Blog - Andrea Smith

iPad Accessories for Kids: How Not to Ruin Your $500 iPad

September 29, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

iPAD ACCESSORIES FOR KIDS: OR…HOW NOT TO LET YOUR KID RUIN YOUR $500 iPAD (OR iPHONE) Apple’s iPads and iPods are great for looking up recipes in the kitchen, getting directions to steer around a traffic jam, or just watching a movie on Netflix. But many parents have found … [Read more...]

Good-Bye All My Children, I will miss you

September 23, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

I haven't watched All My Children in years, but today I set my DVR so I could sit quietly later and watch the last broadcast episode of the show. Alone, in case I cry. I used to watch it all the time, either with my friends in college or on VHS while making dinner in the kitchen … [Read more...]

High Tech Fitness Gadgets: Video segment on ABC’s World News Now

September 16, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Need a little help getting back into your fitness routine? Here are a few of the latest high tech gadgets, designed to get you back on track. Whether its swimming, running, biking or just walking, these are sure to get your heart pumping. Full info below the video: Scosche … [Read more...]

Ten Years Ago: Sailing the NY Harbor: Missing the Beacons

September 11, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

I will always remember sailing home from our annual two-week trip up the Long Island sound. Our silly son had re-named the twin towers Bob and Mark, for some reason that only 10-year-olds can explain, and he used to watch them disappear from the horizon as we headed east on the … [Read more...]

IFA Bound!

August 29, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

One last check of the airline's website and looks like my flight is still scheduled to take off on time. Fingers crossed. I'm headed to IFA, the consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. I've never been and am totally excited to be going. Already there's news of some new … [Read more...]

Weather Channel Streaker During Hurricane Coverage

August 27, 2011 By Andrea Smith Leave a Comment

Yes, there really was a streaker, full/frontal nudity during a liveshot on The Weather Channel Saturday afternoon. While reporters are out braving the fierce winds of Hurricane Irene, some in Virginia Beach were out having a little fun in the rain. Even the reporter said he was … [Read more...]