Wallit: A new app that lets you join in conversations around the world
You write on your sister's Facebook wall. You check in with Foursquare. You leave a note for your friend with Pinwheel. There are lots of apps out there that let you leave your mark on a place whether with photos, messages or video. But this just-released app...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Mo Willems
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Mo Willems shares his favorite! I'm a big fan of the BBC News app. It's well-designed, and you can customize it to get the content you want. Plus, there's really...
How do you scan images to your iPad? iConvert
Just when I thought my iPad couldn't get more useful, I discovered this handy new gadget that lets you scan photos, receipts, even your kids' artwork right to your iPad. Genius! The handy, compact iConvert Scanner allows you to save photos and documents as JPEGS on...
12 new music apps hit Spotify. Music lovers, rejoice!
Lately, my Facebook feed seems to have been overtaken by friends' Spotify picks. Not only is this hugely popular streaming music service amazing for getting essentially any kind of music from any time period, it's also fun to see what other people are listening to....
Hipstamatic + Instagram – Together at last!
As a total Instagram and Hipstamatic addict, I've been hoping that at some point that they might actually be synched together for the ultimate iPhoneography match. Well, it seems my wish has been granted. Yes, it's true! Hipstamatic app users will now see an Instagram...
Sonos gets even better with desktop controls
We've made no efforts to hide our love for the Sonos wireless speaker, first discovering it last year and then including it in our CMT/CNET Holiday Gift Guide. The newest Play:3 speaker is an awesome piece of hardware that emits incredible sound and lets you play your...
The CMT/Motorola Productivity Guide for Working Parents Series: Making mobile work for you, not against you
For so many working parents in this world of technology, the office isn't just in your house or a building. It's wherever you happen to have a cell connection--the subway, your kid's lacrosse game, the coffee shop, movie theater. (But just during the previews,...
Design your own laptop bag at Rickshaw
As much as I love so many laptop bags that are out out there, I love the idea of being able to design my own. And that's exactly what I (and you) can do, complete with an eco-friendly twist, at Rickshaw Bagworks. This San Francisco based company was inspired by the...
4 Things you can do with your old iPad (no, this is not a crazy crafting post)
Apple's had a record week this week with the launch of their new iPad, which is not an iPad 3, but everyone is still calling an iPad 3. If you're one of the lucky ones who have upgraded to the new iPad (not an iPad 3), you might be deciding what to do with your...
Nothing gets you running faster than… ZOMBIES
My workouts have been getting a little stale lately. Oh, all right, I'll say it: I'm bored. I'm bored with my playlist, I'm bored my running route, I'm bored with the whole darn thing. But I think I've found the perfect thing to make my runs interesting again......
Spring cleaning your tech: The best tips and tricks for cleaning your gadgets
No matter how much I try to follow the "clean hands = clean gadgets" rule, I'm also dealing with four kids who seem to get their smudgy hands on them any chance the get. Now's the perfect time to get in the habit of cleaning your gadgets, from your laptop and smart...
The World Atlas app – The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single swipe
Even with all their toys, my kids have always been fascinated by the no-frills blue-and-green globe they can spin around and look at countries with hard-to-say names like Azerbaijan. So you can imagine how neat they are finding a brand new iPad app that allows them to...
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Ambidextrous keyboard tray. AKA paper clip keeper. AKA candy keeper.
As much as I try to follow our own working parents' organizational tips, keeping the inevitable piles of paper clips, coins, and other junk continually takes over my desk can seem like an impossible task. That's why when I saw this cool gadget, I think I heard...
Kids’ music download of the week: Connect the Stars
I've never been able to see the real constellations in the night sky, which is one reason I love this new song from The Pop Ups. Instead of talking about Orion or the Big Dipper, it encourages kids to use a healthy dose of imagination to play an outer space version of...
More shows, more movies, more reasons to go Amazon Prime
I was buying printer ink the other day on Amazon and even though my purchase came to $16.99, I found other non-essentials to throw into my cart just so I could raise my total to $25 and get the free shipping. Sound familiar? I contemplate upgrading to Amazon Prime...
Green gadget cases – a far nicer St Patrick’s day treat than a Shamrock Shake
There are certain colors that never go out of style. And with today being St. Patrick's Day, I'd like to call attention to one of my personal faves - green. Celadon, lime, spring, sea foam...whatever shade you prefer, the many sides of green can suit every season and...
Piquing our Geek: A sofa phone-charger
I've liked Natuzzi sofas for a while. You get nice modern lines for not too much money--let's say it's not IKEA but it's not Roche Bobois either. But I'm seeing them in a whole new way since catching a glimpse of this cell phone charging concept sofa. The charger is...
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Two words: Cupcake ATM.
Imagine it's late, you're hungry and all you want is something sweet. Now imagine a fantasy world where you can drive to an ATM that dispenses delectable freshly-made Sprinkles cupcakes. Well hold onto your hats, people, because this fantasy world exists. (Well, in LA...
Get the scoop with Fandango’s new “Movies with Friends” app
The last time I saw a movie that didn't include talking cars, talking parrots or talking swashbuckling cats, was...well, honestly, I can't remember the last time. I do have my eye on Moneyball since the Oscars, but Brad Pitt has nothing to do with it. Well, not much....
If Tim Burton created an app, Sir Benfro’s Brilliant Balloon would be it.
While Tim Burton has yet to get into app development, I'm pretty sure if he did it would be this one. Light Emitting Daves, Timorous Fizzles, mustachioed Brackle McSturdys, and Eggbutt Snaffles sound like things sprung from a beautifully eccentric mind, and they're...
Spring cleaning your tech – Tackling your email inbox
If there's anything that drives me crazy, it's an overflowing, disorganized email inbox. I get upwards of 200 emails a day (and that's just the pitches!), but I do a pretty decent job of keeping everything in order, thanks in part to some of the awesome features in...
Going to camp with Apple
Though my kids generally loathe being dragged along from store to store when I have errands to run, there is one store I have no problem getting them into: The Apple Store. In fact, I usually have to drag them out when I'm ready to leave. So when I read that they...
10 simple tips for taking great pictures of your kids
It doesn't even phase my kids anymore that my camera is always in front of my face like an extra appendage growing out from my nose. And while I give them the occasional photographic direction, "Can you please zip up your zipper before I take some more pictures?"...