Are you getting excited for the Diagon Alley expansion at Universal Orlando yet?? Check out this sneak peek at the goblins from the “Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts” marquee attraction!
This year, I know several people who are expecting at the same time, so I’ve been shopping for multiple baby shower gifts. Last week, I mailed out a package to a dear loved one who is due this month; since they live in another state, I can’t be there to attend the baby shower in person, so I wanted to ship out a box filled with some useful gifts for the baby. A baby monitor is one of those traditional standbys that many parents will use, so when our friends over at D-Link introduced me to a hip, modern version of your traditional clunky walkie-talkies, I was intrigued.
As you know, I’m a big fan of D-Link’s security cameras, and their new Wifi Baby Camera looks like a great version of these products for parents-to-be. Instead of carrying around a large radio to listen to baby, parents can now use this small, sleek camera wirelessly and stream the video right to their smartphone. I can’t think of a better tool for hip new parents than that!
This product has full smartphone integration, from push alerts on your phone, to the ability to take snapshots from the live feed to your phone (For those adorable Facebook updates!), and cool features like sound and motion detection, temperature alerts, HD 720p video + 4x digital zoom, and even the ability to play lullabies. And cosmetically, it’s cute, too: You can actually change out the decorative plates to either pink or blue, which is extra handy if you’re shopping for a gift before you learn the gender of the baby!
With features like these, I thought this would be an awesome gift, so I tucked it inside my baby shower parcel this week along with some other essentials. I think it will go over well and if they like it as much as I like all of my D-Link cameras, it should be a huge hit!
The D-Link Wifi Baby Camera retails for $179.99 and is available on Dlink.com.
This afternoon, I participated in a fun Google Hangout on-air with some major players in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic universe: Tara Strong, the voice of Twilight Sparkle, Meghan McCarthy, the show’s story editor and co-executive producer, and Ted Biaselli, Hub Network’s VP of Programming. Check out this video of my chat with them, where we discuss the process of recording dialog, busting out the Twilight Sparkle voice at the coffee shop, and kidnapping Bronies:
So, has anyone written this My Little Pony/Game of Thrones fanfic yet? đ
The full hour long “Hub Network’s What’s the Hubbub?” Q&A can be watched below, which covers a slew of fabulous questions from other press in attendance:
During this session, we also got the scoop that MLP is officially coming back for season 5 in 2015 – hooray!
The season 4 finale airs in two parts this Saturday, May 10th at 7 AM PST/10 AM EST on The Hub Network.
In addition to the breaking My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic season 5 news, I also have some images and clips to share from from this Saturday’s season four finale, airing at 7 AM PST-10 AM EST:
As you may know, I’m a big fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This afternoon, I participated in a fun video Q&A with Tara Strong and Meghan McCarthy that drew so many Bronies it broke the Internet! I’ll have the full video for you as soon as it becomes available, but in the meantime, here’s some very exciting news for you: MLP is officially coming back for season five! Full press release:
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THE HUB NETWORK RENEWS âMY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGICâ
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LOS ANGELES â Twilight Sparkle and her beloved pony friends will continue to celebrate the magic of friendship as the Hub Network announces season five of its hit animated series âMy Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.â The series, from Hasbro Studios, is slated to air in 2015 on the Hub Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families entertainment they can watch together. The network has ordered 26 episodes for season five.
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âMy Little Pony Friendship Is Magicâ follows the magical Princess Twilight Sparkle and her trusted assistant Spike, who live in Ponyville in the enchanted land of Equestria, along with her colorful pony friends â honest Applejack, generous Rarity, kind Fluttershy, loyal Rainbow Dash and fun-loving Pinkie Pie. Together, they teach one another valuable lessons about the most powerful magic of all â the magic of friendship.
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âMy Little Pony Friendship Is Magicâ features key voice talent including Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman as well as Tabitha St. Germain and Ashleigh Ball, who both also provide voice to characters of the Hub Networkâs âLittlest Pet Shop.â The series is executive produced by Chris Bartleman, Kirsten Newlands and Stephen Davis and was developed for television by Lauren Faust. In addition, season five will continue to include co-executive producers Meghan McCarthy and Jayson Thiessen, who is also the supervising director, as well as composer Daniel Ingram, who was nominated for a Daytime EmmyŸ Award for his previous work on âMy Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.âFollow the new season of âMy Little Pony Friendship Is Magicâ on Twitter at #MLPSeason5.
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It’s been a while since I’ve been able to give you a Total Gym XLS, so last week I filmed a video to let you know what’s been going on: Namely, being sick non-stop since December! Thankfully, we’re both feeling a lot better and knocking on wood that we won’t catch any more bugs for a while. We’ve been so thankful to have the XLS around this last month as we started our special “Couples Challenge” with our favorite food plan, and it feels great. I’ll be keeping you posted each month on how our fitness goals are coming – we have a little catching up to do after sickness kept interrupting our workouts for so long, but I can already feel my core strength coming back as I’ve been focusing on my abs a lot. I’m excited for this spring and summer!
On a side note, I’m always telling you how convenient Total Gym is – and case in point, right after I finished this video, I did a workout in that exact same dress. I love not having to change into special gym clothes, since I’m in the privacy of my own home! đ
Did flu season impact your fitness goals this year?