We found 10 of the best Amazon tech deals right now. Hurry!
Like so many of you, I’m like, whoops — 9 days til Christmas and my list is not done at all! So I just clicked over to Amazon and whoa. Deals galore. Here are 10 I think are awesome that you might want to check out too. Just know some of the “last...
The world’s easiest iPhone time-saving trick I never knew. D’oh.
Okay, so please tell me I’m not the only iPhone owner who’s had an iPhone for literally years…and never knew this super basic time-saving iPhone trick. Turns out, your clock — you know, the little digital display of the time at the very top...
Why the new Local app could make you delete Yelp for good.
I admit, Yelp drives me crazy for a number of reasons. And now, just in time for the holiday shopping and travel, comes a truly viable app alternative. Let’s say you live in Silverlake, you like comedy shows and galleries, and four of your friends have recently...
The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.
Way back in February of this year, we wrote about forthcoming the Women of NASA LEGO Set which proposed wonderful mini versions honoring software developer Margaret Hamilton; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; pioneering astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison; and...
The TBH app: What parents should know about this hot new app for kids
The TBH app has been blowing up over the past few weeks and just hit #1 in the App Store for iOS following the announcement that Facebook has purchased it. I’ve seen multiple articles referring to it a “kindness app” or an “anonymous compliment...
Watch Levar Burton read Goodnight Moon to Neil Degrasse Tyson and swoon a little.
We love Levar Burton. Did you ever listen to our podcast interview with him? He’s the best! We love Neil Degrasse Tyson. He’s not yet a podcast guest, but we’re still hoping, because he’s also the best! One thing we’re torn on...
How to make ombre text overlays: Instagram stories design tutorial
Leave it to my twelve-year-old-daughter to be way ahead of me on the Instagram design tricks — in this case, how to make an ombre text overlay in Instagram stories. I fell instantly in love. Now we’re not the types (ha) to spend hours making our fonts look...
A stylus with a particular sense of humor: Yours
I’ve been a fan of the Carbon Crusader for a while — their engraved Hamilton Pencils were a huge hit with our readers over the holidays. So I’m happy to see the fantastic new custom stylus pens. While there are a few R-rated versions (like uh, the...
A first look at the new Star Wars drones from Propel. Get ready for the holiday tech gift of the year.
Each year, there’s one tech gift that we see and go…yup. That’s going to be the one everyone wants. And this year it’s the new Collector’s Edition Propel Star Wars Drones that I got to check out at a top secret press preview event this...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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