A recent study found that 56% of new Dads post family photos online at least two times a week. With built-in social networking on Windows Phone, sharing pictures with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter is a snap. It’s like the Swiss Army Knife of work-life-balance – it offers loads of features that make everyday tasks fast. This Father’s Day, give him the Nokia Lumia 900, which offers style and time savings for $99.99. Available on AT&T’s super-fast LTE network, here’s a peek at the features that will help Dad get the most out of his free time:
People Hub/Camera – Updating his social networks has never been easier or faster than with built-in Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. With Windows Phone, it takes only four seconds to take a picture and upload it to a social network. It’s simply faster than other phones.
Office Hub – With the Office Hub, he can edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents right from his phone. He’ll even be able to skip out a few hours early and play hooky at the baseball game by sending email and updating those documents from anywhere.
Groups – Put Dad in charge of the family reunion this year. With Groups he can easily group people together – family, friends, or colleagues – and pin them to his start screen. He can then check on all their social media updates in once place and keep everyone updated on the annual family get-together at once.
Music + Videos – The Music + Videos Hub in Windows Phone puts all of Dad’s media in one place. It’s his destination for all things media and entertainment, including finding and playing his favorite songs, videos or podcasts; listening to FM radio; and downloading or streaming music from the Web. And, if Dad hears a great new song but doesn’t recognize it, he can use the new Bing Music feature to identify the song and take him to Zune Marketplace to purchase or stream it
Apps –
o ESPN ScoreCenter: Bringing him scores, news, and standings from hundreds of sports leagues around the world. ScoreCenter offers the most comprehensive global sports coverage available on the Windows Phone.
o Flixster: be the first Dad on the block to see all this summer’s blockbuster action flicks. With Flixster, Dad can view the top box office leaders, upcoming movies, and new DVD releases, and watch high quality trailers for over 15,000 blockbuster and indie flicks
o MSN Onit: Every day, dad will find new photos of beautiful cars, financial tips and fitness tips, style advice and sports updates, DIY from steak grilling to demolition–plus a touch of science, a touch of entertainment, and a laugh or two.
The Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T is a premiere device priced at $99.99 with a two-year contract, making it an affordable gift for Dad that doesn’t skimp on quality or user experience.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 16th, 2012.
You must comment why Daddy needs a new AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Woven is a great “app”, whether they want to relive old memories with friends, look back at your child’s baby pics, or brag to others about your kids. This app aims to make photo viewing easier for parents in general: with personal photo collections increasingly spread across multiple hard drives, phones, tablets and online storage services, just organizing them for viewing is normally a headache.
Woven, a one-of-a-kind, free, mobile solution that aggregates and organizes users’ photos from multiple online services like Facebook, Instagram and Shutterfly.
Usually you hear about these wonderful apps only on Apple products — buts here’s an app thats built to work on anything – including a kindle fire [Amazon | J&R]… and to that point Woven is giving away a kindle fire to one lucky fan!
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 16th, 2012.
You must comment why Daddy needs a new Kindle Fire? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
Hilton HHonors is recognizing the best Little League coaches around the country with its “HHonors Outstanding Coach” contest and sweepstakes. Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide, is the official hotel sponsor of Little League Baseball and Softball which really helps get the kids out and play. Little League’s mission is to promote discipline, fair play, character and teamwork both on and off the field (also helps to give Dad & Mom a break for an hour or two :P).
The “HHonors Outstanding Coach” contest and sweepstakes gives parents the chance to share stories and experiences of the influential coach in their children’s lives. Having a good coach for any team can make the difference of a fun time no matter what or just in it to win it. Which is why Hilton HHonors recognizes the important role coaches play in their players’ lives – both on and off the field.
Check out facebook.com/HiltonHHonors now through June 13 to nominate your favorite coach and become an HHonors member, You have to be a Hilton HHonors member to nominate a coach – it’s free and takes less than a minute to join.
