Life + Home

Need a special gift for that little gamer in your life? Then check out some must-see room decor that will earn you high scores for sure. Harmonden's "pixel" crochet pieces make great throw rugs or bright wall hangings for the kid obsesse…

As my husband and our electric bill will tell you, I love light. I'm constantly searching for more ways to bring sunshine/lamps/candles into our home (the last leading to numerous fire alarm activations--oops). The minute I saw this cool…

Oh Fanimation, where have you been all my life? Well, not like I'm thinking about cranking up the fans around the house just yet, but soon! And when I do, this is what I want on my windowsill doing the job. The portable fans from Fanimat…

There are household chores that simply must be done, begrudgingly, like laundry, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the bathrooms...some of which can be a little more automated than others. But what if there was something like a Roomba or…

There's always something fun about high-tech meets low-tech, especially when it comes to art and creativity for kids. So how great is this Pixel Coloring Book ? It looks like a great coloring book whether or not your kids recall the joys…

I'm one of those people who is still on the fence about e-readers . While my Kindle app makes it super easy to travel with books always ready for the reading, whether I'm on the subway or a 12 hour flight, I also love the feeling of real…

I'm feeling the need for a little sunshine and happiness right now, both emotionally and physically. And hey, sometimes your mood starts with your surroundings so when I saw this desk lamp at CB2 I perked right up. How could you resist t…

I am not the only person who has wished that there were mini LoJaks to put on pretty much everything I own--mainly 5 minutes after I'm supposed to be somewhere and still can't find my cell phone or my sunglasses. So when I saw this brill…

I confess, I still have boxes of CDs that may never be sold or donated. As wonderful as MP3s are, there's something about owning my music in handy CD form that I can't let go of. So wasn't I surprised to see a company still making a CD p…

I just got a bunk bed for my kids and was trying to figure out a good clip-on reading light that could just clip onto the sides of the bed. Have you come across anything like that? Thanks! -Maryann Funny enough Maryann, I could have writ…

I remember an entire six years ago (whoa) when we discovered this set of Nerdy Baby alphabet flashcards . At the time, there was nothing like them. I mean, who thought of M as anything but Monkey or maybe, if the set was really inventive…

Babyproofing, when you're a tech mama, is just a wee bit more nightmarish than for those who don't own 8 million power strips. But maybe this outlet cover will help ease your pain? At $6 for a set of 4, you're probably not going to use t…

Just when we're getting used to the idea that your smartphones can control your sound system , Friedrich has now invented a space-age air conditioner that you can control remotely with your smartphone, computer, or tablet. Pretty cool, r…

I know I'm not the only one who has wasted way too much time playing my hand at the uber popular Plants vs. Zombies app, so I shouldn't be surprised that they are now super cool wall decals, available on sale now at Fab.com. I can't thin…

If you're stumped for a great, unique, LOL gift for that celeb-loving, social-media loving person in your life, we've found a gift that we can pretty much guarantee they don't already have: A black-and-white poster created from the words…

Okay Nintendo fanbois and grrls, if you grew up on Donkey Kong, we've found that coffee table you've always dreamed about. It's made to look like an actual Nintendo controller. And guess what? The controller actually works. The Nintendo …

With four kids under seven running around my house, you can imagine what my floors look like. Fortunately, my husband is a little obsessed with keeping it clean, which at times can take up more time and energy than he has to spare. I've …

Remember when Marty McFly had to go back to the past to save the future? These blocks don't have the powers of a time traveling Delorean, but they can give you a sweet reminder of a simpler time when phones only had one ring and alarm cl…

Given the amazing power of technology, it was only a matter of time before we'd be able to control our lights, our thermostat, even our garage door from smart gadgets. Well, thanks to Belkin, that time is right now. Or, very very soon. T…

I do my best to turn off light switches and turn down our thermostat, especially on our other floors at night and when we're out of the house. But that's only when I remember. Which, as a busy mom, is not as often as it should be. That's…

Digital clocks? Whoa, there, Super Mario! What do you think it is, the year 2000? With this rad pixel clock, it's always pixel time, and it feels more like the 1980s. No flashing colors, digital projections, or synching it with your iPod…

For those of us who have organization and home decorating heavily on the brain this month (now I know I'm not the only one), I'm totally digging this fabulous media console from CB2. The media console by Mash Design Studio was clearly in…

The other day, I was reading a recipe off my iPad while cooking and while scrolling down, knocked the device from the shallow groove that it was propped on and...anyone have any tips on how to get flour out of an iPad crevice? My iPad ca…

You can't write on the walls. You can't write on the cabinets. You can't write on the appliances. Or wait. Thanks to Amana, actually, now you can. The Amana Jot is possibly the coolest refrigerator ever. It has everything you need in a s…