Whooz iPhone charger stickers: The most fun thing to happen to charger cords since…well, charger cords aren’t usually fun.

by Jeana | Tech Toys

My iPhone and iPad chargers seem to disappear into the same oblivion as loose socks. Between my kids moving them and my husband borrowing them (and then losing them on business trips), I can never keep track of my own. So I love the hilarious Whooz charger stickers,...

Kidecals: Type the rainbow

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

Much to my children’s delight, my new Macbook meant transferring ownership of the old one. As in the embarrassing old Macbook I’ve shared here before, the one with missing letters galore. Seeing as how they have yet to master the art of touch typing, we...

The Jyrobike: Science meets technology meets whoa, my kid is finally riding a bike.

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Editor’s Note (April 2015): Due to numerous issues with order fulfillment and reports about non-response from this company, we are compelled to rescind our recommendation of this company. We’re deeply disappointed by this because we value the awesome...

Robot Turtles, the most backed board game in Kickstarter history, is ready for play

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Back in September, I discovered a cool board game on Kickstarter with a lofty goal: To teach kids as young as four the basics of programming. And now that I have a final copy of Robot Turtles, I can say that you parents of preschoolers are about to have a lot of fun...

The Qwerkywriter: More awesome than quirky

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

We’ve come a long way from the typewriter iPad combo we first discovered a few years bag that, though incredible, rang in at a whopping $799. That’s a lot to pay for “wow, cool.” And now we’ve got the evolution with a Kickstarter campaign...

Vintage toys get a new life as cool flash drives. Better than they were before Better, stronger, faster.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

I am so excited to stumble across SUPERSOCK in my daily (or hourly) Etsy browsing, because wow, what a great idea for making cool flash drives: They’re all upcycled from your favorite toys from your own childhood. Eco-consciousness + ingenuity + kitsch + tech:...

LEGO introduces female scientist Minifigs, or as we like to think of them, scientists.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

In the wake of the hugely popular female LEGO scientist minifig, LEGO goes one giant step for humankind further in introducing a LEGO Research Institute set featuring female scientists. And we stand up and applaud for more smart STEM toys aiming to bring in...

The MoMA store sees the genius of Kickstarter funded tech products

by Julie | Tech Toys

Kickstarter at MoMA brings together two of our favorite things — awesome Kickstarter-fueled innovations and the MoMA Design Store. They’ve gathered a collection of successful Kickstarter products in honor of NYCxDESIGN, and it’s a cool celebration of...

The new Philips Sonicare for Kids power toothbrush: Like a babysitter for their teeth

by Melissa | Tech Toys

As much as I love my five year-old son’s newfound independence in the morning, I have had to watch his toothbrushing like a hawk, at least until I tried out the new Phillps Sonicare for Kids Power Toothbrush. Now he can brush his own teeth, with way less...

May the Fourth be with you. Along with a really good Star Wars Day gift sale.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

We definitely geek out over Star Wars Day each year with lots of fun picks in honor of May the Fourth..as in, May the Fourth be with you. (If you don’t get it by now, we’ll have another post up for you shortly.) Well we’re not the only ones,...

Anki Drive review: Racing video games get real

by Kristin | Tech Toys

If you’ve not hear about the wildly hot new tech toy Anki DRIVE, it’s the brain-child of oh, just a few Carnegie Mellon scientists who combined  robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and slot car racing to create an entirely new breed of toy....

The Micro 3D printer for your home that is blowing up Kickstarter

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

When a Kickstarter campaign blows past their goals of raising $50,000 in less time than it takes for my son to tie his shoes in the morning, you know they are on to something special. How special? Well, I assumed that the cost of 3D printers would keep them mainly in...