FAMILY LIFE

AWESOME GIFTS & TIPS FROM TECH PRO KATIE LINENDOLL

The holiday shopping season is upon us earlier than ever before giving you a little more time to sort your gifting out.  This year, instead of just grabbing gifts you “think” will do, why not go for a sure thing — unique, personalized gifts the people on your list are sure to appreciate.

To help you out, technology expert, show host and Emmy Award™ Winner Katie Lindendoll shares her ideas and tips for awesome and unique holiday gifts.

  • Girls ages 4 and up want to have fun, and they will be totally immersed with the Build ‘n Play Fab Mansion by Mega Bloks Barbie™
  • A great tip for anyone who is buying or receiving a PC: protect your safety online.  Kaspersky Internet Security 2015 will keep you secure
  • Get guitar lovers revved up with Rocksmith 2014, a music video game from Ubisoft that is hugely popular among kids, parents and even grandparents
  • Save on the go! Never be without your coupons from RetailMeNot.com  – ChaChing!
  • Drink up. Everything you need to know about wine, including how to buy it instantly, courtesy of the Drync app
  • After a long day of shopping or a night on the town, treat yourself or someone on your gift list with some rest and relaxation: the HotelTonight app offers many last-minute values

 About: Katie Linendoll launched her professional career with ESPN. At age 22, she won an Emmy Award for her work on SportsCenter. A few years later she received another Emmy nomination as the tech host of A&E’s We Mean Business.  Today, Linendoll’s career has come full circle as she returns to ESPN as a sports-tech contributor for the network. Now, a seasoned TV personality, Linendoll is a regular tech writer and contributor on CNN, The Early Show, The Today Show, The Huffington Post and she hosts Spike TV’s All Access Weekly.

 This is sponsored by Mega Bloks, Kaspersky, Ubisoft, RetailMeNot, Drync, HotelTonight