Fitch & Leedes Celebrates SA Heritage with Ltd Edition #IndianTonic @FitchLeedes #BraaiDay

Hi Friends, 

Fitch & Leedes, the premium range of South African mixers, is flying the flag on Heritage Day with a special Limited Edition Indian Tonic. 

Fitch & Leedes Heritage Indian Tonic Braai - Sticky Chicken Kebabs _ Boerie

Proudly adorned with the bright colours of the national flag in celebration of the country’s rich cultural heritage, the Limited Edition Fitch & Leedes Indian Tonic cans are available in leading stores during the entire month of September, while stocks last. 

Fitch & Leedes Heritage Indian Tonic Braai - Peri-Peri Chicken

Taking the celebrations even further, Fitch & Leedes has teamed up with National Braai Day to unite all cultures around the fire on Heritage Day, 24 September. To get the party started, look out for the Braaiday Celebration Box full of #Braaiday memorabilia and Fitch & Leedes Heritage cans at selected stores. 

Fitch & Leedes Heritage Indian Tonic Braai - Steak, Chimichurri _ Baby Potatoes

“Jan Braai has become synonymous with South African braai culture and as a locally produced brand, Fitch & Leedes is the perfect partner to celebrate our proud heritage. We will also take the opportunity to link up with local spirit brands by encouraging followers of our digital platforms to #SupportLocal by showcasing South African craft distilleries as a run-up to Heritage Day,” says James Shaw, Fitch & Leedes brand manager. 

Fitch & Leedes Heritage Indian Tonic Braai Broodjies

Creating a niche for itself in the competitive drinks market as the range of preferred mixers by most master distillers, mixologists and discerning consumers, Fitch & Leedes continue to push the boundaries in terms of product innovation, quality, and taste. 

Fitch _ Leedes Ltd Release Hertiage Can 

Look out for the Limited Edition Indian Tonic heritage can at leading stores or purchase online at https://www.fitchleedes.co.za/order-online at around R54 per 6-pack of 200ml cans. Get in the mix with @FitchLeedes on Instagram and Facebook.

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ColorBuds Brings a Musically Colorful Experience to Your Ears @1MoreAfrica #ColorBuds #HearMore #ProductReview

Hi Friends, 

Luck plays a lot of role in your life and when Universe is happy - you get more of the same or in the language of the law of attraction, you attract those things more and more. I remember the first time I bought my wired earphones, I was looking at the budget and especially the shape of the product too as I didn't want the old looking shape which was quite popular long back in 2007 or so.

In the last, 13 years I have owned a lot and seen the earphones/headphones go from wired to wireless to each earbuds operating separately and doing so many functions at the touch of your hands. The Bluetooth wireless earbuds industry has expanded like anything and a lot of new players have established themselves by giving great products to the customers who believe in them while attracting many more via word of mouth and reviews of the products. 

I too have been part of this industry as I kept on investing in a lot of earbuds and headphones from time to time and since last year I have been trying to get hold of the brand named 1More who also excelled in marketing their products on social media platforms which really caught my attention. After pursuing them for about a year or so for their Stylish Earbuds, I finally received these 1More ColorBuds - the new upgraded model in the True Wireless In-ear headphones category for this review and to enjoy them on my day to day living afterward. I am so grateful to the Syntech SA for sending the same and for introducing me to the world of 1MORE Audio products. 

Coming back to the product in hand, 1More ColorBuds, comes in these 4 stylish colors from Midnight Black, Twilight Gold, Sakura Pink, and Spearmint Green that not only fit easily in your ears but also give great audio performance too. Let's take you through all the features which I totally fell in love with and also thought to be considered with the firmware upgrade or in the next editions of the earphones. 

1. Packaging - The first thing which attracts anyone or the youngsters is the packaging when they first see the product range on the aisle of the electronics and music shops like Musica or specialty stores like Incredible Connection. When I opened the packet for the first time, I immediately felt the packaging quality to be good, and also the outside print matches the earbuds color you are buying. I received them in Midnight Black color and the packaging showed the same too. The package contains the charging case, earbuds left and right side, 3 pairs of extra silicone tips (XS, S, L), a USB Type C charging cable, and a special sticker along with the instruction manuals. 

