One stop sound solution – Sonos Speakers

You can have the best food, amazing costumes and the liveliest people at your house party, but nothing is complete without good music and a rocking music system. If you have no time or budget for an expensive wired sound system and would love to have a music system that covers your entire house (yes, your kitchen and store room included), the Sonos speakers are your best bet.

Setting up a fail-proof wireless sound system in your house has never been easier. All the Sonos Zone Players – Play:1, Play:3 and Play:5 – are best suited for rooms of different dimensions and sound requirements. High quality integrated speakers with digital amplifiers enable the Zone Players to deliver crystal clear sound with a deep bass and rich mid-range level sounds. They are elegantly designed to blend in with every decor style and look impressive no matter where you place them.

The Sonos speakers connect to your home WiFi network using a Zone Bridge - a device that physically connects to your router and creates a Sonos mesh network to link all the Sonos Zone Players in the house. This mesh is like a private network, created to control the individual speakers, with two advantages. One, it doesn’t affect your WiFi speed in any way, in case multiple speakers are in use. Two, it lets you stream music wirelessly without any lag or distortion caused due to other media devices on the same network.

Once this network is established, you can play music via your Android phone, iPhone, iPod and iPad. Just download the free Sonos app and stream unlimited music stored on your device or via Internet radio. You can control individual speaker volume levels, what should be playing in each room, sync music in two areas and have something else playing in the third room easily and a lot more. You can also use two zone players in the same room and tune them to work in pair, as a left and right stereo output speaker.

Just imagine, now everyone in your house can listen to what they like, anywhere they like. You could be belting out the latest tunes by Imagine Dragons in your bedroom on full blast, your father can enjoy a talk radio show in the living room, your mom can catch up on the news while cooking in the kitchen and your grandma can meditate with low instrumental music playing in the background. Or, the whole family can clearly listen to the same content, despite being in different rooms.

Whether it’s a house party or you need to move throughout the house finishing your chores, group all Sonos speakers to stream from the same source and don’t miss a single second of your favourite song or radio show. No more ugly wires or complicated set ups with wall mounted speakers. So waste no more time and simply go wireless with Sonos Zone Players.

Tipper Point: The many uses of a freezer

There are always a bunch of things on our checklist that we keep pushing right to the bottom simply due to the enormity of the task! It could be anything from a boring chore to a new hobby we have been postponing. Somehow, we have convinced ourselves that the task at hand is so complex; we will never find time for it.

That is where ShopYourWorld walks in and presents some tips and life hacks that will make your life a whole lot easier. The first thing that we are going to tip you about at ‘Tipper Point’ is how to make the best use of your freezer. Yes, your freezer can more than just keep cold meats, beer and frozen foods.

There are some fabulous things that your freezer could achieve that you never knew about. For instance, did you know it could extend the burning time of your wax candle? All you have to do is freeze the wax candles before use and lo, they are going to shine their light for longer! The freezar also works its charms in increasing the life of your NiMH and NiCad batteries if you store them. Just remember you need to thaw them completely before use. 

Seeds that grow well in cold climes can be beautifully preserved in your freezer till you plant them. You could also place a sealed envelope inside the freezer for a few minutes to open it. So just in case absent-minded-you forgot to keep that document, this is how you can reseal it! 

Keep all your soft furnishings and delicate stuffed toys in the freezer before you wash them. This removes all dust mites. You could ‘cold clean’ your jeans by keeping it in a Ziploc bag and stashing it in your freezer. Be assured that the smells and dirt will disappear in a week’s time. 

We saved the best news for the last so you could savour it with a pleasant shock. So here’s the showstopper of a tip about your freezer: you can actually revive your cranky hard drive for a while, if you store it in your freezer for 3-5 hours in a Ziploc bag. Remove it from deep freeze and attempt to access it once again. Leap in joy, for your hard disk will work for a while. Quick, backup all the important data! 

So now that you are well equipped with all the other secret super powers of your freezer, remember to drop by the ShopYourWorld blog every once in a while for more tips and tricks. Be the know-it-all around the house and save yourself plenty of time, money and energy.