker features a new button on top that lets you play and pause you music with a single push of a button. Pressing the same button twice also makes you quickly skip from one track to another.  To make everything even better, Play:1 is built to with premium materials and rock-solid construction in order to last longer. In fact, sealed architecture has created a resistance to the most humid conditions in the home.

PROS

  • Mini and mighty – a tiny wireless speaker system that gives crystal clear HiFi sound
  • Fits anywhere – compact and flexible design that you can place anywhere at home
  • Easy to mount on walls
  • Just like the other members of the Sonos family, this speaker can be controlled using your smartphone or tablet nearby using the Sonos App
  • Listen to music from most popular music services like Spotify, Rdio, Napster, Last.fm and Hype Machine
  • Humidity resistant

CONS

  • Sonos app allows only one user account (so if your have a guest that wants to listen to their own playlist, this can be a problem)
  • This device is not portable.

Sonos clearly always makes sure of the quality of sound on their products. Play:1 is of course another great addition from their impressive line of products. A surprisingly great sound for a small device is not less the best reason why this device is highly recommended.

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Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax Review

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For 9 years in a row, Canon has received the award from PCMag of 2012 Reader’s Choice Award for Service and Reliability for printers. Canon Pixma MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One Printer offers a lot of features that bring great quality printing as well as wireless capabilities to your home office. Let’s know more about this printer in this Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax Review.

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This printer has very close similarities to Canon Pixma MX522 only that it offers much more extra features. These features include a better quality in printing photos, bigger paper capacity and ability of the printer to get the job done on optical disc printing.

What makes this printer remarkable?

Being a multi-function printer, let us first discuss on what things this printer can do in general. It can print, fax, and scan from a PC and also work as a stand alone copier and fax machine. If you have your documents from a USB, it also can both scan and print from it and have a preview from the 3 inch colored LCD when doing so. As for internet connection, you can do either Ethernet or WiFi with ease. Double sided printing is also made easy with this printer (with its duplexer), and it is also capable of automatic document feeder for scanning.

On the plus side, the Canon MX922 offers a higher capacity of ADF (auto document feeder) at 35 pages compared to previous models which only has up to 30 pages. Also, this printer offers more paper capacity of up to 250 sheets of plain paper (compared to 100 sheets from previous models), which makes it very convenient to be in use in offices without having the constant need to always refill the paper tray.

Setting the printer up is also relatively easy. Aside from this, as with other Canon printers, wireless printing is also easy using AirPrint – with which both the printer and your mobile device will be connected to a WiFi access point upon printing.

PROS

  • Print resolution of 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi that produces substantial quality and detail in both your business documents and photos
  • 5-color ink system consists of a pigment-based black ink, and four dye-based inks and you only replace the color ink tank that runs out.
  • Has a dual function control that transform into a keypad in fax mode for easier operation.
  • Automatically print on both sides of the page without the hassle of turning it over manually. This can reduce your paper consumption and cost by up to 50%.
  • Auto Document Fix automatically analyzes and corrects both text and image documents so text will remain clear and easy to read with pronounced edges, and pictures will keep their true color with highlights, shadows, and dots being smoothed out.

CONS

  • Print speed is not too impressive (2.4 pages per minute ppm), and has quite a delay in printing.
  • Noise in printing is quite noticeable.
  • The design looks neat but seemed to be a bit flimsy.

If you are printing a lot of pages that speed of printing is a big requirement, then you might want to start looking elsewhere. This printer can be recommended for home, home office, and can also be of use for small offices. It has the output quality and paper capacity needed although  the resolution of color prints are not that great but also sufficient for home use.

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HP Chromebook 14 Review

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HP released HP Chrome 14 as one of its its Chrome OS laptops recently and there has been quite a few buzz about it in the laptop market. One thing remarkable about this laptop is that it has quite a sexy and sleek design that is more likely resembling to a MacBook and is available in different colors (White/Coral/Aqua). Get more details of laptop on this HP Chromebook 14 Review.

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It’s pretty interesting to note that this laptop only runs on a 16GB or a 32GB of internal storage but this is probably because of the fact that as it is  running the cloud-based Chrome OS, HP would want the users to store most of their files on Google’s Drive cloud storage. Clearly the internal storage available isn’t much space, but Google has also bundled 100GB of cloud storage with the Chromebook – which is free only for the first two years.

What are the Good and the Not so Good about this laptop?

The design of this HP Chromebook 14  would be one of the things to get easily noticed if we are going to start on the good part. It’s pretty much looking good for an inexpensive price tag, smooth with rounded edges and also a vent-less and screw-less creation. It may look a bit cheap considering the fact that it is made of plastic material – but the design looks simple and elegant yet it feels sturdy. The plastic chassis of the computer is linked with a magnesium frame so it makes it light but strong. It’s not so thick as well (0.81 inches thick) however, it weighs 4.07 lbs which is quite heavy.

The screen display is not too brilliant but it’s enough with a 1366×768 resolution. It is clear, bright and the colors are somewhat vibrant although it is very glossy to it tends to reflect light. This laptop’s satin sparkle imprint finish is nothing special but for a 14 inch laptop,  you would appreciate that the keys are in perfect size and distance from each other which makes it rather easy to find the letters when typing.