2. Charging Case - As you further delve into the package, you will get to the charging case, and looking at the size you will feel that somehow the earbuds are missing and this is not it, you will not believe the size and form factor of the case can give such a great output to last around 22 hours on a single charge. Sometimes, I feel that I have lost the case in my jeans pockets because of it's silky, glossy feel that I didn't even realize that they are still there. The case weight is only 33 grams and along with both the buds its around 41 grams. Moreover, the case comes with the new USB Type-C which is really helpful as I can charge the same using any of my smartphone cables which are already plugged in on my table forever. The charging case also has a LED showing how much left is the case battery capacity as you open the case cover. Red means low, orange means medium, and green indicates full battery. The case sends out several Red LED alerts when you put the earbuds pack to show that it's low in battery or also when you take them out but it seems I have missed them all as I directly take the earbuds out and start enjoying the audiobooks as I am always on this mission to complete them. The charging case also has a pairing button inside the case between the space between the earbuds which also does certain functions of paring and resetting the earbuds from various smartphones. 

3. Earbuds Design - The case contains the earbuds which are marked to go into the particular side of the ears. The buds are really lightweight with each measuring only 4.1grams and have a rubbery/silicon side touching your ears along with the noise-isolating earbuds entering your ear canals. The best part is earbuds turn automatically ON as you take them out of the case. Similarly, when you put them back in the case and close the lid, they start charging via the charging case built-in battery.  I didn't face any problem of falling them out of the ears in any of the totals of 60-75kms of daily walks/running done with them since I started using them. The only little thing I faced is silicon earbuds getting retracted and immediately coming back to the original position because of their elasticity while taking out of my ears and I am sure that is because I never switched the same to the other buds for the right size as I felt these Medium one great too in my ears. 

The earbuds come with IPX5 water and sweat resistance so you can easily wear them to the gym, running, and walks but not swimming ofcourse. The earbuds also have an infra-red sensor that helps in the Smart Playback feature which can be enabled via the app and when you take them out it stops the music playback immediately and automatically starts it once they are secured in your ears again. The touch panels on the earbuds are really responsive and do what you intend to do with the right amount of taps. The earbuds also have a microphone for environmental noise reduction as well as a talking mic for all your audio phone calls and virtual meetings on Zoom and MS Teams too. The earbuds has 3 pin charging points that settles on the tips inside the case for easy touch and recharge. 

4. Battery - The charging case battery capacity is around 410mAh which can easily charge both the earbuds for around 3-3.5x times to their full capacity giving you an audio performance of around 22 hours. Both the earbuds have a battery capacity of 55mAh and last for around 6 hours in a single charge. It easily lasts all the web series I watch non-stop or as they call them binge-watch and only once I faced an issue where I had to stop and charge them for a while before moving forward and that was because I have been using the earbuds for listening to audiobooks in the morning too.  The earbuds are charged to its full capacity in around 70 minutes and charging case in around 90 minutes. Along with that 15minutes of fast charging gives you 2 hours of audio performance for sure. The low battery on the earbuds gives a video-games kind of sound notification around 10% battery. 

5. 1 MORE MUSIC Smartphone APP - The smartphone application offers many features to control the touch functions as per your choice like volume +/- or play/pause or previous track/next track or voice control which you can set amongst the double-tap or 3 times tap. Also, the app offers what touch panels on both sides of the earbuds can perform during call mode - Answer/End Call on quick double-tap. The app also shows the battery left in both the earbuds independently. Somehow the battery capacity left in the charging case is not shown which is really a spoiler for me as I never know how far I can go today without charging. The only way to overcome is to come to a point when the case is not charging the earbuds any longer looking at the dropping percentages or by opening the lid of the charging case and checking the color on the LED light on the case. Smart Playback offers auto-pause only or Auto-pause/play feature along with no smart playback which is the default. It is really great when you put the same at auto-pause and play as it even paused and starts the youtube videos too and not only music or audiobooks. 

