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So you know that great giveaway I have going on right now? Well. Guess who’s throwing a Twitter party tomorrow night at 10 p.m. (EST)? Yep. HP is. At 11:00 p.m. they will be giving away another HP Photosmart with TouchSmart web. Aaand to make it even better, there will be some fantastic prizes from Staples, Office Max and Office Depot throughout the party.

So here’s the skinny…its simple. To be a part of the Twitter party, simply:

1. Join us tomorrow, Sept 8th, at 10 PM EST on Twitter!

2. Use the hashtag #HP in your tweets so we can make sure to catch all your responses and qualify you for extra prizes.

3. RSVP here for the party and to qualify for the drawing at the end of the night for the Grand Prize giveaway of the HP Photo Smart Premium printer. You MUST be linked up to be a part of the final random draw.

So run over to FreeAnissa and RSVP. I will be one of your party hostesses along with these cool Twitters: Anissa Mayhew, Mommy Goggles, Rockin’ Mama, Domestic Chicky, Mommy Mandy, My Therapy, Assertagirl, Motherbumper, Southern Fairytale, Mommy Melee.

Hope to see you there!

UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is #238…Jamie!

Leave it to HP to come up with something revolutionary…again.

I’m a huge fan of HP; of their products and their services like SnapFish and Creative Studio. I’m also a fan of practicality and affordability.

That’s why I’m thrilled to be sharing an opportunity with you to win the new HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, the world’s first web connected home printer. Yes…I said “win”.

With this revolutionary new device, you have the power of the web behind an all-in-one sleek printer reasonably priced at $399. Ink cartridges will only put you back about $10 (a selling point in itself, for me!).

With apps like Google Maps, Fandago, SnapFish and Coupons.com, you can directly connect to the web to easily print maps, movie tickets, photos, coupons, recipes…just to name a few. It’s like the iPhone and a fancy schmancy printer got married and had a really cool baby.

The digital age has obviously moved us away from needless and wasteful over printing. But even in a world of just about digital everything, there are still times when the printed piece is necessary and appropriate. For instance, digital coupons are most likely not going to be as convenient as clipping a paper coupon. Or how about handing over your smart phone to give a friend directions via Google Maps. Not as practical as good ol’ paper and ink.

So here’s the skinny. The PhotoSmart isn’t even available yet (but will later this Fall!) and HP wants your help. With the ability to expand the apps database, HP wants to know what application would be the most helpful to you. There are many preloaded apps that come with the printer, but more will come available as they are developed. I know personally, my top picks will be the one touch coupons and recipes. And I’d love to see printable postage and some sort of to do list (as to experience that gratifying feeling only achieved by physically crossing items off of that list).

To enter:

simply leave a comment on this post with your top choice of apps and/or an idea for an app that would be useful to you
for extra entries, tweet about this contest up to once a day (and leave a comment for each)
or blog about this contest (and leave a comment with a link to your post)
Giveaway ends Sept. 8 at 10:00 p.m. PST

Good luck!