PROS

  • Larger display than most Chromebooks
  • Connectivity: dual-band 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, 4G (optional)
  • Processor: 4th generation Intel Celeron 2955U
  • Excellent battery life
  • Great solid performance
  • I/O Ports: 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, HDMI, Audio in/out combo jack, 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC), Kensington lock

CONS

  • Shiny display catches a lot of glare and reflection
  • Low-end materials used

HP Chromebook 14 is not bad depending on the kind of use you have with your computer. If you are a person who needs solid performance for a laptop and does multiple tasks or gaming at once, this might not be a wise option for you. But if you are someone more concerned of the looks of the laptop – like the design and how neat it looks when you open it in a coffee shop or in the library then this can be a good choice. A sleek and stylish design with great performance and battery life are definite reason this laptop can be a good choice for moderate laptop users.

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Dell Venue 8 Pro 32 GB Tablet Review

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Microsoft have recently released Windows 8.1 and thus presenting the Dell Venue 8 Pro 32 GB Tablet. This tab runs in full Windows 8.1 with an Intel Atom Quad Core processor. In light of a smooth versatile experience (same with a PC), this baby gives the complete performance of Windows 8.1 right in the palm of your hands and brings it everywhere you go. Read more on this Dell Venue 8 Pro 32 GB Tablet Review for more details.

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Designed to give a desktop-like performance, the the Dell Venue 8 helps you complete your office tasks, encourage your creative nature and build ideas rather quickly with its super fast Intel Atom™ processor Z3740 (up to 1.8GHz Quad-Core). The processor of this tab actually gives its edge over the Acer W3 and the early Windows 8 tablets since these two run on Dual Core.

What are the features of the Dell Venue Tablet?

Let’s start with the design. It’s not too thin, but it’s relatively easy to grab on one hand. It’s not too heavy as well (weighs 1.48 lbs) but it feels tough and solid with a really nice rubberized rear cover which makes it very easy to grab and it’s less slippery.

The display is quite remarkable, it has great view in different angles although you might have to make a few adjustments manually. To be able to get superb display quality, disable the auto-brightness settings as the display might seem to be a bit dimmed. Great colorful 8 inch display with  with HD (WXGA 1280 x 800) resolution.

It has a lone speaker that is pretty decent for the uses of the Venue 8. This device also comes with a digitizer pen (not a Wacom) but it has to be ordered separately. It’s also good to note that it has microSD expansion for extra storage and 2 GB of RAM.

PROS

  • 8” IPS HD touch display (1280×800)
  • Office Home and Student 2013 Tablet Edition included
  • 18WHr battery (would last for about for 10 hours)
  • 5 MP rear camera
  • Intel Atom Quad-Core processor (Z3740D); 2MB cache, up to 1.8 GHz
  • Runs on Windows 8.1

CONS

  • Windows key is located at the top of the device (not a big issue but it’s just a little odd that it’s not convenient to hit it from the front of the device)
  • Cameras are just “ok” – means not too sharp, colors of the pictures are a bit muddy looking and flat.

In conclusion, the features of this device is pretty much just sufficient for its price. It’s actually pretty good for its value. Other uses of this tablet is just “ok” and will do for office works and other projects. Honestly not so much thrilled with its audio capabilities (has little distortions on loud volume) as well as the camera. The interface is quite fast though – noting that it is run with Intel Atom Quad Core, so that makes a difference among all the other tablets of this class.

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Foot Care: How to make your feet smooth, supple and sandal-ready!

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Our feet have carried us for many miles and will continue to do so for our lifetime. We go to many distance with our feet and it is just about right to give them the care they need. Feet, you should meet sonic. Clarisonic Pedi Sonic Foot Transformation Pedicure System gives sonic frequency to your feet that oscillates back and forth more than 300 movements per second working perfectly in conjunction with Pedi care formulations to get rid of dry, rough foot skin and giving you beautifully smooth and sof heels, toes and soles! Get your self ready nerdies and let learn this together – Foot Care: How to make your feet smooth, supple and sandal-ready!

Daily Feet Regimen

Using the Buff and Balm Daily. A quarter-sized amount of the Pedi-buff will be enough to put to the soles of the feet and have a moistened Pedi Wet or Dry Buffing Brush head massage the skin for about two minutes (do the same for each foot). Be sure to concentrate on the rough and dry areas like the heels and soles. Also, apply enough amount of the Pedi-Balm to your dry feet after the Pedi-Buff or Pedi-Boost Treatment.

Intensive Smoothing Feet Regimen

This regimen can be done twice a week. Use the Pedi Smoothing Disc on your dry feet (concentrate on rough dry patches for 30 seconds to 1 minute per area). After this, follow it up with the wet/dry buffing brush head. After this, dispense and put a nickel-sized amount of Pedi-Boost on each foot, massaging it over the soles of the feet. After about 3-5 minutes,  apply enough amount of Pedi Balm.

For best results, after this Foot Regimen with Clarisonic Pedi Sonic Foot Transformation Pedicure System, a moisturizing lotion can be applied to your feet with a mixture of essential oils (make sure to get 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils).  Here is a good recipe for an essential oil lotion:

  • 1 oz. All Natural lotion or cream
  • 1 teaspoon Vitamin E
  • 10 drops Benzoin essential oil (anti-inflammatory, cicatrisant, antiseptic)
  • 10 drops Lavender essential oil (cicatrisant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal)
  • 5 drops Myrrh essential oil (antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cicatrisant)
  • 6 drops Geranium essential oil (analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal)
  • 5 drops Tea Tree essential oil (antifungal, antiviral, analgesic)

Procedure: Mix well. Use daily on feet/hands, especially after a bath or shower. If possible wear cotton socks after application.

As we love our selves, it also involves taking care of our bodies and making sure we’re clean and healthy! Hope you enjoy our feature today nerdies…. enjoy the happy feet! xoxo 🙂