As you know, I’ve been covering only the CUTEST things I learn about from CES, and one of the latest is 
iShower.
You can stream audio from your iPhone, tablet or computer, and yet not take your gadget in with you — cause, obvi, that would be a disaster. The iShower will be available March 2012 for $99.99.
What music would you stream in YOUR shower?
This is going to BLOW my mom’s mind.
In my latest blast of CES news, LG Electronics showcased its largest capacity French-door refrigerator, we’re talking 31 cubic feet.
This feature is big and powerful, but the part that is going to get a lot of people I know rather excited is the Blast Chiller.
In fact, this scored LG a “Best of Innovations” Award at CES!
Moon-bum Shin, Executive Vice President and CEO of LG, says, “The Blast Chiller feature allows users to put a can in the fridge and have it ice cold in just a few minutes.”
Would this come in handy in your own life?
Some of you are about to get verrrry excited.
Transformers fan? The 7-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Transformers Trilogy hits store shelves on January 31, 2012.
And, it’s going to be quite a special edition: The set comes with all three films in high-def. Transformers: Dark of the Moon comes in several versions, including remastered high definition 3D with more than 10 hours of bonus material. The set retails for $149.35 but is available for pre-order for a big discount at Amazon.com.
And, get this: This may sound CRAZY, but director Michael Bay will personally sign all 5,000 copies!
In early December, my gal pal Sarah Conley and I attended a holiday party where we got a small taste of making our own cake pops — I was instantly OBSESSED.
I’ve tried cake pops before — some I’ve loved, some I’ve decided not worth the calories (usually based on the chocolate quotient) – but I’ve always been attracted to the munchkin-like cuteness factor, and I’ve really wanted to explore this CREATING them concept further.
So, imagine my joy when I discovered that BJ’s Wholesale — a place that I already spend (some may say shamefully much) a lot of time – had a Babycakes Cake Pop Maker machine!
So, the last few weeks, as I’ve been loitering at my parents waiting for my body to mend, I’ve been playing with it a fair bit – with scratch recipes and also my favorite mixes. The bake time is super fast – we’re talking only like four minutes, and you can make A LOT out of one cake recipe. (So much that I currently have a giant glass bowl of about three dozen banana muffin cake pops on the kitchen table.) But most importantly (to me) – it’s SUPER easy to use, makes me appear more talented than I actually am, and clean up takes no time at all. The kit includes: Fork tool, two cake pop stands and 300 pop sticks. ($24.99)
Love it? Want one of your own? I’m giving away a $25 gift card to BJ’s Wholesale!
To enter to win:
1 – Make sure you are following @alywalansky on Twitter. Then, either follow @BJsWholesale or “Like” their Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/#!/
2 – Tweet us both and tell us what sort of cake pops YOU’D like to make!
PS: If you don’t already have a membership, BJ’s is offering a Free 60-Day Trial Membership until December 31.
Deadline to enter: January 5. Good luck!
Do you have a TomTom navigation system? They are pretty darn fabulous.
Wanna know what makes them extra fun, though? Check out this Yoda Navigation Voice Upgrade ($13) for TomTom.
Yes, I still have friends who are using turn-by-turn maps on their smartphones. Whatever. THIS SPEAKS TO YOU IN YODA SPEAK. Yes, YODA guides you on your way.
Seriously, can getting lost GET any cooler?
As far as I’m concerned, it’s not a celebration unless a great cup of coffee is involved.
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Melody 2 is a single-serve coffee machine that just happens to be ridiculously adorable.
But more important than that — I suppose — is that it makes an amazing cup of coffee.
Using espresso technology and 15 bars of pressure, the Melody 2 can whip up coffee-house quality mochas, lattes, peach iced tea and skinny cappuccinos in seconds. There is also a hot chocolate option, which is a hit among the kids, especially when topped with marshmallows. The Melody 2 retails for $129 at http://www.dolce-gusto.us/ – except, even better, I have one to give away right here!
To enter to win,
1 – Follow @alywalansky and @DolceGustoUS on Twitter
2 – RT this giveaway
3 -Check out the web site and tell me what beverage YOU’D love to make in this adorable machine.
Deadline to enter December 22!
Are you starting off your holiday shopping chores?
We don’t mean for it to feel like a chore, but all too often it is, especially when we don’t know what to get for the special people on our gift list.
Doesn’t the road warrior in your life deserve a brilliant HD visual experience wherever life takes them?
With the HP Pavilion dm1z laptop powered exclusively by VISION Technology from AMD, anywhere connectivity plus an eco-friendly platform round out this perfect little package, it is ideal for the highly mobile digital lifestyle with AMD AllDay ™ power for more than ten hours of battery life. Don’t forget, you’ll be able to listen exactly how the artist intended with Beats audio. Starts at $399.
One of the best aspects of this baby is that it is so compact – 3.52 lbs.
It also comes with Windows 7 Home Premium, a dual-core AMD E300*** or optional E450 processor *** for super performance and smooth HD video3, Beats audio for high-quality entertainment on the go, AMD Radeon HD discrete-class graphics and support for DX11, an 11.6″ diagonal high-def§§ (720p) LED display, and support for up to 8GB memory and a 640GB hard drive.
In honor of Cyber Monday, I’m giving one of these gorgeous computers away! To enter, you must follow @Alywalansky and @AMDNotebook on Twitter, and RT this giveaway. Please also tweet:
It’s an #AMDHoliday! I want to win a HP dm1z laptop w/ VISION Technology from AMD: http://bit.ly/vOS4Ob. @Alywalansky @AMDNotebook
Deadline to enter is December 10 – good luck!
Looking for a tablet for Christmas?
Well, you may find one pre-Black Friday!
Walmart has the BlackBerry PlayBook 7-inch tablet for $198 today — that is a whopping 60% off the list price. You can find the deal here.
Staples and Office Depot will also be selling the BlackBerry PlayBook for $199 on Black Friday too in case you miss this deal – but why not get a jump on the crowd?
This is more evidence of the downward pricing pressure on tablets as the result of the HP TouchPad fire sale from August and Amazon’s decision to sell its Kindle Fire tablet for $199.
