The coolest Valentine’s Day chocolate for your geeky sweetheart.
I don't know too many women, or men for that matter, who would say no to a box of Valentine's Day chocolate. But if you find the big assortments a little ordinary for your taste, you have to check out this giant d20 Chocolate Die at Think Geek. It's described as a +10...
Tracking devices get more accessible with Bringrr
How many times have I gotten into my car and started driving, only to realize that I've forgotten my phone? (Answer: Too many.) So I love that a nifty gadget called Bringrr (rhymes with ringer) is upping the ante in the world of tracking devices, acting as a reminder...
Printing Instagram photos gorgeously (and easily) with Plywerk.
Cutting, matting, mounting, spraying adhesive that ends up peeling later--printing Instagram photos yourself then framing them can be a pain in the rear, but a professional framing service can be spendy. Hooray for alternatives! We've covered services like Canvas Pop...
Duh! Books: Educational eBooks for kids who want to know more than their parents can tell them. (We can relate.)
I feel lucky that my daughter is a voracious reader, but her curiosity has a downside: She always wants to know more. So I also feel fortunate to have discovered Duh! books. These fiction e-books, geared toward kids from second to fifth grade, are an awesome...
Sticking it to winter with 7 bright, colorful cases for your Samsung Galaxy S4
I am officially in the winter doldrums, waiting for spring and reveling in those rare winter days when 45 seems downright balmy. These playful, unapologetically colorful cases for Samsung Galaxy S4 owners should help. Just a little. Because as a New Englander, I may...
5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins from this past week
Wondering how to keep up with all the tech coolness out there? Make sure you're following us on Pinterest and find great finds like these, daily 1. Earbuds go girly and we're in love. (What can we say? We're suckers for pearls) 2. A innovative cell phone case...
Hello Ruby: A picture book to get girls excited about programming.
Can you teach kids about the foundations of programming through a storybook about one little girl, a friendly Snow Leopard, a wise penguin, and a green robot? After learning about Linda Liukas' Kickstarter campaign to bring her entertaining and educational book, Hello...
NYC implements social media guidelines for schools: Worth a look for parents wherever you live
We finally decided to give our sixth grader a smart phone. And while I think the good has outweighed the bad so far, I really wasn't prepared for how complicated things would get -- and how quickly it would happen. So I can see why implementing social media guidelines...
Mother home monitoring device by Sen.se: More like Big Brother
There were so many great tech products for families that came out of the Consumer Electronics Show this year like the kitchen of the future, cool home security systems that don't look at all like security systems, even smart appliances that do the cooking for you...
A free puppet show app to let your kids get creative
Cate & Levi are the artists behind those gorgeous upcycled hand puppets we've seen at craft shows, and higher-end stores like West Elm and Red Envelope. The puppets are locally sourced, upcycled works of art, so how wonderful that they're taking the leap into a...
9 awesome retro Apple Macintosh gifts to celebrate the Macintosh anniversary. 30 years? Wow.
Thirty years ago, a sledgehammer flew across our television screens during the Super Bowl, heralding the birth of the Apple Macintosh personal computer on January 24, 1984. Today, many of us will celebrate the Macintosh anniversary by shooting emails from our 5th...
Gorgeous, sophisticated, handmade gadget cases. Basically, the Tom Hiddleston of tech protection.
What do you get when you marry soft German wool felt, smooth Italian leather, and sophisticated design? A handmade gadget case that looks like Tom Hiddleston sounds when taking a break from The Avengers to read She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron. And that's your arcane...
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Kooboodle MeFinder: Find pictures of yourself on other people’s phones without even stealing them.
Being an avid picture-taker, I have thousands of pictures of my kids in my camera roll. It is blatantly obvious who the photographer is since I am probably in about ten of these photos. But there's a crazy exciting new app that we checked out at CES this year called...
11 of the cutest geeky baby gifts for your future Star Wars-loving, Nintendo-mastering coder
If you're looking for an awesome geeky baby gift for a kid who you're hoping will grow up to be the next Marissa Mayer or George Lucas or Carl Sagan, as luck will have it, there's a ton. From onesies to nursery decor and board books, here are just a few of the...
Piquing Our Geek: Facial recognition technology goes from the military to your own smartphone
Eye scanning and facial recognition technology seems like something you only see in classic Schwarzzeneger and Tom Cruise movies. But with the introduction of HoyosID, at CES 2014, going all Mission Impossible with our phones is in our grasp now. Which means it will...
Still shooting with that dSLR? You deserve a nice new camera strap.
For those of you still committed to the pro quality of your dSLR, despite the fact that it weighs (a lot) more than your average smartphone, we salute you. Also, we think you deserve a nice way to prettify it: handmade camera straps from Etsy's The Sweet Strap. Check...
NueVue gadget cleaning cases: Made for germaphobes. Also known as parents.
While I am far from a germaphobe (my babies' pacifiers were rather cozy with my pant legs) I do recognize that gadget cleaning should make it onto the to-do list, especially considering phones are pretty much the germiest things in the world. I have never forgotten a...
Introducing young kids to the civil rights movement with a Rosa Parks app
My six-year-old came home this week asking about Rosa Parks, impressed with what she knew of her story and, very shocked by it. I feel so fortunate thats she's growing up in such a diverse community, that she couldn't even comprehend a world where her best friend and...
Kids’ music download of the week: A tribute to Jackie Robinson
As we remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie, a song about baseball legend Jackie Robinson, introduces our children to another man who broke through racial barriers and paved the way for so many others. Off long-time kindie favorites Lucky Diaz and the...
The Square Reader + Merchant Case: A faster option for school fundraising
I remember being wowed when I first saw the PTA parents at my school standing outside the entrance at drop-off, selling tickets to movie night or a school fundraiser, by swiping credit cards right into their iPhones with a Square Reader. Until then, I had thought it...
Waveform necklaces are as personalized as jewelry gets, short of adding your DNA strands.
While we love all sorts of personalized jewelry, we're especially smitten with keepsake jewelry that has a deeper meaning. So it's no surprise that we were blown away by these waveform necklaces in the shape of your own soundwaves. As in, you record...
The Cal Calendar App makes scheduling your crazy life a little more pretty and a lot less crazy.
I need a calendar app that is going to make it easy to schedule multiple kids in different sports, clubs, dance classes, and music lessons, not to mention my work commitments. Oh yeah, and I'd like to have some time left over for fun. Or at least to just sack out on...
5 of the coolest tech Pinterest pins this week
If you hadn't noticed, we're addicted to Pinterest. Follow us! Then check out all of our cool tech pins, including these 5 stand-outs from this week. 1. Such a gorgeous crossbody bag that's made for smartphone lovers. Isn't that all of us these days? 2. A...
Endless Reader app: Even more endless love for one of our favorite apps
We're huge fans of the Endless Alphabet app around here. I mean, it was created by the same team of people who made Sesame Street's The Monster at the End of this Book, one of my childhood favorites. So I'm excited they've launched the Endless Reader app to continue...