7 of the cutest Star Wars baby gifts for May the 4th
It's never too early to introduce your baby to the wonders of Star Wars, even if they are way too young to sit through the movies with you. (Maybe.) So on today's Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you while you check out these fantastic Star Wars baby gifts we've...
Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day
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 seen. Upload a photo or...
How to use the iOS 8 audio message feature: It’s like it was made for parents.
Hold the phone! No, seriously. Hold the iPhone, because there's something new(ish) and neat and cool happening with its Message app that you'll definitely want to hear about if you haven't yet. While this fun feature has been around since September, when iOS 8...
6 outstanding YouTube videos featuring children’s animation from around the world
Before I had kids, I mostly visited YouTube to watch random music videos and the occasional hair tutorial. Now, in addition to curling iron how-tos, I find myself searching for family-friendly shows and videos to hold my son's attention when I can't fully give him...
Calendar apps for a tech house divided? Reader Q&A
We are a house divided. My husband is an Android user (but I love him anyway), and I am an iPhone user. We need a calendar app that works with both, allows for the importing of Google calendar an iCal and automatically refreshes it. Is this a possibility?...
A gift taco! Well, a cord taco, that is.
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 them. The original cord...
A DIY iPhone case even we can make. Which means your kids probably could too.
I've seen lots of cool DIY iPhone cases (and yes, Android too), but none were as easy as this fun DIY foil striped iPhone case that caught my eye at The Sweetest Occasion. Probably because of the rose gold but can you blame me? I'm amazed and well, thankful, that all...
Best periodic table apps for kids? Reader Q&A
I'm looking for a good app to help learn the periodic table for my middle schoolers! Any suggestions? --Reader question via Facebook The coolest thing about the periodic table, in my geeky opinion, is that it's not just a laundry list of elements that make up...
Minecraft launches the first girl character. And she’s just as handy with a pickaxe or a bucket of lava.
My girls are obsessed with Minecraft. As in, Marble Jar-level obsessed. And yet, for some reason, Mojang hasn't quite embraced the girls who have embraced Minecraft with any female characters. Until now. Tomorrow, they're rolling out Alex, the first female Minecraft...
Doctor on Demand app: A smart way to get help for breastfeeding issues and more.
The trend of online doctor visit apps is definitely reaching critical mass as people learn it's a great way to get professional advice and even subscriptions without the hassle of making appointments or schlepping out the door. And now we're starting to see them drill...
Dot and Dash robots: The best of what coding toys for kids can be
Walking through the crowded, cacophonic aisles of International CES 2015 earlier this year, we were instantly drawn to one booth featuring adorable little robots gliding around the rug, and beeping and booping at our feet. It turned out to be the Dash Robot from...
The photo series guaranteed to make you smile from Francois Dourlen
This seems like the kind of weekend after which we all need to smile a little. And I've found just the thing. The series of ironically placed iPhone photos over real environments by clever French photographer, professor, and cool dad Francois Dourlen are so wonderful,...
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Beyond the iPad: A comparison guide to the best tablets for kids and adults
If you've been sending letters to Santa on behalf of the kids, been collecting hints from family members or have been thinking about your own Christmas wish list yourself, I'm willing to bet that a tablet is on one, if not all, of the lists you've come across. Tablets...
Fun family activities for the holiday season thanks to tech. Yes tech!
We're thrilled to be working with our newest sponsor, Plantronics, whose highly rated Bluetooth Headset, the Voyager Legend, helps conversations come together. Plus we get to give one away! With the holiday season officially here, we all feel so lucky to be...
Looking for the best online coupon codes? Why not have someone do it for you?
It took me a while, but I finally learned the number one rule of online shopping: never hit "buy" without first searching for a discount code. There are a lot of great coupon sites online, but now there's a simple add-on for Chrome [updated: and now Firefox] that...
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Bear Upstairs: Kids’ music download of the week
Little kids with big imaginations (i.e., all of them) will get a kick out of a new tune by Mr. Jon & Friends who sings about a Bear Upstairs. I suppose that is why their room looks the way it does. Starting off quietly and with an air of suspense, Mr. Jon and his...
8 cool Mother’s Day gifts for photographers. We’d take all of them.
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 smartphone...
Is there really a Magic 8 Ball app? Signs point to yes.
We absolutely love it when our childhood favorites make a modern comeback, like princess phones, Little Golden Records, and of course, Simon. So naturally we're shaking with excitement (ha) over the new Magic 8 Ball official app that just launched today from Mattel....
An interactive storybook app for iPad with all the animals, none of the crowds
My kids ask me if they can download new apps to my iPad every day, and I almost always say no. I hate to give up my precious memory space for the junky, ad-filled apps that appeal to them, but that I'd really rather they not play in the first place. So when I find a...
The coolest geeky jewelry for Mother’s Day: 6 ideas for any tech-loving mom
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 happy when I can find cool geeky...
Earth Day 2015 picks: 5 cool tech gadgets to get you excited about solar power
It's Earth Day 2015, and this is always the time we stop and think of ways that we can save energy -- and money -- in our everyday lives. One of the trends we're really starting to see blow up, at last, is the use of solar power. There are so many smart products out...
The new Lomo’Instant: The fun of lomography meets the immediate gratification of instant film.
If you want to combine what's satisfying about manual dSLR shooting, with what's fun about an instant film experience, then add in the unlimited creativity of lomography, you've got the new LOMO'INSTANT which is like my new favorite thing. This analog camera is just...
The cool site that makes your kids realize they have it pretty good. Or, maybe they don’t.
Lately I've gotten sucked into a new website called If It Were My Home, which compares countries around the world to your own hometown, or any other location you designate in their search engine. You'll get a quick snapshot of all kinds of comparable stats like...
Hooray! The Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer is here!
I've had my eye on the Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer ever since I saw it in action at CES 2015 a few months ago, and well, the day is finally here. Yep, this very cool little printer is available for purchase! This hand-sized printer hooks to your smart phone via...
Designing and printing your own custom 3D jewelry. Without buying a 3D printer.
Just in time for Mother's Day, I was absolutely thrilled to discover Zazzy, a new platform that allows you to design 3D jewelry, only they take out all the time-consuming stuff...like downloading sometimes complicated software, figuring out how to use it, and then,...
A custom laptop sleeve that’s the perfect gift for the modern mom
If you've got a mom-on-the-go to shop for this Mother's Day, we're so excited that in curating our favorite personalized Mother's Day gifts, we found these cool custom photo laptop sleeves at Snupped. You can choose standard MacBook Air or MacBook Pro sizes, or...
To the Woods by Molly Ledford and Billy Kelly: Great Kids’ music for Earth Day
Earth Day falls on Wednesday this week, though we're trying to teach our kids to think about the Earth -- and our role in keeping it healthy -- every day. And this new song by Molly Ledford and Billy Kelly from their most-excellent album Trees is a wonderful call to...