6. Connectivity - The Bluetooth 5.0 offers various Bluetooth protocols like HFP, A2DP, and AVRCP which really gives a top-notch audio connection to your enabled devices. The aptX/AAC HD Bluetooth offers great lossless sound quality so you are getting what you are paying for and much more than that. I could easily walk between rooms and still, it stayed connected to the smartphone but more than 10m the connection starts to go. Individual Earbuds can be connected to different smartphones, can be reset to connect to a single smartphone, and can be unpaired from the previous smartphones. Qualcomm chip helps to have a stable connection between the device and the earbuds. The Bluetooth pairing is really easy using the pairing button on the charging case. 

7. Audio Quality - Coming to the audio performance of the ColorBuds, I really fell in love with the balanced sound along with the right kind of bass. I loved listening to all the Bollywood songs I really admire and listen to them again and again on these pair of earbuds. The audiobooks I listened too I could go up to 2x times the speed and could listen to all the spoken words clearly. Even the web series or youtube videos, I generally watch at 1.5x speed and the audio performance is good there too. Voice clarity is really good along with the audio performance of these 1More ColorBuds. The audio quality is really great considering the price range of around USD99 or R1849 on the website. The lows, mids, and high frequencies are all clear and there is bass too for those who loves it more. The only thing I missed is the EQ inside the 1More Music App to control the treble and bass as per my needs. The speaker impedance is 22 Ohms and is equipped with a full-range balanced armature driver to provide great audio performance. 

8. Call Quality - I received a lot of questions from my readers that how is the call quality on these Color Buds and I checked them on WhatsApp audio and video call and then went ahead and checked them on MS Teams audio call. I also checked them on the general network call and didn't find any problems on the same. Also, it significantly reduces the outside noise during the call and the audio is loud and clear. It is done using the 4 microhones on the earbuds combined with cVc 8.0 environmental noise cancellation technology. 

Other than the topics mentioned and covered above there are several other things you can use these 1More ColorBuds for as per your choice. The product comes with a 1 Year Limited Warranty too. The firmware can be updated using the smartphone app. These are the pair of earbuds in the wide range of products to choose from as these really offer something unique in terms of design and performance and features. Check them out at a store near you or order them online from the 1More Africa website and do follow them on their social media platforms.

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#KeishaAndYou - Gabby Duran and The Unsittables @DisneyChannel @DStv 303 #Unboxing

Hi Friends, 

I received this mystery package from Disney Channel and it was kids-oriented stuff so Keisha started unboxing the same on her youtube channel and she really loved the contents of the mystery package. Do check this out and also subscribe to her channel and I am making sure that some video gets posted every 15 days on her channel which can be anything from playing board games or unboxing mystery packages or doing some challenges with her friends. 

Gabby Duran and The Unsittables is a TV show on Disney Channel DStv 303 for your viewing pleasures. Disney Channel offers a lot of such programs which keeps the kids entertained along with some kind of civic lessons they can learn from all these shows. 

Here is the video - 

Did you like it? What more she can do on her channels? If any brand wants to send anything do contact me on thelifesway@gmail.com or editor@thelifesway.com 

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Portable Instax Printing At Its Best @InstaxA #miniLink #InstaxSA #ProductReview

Hi Friends,

Instax camera gives you the instant pleasure to create your slambooks, journals, vision boards, and various other creative stuff that you can make in your own unique way. Even if you don't know how to make one, then just watch some of the YouTube channels or Pinterest posts and follow the step by step process and showcase it to your world. Taking inspiration from the other already live content is not a crime and your friends may or may not have seen the original content but your fun and laughter is much more for your family and friends. 

I received this Instax printer named miniLink Smartphone printer which can just connect wirelessly to your smartphone or tablets using the Bluetooth connection and then you can just download the miniLink app on your smartphone and then just create memories to cherish forever by just sending the command to print your favorite photos. Why this kind of cameras are getting so much traction in the Millenials market? Let's try to understand the same in this post along with the normal review of the device. 

