The beauty of Bluetooth
While I didn’t discover a whole lot of tech goodies at the New York International Gift Show, one booth that was totally buzzing belonged to Native Union, makers of those awesome Pop Phone headsets we died over last year. Not only are they back with a ton of new...
Piquing Our Geek: Liquipel
After a tragic juice box diaper bag incident, my first iPhone was never the same. With my new phone, I do my best to keep it away from sippy cups, wet counters, and bathrooms, but that doesn’t mean it’s not at risk. So that’s why when I heard about a...
Battery drain issues on your iPhone 4? Solved.
If you were like me, you anxiously awaited the iPhone 4S and accompanying iOS 5 announcement. As an iPhone 4 owner, I realized that the “S” didn’t have enough new features to warrant me making the upgrade, but I was still pretty stoked about the new...
Now add waterproof to that list of iPhone features
When my kids kept going on and on about “Daddy’s new waterproof phone,” I had no idea what they meant. Didn’t he just get a brand new iPhone 4S? Then he showed it to me–and indeed, it’s a new waterproof phone. Thanks to the case....
Heavy metal for your iPhone: it costs how much??
With a bunch of kids pawing at my iPhone more than I’d like to admit, I’m always on the look out for a case that might stand the test of eight grubby hands that might accidentally drop it. And so, if you’re like me, this iPhone case might just give...
Frosty the Snowman, now on your iPhone
Confession: My handbag addiction has now extended to iPhone cases. And since I don’t wear much holiday garb, I figured that a holiday smart phone case might be a better option. So while I was perusing my favorite shop Case-Mate, I stumbled upon Jessica...
Old meets new with 3 crafty-cool iPhone cases
Love your fancy iPhone? Got mad crafty skills? Then you’ll probably be as geeked out as I am over these cross-stitch iPhone cases from Purl Soho. The blank canvas cross-stitch case fits the iPhone 4 or 4s and comes with a needle, three colors of thread and a...
We love these iPhone cases, even if they are totally trashy
I am breathlessly awaiting the arrival of my new iPhone 4S, but my breathlessness has less to do with seeing the new iPhone than with a kind of desperate hopefulness that my current phone will not completely fall apart before the new one shows up. When it does,...
5 fabulous iPhone cases we love
I‘m so excited to finally have my iPhone 4S but I need a cool case. Any suggestions? -Kelly Mazel tov, Kelly, that’s one pretty phone. And yes, we strongly suggest getting a case on it stat, especially if you’ll have kids within 10 feet of it. As it...
Blackberry owners need cool case love too
If you ever tried to customize any kind of product, you probably came across Zazzle.com. We’ve always loved their mobile phone cases, but now ever more so that Case-Mate’s durable cases are available for customization–and not just for iPhone owners...
Back in my day, we had to get up from the couch to change the channel!
I definitely have a thing for gadget cases with a bit of old school irony to them. Like the turntable pouch, or the digital camera cases that look like like an old manual. And now there’s a fabulous iPhone case I’m adding to my covet list. The felt color...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
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