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A USB electrical outlet that’s easy to install and easy on your wallet. We’ll take one in every room.
It's amazing that USB electrical outlets aren't yet standard in homes and new constructions, so we've covered quite a few ways to turn regular electrical outlets into USB charging spots yourself. The new SnapPower Charger looks like the easiest and most economical...
Smartphone addiction: 5 things I learned when I put away my phone around my kids for a week
I've often wondered if I've had a bit of a smartphone addiction, seeing as how my iPhone often functions as my third arm. Or second brain. As a busy work-at-home-mom who runs her own business, my smartphone allows me freedoms that I wouldn't otherwise have, like...
An Instagram ban on all children’s photos? It could happen.
Everyone's favorite photo-sharing app rocked the parenting world yesterday when they announced the possibility of banning all photos of minors on Instagram. Our Twitter and Facebook feeds were going nuts, as you can totally imagine. Evidently ongoing pressure from...
Apps parents should know: The Burnbook app, bringing Mean Girls to a school near you. UPDATED.
See below for a breaking update about the Burnbook app If you haven't yet heard of the Burnbook app, it's the latest anonymous social app that's causing a stir among teens and parents and even law enforcement around the country. Next in our series of apps parents...
Should iPhone cable color coordination be one of those things for you.
Sometimes it's the little things that can help a desk feel less cluttered and more pretty, and so I really appreciate the new Belkin MIXIT metallic USB cables. Metallic, as in silver, gold or space gray. As in, matching your iPhone, iPad, MacBook or new gold MacBook...
9 fantastic gender-neutral apps for kids around themes that traditionally weren’t. Because girls like robots and boys like styling hair.
This week I was reading a post from one of our favorite app developers, Toca Boca, about how actively they try to create gender-neutral apps, and I was really impressed learning just how much effort they put into it. Like the sketch they featured in developing the...
The kSafe is a brilliant way to lock away that game controller. Or you know, the cookies.
When I first saw the The kSafe, all I could think of was Cookie Monster begging someone to lock all his cookies away and hide them from him, no matter how hard he begs. If you can relate, you have to check out this clever Kickstarter which is designed to inspire...
A fun free music download for Easter: Jelly Beans by Mista Cookie Jar
You know how bouncy your kids get after eating too many jelly beans? We've found the musical equivalent with this awesome new tune from Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips that's a perfect choice for our weekly kids' music download recommendation -- especially...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Rihanna: Her favorite Instagram app that her 16 million followers seem to like too
Oh Appy Day! is our ongoing feature giving you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, we asked Rihanna, who knows a thing or two about Instagram (she currently has 16.2 million followers @badgirlriri), to share her favorite...
Piquing our Geek: A 3D printer just for kids. Like they won’t be begging for that.
After spending a fun afternoon at Makerbot's NYC store last fall, my kids are now completely fascinated with 3D printing. It's a pretty phenomenal way to get kids creating, designing, coding and building. But the big challenges remain the cost, the access, and of...
STYLR: Ever wanted to buy all the pretty things you see on Instagram? Now you can.
Have you ever been scrolling through someone's fashion-fabulous Instagram feed and spotted a pair of shoes or a clutch or scarf (or ahem, Liz's stack of bracelets) that you really like? I'm talking really like, to the point of wishing you could reach into the tiny...
Tech Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way) Easier
Huge news from Apple with the iPhone 5, iOS 6, and more. Are they worth the upgrade?
As predicted, Apple officially launched the new iPhone 5 today, and it's slated to be the lightest, thinnest, and quite possibly the fairest iPhone of them all. If you've been waiting to upgrade from your older model iPhone, or are wondering if it's worth trading in...
How to get your personal information off Spokeo
Since my job is primarily on the Internet, I'm pretty vigilant about my family's privacy. So every now and then I'll search my name to see what comes up. And even though I removed myself from the Spokeo database a few years ago, I was shocked by what I found this time...
5 tips for taking better photos with your iPhone
I was obsessed with getting the very best photos of my kids on my iPhone on their first day back to school. But since I happened to be away, my husband had to stand-in as family photographer--which doesn't sound so bad until you see some of the family photos he's...
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The newest Tory Burch for FitBit bracelet is hot. The end.
I've had my eye on the Tory Burch for FitBit collection ever since it launched last year, in fact, we picked it as one of the coolest tech accessories of 2014. But the newest bracelet might just have me digging out my FitBit after all these months. With the iPhone 6...
8 really smart tips for managing kids’ screen time that you can put into action right now
We are so excited about (and kind of in awe of) so many of the things that computers are doing for our kids, but the reality is, sometimes we need help managing their screen time. So many readers have written to us thanking us for tips like the Marble Jar system and...
Layout from Instagram: Finally, Instagram’s own photo collage app.
Just last year, we gave you the straight intel on the best Instagram collage apps. And now, finally (some might say, including us) Instagram has jumped in the game with Layout from Instagram, their very own app for making photo collages to share. It's been out for a...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Steve Martin
Oh Appy Day! is our ongoing feature giving you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Steve Martin, who you may have heard of, shares his favorite app with us. "I've got thousands of them, but I use Google Play for music. It...
A new bookmarklet to fix Netflix: Oh my, God Mode!
If you're like me and watch Netflix on your computer or use it to browse easily and add titles to your queue, then you will want to add the new God Mode bookmarklet to your browser right now. This makes it so you can actually see all the available videos and movies on...
4 incredibly cool parents to follow on Instagram who are actually not posting photos of their kids
I'm mostly an Instagram purist. I really love following the kinds of accounts in which people share their own individual photography instead of loads of quotes, reshares, or images pulled from magazines. And while I can never resist a gorgeous baby photo, there are...
Only one USB hub? Infinite USB is an affordable fix for that and it’s rather pretty.
With one of the main complaints about the new Macbook 2015 stemming around the single USB port, it makes perfect sense that technologists and developers are on that issue, stat. Because hello, functionality? Not all of us have all the time and patience in the world to...
Too Much Junk by Elska: Kids’ music download of the week
We've been spring cleaning our house for a few weeks now, thanks to a little book on the Konmari method of tidying and organization, so when I heard the song called Too Much Junk by Elska, I knew I had my family's new anthem. Give it a download and I bet you'll be...
Colorful artist-designed smartphone cases put a little spring in your step. Or spring in your spring.
That's it. I'm done. I refuse to accept one more snowfall in the Northeast, especially now that its officially spring. So I'm willing the weather to keep pace with the calendar by thinking bright, colorful, happy accessories to shake me out of these grey-day blahs....
Otterbox Resurgence finally blends top-notch protection with a battery charging case
When I first checked out the Otterbox Resurgence battery case for my iPhone 5/5S to see if it would make my list of portable charging must-haves, I had high hopes. We love the protection, function and customer service of Otterbox and their products are now even...
A new educational YouTube channel for kids gives them a crash course in tough subjects
As a homeschooling parent of three, my older kids and I are big fans of the Crash Course educational video series on YouTube which has helped my teens learn more about complex subjects like molecules and the French Revolution. But I've found that these fast-talking,...
Family Staycations: 6 tips for making your time at home almost as big a deal as your time away
Sure, Spring Break is cool when you and the family are jetting off somewhere fun, but what about those of us who decide to stay close to home? Are we not entitled to enjoy some rollin' good times, too? Short answer: Yes! Indeed, we are. So I've put together 6 smart...