1. Portability - The biggest factor for the power they have over the teenagers and other millennials is because of their small size and you can just buy the standard Instax films which are priced at around R179 for 10 prints and are available at all the stores near your home or in any mall easily. If you are going on a party, it's the best to create memories and something to carry back in terms of the prints in hand and that can go on your memories wall or slambook based on how much you value each other. It will go easily in your back pocket of your jeans with a loaded 10 prints and can last upto 100 prints. The speed of each print is just 15 seconds to come out once you hit the print button and then it will take around 60-90 seconds for the image to be visible on the print (image development time). The overall weight of the device is just less than 210 grams and can be easily placed inside your backpack, ladies purse or traveller's kit. The device can be charged using the mini-USB cable and comes with a non-removable Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. 

2. miniLink App - The miniLink app tells you all the stats about the battery of your printer along with the ability to change the frames of your photographs to add more fun to your general photos. There are around 33 frames currently available in the app from Happy Birthday to Merry Christmas to adding wings and some colors to your photos. You will see some in some of the photos I printed on the same. Along with the normal prints, there is also Party Print - Surprise mode where you won't know what going to come out if your 5 friends send you their favorite photos via Bluetooth which really brings fun to any party. Another one is you can take any of your prints from the videos you shot. Also, you can take your own Instax photos using the smartphone camera in the frame and then add some text as per your wish whose font can be changed and everything is under your control to create unique journals and photos. 

3. Other miniLink App Features - Collage and Split Print - Other than the mentioned above, you can select the layouts for the collage prints which offers up to 8 images in a single print and you can do your own layout for collage prints. Secondly, Split Print is so famous on the Instagram meaning that your photos will continue to the next print so this app offers 2 prints in various orientations (3 in particular) making it a great feature to try it out. 

4. Other miniLink App Features - Sketch, Edit and Print - This is one of my favorite features and equally unique for the brands who loves to show their fun sides as you can just take the logo of anything using this feature which can go on all your photos printed. This is as easy as just pointing the small dot within the frame to the logo, and then touch a button and the logo will be copied to be used in all your prints. It really gives me ideas to use THE LIFE'S WAY in all the photos if only I had own this printer and not had to return the same to the brand after the review period. 

5. DSLR Lovers and iPhone Lovers - The new features as already explained makes it great for all those people who are fans of Instax prints and wants to use their own high-end cameras to take photographs and not fall for the Instax camera which only goes till 5MP and are not so great in terms of picture quality. This miniLink printer gives you the power to control and add unique frames and messages on your DSLR quality photographs and you can still change the contrast, brightness, saturation, orientation, zoom in or out when you want to print the same. What I observed is that you should enhance the colors as polaroid prints is little bit dull so just click on auto-enhance feature where you get none, monochrome, sepia and auto. The photos printed in Auto is always great to be printed as it darkens the same which looks great on the Instax prints. 

6. miniLink Printer as Remote and Motion Controls - Not only this printer works as a remote to take selfies but also performs certain functions based on how you rotate the device, keep it in horizontal or vertical mode which makes it really unique as you can challenge your friends to tell all the features of this Instax gadget or can display your creative side to your friends. When in remote mode for selfies, little tilt forward and backwards can zoom-in and zoom-out the photo and then press power button on the printer to click the photo. Turning the printer upside down and pressing the power button will reprint the last print again. Placing your miniLink Printer in Vertical position will make the power button light go blue which means print mode and putting it horizontal on the ground or table, will bring it to orange mode which is party mode and the power button light also goes Orange. I really loved the changing colors on this RGB light placed around the power button. 

