La próxima película de Netflix, Mothers of Penguins, explora la compleja vida de una luchadora de artes marciales mixtas que equilibra su carrera en el ring con la crianza de su hijo de siete años. Mientras intenta brindarle las mejores oportunidades, su decisión de inscribirlo en una escuela de élite plantea desafíos inesperados. A través de esto, la película destaca la resiliencia que se requiere de las madres solteras, especialmente aquellas que trabajan en trabajos difíciles. Aquí te indicamos cuándo y dónde puedes ver la próxima comedia dramática polaca.
Cuándo y dónde observar madres pingüinos
Netflix ha confirmado oficialmente que transmitirá Mothers of Penguins a partir del 13 de noviembre de 2024. La plataforma compartió recientemente el avance oficial, insinuando una mezcla de humor y drama, ya que describe la lucha de una madre para gestionar su papel de madre junto a ella. Carrera en artes marciales mixtas (MMA). El tráiler comienza con la protagonista, una luchadora de MMA, sentada en su coche pensando profundamente en su pequeño hijo. Su determinación de darle una buena educación la llevó a colocarlo en una escuela prestigiosa.
Sin ser consciente de las presiones que conlleva una educación de élite, pronto se da cuenta de que el viaje que le espera puede no ser tan sencillo como esperaba. Desde intensas sesiones de formación hasta la adaptación a un nuevo grupo de padres y profesores. La historia explora las complejidades emocionales y sociales que enfrenta. “Madres Pingüinos” destaca los sacrificios que hacen las familias monoparentales, especialmente aquellas que deben encontrar el equilibrio en carreras no tradicionales.
Reparto y equipo de Penguin Mothers
El papel principal de luchadora y madre lo interpreta la talentosa actriz polaca Masza Wągrocka, cuya poderosa interpretación añade profundidad a la historia. Dirigida por un famoso director polaco, la película ofrece una imagen realista de la dinámica familiar. El elenco secundario incluye actores que interpretan a sus amigos, familiares y personal de la escuela, cada uno de los cuales contribuye al viaje del héroe y brinda información sobre los desafíos que enfrenta dentro y fuera del ring.
Time flies. If you too just looked at a calendar and realized Mother’s Day is this Sunday, you may be panicking about your weekend plans (or lack thereof). A gift is a nice way to show appreciation for your mom (she might not care for one!), and we’ve hunted down deals on last-minute Mother’s Day gifts that will hopefully arrive in time, especially if you have Amazon Prime. Target also offers fast shipping before the weekend or in-store pickup for most of the picks below.
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Kindle Paperwhite
Photograph: Amazon
This price is for the Paperwhite that has ads on the lock screen. The ad-free model is discounted to $135 ($35 off). Kindles are our favorite e-readers and the Paperwhite is the best of Amazon’s lineup. It’s waterproof, with warm backlighting, and the 16 GB of storage is enough to hold thousands of books. The Signature edition offers auto-adjusting lighting and wireless charging, but isn’t on sale. If Mom doesn’t need those extras, the base Kindle is discounted to $80 ($20 off).
If your gift recipient always has spare plastic utensils in her bag, this silverware set from Cliffset includes a fork, spoon, knife, and case. Better yet, it includes a cleaning system—a refillable spray and cloth—to keep everything clean after lunch at the park.
KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer
Photograph: KitchenAid
KitchenAid stand mixers are the gold standard of kitchen equipment that should last forever. There are a ton of colors available from both Amazon and Target, but only some qualify for quick shipping. The slightly smaller, 4.5-quart version is also discounted to $240 ($90 off). That one is only available in white and black.
Click the on-page coupon to apply this discount. Papier makes some of our favorite paper planners and the company has other notebooks and journals we love, including this recipe book. Mom can write down all her signature dishes for herself, or to pass down, or it can be something you fill in together. Papier’s site offers many more cover designs, but you’d have to spend the same amount on shipping to get it by Sunday.
