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An easy new photo book service for those of us who just want something fast and beautiful

by Christina Refford | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Gifts

Now that so many of us have a zillion photos stored on our laptops or phones, I love creating any gift that takes the best of those photos and puts them onto something we can hold onto So, for some of my favorite people, I’ve turned recently to Snapbox to make...

Floral tech accessories for Mother’s Day combine 2 of our favorite things.

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear, Mother's Day Gifts

Moms have gone from the people who needs help getting the VCR to stop flashing 12:00 (remember that chestnut?) to those digital mavens who can help you get your phone to stop making keyboard clicks every time you check Facebook. We’re mobile, we’re...

14 fun and fantastic Mother’s Day tech gifts + 1 seriously awesome giveaway

by Jeana | Fashion + Accessories, Gear, Mother's Day Gifts

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, which means I get to create a list of fun tech items that I (uh, I mean mothers everywhere) may have on their wish lists. Even if they don’t know it yet. So while I love all the handprints in cement and DIY gifts...

5 of the most glam, stylish wearable fitness trackers: perfect for spring or, you know, Mother’s Day (hint, hint)

by Nicole Blades | Fitness + Health, Mother's Day Gifts

It’s springtime! Bring on the warmer weather, chirping birds, flower blooms, lighter layers, and the fabulously stylish wearable fitness trackers that look more and more like cool jewels. Why should you be stepping into the sunny skies with some boring rubbery...

An awesome photo app that helps preserve more than snapshots, it preserves your family stories.

by Nicole Blades | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Apps

So, you have tons of photos on your iOS Camera Roll, right? Yeah, same. Now, how would you like to preserve those memories — with audio — forever and a day? Yeah, that’s what I said. Bring it! That’s why I was happy to discover the everyStory...

Sending your mom a real card for Mother’s Day: What a novel idea!

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Mother's Day Gifts

With all the digital ways you can say “Happy Mother’s Day” to the special mom in your life this Sunday, sending an actual paper card is an extra special treat. And that’s why this card made me laugh. Yes, I love texting and Facetiming as much...

Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Gifts

Nothing says I love you like, please don’t let your phone die when I’m trying to reach you because it really freaks me out. Which is why I think it’s so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I’ve...

A Mother’s Day taco! Well, a cord taco, that is.

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories, Mother's Day Gifts

We’ve been fans of the cord taco ever since we first discovered it awhile back, but they’ve cleverly whipped them up in gorgeous metallic leather (hello!) and packaged them in Mother’s Day bundles for the tech-loving mom. And we’re all over...

Printable papercraft photo frames that make us go, wow.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Mother's Day Gifts

No sooner did we round up some cool Mother’s Day gifts for photographers, that I stumble upon this very cool idea: printable papercraft camera frames. As in, printables that you cut and fold and when you’re through, they look like cool vintage cameras. All...

8 cool Mother’s Day gifts for photographers. We’d take all of them.

by Nicole Blades | Camera Gear, Mother's Day Gifts

As we start looking around for cool Mother’s Day gifts, we realize not every mom is into keepsake pendants and baby footprint artwork. So for the photographer mom in your life who is always trying to capture those special moments with her trusty dSLR or...

Flowers for audio lovers

by Nicole Blades | Audio, Mother's Day Gifts

Waking up to flowers by your bedside sounds like a lovely way to start the day. Add some mellow music to that and now we’re basically recreating a spa experience for you every morning. So it’s no surprise that Soundfreaq is again teaming up with husband...

The coolest geeky jewelry for Mother’s Day: 6 ideas for any tech-loving mom

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories, Mother's Day Gifts

This might be shocking to hear, but some moms just don’t love sentimental jewelry. Insert audible gasp here! I’m actually one of them — or at least the more traditional stuff isn’t quite my speed — and that’s why it makes me so...

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