Best #Tech Holiday Gift Guide
Here are the top tech gifts for 2012. Several options under $100…. I personally want the charger and cord case because organization makes being stylish must easier!
2012/12/08
Here are the top tech gifts for 2012. Several options under $100…. I personally want the charger and cord case because organization makes being stylish must easier!
On just about any day, I’m in a love-hate relationship with social media. FaceBook. Twitter. Foursquare. Tout. YouTube. LinkedIn. Tumblr. Pinterest. There are more but for the sake of argument (and space), let that list suffice. I do love is Pinterest. It’s social media, yes. However, it’s a direct link to inspiration for anything from decorating to cooking to being fashionable to fixing a car to doing your hair to being fit. If you try it once, you’ll be addicted.
Blogalicious 2013 was awesome…and I even got to share some of my tips for being more productive with Black Enterprise!
I call it stylish tech, but it is truly about how two disparate enterprises have collided, converged, and coalesced into something fabulous that has meant positives pushes forward for all! Until recently, the concept of stylish technology was limited to one brand but the surge of quick-n-fast technology solutions has finally pulled fashion into its whirlwind {it’s not curing world hungry but alas since we don’t walk around naked, we all need it somewhat}. What’s the first thing you think
Manoush x LeSportsac Are you tech savvy? If so, prove it! Share one cool techy piece of information with your fellow readers and the person with the coolest tech know-how will win a Manoush x LeSportsac Pom Tech Case (valued at $98). Your tech know-how can be anything from a cool new app (iPhone or Droid) to a website or blog we should read to an accessory we need to own to an innovative way to save data from
Julia and I are two full weeks into our 30 Day #BodyReboot and, I’m not sure about her, but I’m feeling it. My body is feeling “tighter” but moving up and down the stairs isn’t so easy anymore. I’ve been keeping up with my 2-3 minutes of jump rope everyday (except one day I forgot because I was out of town) and now I’ve started running. In all fairness, I was running before but went cold turkey after the last
I went to Dell Spring Media Launch last week in NYC. They had four areas of focus: work (Vostro), play (Alienware, gamers nirvana), create (XPS, my personal fave), and inspire (Inspiron). I grew up on PCs and until now, they were the apparatus that equated to a corporate tether ~ not sexy, just necessary. Dell showed me something completely different. The XPS is sleek, fully functional, and makes a real statement about style (read: I have some!). As a stylist and blogger,
Music festival season is upon us and the only thing that kept me from heading to NOLA for this year’s Jazz Fest was styling commitments on the East coast. Lucky for me, the peeps at Dell live streamed both weekends via YouTube! Shout out to the BuzzMG crew, who knew I loved Janelle Monae and gave me the heads up about her live stream performance. Hopefully scheduling conflicts won’t keep me from enjoying the rest of the festivals this summer, but
This is strictly for the fellas…. Rimowa luggage is this German-made indestructible stuff that’s been around since 1898. Their stuff is no-frills but sleek (albeit a tad pricey at $280), and they now make protection for your iPad! It’s got their signature grooved design, can take a beating and still deliver you in style. You know you’ll buy two or three others that will add up to more than this one ~ so just take the plunge once. This is the
I have been on a mini-mad-hunt to find a cool iPad case….my criteria has been somewhat soft ~ stylish, colorful, not visually overwhelming, sleek, slightly functional, fun, non-bulky. A great friend of mine, Sara of Skincando, put me on to DODOcase and I’m now in love ~ and 75% sure this is the case I want! What do you think? Can I do better? Share your thoughts or suggestion ~ here!
What could be more stylish than coolly avoiding a speeding ticket? Download the free app, Trapster, and through the power of crowd-sourcing you can get alerted to speed trap locations, traffic cameras, and road hazards!
We’re almost there….our new site facelift will be done soon ~ and it will make you fall in love with Blueprint for Style all over again! Days 2 new feature: dowmloadable style guides for subscribers; and a warmer, more welcoming background color!