Aura Walden 15-inch Digital Frame
Photograph: Aura Frames
I love digital frames and they make great gifts. Aura frames are the best out there. This one is large with a 15-inch screen and your gift recipient can hang it on the wall or use the metal stand to prop it on a table. I prefer Aura’s Carver frame, which isn’t on sale, but at $149 it’s much more affordable. That one can only sit in landscape orientation, but the Mason, which is discounted to $169 ($30 off), can be rotated just like the Walden.
If your mom has an Android phone and could use a smartwatch upgrade, we love the Google Pixel Watch 2 (7/10, WIRED Recommends). It looks pretty and has helpful functions like auto-start and stop workout detection, fall detection, and Safety Check for sharing your location with emergency contacts. The redesigned Fitbit app looks much more modern too.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless Headphones
Photograph: Bose
These are pricey, but they’re the best noise-canceling headphones we’ve tried (9/10, WIRED Recommends). If the mom in your life needs peace and quiet, it might be a worthy investment. Importantly, they deliver balanced and articulate sound. The sandstone color is particularly nice.
If the nearly $400 Bose headphones above are a bit much, you can still gift quality wireless headphones. These are our favorite cheap noise-canceling headphones, and they get 40 hours of battery life. They’re just a bit more fragile, and while the sound quality is great for the money, it won’t match the quality of the Bose.
Photograph: Brenda Stolyar
This viral curling iron is great for beginners. The Beachwaver B1 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) rotates, so all Mom has to do is clamp the hair, press a button, and watch as the hair automatically wraps around the wand. It’ll result in a beautiful curl. Just know it won’t work for all hair types.
A few of us on the Gear team are Bath People. If your mom is too, a bathtub caddy is a serious upgrade. She can prop up her Kindle or tablet to read or watch TV, and it holds a drink and even a candle for setting the mood. Depending on where you live, this might be delivered after the weekend, so make sure to check. If it is going to be a little late, throw in a few extras like a bath pillow, a MakeUp Eraser set, and maybe a candle in her favorite scent.
The GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame is ready to display pictures sent from your whole extended family. It’s so easy to use it makes a great gift for the non-techie mom in your life.
The touchscreen looks great, whether it’s showing images or short videos sent in from a free app.
I put digital photo frame in my home office for hands-on testing. And I love it.
GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame review
My elderly mother-on-law missed the computer age completely. She’s never been on Facebook and doesn’t use email. She doesn’t even have a mobile phone.
But she has a digital photo frame that her family sends their pictures to. She gets up every morning looking forward to seeing what fresh images of her grandchildren and great grandchildren have been added.
With a GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame, that could be your mother, too.
Internet-connected digital photo frame looks great
Add a photo collection to your mantle with a digital photo frame. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
A digital photo frame must include a beautiful display or it’s pointless. And the one GPX built into its product delivers. It’s bright enough that the colors aren’t muddy. And the screen offers wide viewing angles so you don’t need to be right in front of the frame for images to look good.
To be clear, the display isn’t spectacular. My iPad looks a bit better, for example. But it’s quite good enough for a screen your mom will look at occasionally, not stare at for hours.
Admittedly, 7 inches isn’t the largest display around. You can certainly find larger digital photo frames. This one is small enough to fit easily on a bedside table or a crowded desk, though.
It’s not battery powered. The device needs a connection to a power socket.
So easy to use
When testing the GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame, I was always considering whether I’d be willing to give it to my elderly mother who has minimal skills with computers. And I absolutely would … after I set it up.
If the device is going to someone like my mom, you should handle the setup. It’s not difficult, but it’s also not something you want to walk them through on the phone. But that’s also true for every digital photo frame I’ve ever used.
Once it’s set up, the device couldn’t be simpler. It automatically flips slowly through all the images and videos it has stored. And there’s a touchscreen so the user can move back and forth through the collection at their own pace.
Pictures will come in from the family with either a portrait or landscape orientation. You can switch the digital photo frame between these just by flipping it. And the image viewing software is smart enough to fill in around images in the different orientation.
Let’s get technical
Send images to the GPX digital photo frame is easy with the Frameo app. Screenshots: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
The person using the GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame doesn’t need any technical skills but whoever is adding the images does. At least enough to use an app.
The best way to add these is with the free Frameo application, either on iPhone or Android.