On June 28 Five finalists will be announced – Finalists and their nominators will receive a two-night stay at any hotel in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Grand prize winning coach receives a trip for two to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. in August where he or she will be announced as the winner before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a Game. Winning coach also receives a five-night stay at any hotel in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio, which is a nice bonus for anyone.
While thats a great giveaway for the coaches – we’ve got one or two you could win at home…
The prize pack includes an official Little League Sports Bag, Little League Aluminum Water Bottle, Rawlings MLB Official Baseball, DVD of Moneyball, The Art of Fielding novel, David’s Sunflower Seeds and a pack of Topps 2012 baseball cards.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 12th, 2012.
Tell us who is your favorite coach is in your children’s life and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email). We’ll randomly pick two people to win.
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @HiltonHHonors @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/Mhg06m and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the @HiltonHHonors #LittleLeague giveaway from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/Mhg06m
“BURN NOTICE”Season 5 [JR.com | Amazon.com] and “WHITE COLLAR” Season 3 [JR.com | Amazon.com] explode on DVD June 5th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Take home two of TV’s sexiest special agents and experience the action, adventure and danger all over again with never-before-seen footage and special features.
“BURN NOTICE”
The Season 5 DVD is loaded with exclusive content including an extended episode, deleted scenes, a gag reel and a thrilling featurette on the villains of “BURN NOTICE.” Fans will celebrate the best of the “worst,” by exploring the “BURN NOTICE” bad guys and get unique insights from the actors who play them along with a snarky rebuttal on their deeds from “BURN NOTICE” star, Bruce Campbell!
The suspense, betrayal and intense action make Season 5 of “BURN NOTICE” a must-see! Master-spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) has just rejoined the CIA as consultant but after being framed for the murder of a close friend, partners with Kim Pearce (Lauren Stamile) to clear his name. After increasingly dangerous and criminal missions, Michael comes face to face with the man who burned him and the one closest to him who knew about it all along.
“WHITE COLLAR”
The Season 3 DVD features never-before-seen bonus footage including deleted scenes, a gag reel, commentary on “Judgment Day,” a “WHITE COLLAR” trivia challenge for fans and a hilarious intervention caught on tape by the cast and crew with showrunner Jeff Eastin who’s overzealous tweeting gets out of hand!
“WHITE COLLAR” focuses on the unlikely partnership between charming con artist Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) and straightman FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay). Caffrey provides his expertise to help Burke catch other elusive criminals in exchange for his freedom, and together they prove that in order to solve the hardest crimes, you must hire the smartest criminal.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 10th, 2012.
Tell us who is your favorite character from either show and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email). We’ll randomly pick someone to win both sets of DVDs
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @FoxHomeEnt @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/JVljgg and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the @FoxHomeEnt DVDs of #BurnNotice & #WhiteCollar from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/JVljgg
Oh the things I do in the name of being a blogger… like the painful task of having a 55″ inch LG Cinema 3D TV for only 30 days as a review unit, but one lucky reader will get to win one of these AMAZING TVs!
You might comment like 1 in 100 movies and there are no TV shows in 3D but thats one great feature the LG 55LM7600 has is the ability to take 2D shows and make them 3D (some shows work better then others).
This is not just a TV but its a work of art… I can only wish to hang one of these sets from my wall instead of having it on the table top. Using the wifi connection for updates to the firmware is cool but having access to netflix, youtube, and its skype-ready.
Since this was the hunt for content – I started looking at the blurays I’ve collected and never had use for since I didnt have a 3D tv till now, but really made it a breeze was the time warner on demand channels like HBO 3D on-demand.
The tip for parents is if I owned a TV like this with the glasses, I would have to pick up a container to store the glasses in out of the reach of the kids. These glasses are pretty slick looking – which also means I fear that they’ll break too but oh well… I believe you can also use the same glasses you get at the movie theater (but thats just internet rumors).
