Piquing Our Geek — Angry Birds slingshot controller
If you’ve got an Angry Birds obsessed person in your household like I do (me!), then you will not believe this concept accessory that will completely blow your mind. Super Angry Birds is a USB controller in development hat matches the feeling of a real...
The 21st century answer to the mix tape
I love mix tapes. When I was younger, I owned one of those super cool boom boxes with two cassette decks for optimum recording prowess. I would painstakingly plan out each song based on theme, and then make sure that there was just enough time between songs. It took...
This interactive IKEA catalog is one you’ll never want to recycle.
There are certain catalogs I get that go directly from the mailbox to the recycling bin, and a very few that I actually take the time to look through. The IKEA catalog is one of them. However now that they’ve taken an amazing interactive leap with their new...
Piquing Our Geek – tShirtOS programmable t-shirt
I’m pretty familiar with the saying about wearing your heart on your sleeve, but with this new line of t-shirts, we might have a new one that’s very 2012: Wearing your tweet on your chest. The tShirtOS programmable t-shirt will actually allow you to...
The Boogie Board writing tablet is a tree’s best friend
As soon as my kids were old enough to hold a crayon, I started apologizing to the trees. Wow, they run through a ream of paper in no time at all with all their pictures, notes, and stories. And while I appreciate their creativity, I also appreciate a smart little...
Getting your Tim Burton on with stop motion
As much as we love all the popular apps and filters that give any old iPhoneographer more professional results, it’s kind of great to see that those cheats (let’s be honest) are also getting more and more people excited about learning classic photography...
What time is it? Half past Artoo.
If you’ve got a kid with a big love for gadgets, Star Wars, and having cooler things than other kids in the class, we think we’ve found the perfect thing. The R2-D2 watch is no mere digital wristwatch, it’s got radio control powers too, that can be...
Lomocams with St. Tropez style
If you’re a lomography fan, or just looking for a super cool hostess gift for a friend who’s generous with her beach house, this new camera is so neat. The St. Tropez edition of the La Sardina Camera makes me feel elegant just trilling the r’s in the...
The stylish stylus
I admit when I hear the word stylus, I still think of that awful little black toothpick-y thing that came with my very first Palm Pilot. Now, it’s so exciting that they’ve become stylish, comfortable to hold, and more importantly, harder to lose. SpunPens...
Putting other hula hoops to sad, dark, dismal shame
File this one under “for the kid who has everything” — unbelievably, outrageously, way super cool LED hula hoops. If it weren’t for the splurgey price, I’d snatch up a few of these rechargeable LED hula hoops immediately. Should you need...
Darth Vader and Son – The perfect book for a Happy Vader’s Day
The geek world’s most tragic father-son relationship has now been channeled into the funniest book I’ve read this year. If you follow our sister site, Cool Mom Picks, you might have even noticed it in our recommendations of Father’s Day gifts for...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
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