The process is simple enough. Use the app to go through the collection of pictures on your device, picking out good ones and move them to the digital photo frame over the internet/Wi-Fi.
You can not easily dump your entire photo library onto the frame, which is a good thing. The device has about 10GB of free space so it will not hold the 20,000 images you carry everywhere on your iPhone. You’ll need to go through and pick out the best — think of it as part of the gift to your mother.
Besides, the real highlight of this product is sending your mom new pictures and videos when you take them. She can see the ones from today’s ballet recital or baseball game immediately.
Multiple people can share images with the frame. You and all your siblings can send your mother pictures of her grandchildren.
Alternatively, you can copy pictures from a microSD card to the GPX digital photo frame. This is more of a hassle but it might be the best option if there’s no Wi-Fi network available.
You can send images to the GPX digital photo frame via a microSD card, too. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame final thoughts
Seeing how much my mother-in-law loves her digital photo frame makes me a fan of this type of device. And the one made by GPX looks great and works well.
But it’s a bit small and not the lowest cost option on the market. That said, don’t cheap out on an item you’re giving as a gift. In my testing, GPX’s product has been 100% stable. That bargain basement one you find online might cause problems for your mother — problems you’ll have to deal with.
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Pricing
The list price for the GPX Capture 7″ Wifi Photo Frame is $99.99. A quick search found it available from a variety of retailers for as low as $79.
Whether your mom keeps on top of the latest tech trends or still calls you for help logging into her email account, a carefully considered gadget can be a practical way to tell her thanks for, y’know, putting up with you. Sure, the usual flowers, breakfast in bed or complementary spa day will always be worthwhile Mother’s Day gifts, but if you want to take a different (and much nerdier) approach, a good piece of tech can make her life easier even after the holiday has passed. If you need some help brainstorming some gift ideas, we’ve put together a list of gadgets, services and other gear that should bring any mom a little joy.
Ember
Take your mother’s morning coffee routine up a notch with the Ember Mug, a self-heating smart mug that keeps beverages at just the right temperature for up to 1.5 hours or all day if the mug is kept on its charging coaster. It has a temperature range between 120 and 145 degrees Fahrenheit, which lets your mom dial in just how hot she wants her brew. There’s also a companion app which lets her save preset temps for her favorite drinks, track her caffeine intake, customize the color of the LED light on the front of the mug and more. The latest version comes in a pretty rose gold color as well as white, black, gold, silver and copper. — Nicole Lee, Commerce Writer
When I tested air purifiers for our guide, I found the best way to clear the air was by opening windows — but if the mom in your life deals with allergies or lives where the air quality can get bad, an air purifier can be the next best thing. The Levoit Core 400S Smart Air Purifier was one of the quietest models I tested and performed on a level with models three times as expensive. It has a three-stage filter (including an activated carbon layer and HEPA filter), and the internal particulate matter sensor can automatically adjust fan speed as air gets murkier. The companion app both shows historical air quality readouts and makes the unit itself easy to control and schedule. Plus, the replacement filters aren’t overly expensive like they are with other units. — Amy Skorheim, Reporter, Buying Advice
If you think mom would enjoy upgrading her morning cup of java, a Trade Coffee subscription can help. It offers a curated selection of more than 450 coffees from across the US and smartly personalizes which ones it recommends to each subscriber. Upon redeeming her gift, she’ll be prompted to take a brief quiz that asks about her flavor and brew preferences, information Trade will use to suggest a specific bag catered to her taste. Mom can then give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to any coffee she receives, which the company will use to hone its future recommendations. Managing her coffee queue online is easy enough, too. You can gift anywhere from two to 24 bags, and Trade says any gift subscriptions will not automatically renew so neither you nor mom will have any surprise charges to deal with down the line. — Jeff Dunn, Senior Reporter, Buying Advice
So many of us take hundreds of photos with our phones and then never do anything with them. They’re left to languish in our camera rolls, only to be uncovered when you have to scroll back months to find that one image you’re searching for. If you want to give mom a more polished way to look back at her favorite photos, an album from Mpix will do the trick. You can customize your photo book from the ground up, choosing the best images of her family and friends and laying them out on each page in a neat way. You can also pick from different types of cover options and paper weights, making the final product as premium as you want it to be. With options starting at $20 per book, it’s pretty easy to make mom a gift she’ll want to revisit long after Mother’s Day is over. – Valentina Palladino, Deputy Editor, Buying Advice
Some moms cook multi-course dinners every night. Others, like me, are proud when the evening’s meal is more elaborate than a PB&J. The microwave is a perfectly fine way to get food on the table but I’ve found an air fryer makes low-effort dinners feel fancy. Instant’s Vortex Plus crisps the exterior of the veggie corn dogs my kid loves and gives chicken nuggets a golden patina that looks nice next to my signature (microwaved) broccoli and cheese. There’s even a viewing window to peek at food’s progress and the replaceable filter does a good job tamping down odors and smokiness. I got my Vortex Plus because it tops our guide to air fryers and couldn’t agree more with my team’s assessment. — A.S.
