Need Instagram photo gift ideas? The Novogratz can help.
The Novogratz family is back, and since I’m a fan of their accessible but eclectic decorating style, I like that they’re continuing their quest for colorful world design domination with a new line of modern custom photo gifts that should be a big hit this...
Boomf Marshmallows make your Instagram photos delicious
Is there anything more royally British than marshmallows? Yeah…no. Those two things have never existed in the same sentence together that I know of. Until now. Enter Boomf Magic Mallows. The delicious start-up out of the UK that allows you to print your...
The Autographer hands-free camera gets even more stealthy and stylish thanks to Lulu Guinness
Just as more of the masses eschew their traditional dSLRs for the convenience of smartphone photography and the quick rush of a cheap fling with an Instagram filter, there is much coolness developing in the digital camera world. Which means trendsetting designers are...
Polaroid Cube camera: Cute enough to eat up. But don’t. Because it’s a camera.
Can it get any cuter than this? That’s the first thing that I said to myself when I saw The Polaroid Cube camera. I mean, look at it: This new little number is teeny — less than 2 inches — but can shoot quality 6 megapixels photos and 1080 HD video....
What to do with Instagram photos? Print them, then frame them. What a concept.
We’re always looking for even more new ideas on what to do with Instagram photos that will get them off of our tiny screens and into our big, real lives. Sticky9 just introduced one cool way with Magnet Wall Frames. It’s just like it sounds: a sleek...
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 might just be the cutest camera ever
I always swore I wouldn’t be that mom who said, “When I was a kid . . .” to her own kids all the time, but sure enough I’m explaining pay phones and cigarette lighters in the car to them. One of my favorite gone-by-the-wayside tech items from...
Love Mosaic custom photo books but hate the 20-photo limit? Meet Montage.
We’ve written here in the past how easy Mosaic custom photo books from Mixbook are to create. It truly takes just a few minutes, and you have the photo book in your hands within a couple of days. Pretty amazing. The only downside with their Mosaic books has been...
The ONA Camera Strap meets charity:water and beautiful things happen.
Another case of style meeting substance: ONA Bags, the makers of ever-cool camera bags and accessories, has partnered with non-profit charity: water to create a new ONA camera strap called Sahel. The leather strap is of course stylish, with a canvas patch encouraging...
A professional photo printing service that makes you want to turn your home into an Instagram art gallery
Instagram photos are fun, but staring at them on your little smartphone or tablet screen can only give you so much joy. That’s why we’re always on the lookout for cool professional photo printing services and unique photo gifts that let us show off our...
Oh, thank you Snappgripp, from owners of blurry iPhone photos everywhere.
I’d say that 99% of my iPhone camera roll consists of kid shots, often when I’m holding a baby in one hand and trying to maneuver the shutter button. Not the easiest way to take good pictures. Thankfully, there’s a product like Snappgrip to make any...
Great gift idea: Affordable engineer prints for super-size photo fun
Printing your photos has now taken a very cool turn, right in time for cool Father’s Day photo gifts. But then again, the creative folks at Photojojo pretty much have the lock on anything photo and cool. Now, check out the shop’s new engineer prints that...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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