Besides Twitter, I sat back to figure out what I would have missed in 2011 had I not been able to access these apps. What app do you use regularly that you think you could not have made it through the year without it? Here are mine: Pantone ~ I use this app with all of my clients to better understand their current color preferences as well as create color palettes for inspiration Tungle ~ I can schedule with anyone
Leopard print is wonderfully versatile and a clutch is the essential every lady needs these days…..wait, along with something to carry her e-reader in! Lodis has created the Siren E-reader Envelope which fits the Kindle, Kobo, nook, Sony reader and a few others. The bonus is it doubles as a fabulous clutch, and comes in camel (pictured), denim or ruby. Available at eBags, $78 (size: 8″ x 5″ x .75″) %RELATEDPOSTS%
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I am riding high after attending LeWeb in Paris (Europe’s largest social media & internet conference). Why? LeWeb gave me insight into the convergence of fashion and technology; and Rachel Sterne (bless her heart) helped to really knock it out the park! First, let’s talk about Rachel Sterne ~ she’s the 28-year-old Chief Digital Officer in Mayor Bloomberg‘s administration. Her role makes New York the only US city with the Chief Digital Officer role following London and, perhaps laying the pathway
It’s Saturday and I’m still in Paris (I was an Official Blogger for LeWeb), but that’s no reason not to give you the skinny on what’s happening around the fashion community that you need to know about. In keeping with the convergence of fashion and technology, Valentino Garavani has provided 50+ years and over 5,000 documents at your fingertips with his new Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum using technology similar to Google Art Project. I’ve check it out ~ things are
Quietly, I am certain a full 80% of you (maybe more) are raising your hand for real or in your mind. No worries ~ until a month or so ago, I was clueless about LeWeb too. I went to the site, tooled around, saw a phenomenal lineup of social media giants, and decided that I needed to be there because fashion and technology are bound to intersect on more global and large-scale manner, and I want to know when and
Do you know everything you have in your closet? Are there items you want to get rid but aren’t quite sure? Want your personal stylist to create your outfit for your upcoming event? If you answer YES to any of these questions, then plan to download the Netrobe app! I had a chance to chat with the founder, Christina Plakopita, while at LeWeb and put our heads together about a few fashion + technology to-do’s (you’ll hear more about that later).
Gloves are a winter essential but these are not only season-appropriate but ideal for the tech savvy mamacita! The Audrey glove has all of the standard cashmere wool lining, blah blah blah but it also has Tec Touch™ pods on the index finger and thumb that allow you to operate your iPod®, iPhone® or other touch screen device without removing your gloves! So we’re talking $80 for warmth, fashion, and the ability to be tech-forward ~ we’re WINNING!!
Ever wonder how you’re going to handle all of your friends coming through with all of their technology – where to put it all?? Fret no more because this Aphrodite USB hub ($38) is the answer. Whether on your desk at work for your own devices, or at home because your place has become tech central, it says I’m thoughtful and tech savvy! .
Giving gifts is fun and there’s no better time than around the Holidays when everyone is cheery (and it’s usually reciprocated)! The average American spends around $935 during the Holidays, so if you’ve got a big family then this gift guide of items under $100 is for you!
Thank you to Yahoo! Mail for sponsoring this post about staying connected. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. Where were you when you received the best email ever? What was that email about? Mine was back in early 1993 when the concept of email was still slightly obscure if not outright “strange”. And it was slightly anti-climatic as well. I had just graduated from the University of
A Sonystyle Bloggie Touch Camera! I got mine and went crazy….with a 3.0″ touch screen, 12.8 megapixel still camera and web-friendly 1080p HD video, I had a slice of heaven. In a shade of hot pink (so fem!), I was ready for anything during a recent jaunt to Italy (stay tuned for a cool video). Every blogger needs one for quick moments of inspiration, or to video a fabulous runway show, or simply to capture a flash of fashion whimsy. Starting at
What’s included in the ‘social media’? We think Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Foursquare, StumbledUpon and Tumblr. We think that’s a good start and ShopNBC is jumping onto the social media highway in the fast lane!! Watch ShopNBC anytime on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter. ShopNBC is one of those sites that gives you everything you need — whether clothing or jewelry, health & fitness, technology, or even beauty. It works to provide a one-stop-shopping experience that any tech savvy and stylish
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