Creative use of the Instax prints for my 40th Birthday Card by my daughter Keisha on 22nd July 2020

7. Value for Money - Overall, this product is really great and comes in three colors - Dark Denim, Dusky Pink and Ash White and is priced around R1900 on takealot which makes it little costlier than the Instax mini 9 or 11 range of products and less than Instax SQ20 range of product. But I am sure that this offers a lot of features those cameras doesn't offer but they are also fun to use and comes in pastel colors for teenagers and adults alike. This is really a great gift for your teenage daughter or someone who loves creating journals and a fun device for any party but make sure to have loads and loads of Instax films available. 10 films packs gets finished in like 5 minutes or so when you have kids. This sure has the vibes to bring in child like curiosity and experimental learning into the life of its users for sure. 

Thanks Instax for sending the device for a 2 weeks review period and this is one of the device I would really want to win or own or gift. 

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Sep 2019 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra

Hi Friends,

September starts with the birthday of my little one who is now going to become a teenager in 1-2 years and already have a love-hate relationship with me based on my responses of her asks. This is really difficult as now I need to focus on her to take care of her and don't waste my time on things that are not giving anything in return like press releases posts which are not bringing me any benefits. Let's focus on bringing the best in you by going back to school and relearning all the techniques to study and work on all the skills which can help me for the rest of my life. 

1. #TheLifesWayReviews - #Technology in #Shuffle Mode Play in MP3 Players - This remains one of the biggest pain points to date as the Shuffle keeps playing the same songs again and again. It can be in the car entertainment system, iPod, and even the music player in smartphones. Maybe the software developers in any of the audio players' sector will be working on the same currently or there must be some audio player which can help me in this feature. 

2. A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Sep 2018 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra #1800thPost - Last year it was my 1800th post but now I have reduced the same to just less than 1500 posts and more I will reduce in the days to come and only keep those written by me and none of the press releases anymore on my channel. It doesn't matter to me if the traffic is coming to my channels or not as I am enjoying all the content I can create in my limited time here on Planet Earth. This will be my 1455th blog post just as a reference to how much I will reduce them from here.

3. #TheLifesWayReviews - The Spy @NetflixSA Mini-TV Series #Thriller #TrueEvents #TheSpy - I really love watching Web series and this one was really great which was based on the true events of a Spy who really sacrificed himself for the love of his country and saved thousands of lives in the process. Netflix alone doesn't offer a range of series as most of the people completed all the favorite ones during this lockdown and started looking for other OTT platforms too and now a lot of companies in India are offering all the OTT platforms contents as a part of the packaged deal if you take their fiber network connection which is really good. 

In September 2020, I have finally reached the 2x speed to listen to audiobooks reducing the time to complete books in a faster format. What I observed is that you do need to keep listening to the particular sections of the book or may be referred to the paperback or kindle editions after listening to the same once. Maybe I can write a blog post or shoot a video explaining what I learned during the process of lockdown and achieving all my goals which I always wanted to do.

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Thinkbook 13s Fulfills All Your Productivity Needs @Lenovo_Africa #LenovoThinkbook13s #ProductReview

Hi Friends,

Lenovo has been at the forefront of the laptops industry and in the commercial space, it has brought about some of the unique products which are not only powerful but brings about all the productive features for people on the move and as South Africa needs it - for people impacted by the load-shedding. Along with the need to work from home a lot of factors are needed in your day to day devices to help you perform at an optimum level. I received this Lenovo Thinkbook 13s Laptop for Business which really broke away my perception of Thinkbooks as the matte black plastic body to a modern and fancy aluminum chassis in a great metallic finish.

Lenovo Thinkbook 13s as they call this particular model which came on my review desk and as I charged the same, I immediately fell in love with the body and the features the small package contained in this beast of an efficient machine. There are certain factors that determine your laptop buy decision - let's go through them one by one -

1. Value for Money - The first and topmost feature is the amount of money, you need to shell out and what are the various options available in the market in that price range. Generally, all laptop companies do consume the same kind of hardware and software inside the laptop in a price range. To reduce costs, you will have Celeron or AMD processors and can still have normal hard disks installed along with 4 GB RAM. The Lenovo 13s comes in the price range of  R19500 on Takealot but it brings in the power of Intel Core i5 processor along with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD.

