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In a recent pitch, I noticed this film scanner listed as a great gift idea for dads.  It’s a slide/negative scanner and as soon as I saw it, I remembered that we had a bunch of old family slides that we had collected from my mother-in-law’s basement. Now, I would consider myself intermediate to advanced [...]

Here are some gift ideas for the ladies and the men – in my opinion, the more difficult family members to shop for.  Hope the things we like help you with your shopping! Jump to: Gift ideas for the lovely ladies Gift ideas for the guys GIFT IDEAS FOR THE LADIES Ever since I made [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter #125, Eileen! What you see pictured above is MobiGo, the brand new hand held touch learning system from VTech.  I was sent a MobiGo to check out and talk about here at ParentSphere.  What you read below is completely my opinion. There is a July 2010 release date for MobiGo [...]

*Please note: ParentSphere is NOT hosting this giveaway, we are just helping Sonos spread the word. It would be crazy to not let you all know about this Mother’s Day giveaway. Starting Monday, May 3rd at 8:00 am PST, you can “Tweet” for a chance to win this super cool music system for your house. [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter #2 – Melanie! It’s the digital age and if you don’t own a digital camera, well, your excuse better be that you’re a photographer and you still love going into the dark room. With the price of digital cameras coming down all of the time, you probably do have one.  [...]

I have used three different Epson All-in-One printers over the past several years and quite honestly, none of them have failed me.  I have owned and used other name brand printers and they’ve been alright but truthfully, I have preferred the Epson All-in-One printers over anything else that I’ve used.  I feel fortunate to have [...]

Graco sent us the imonitor Vibe to try out with our new family member (who was born on 7/8/09).  I’ve been pretty busy with said family member, hence the lack of updates lately. So far, we’ve been really pleased with the sound quality of this monitor.  I can’t believe that for three and a half [...]

Alright, this awesome product was sent to me a while ago and finally, I was able to find some time to actually sit down and check it out. I have one thing to say.  It rocks.  I needed this kit a looong time ago.  I am happy that I have it now though, that’s for [...]

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MP3 PLAYER WINNER! * Cathleen N. (#262) Our winner has been notified via email I fully admit, I am caught up in the prettiness and sleekness of the expensive Apple and Microsoft mp3 players but hey, it is really just about the music, right?  You really don’t have to spend a [...]

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FLIP ULTRA VIDEO CAMCORDER WINNERS! * Robin * Kerry Our winners have been notified via email Where should I begin?  I LOVE this tiny digital camcorder!  I am completely addicted to my Flip Ultra Digital camcorder.  It’s the perfect size that I can tote around with me wherever I go.  I’m [...]

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EPSON ARTISAN 800 WINNER! * Kelly M. (#626) Our winner has been notified via email What you see above is Epson’s brand new all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/FAX.  This amazing piece of equipment is Wi-Fi capable too! I have used many, many printers over the past 12 or so years and as far as [...]

Nintendo’s Wii made its debut in our home earlier this summer and I must say, it’s just so cool. We love it. I have played my fair share of video games on various different systems but Wii takes the cake, hands down. I have always thought the original Nintendo game console made a great family [...]

I’ve been using a 2nd generation Zune (launched November of 2007).  Little miss pink (pictured above) traveled with me to Disney last month. When it comes to mp3 players, I like both Zune and iPod. They are only slightly different and I have my pros and cons about each player/software but if you’re contemplating purchasing [...]

I’m a digital photo buff and anyone who takes digital photos needs a means of printing them out. I also have a HUGE stack of pre-digital-age photos that need scanned and saved, otherwise, they are going to get yellow with age and I’m all about preserving my memories. So, that being said. I’m really digging [...]

This train is sure to be a hit under the tree this Christmas.  Lands End carries the “It’s a Wonderful Life Train“, which retails for $299.00 – but can now be purchased for only $100!  How would your little one(s) like to wake up Christmas morning to this fabulous train, chugging around the track!? It [...]