{"id":8781,"date":"2012-12-05T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T07:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=8781"},"modified":"2012-12-05T14:25:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T07:25:35","slug":"our-top-gadget-picks-from-best-buy-for-your-tweenteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/our-top-gadget-picks-from-best-buy-for-your-tweenteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Gadget Picks from Best Buy for Your Tween\/Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0by Lori Cunningham (@wellconnectdmom)<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s hard to believe the Holidays are already upon us. \u00a0I have always found it helpful to begin shopping early. \u00a0Before kids, I started my shopping process in September. \u00a0Now, well, I tend to procrastinate a little more…or maybe it’s because I just don’t have\u00a0enough time! \u00a0But one thing I am often asked around this time of year is, what would the kids like for Christmas.<\/p>\n

\"\"As our kids grow older,\u00a0inevitably, most of the items on their list are either gadgets or some type of technology. \u00a0Believe me, I know, my daughter is a tween. \u00a0 Perhaps you’re in the same boat. What does your tween or teen want for Christmas?<\/p>\n

Because at WellConnectedMom.com we have the luxury of seeing many types of technology…many before they are even launched into the marketplace, we a good perspective on gadgets tweens and teens will be asking for. \u00a0So when BestBuy.com asked us to participate in their Gifts That Do wish lists*, we were eager to share our knowledge.<\/p>\n

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Our Tweens & Teens List on BestBuy’s GiftsThatDo.com website suggests some great items, priced from $25 all the way up to $799. \u00a0I know what you’re thinking…$799, why would we recommend a present that expensive…well, here’s why…<\/p>\n

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BEST BUY Pitch In Card\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Often times people want to give gifts that are meaningful and will be used. \u00a0But to find something for\u00a0a tween\/teen that costs under $25 or $50 nowadays that a tween\/teen will use is not easy. \u00a0It’s similar to a wedding. \u00a0When you look at the gift registry, you sometimes feel awkward giving one set of candle sticks or most of a place setting instead of giving something bigger, but it’s all you can afford.<\/p>\n

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What I like about BestBuy.com’s wish lists is that you can not only list your desired presents, but you can also add a “Pitch In<\/a>” card where people viewing your list can decide to contribute or “pitch in” to help you get to a higher priced present. \u00a0This is a great way to show your tween\/teen patience and working towards a goal. \u00a0The Pitch In card never expires and can be used at any Best Buy store or online at BestBuy.com. \u00a0Best Buy created a fun video to explain the Pitch In card here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One Recommendation<\/span><\/h2>\n

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So what is the gift we are recommending that is $799? \u00a0It’s the new HP Envy 14″ Touchscreen Ultrabook<\/a>, which by the way is on sale for $749 with free shipping right now. \u00a0Your tween\/teen is getting at the age now where they will need their own computing power to get their assignments done at school. \u00a0An iPad can work in a pinch, but it does not have the processing power, hard disk space, or the ruggedness that an ultrabook can provide. \u00a0And why an ultrabook over a laptop? \u00a0Just see our article, Goodbye Laptops…Ultrabooks Have Arrived<\/a>! \u00a0Utrabooks are much lighter, come out of sleep mode fast like a tablet, and nearly all of them are under $1,000. \u00a0Ultrabooks can have similar processing power to laptops but are very lightweight.<\/p>\n

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Give your tween\/teen some freedom and unleash them from the family PC so s\/he can take their ultrabook with her\/him to a reclining position, to school, or to a friends house to work on school projects together. \u00a0Portable computing is your child’s future. \u00a0A stationary desktop doesn’t make sense for this younger mobile generation.<\/p>\n

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Find out more suggestions on top gadgets, games, and\u00a0accessories\u00a0your tween\/teen will be asking for this Christmas. \u00a0Read our recommendations at GiftsThatDo.com.<\/p>\n

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source: \u00a0All teen images sourced from\u00a0http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-us\/images\/<\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0I have been compensated for giving our reviews on BestBuy.com. \u00a0All opinions are my own and stem from what we have learned by interacting with tweens\/teens and \u00a0investigating and reviewing products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finding a gift for a tween or a teen that they will like and use is difficult. However, you can hardly go wrong with a gadget. Find out more about the WellConnectedMom.com’s tween & teen gift recommendations on BestBuy.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13,14,498,20],"tags":[1371,61,2780,1375,1374,1370,1373,266,1128,985,1372],"class_list":["post-8781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","category-kids","category-moms","category-tablets","category-technology","tag-best-buy","tag-christmas","tag-gadgets","tag-gifts-that-do","tag-holiday","tag-pitch-in-card","tag-presents","tag-teens","tag-tweens","tag-ultrabook","tag-wish-lists","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/best-buy-logo.jpg?fit=399%2C262&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}