2. Display - The second most important thing is the display, if you don't love watching the screen on your laptop, your purchase is not worth it. This I am saying because we use laptops to not only read text or presentations but also as an entertainment machine to watch videos and stream Netlfix or Youtube channels. Also, we do use them for a small kind of game that doesn't require hardcore hardware features. Lenovo 13s has a great display which is full high definition and you will immediately fall in love with the same. The configuration is 13.3" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 300nits Anti-glare Dolby Vision. My first use of the machine was to watch the movie as it has both the things necessary to make the entertainment great.

3. Sound Quality - The parameter I was talking about in the above point to make the entertainment experience better is the loud sound that should come out from any kind of laptop for a group session with family and friends or watching the same alone. When I bought my first Dell XPS L501 laptop in London long back in 20110-11, it was the Altec-Lansing speakers sound quality that attracted me to buy the same. Similarly, Lenovo 13s had this Harman Speakers of 2x 2W with the ability to produce Dolby-audio experience and I found them loud enough and much better than the one I have on my Dell laptop.

4. Portability - It's becoming the biggest factor as the world is bitten by the minimalism and doesn't want to carry heavier stuff and don't want to buy a lot of accessories. I also want to travel light and three factors come into the play - first being the overall weight of the machine, secondly, the battery life to go on a single charge, thirdly - the number of ports and inputs available to the user. All these factors bring about the portability as a whole in the equation. Lenovo 13s has a powerful battery that gives you power for more than 10 hours in a single charge and the overall weight of this metallic laptop is only 1.40 kilograms making it easy to slide into your backpack or executive leather bag. Other than the charging port, Lenovo 13s features a USB Type C port, HDMI Port, Headphone/Mic combo, USB 3.1, USB 3.1 (Always On) port to charge your smartphone.

5. Security - Data breaches are a real-world problem and we hear stories of data hacking from time to time. Lenovo 13s comes with a Touch fingerprint reader which is integrated with the power on-off button. Secondly, the webcam which is 720p camera and is pre-installed with the Think-Shutter which you can keep off with just a slide, and the camera is covered and you can slide it and the camera is visible for all those zoom calls. This feature really won my heart as I have not seen this one in any other laptop brands.

6. WoW Features - There shall always be some features that we are not looking for but really want the laptop to have. Lenovo 13s comes with spill-resistant where the keyboard can take some kind of water and coffee spillage. Up to what level it can take, I didn't put that to the test but anyway a feature to enjoy. I always want the laptop keyboard to be backlighted as it enables and helps you to work in the night without any table lamp glowing in your side of the bed spoiling the sleep of your family members. Lenovo 13s has white LED lighting in the keyboard which can be enabled and disabled as per your choice.

Overall, though this one is an executive looking enterprise laptop but it has some great features to become a favorite in the entertainment category too if you have the budget of around R20000 and as my brother who has been using the laptops since 2003 and used almost all the brands including Apple, IBM, Dell and many more and now using the Lenovo Carbon series as a recommended laptop for all his employees all over the world. I got the laptop for 2 weeks review but I fell in love with this Lenovo 13s and never wanted it to go back to the PR company or the brand. I hope and wish that someday I will migrate from my 10 years old Dell XPS L501 to this Lenovo 13s laptop.

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Aug 2019 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra

 Hi Friends, 

August is the month of birthdays in our family where a lot of them come in a single month and the festivities keep on going in the full steam. A new member also got added in 2020 in the form of a baby boy as my brother's son and he was born between his birthday and his daughter's birthday. Now all of them will have the same star sign of LEO.  

1. Score a Once in a Lifetime Experience with @Cadbury_SA @PremierLeague Live in UK #CadburyTasteTheAction -  Cadbury's launched their Premier League campaign last year where you can buy some of their products and participate to win a golden ticket to see the live matches in the United Kingdom. Last year I was invited to the launch event but this year I was sent a mystery pack right before the virtual launch event which is going to be held soon. Check out the unboxing video on my youtube channel. 

