by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
One day I’m going get all of these special iPhone photos printed. How many times have you said that after scrolling through a month’s worth of pics, hunting for the cute one with your kid doing that thing? Yeah, same here. That’s why I’m always...
by Nicole Blades | Tech Toys
You may already know we are big fans of Tattly, the way cool temporary tattoos we first told you about at their launch three years ago. (See? Ear to the ground over here.) Well, they’ve grown hugely since then with literally hundreds of designs, and now just in...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
When it comes to apps, we’re all about finding the newest and coolest ones that help the busy family machine run a little smoother. And as we ramp up to back-to-school season, life is probably about to get even more hectic. Oh forget probably. It is! So, how are...
by Nicole Blades | Photography
Can it get any cuter than this? That’s the first thing that I said to myself when I saw The Polaroid Cube camera. I mean, look at it: This new little number is teeny — less than 2 inches — but can shoot quality 6 megapixels photos and 1080 HD video....
by Nicole Blades | Photography
We’re always looking for even more new ideas on what to do with Instagram photos that will get them off of our tiny screens and into our big, real lives. Sticky9 just introduced one cool way with Magnet Wall Frames. It’s just like it sounds: a sleek...
by Nicole Blades | Uncategorized
Call Bear Grylls, people, because my iPad mini is ready for any crazy, backwoods adventure he might be going on. That’s because for the last few weeks my tiny tablet has been rocking ZAGG’s Rugged Folio for iPad. Bring your apple juice spills, your grubby...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
There’s a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I’ve learned to let go and throw some things away, but the rest of it?...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
I’m often asked for tips for teaching kids photography, because as my friends know, it’s one of my favorite things in the world. Whenever my son asks to use my camera to take a photo, I do whatever I can to maintain my chill. Meanwhile, inside I’m...
by Nicole Blades | Uncategorized
The idea makes perfect sense: a portable, high performance solar charger for my smart devices that — best part — is actually compact enough to carry around. That’s the gist behind the Solarpod Buddy solar charger. It sounds kind of new-age and...
by Nicole Blades | Uncategorized
I do not play Candy Crush. Hear that, Facebook friends who keep sending me invites? Not going to happen. But that doesn’t mean I’m against playing games on smartphones. In fact, just last week I was playing something fun on my husband’s iPhone 5....
