Wool gadget covers for spring, because safe devices are always in style.
When I read “Designed and made by perfectionists” at FeelFeltLt, I knew I had landed at the right Etsy shop. And when I perused through their selection of wool gadget covers, I knew they weren’t just tooting their own horn. Each gorgeous cover...
Stylish bags for spring with something special hidden inside: Your DSLR camera
In an effort to up my photography game this year and well, get an actual hobby instead of laundry, I upgraded from an iPhone camera to shiny DSLR. But no way in you know what I’m going to lug it around in my already too-full tote, nor do I really dig the idea of...
The new MacBook 2015. Lighter, thinner, and oooooh gold. But do you need it?
If you’re an Apple fan like me, then you had the Apple Watch Event marked on your calendar with multiple alarms yesterday. But it turns out that the Apple Watch wasn’t actually the star of the show. For me, and from the number of tweets about it, the big...
popSlate iPhone case gives you an extra screen. Yep, you read that correctly.
If you’re like me, then you’ve done the mad scramble on your iPhone to try to find your plane ticket, your calendar, or even a photo of your kids (it’s okay, we’re all parents here). Well no more scrambling, or a little less at least thanks to...
Out of the woods with marble iPhone cases
I’ve seen my fair share of wooden iPhone cases, but marble? Well, that’s a new twist I’m really digging. Of course, it’s not real marble, although that might be a great way to tone your arms. Heh. These marble iPhone cases at Poketo are a hard...
Skillshare brings the coolest classes to you instead of you having to go to them.
I’m really thrilled to introduce you to my new obsession, Skillshare, a wonderful community that offers online classes to help you learn new skills and dial up your creativity–or simply get it back. If you’re like me, you often see all sorts of cool...
The My Old Basement LEGO kit: Why should the kids born after 1996 have all the fun?
With all these new LEGO sets coming out, like Scooby Doo LEGO and Doctor Who LEGO, I’ve got total LEGO envy. Why should the kids get all the cool stuff? Well, this new My Old Basement LEGO kit is all mine. Designed by artist Chris McVeigh (a.k.a. Power Pig) who...
The new YouTube Kids app. For parents with children who love YouTube. AKA all children everywhere.
I cannot tell you how excited I am about the new YouTube Kids app that just launched today. Over the years, we’re continually asked how to find great videos for kids on YouTube by parents, and while we’ve shared various safer YouTube apps as well as our...
Web Coolness: The new SNL app, museums ban selfie sticks, and when kids should be on social media
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Watch all your favorite Saturday Night Live skits right on your smartphone. Awesome. Speaking of SNL, we love how Norm Macdonald used his Twitter account...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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