2. #TheLifesWayReviews @SonyElectronics RX100 VI Premium Compact #Camera #vLogging - Sony Electronics sent me this premium compact camera for the review and I took the same on my trip to Dullstroom and took amazing photos and videos during the last Summer season. I am really grateful to Sony for always creating something unique and amazing products from time to time. 

3.  #TheLifesWayReviews @BodyGlove Mini Earbuds #Bluetooth @Gammatek #bodyglove #GammaTek - GammaTek brings a lot of products to the local South African market and is known for all the Funko Pops in the market which people love to collect at all the Comic Cons and rAge events. I received this fantastic Mini Earbuds which I have used extensively daily till the time Huawei sent me their FreeBuds3 at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. These are really nice, but the problem faced now is that sound during a call only comes out of a single earbuds and not from both which is really irritating, so I have almost stopped using them but do charge them from time to time. 

4. #TheLifesWayReviews @Xiaomi Mi Band 2 #SmartBand @TheGearbest #HealthyLiving - Xiaomi stuff gets sold via The Gearbest website as soon as it's launched as compared to the local retailer The Core Group at iStore and also they have their own MIA Africa website too. I received this Mi Band 2 as a part of the affiliate program at The Gearbest which I only used once and then couldn't work on the same. My daughter was using the same till her birthday this year when the band started to crack and cut in half so I gifted her a new Huawei Band 4e for her use which has very fewer features as compared to Mi Band 2 but she is happy for the time being. 

5. Exploring Mega Construx™ Crystal Creatures™ Series 1 @MegaConstrux @Mattel #CrystalCreaturesSA - This was the first time when we shot the video for Keisha unboxing and since then now she has her own Youtube Channel named - KEISHA & YOU. Please do subscribe and like the videos and if you want to send her stuff to unbox and share with the community, kindly contact me at thelifesway@gmail.com. 

Thanks to all the brands for sending their press drops and media invites. I hope it brings them joy as much it brings me to be onboarded and share all the experiments I do with their products and services from time to time. Recently, I have started a lot of video product reviews too on my Instagram channel IGtv mainly and also on my youtube channels. Enjoy and do give in your comments from time to time. 

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Cadbury's Brings 5 Legendary English Football Clubs with #TasteTheAction @Cadbury_SA

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Stand the Chance to Score Your Seat at a Match Day Experience in the UK

Over the last few months, sports fans have missed out on so many sporting highlights. Now Cadbury FC #TasteTheAction is back and this time, Cadbury has partnered with five of the top English Football clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to bring South African fans closer to all the soccer action. 

The #TasteTheAction campaign, which kicks off 1 September and runs until 31 October 2020, offers consumers the chance to buy a legend, in the form of two participating Cadbury products, and stand the chance to score one of three VIP legendary travel experiences and exciting weekly prizes. Choose between a premium trip to the UK (including a VIP match day experience) for you and a partner or pick your squad, made up of your three besties, and ‘live like legends’ on a local holiday in Camps Bay, Cape Town. All prize trips to be redeemed in 2021… now there’s something to look forward to!

‘’The noise, the fans singing your name, the roar when you’re chasing a goal – there’s nothing like match day it’s the ultimate experience,’’ describes South African and Manchester United legend, Quinton Fortune, for fans lucky enough to enjoy a match day in the UK.

‘’Legendary experiences are meant to be enjoyed on and off the field and we are excited to join forces with some of the legends of soccer to give our local audience a true Taste of the Action. Now more than ever people are looking for exciting experiences and we are glad to be able to deliver these to our fans.’’ Lara Sidersky, Mondelez SA Category Lead for Chocolate.

Stand a chance to get lost in the stadium roar of football fandom and win a legendary holiday experience of a lifetime including flights, luxury accommodation, spending money, sightseeing tours, dinner experiences and a whole lot more. To enter buy two of your fav participating Cadbury legends including Crunchie, 5Star, P.S, Lunch Bar and limited edition Cadbury Dairy Milk slabs in Astros, PS Caramilk, 5 Star and Crunchie variants*, dial *120*101112#, enter the unique code that can be found inside the pack and follow the prompts. It's as simple as that!