After the past few years, your mom is likely excited to get out of the house more often – especially as the weather improves – and maybe she wants to take more regular walks and runs in her neighborhood. The Fitbit Inspire 3 is a low-cost and easy-to-use way to track her steps and sleep, along with other stats that indicate our overall fitness level. New users can also snag six months of Fitbit Premium to add even more fitness guides and meditation features to the already-great app. — Kris Naudus, Commerce Writer
The Echo Show 15 is 2024’s answer to the tiny TV so many of us remember our parents having in the kitchen back in the day. It’s small enough to mount on the wall in even a tiny space, but the screen is big enough to do justice to a casual sitcom or silly reality show while you make pesto. In addition to smart TV duties, it can handle all the stuff Alexa can do: tell you the weather, set timers and remind you when it’s trash night. On top of that, it can control compatible smart home gadgets and check in on your connected cameras and video doorbells. When you’re not using it, the Photo Frame feature cycles through pics you upload to the Alexa Photo app. Since getting one as a gift from my own mother, washing dishes no longer feels like such a slog. — A.S.
If your mom already knows her way around the kitchen, a new toy like the Breville Control Grip could inspire her to experiment and try out new recipes. Our favorite immersion blender has a powerful 280-watt motor and comes with a separate bowl for chopping and mincing, as well as a larger jug for preparing soups and smoothies. It supports 15 different speeds, making it versatile enough to craft all kinds of dishes, and the included whisk attachment turns it into a makeshift hand mixer, too. It’s one of those unicorn-like multipurpose kitchen gadgets — it does a lot of different things and does them well. And, unlike a high-powered blender or stand mixer, it won’t take up too much space in a cabinet. — V.P.
If your mom doesn’t like to walk around the house barefoot or literally gets cold feet with any regularity, a set of OluKai slippers should make her day-to-day more comfortable. The Ku’una pair slip over the whole foot easily and have a delightfully soft interior. The understated leather exterior is attractive, and the sturdy rubber outsole makes it so mom can walk the dog or mosey around the backyard with minimal discomfort. — Jeff Dunn, Senior Commerce Writer
While a robot vacuum won’t eliminate all the cleaning your mom might already do around the house, it definitely makes one portion of it easier. The Roomba 694 is one of our favorite budget robot vacuums in part because it provides a ton of value for its $274 price. Most importantly, it does a great job cleaning both hard and carpeted floors and it runs long enough that it should get to most areas in your home before needing to recharge. It connects to WiFi so you can control it either with its companion mobile app, or using Alexa or Google Assistant voice commands. Your mom can even use the mobile app to set a cleaning schedule, so she doesn’t even have to think about the machine — it’ll scurry around the house, sucking up dirt and debris, all on its own time. — V.P.
The Apple Watch Series 9 will be the ultimate iPhone accessory for mom, and one that may actually reduce the number of times she has to pick up her phone during the day. It’ll deliver all of your texts right to her wrist, along with any other notifications that ping her handset throughout the day. She may also appreciate that it passively tracks her activity all day, every day, and she can use it to record almost any workout from yoga to HIIT. And then there are the features that are nice to have, but hope she’ll never have to use, like fall and crash detection. If you’re looking to gift your mom the best smartwatch on the market right now, the Series 9 is the way to go. — V.P.