For those that need the geek specs
Features
Cinema 3D – Comfortable 3D Glasses (6 Pairs Included), 3D Depth Control, 3D Sound Zooming, 2D to 3D Conversion, Dual Play Gaming (requires Optionalhardware), 3D Zone
Smart TV – Premium Content Providers, Home Dashboard 2.0, Magic Remote, AppStore, 3D World (3D Content Streaming), Smart Share, WiDi, Skype Ready, Smart Phone Remote Support, Network File Browser & Wi-FiScreen Share
Picture Quality – Edge LED Plus, Micro Pixel Control, Full HD 1080p, Triple XD Engine, TruMotion 240Hz &Resolution Upscaler
3D Features: FPR 3D Type, 3D to 2D & 2D to 3D Convert Source, 3D Depth Control & Viewpoint, 3D Sound Zooming, Dual Play Capable (AG-F3100DP optional glasses required)
Smart Energy Saving: Backlight Control + Intelligent Sensor
Camera: Ready
Connectivity: Wi-Fi Built-in, WiFi Direct, Media Link, DLNA, WiDi, SIMPLINK (HDMI CEC), Windows 7 Certified
A/V Inputs/Outputs: 1 x RF In, 1 x AV In, 1 x Component In + Audio, 1 x Digital Audio Out (Optical), 4 x HDMI/HDCP in, 1 x RGB (D-Sub PC), 3 x USB 2.0, LAN
VESA Compatible: 400 mm x 400 mm
Swivel (Right/Left): 10/10 degree
Power: 100V – 240V, 50/60Hz
Warranty: 1 Year Limited Parts & Labor
Dimensions (WxHxD): 48.5″ x 31.3″ x 13.0″ with Stand / 48.5″ x 28.8″ x 1.3″ without Stand
Weight: 55.1 lbs. with Stand / 47.0 lbs. without Stand
Disclosure: I was provided with this television to trial for 30 days by LG Electronics. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information:
” win an LG 55 inch LED 3D Smart TV from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/KzIOMq #thehuntfor3dcontent ” and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win an @LGus 55 inch LED 3D Smart TV from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/KzIOMq #thehuntfor3dcontent
You get 1 extra entry for becoming a Fan on facebook – facebook.com/dadarocks you must comment that you’re a fan
You get 1 extra entry for subscribing to our Feedburner digest mailing (right side subscribe by email) – you must also comment that you’ve subscribed
You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner! Limited to the USA.
Disclaimer: LG is providing the prize for the raffle.
Moms are always putting others before themselves and updating their technology is no exception. This Mother’s Day, I’ll let one of you lucky readers give their mom what she really wants – a full “Tech-Over” suite of HP technology including an All-in-One desktop, notebook and wireless mouse!
What does that include?
HP TouchSmart 320 Mothers have that special touch that makes everything better, so why not reward her skill with the HP TouchSmart 320? This powerful, compact, wireless all-in-one PC can recognize mom’s fingers before she even touches the screen, making her interaction more accurate and responsive while enhancing her viewing experience on the 20-inch, full high-definition widescreen. Plus, the new TouchSmart 5.0 “Magic Canvas” software means she can jot notes, open apps and view content all at once. Available on HP Home & Home Office. Starts at $599.99.
HP Pavilion dm1 Measuring less than 1-inch thin and sporting AMD’s dual-core Fusion processor, the HP Pavilion dm1 blends portability with power and performance. With its compact size, 8GB of memory and Beats Audio™, the dm1 is ideal for those moms that do-it-all and are always on the go. Available on HP Home & Home Office. Starts at $399.99.
HP X4000 Wireless Laser Mouse Not only is the HP X4000 Wireless Laser Mouse ambidextrous, but it also comes in three attractive colors (ruby red, winter blue and black). This high performance wireless mouse also operates from up to 30 feet away and can be used on almost any surface. Available on HP Home & Home Office. Starts at $29.99.
That’s right its a prize pack with…
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. May 8th, 2012.
You must comment why your mom needs a tech-over? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