There’s also an opportunity to rub shoulders, virtually, with host Andile Ncube and special guests including international soccer legends at the Cadbury #TasteTheAction Experience coming soon. The experience will be completely virtual, allowing you to attend from the comfort of your home. With opportunities to ask questions and interact all you’ll need is a stable internet connection and browser and you can access from a computer, tablet and even your phone.

Join the conversation on:

₋ Facebook @LunchBarSA, @CadburyPS, @Cadbury5StarSA or @CadburyDairyMilkSA

₋ IG @Cadbury_5starsa, @Cadburyps_bar, @cadbury_sa

₋ Twitter @LunchBar_SA @Cadbury_SA

Visit https://cadbury.co.za/cadburylegends/. More information about the exciting opportunities waiting for you.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0yoQg-Ir6E for the latest TVC.

#TasteTheAction

*Participating Cadbury chocolate bars: Lunch Bar 48g and 23g, Lunch Bar Dream 48g, P.S. Milk Chocolate 48g, P.S. Caramilk 48g and 19g, 5Star 48,5g, Crunchie 40g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Crunchie 150g, Cadbury Dairy Milk 5 Star 150g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Astros 150g and Cadbury Dairy Milk PS Caramilk 150g. Ts & Cs apply visit https://cadbury.co.za/cadburylegends/

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#LetsBeKids New Brand Campaign by @FisherPrice

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The new campaign invites grown-ups to grow-down and rediscover the joy of playtime! 

The launch coincides with the first-ever review of scientific studies looking at evidence of the positive effects that playing with children has on parents, which has been completed by leading child development expert, Dr Jacqueline Harding 

Fisher-Price, the leading infant pre-school brand, has debuted a new multi-year, 360-degree marketing campaign titled, “Let’s Be Kids,” that celebrates seeing the world as kids see it, with optimism and humour whilst also extending an open invitation to grown-ups to grow-down and rediscover the joy of playtime. 

The campaign launch coincides with the first literature review of academic studies on the positive effects that playing with children has on parents and grandparents conducted by Dr. Jacqueline Harding, a leading child development expert and a senior lecturer at the University of Middlesex, UK. 

Dr. Harding, who has looked at more than 100 research papers across neuroscience and behavioural psychology for this report, states that playtime should be seen as an essential ‘antidote’ to adult stress commenting that “there is tons of research out there looking at the value of play to children, but less is known about the mutual benefits for adults.” 

Dr. Harding continues: “By looking at scientific research across a range of disciplines around play, we are starting to recognise that grown-ups can reap huge advantages like reduction in levels of stress hormones, increase a sense of well-being, or even for older generations, the active play has the potential to prevent cognitive decline that can happen as people age – all by engaging with playtime.” 

“Let’s Be Kids” campaign includes a series of video spots that feature much-loved Fisher-Price toys from its almost 90-year history, including a hero 60-second brand anthem video starring American actor John Goodman. Goodman is cast as the classic farmer from Fisher-Price’s Little People collection walking through a fantastical world amid a treasure trove of nostalgic characters inspired by iconic toys such as the Chatter Phone and First Words Puppy. Additional spots focus on specific products and portray the magic of what a child is seeing and feeling while they’re engaged with a toy. 

Ruth Henriquez, EMEA Marketing Director for Fisher-Price says: “At Fisher-Price we have always given a unique voice to the culture of childhood and this refreshing new modern campaign is a fun and imaginative way to recapture the joy of childhood by inviting parents back into this world and as the science backs up, there has never been a better time to engage in playtime!” 

Dr. Harding concludes: “Research shows that children laugh about 600 times a day, while adults laugh about five if we are lucky. We need to bring playfulness back and who better to show us how than our kids! Sitting down and playing could be not only the best thing you can do for your child. It could also the best thing you do for yourself as a parent.”

Here is also the link to the official campaign page: https://www.fisher-price.com/en-us/lets-be-kids

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