10 of the best apps for new moms and parents
When it comes to new motherhood and the number of helpful apps popping up, it seems the odds are ever in our favor. Whether it's tracking the size of your growing belly from bump to beach ball or keeping tabs on nursing or milestones, we've put together ten of the...
He’s not even walking or talking, yet look what he can do already!
If you have checked out our recent post on the Kid Lid Keyboard cover (and why we're all pining for one), then you well know of our foibles of balancing a world of children in a world of technology. So I had to giggle when I came across this I Void Warranties onesie...
Samsung Milk Music app keeps it fresh and free (and presumably organic) in the online music space
Remember when we told you that there would be more to come on the Samsung Milk Music app? Well, this is the more, and it's pretty darn good. Milk Music essentially combines all the good things about online music streaming services into one nifty package. It's your own...
Camp by Mister G: Kids’ music download of the week
If you are labeling clothes, checking sunscreen off your packing list, and contemplating what to include in care packages, chances are you are getting a kid ready for summer camp. And we've got a great song to send them off for their week or two of adventure, campfire...
Got an old iOS device lying around? The Presence app turns it into a home security system, free.
We have covered many ways to recycle your tech devices in the past, but if you want to create an amazing new use from an older device, like turning it into a baby monitor, home security system or having a way to see what exactly those kids are doing in the basement...
Is it safe to use a keyboard cover on a computer?
I have used a funky purple keyboard cover (specifically, one of these iSkin covers) for the past few years but was recently told by the technician at the Apple Genius Bar that it's not always safe to use a keyboard cover on a computer. In fact, I was going to ruin my...
Custom built speakers from luggage that may have traveled to Paris in the ’40s.
We've covered a lot of audio speakers here over the years, but none have been quite like the exquisite custom built speakers made from vintage luggage by Case of Bass. (Not to be confused with Ace of Base which you may or may not want in your home.) I mean, whoa....
A wooden charging dock to fit any phone or tablet – even one that’s not even out yet.
Update: It seems a future proof charging dock wasn't future proof after all; now you can check out the Dual Charging Dock for iPhone and Apple Watch if you like the look of DODOCase. So we're already fans of DODOCase (the mere mention gets Delilah all giddy...
4 ideas for Minecraft games to play with the kids – without even turning on the screen.
My kids are way deep into a Minecraft obsession. They ask for Minecraft playdates, they've built full-size characters out of cardboard boxes, and my 9-year-old daughter talks about marrying the Enderman. She calls him Endy. They're close like that. The Marble Jar...
Cool light bulbs get even cooler with the Nanoleaf Bloom
Last year we discovered the Nanoleaf LED light bulb which, besides looking super cool, actually is. It's a safer alternative to CF bulbs, projecting light 360-degrees like a traditional incandescent while saving money and energy. The one drawback, as I noted, was that...
How IKEA is using Instagram in a very cool way. As in, no selfies.
What happens when 14 young designers put their heads together to figure out how to promote IKEA's newest furniture collection? The highly-innovative IKEA PS 2014, that's what. It's the first fully-functional, interlinked web site on Instagram. Yes, that Instagram. And...
Nina Garcia + Otterbox: A hot combination
It's been a big week for Otterbox around here. First they wow us with their new Agility series of iPad cases and accessories, and now they add to their Otterbox Symmetry Series high-style cases with a new design from Nina Garcia who is pretty high-style herself. The...
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Kid Lid laptop keyboard cover: Why didn’t we think of this?
When I saw the brilliance that is Kid Lid, I couldn't help but wish I'd had one of these brilliant laptop keyboard covers when my kids were little. And that I had thought of an idea like this myself. Darn. Like dad Matt Mogol, founder of Kid Lid, I'd use my computer...
Whooz iPhone charger stickers: The most fun thing to happen to charger cords since…well, charger cords aren’t usually fun.
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,...
Our new favorite tech accessory: The smartphone wristlet
With my kids finally out of diapers and off of sippy cups (hooray), that means a smaller bag for me, or in some cases no bag at all. That's why I'm a huge fan of the smartphone wristlet, and in particular, the Fossil Sydney zip phone wallet that I've recently been...
99 texting acronyms and phrases that every parent should know
By now, texting acronyms like LOL and OMG are pretty pervasive in pop culture; my daughter knew them in preschool, you hear them from the least hip anchors on TV morning shows, and heck, your own parents probably have texted you an LOL at some point. But when you're...
3 favorite songs for kids from the Ramones: downloads of the week
We were all saddened to hear that Tommy Ramone (a.k.a. Erdélyi Tamás) and the last original member of the Ramones, died on Friday, especially since so many of us grew up blasting their tunes while our parents either yelled at us to turn it down, or if we were lucky,...
A beautifully low tech cookbook stand for high tech tablets
When I can manage to wrestle my iPad out of my children's hands (shaking my fist at you, Minecraft), it is often because I need it as my cookbook. While I've liked products like the iPad cutting board for propping up the tablet right where I'm chopping, and most...
DIY fabric iPhone covers: If you ever wanted to make them, you’re in luck
I am always impressed, a little fascinated, and sometimes scared by some of the DIY tech projects that we are increasingly seeing around the web. Identifying your phone charger with washi tape? Good! Turning a used remote control into a baby teether? Not so much. So I...
Congratulations! It’s a Female Gnome Paladin!
Oh, any baby can own a cute plush clutch ball. But where's the adventure in that? With the wonderfully geeky handmade plush d20 die from Etsy's Sweetly Geek, you can just see the possibilities. Maybe you'll have a future halfling fighter on your hands. Or an arcane...
The Otterbox Agility System: Turning iPads and tablets into superheroes
If you thought that encasing your tablet in an Otterbox case was like giving it a bulletproof vest, the new Otterbox Agility System is sheathing it in an entire Iron Man style exoskeleton armor system. (However it does not come with Robert Downey Jr. inside, nor an...
Geography fans will love playing SmartyPins with Google Maps. That is, if you can handle it…
The increasing essentialness that is Google Maps is fairly well known by now, so it's no surprise that as parents, we're loving their latest project -- a geography trivia game called SmartyPins that will take you around the world. Each game starts you off with 1000...
Buh-bye ugly outlets, hello LivingPlug Inlets.
Anyone who's been through childproofing knows that outlet covers leave much to be desired. In fact, outlets in general leave a much to be desired. And so the makers of the LivingPlug's INLET came up with a clever way to change that, as you might have guessed from the...
Beamit App: Just when you thought photo texting was already easy.
Ever since my mom got an iPad, she has taken on the texting habits of a teenager. We go back and forth several times a day on iMessage about random questions and updates, but mostly use it to share photos. My sister is also in the mix and our little texting circle is...