An extension cord to get excited about. No, really.

With all of the tech toys I get to play with in my job, I wouldn't exactly say that extension cords top the list of my "oooh and aaah" gadgets. But a new one called nuplug that I've recently come across might just buck that notion.

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Tips on the hottest design ideas via your Android.

If your penchant for good design ideas and locations goes beyond flipping through an IKEA catalog (or maybe even Pinterest), you will appreciate the eye candy in this excellent new Android app made in collaboration with Wallpaper* magazine.

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#CoolPartyBanner, hashtag ready

At our fun Sealed with Love party in New York City a few months ago, we were on the hunt for a hashtag banner, but ended up getting crafty and made one ourselves. Too bad we didn't know about the Hashtag Banner back then!

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KitCam Photo app gives Hipstamatic a serious run for its money. I mean...wow.

Despite the easy filtering and editing of Instagram, I still find some of my favorite photos come from photo apps in which I can choose the film and lenses right in camera before the shutter snaps instead of editing photos afterwards. Well now there's a photo app that's absolutely mindblowing for its incredible array of choices that make your iPhone photos seem more pro than they should.

Think of it like Hipstamatic on speed.

[don't miss a limited time offer after the jump!]

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5 of our favorite Pinterest pins this week

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these 5 awesome tech pins you might have missed.

1. We'd like our breakfast served on this every day. (Hey, we can dream!)

2. You won't believe what this PC can do!

3. Who knew you could turn old gadgets into amazing artwork?

4. If only our computer desk looked like this one. Gorgeous!

5. Pretty new iPhone cases for spring. We can't pick our favorite.

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Brighter days with the new Yahoo! Weather app

Maybe it's my father-in-law's background in atmospheric science and meteorology or maybe it's just an excuse to use my iPhone, but lately, my son has taken an interest in checking the weather each morning of cities around the world and giving me the forecast for locations around the world. It's very cute.

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Social Fixer makes Facebook more like the Facebook you wish Facebook was.

If your Facebook page is hardly recognizable now with all those sponsored posts, unfiltered feeds and frankly, status updates from people you don't need to hear from every hour on the hour, then a neat plug-in I just found may be just what you need.

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Web coolness: A Star Wars Periodic Table, an old video game favorite is back, and a genius use of Twitter by a high school student

Here are a few links we've enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too!

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A desk lamp to brighten your desk before you turn it on

Unless you have a gihugic computer monitor (very likely these days), a desk lamp is probably the focal point of your desk.

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SquareHub: A social network just for your family. And it happens to be awesome.

If you're like me, you spend a lot of your day texting your spouse and kids, or calling to check in on them and coordinate schedules. Don't even get me started on the number of emails I send.

But since I got a sneak peek at a brand new connectivity app launching today, our family has coordination has changed for the better. Way better.

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