The coolest new tech for parents this year: Best of CES 2016
At the recent CES 2016 show, coverage, I was excited to see all the incredible tech designed just to help parents make our lives run a little smoother on a day-to-day basis. (No diaper changing robots yet, sorry.) From trusted brands showing off impressive...
Piquing our Geek: The GE Cafe Series refrigerator now with a built-in Keurig brewer.
Even people who don’t love to cook seem to get excited about high-tech kitchen appliances. Combine that with people who love coffee, and I’m pretty sure that covers nearly the entire population. Or at least all of us geeks here. If you count yourself among us,...
The new Belkin WeMo Crockpot Smart Slo-Cooker: For home cooks who aren’t always home.
Earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we saw a preview of the WeMo smart appliances by Belkin that will make our busy home lives a little easier to manage, even if we aren’t home. And I’m happy to report that the first of these,...
A beautifully low tech cookbook stand for high tech tablets
When I can manage to wrestle my iPad out of my children’s hands (shaking my fist at you, Minecraft), it is often because I need it as my cookbook. While I’ve liked products like the iPad cutting board for propping up the tablet right where I’m...
The Baby Brezza Formula Pro – Now in pretty colors
When I saw the Baby Brezza Formula Pro on Cool Mom Picks awhile back, I wished that the Keurig-like formula maker had been around when my littles were still hitting the bottle. And clearly so do thousands of you! Well, now it’s available in two limited-edition...
The new Amazon Dash takes shopping to a whole new level
The new Amazon Dash is the closest thing to a real magic wand that I’ve ever seen. If you haven’t seen it yet, prepare to be amazed at its brilliance. It’s the size of a Wii remote (hey, something else we love!) and connects to your Amazon shopping...
An indoor herb garden inspired by NASA technology. Rocket science degree not required.
It’s officially spring and that means in-season veggies are back. I can’t wait to make that first batch of pasta with fresh basil leaves in it, but the thing is that requires an indoor herb garden right now. And every year I try to grow herbs indoors, is...
Viking ranges go high tech, as if they weren’t already on every foodie’s covet list.
I’m really excited thinking about my future kitchen. It’ll have cool things like a smart refrigerator, Wi-Fi enabled appliances, and now, I’ve learned, a gorgeous Viking Professional 7 Series Range that will sync with my smartphone. A girl can dream,...
Whirlpool tech innovations for the home at CES: The Jetsons era has arrived.
This week at International CES, I’ve been blown away by so many awesome tech innovations that you don’t have to be techy to appreciate.We are going to have so many awesome things to share with you in the coming weeks, we’re giddy! But to start...
Is it possible to covet a KitchenAid Mixer? Now it is.
While perusing the web for the most stylish tech gifts, I happened to come across this thing of beauty: A KitchenAid Mixer. Or more specifically, the ColorWare Limited Edition KitchenAid Mixer from the same folks who bring vivid color to eye-popping gadgets like the...
The kitchen sink you tap to turn on. Later for you, germs.
You know those things you don’t even know you need until you try them? And then you realize they’re so great you never want to live without them? That’s the new tap technology of this super cool faucet. Though a faucet is a faucet in many ways, my...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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