The Beats Fit Pro may be our favorite wireless earbuds for working out, but your mom doesn’t have to be a regular running or pilates enthusiast to get a lot of use out of them. These buds have a comfortable, secure fit thanks to their flexible wing tips, plus a great sound profile out of the box thanks in part to Adaptive EQ technology. Active noise cancellation is solid as well, which will come in handy when she wants to block out distractions at work or while running errands, and she’ll be able to quickly jump into any conversation she deems important by using Transparency Mode. If your mom has an iPhone, she’ll benefit from the H1 chip inside the Beats Fit Pro, which enables things like quick pairing and switching between Apple devices and hands-free Siri. But Android toting mothers won’t be left out either — the Fit Pros have their own Android app that supports many of the same features. — V.P.
Nobody wants to be left with a dead smartphone, moms included, but having to carry a cable alongside a portable battery can be a hassle. This Anker Nano power bank fixes that with a built-in USB-C cord, giving your mom one less thing to take with her before leaving the house. She’ll need to own an iPhone 15 or Android handset to make use of that cable, and the battery itself isn’t the absolute fastest thing out there. But its 30W power output is enough to top up Apple’s latest phones at full speed, and its 10,000mAh capacity is enough to supply about two refills. There’s a little display that shows its current charging status as well, and at four inches tall and roughly half a pound, it’s easy to toss in a bag. A device like this isn’t the flashiest gift, but it should be practical. — J.D.
What is it with moms telling everyone to eat their vegetables? In my experience, it’s an involuntary response to motherhood. The Breville Juice Fountain Plus is a way for moms to make drinks loaded with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that actually taste good too. The Juice Fountain Plus’ titanium and steel extraction disc works with an 850 watt motor to squeeze a lot of juice from even tough root veggies. The three-inch chute accepts big chunks of produce, which cuts down on prep time, but even more importantly, the machine disassembles easily and isn’t a pain to clean. – A.S.
Nobody needs to pay for an app to practice better mindfulness and flush out bad vibes, but if your mom has expressed interest in guided meditation, Headspace is our favorite service of the bunch. It offers a buffet of exercises aimed at different life goals and situations, from boosting creativity to increasing relaxation to creating a soothing sleep environment. Most of the meditations let you choose between different instructors, and we’ve found the multi-step courses to gradually build on themselves well. All of it comes in an app that’s clean and easy to navigate. Headspace costs $70/year for an annual subscription, so it may not be something your mom wants to stick with forever. Still, it should be a welcome gift for those looking for a more structured way to get (and stay) in the mental self-care habit. — J.D.
Laundry, dishes, garden maintenance and garage tinkering all take place in different locations. JBL’s Flip 6 is about the size of a crowler and easily relocates with me so I can listen to music as I take care of what needs doing. The portable Bluetooth speaker made the list in our buyer’s guide because it puts out a good amount of volume for its size and delivers balanced sound with crisp highs and solid lows. I like how it fills a room but you can still pick out the layers in a Grouper track and enjoy the lows on a Low album without muddiness. The cylindrical design stands on its end or lays flat (without rolling around), so the mom in your life can plonk it down wherever she needs to be. — A.S.
Assuming the mom in your life has moved beyond the mother-of-a-newborn phase, she might be looking for ways to get better rest each night. The Hatch Restore 2 covers three areas: wind down, sleep sounds and a gentle wake up. Each segment is programmable through the app and offers choices like chillout routines, meditations and stories to help her fall asleep; white noise and nature soundscapes help her stay asleep; and lights, tones and guided stretches to wake up to. The device itself is an attractive domed shape with a textured linen face and a few subtle, yet easy-to-find buttons. Accessing the full library of routines requires a $5 monthly subscription, but there’s enough free, included content to make the device effective without it. – A.S.
A Universal Yums subscription is a way to make mom’s snack time a little more exciting. Each month, this service ships out a bundle of goodies from a different country (April’s was / is Belgium) alongside a tour guide-style booklet with little games and information about the highlighted nation. Not every treat will be a home run, but if your mom has a more adventurous palate, getting a literal taste of somewhere new can be fun. Gift packages are available in several different sizes and lengths of time. — J.D.
