Hey girl, let Ryan Gosling brighten up your Facebook feed
Most of the time we love Facebook, but admittedly it can be lame when that one cousin floods your feed with kitten photos. Or a downer if your summer vacation consists of a hose in the backyard, while friends are posting pictures from Paris--along with every fabulous...
The coolest flash drives from Mimobot on sale, in time for storing all that homework.
When your kids are old enough to head back to school with a laptop or tablet in that backpack, a dandy new flash drive to go with it is a must. Especially when the coolest ones happen to be on sale. At Mimobot, their popular character flash drives are now 25%...
How to talk to teens and tweens about smart tech use and safety
Just about every day, I have a moment where I'm grateful social media wasn't around when I was a teen or pre-teen. Don't get me wrong; technology is a major positive in my life and in my kids' lives. But it's also kind of scary to think about the ways in which it can...
Dollarbird: An app to help track daily expenses, and keep your money from flying away
For the most part, I've got a good handle on my family's finances, but when it comes to the smaller details of where our money goes, I could use some help from this new iOS app. I'm finding it's really great for tracking your every day expenses, so you can become...
Simon is back. SIMON IS BACK. (Just making sure you understand how excited we are.)
I still remember spending hours on end playing Simon, that awesomely fun hand-held eletronic game which had you imitating the light patterns as they got increasingly hard. Get it: Simon Says? I cannot even believe it's back. I still credit my strong memory today to...
Kids’ music download of the week: Recess by Justin Roberts
If your kids are already groaning about early mornings at the bus stop and after-school homework--or getting ready to--it's time to remind them that, with the start of school, comes the fun of recess. And kindie favorite Justin Roberts has just the right song to get...
Keep your gadget cozy in the belly of a beast. Or a wizard. Or a Wookiee.
Don't worry about your e-reader, smartphone, or tablet: The narwhal will keep it safe. Or Harry Potter, Doctor Who, or a very fuzzy but territorial shark. The gadget cozies from Life Geekery on Etsy are made by a husband and wife team in Hawaii to further the wife's...
Netflix creates individual profiles on your account. This is a very very good thing.
I can't tell you how frustrating it used to be to check in on our family's communal Netflix account and see nothing but conspiracy theory documentaries and adult animation series. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But where were my rom-coms? Where were the...
Atlas Obscura: if this doesn’t make you want to travel the world, nothing will
When I'm in a new city, I want to see the good stuff. Monuments and museums can be interesting, but what really fascinates me are the sights that not everybody has seen. Or even knows about. Which is why this amazing website is my new tourist guidebook. Even if I go...
5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins this week: Back to school edition
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out our five most popular pins from this week. 1. Keep these awesome educational channels for kids on YouTube bookmarked to help your kids get ready for back to school. 2. Here's a simple, free way to keep track...
Insta-dram: The best hipster party drinking game ever?
Every time someone takes a picture with his camera and tweets the Instagrammed masterpiece, take a sip. You'll be drunk in twenty minutes, but you'll look cool doing it! Note: possibly not the best game for first birthday parties. Also: We don't condone drunkenness....
Best quality Wi-Fi compact cameras for less than $400? Reader Q+A
My first child's photos were taken with an earlier version iPhone and I've decided that I need to start taking better quality ones moving forward. I don't want to lug around a huge DSLR or end up with a point-and-click that takes forever to focus, open, etc. Can you...
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The iPad cutting board. (No, it’s not a cutting board that looks like an iPad.)
When we found the Chef Sleeve a couple years back for protecting your iPad in the kitchen, we were just at the dawn of tablet-mania. Since then, it's amazing to see just how much the iPad has become a fixture in the kitchen--and some of the cool new products to make...
Zen Sand app: Particle physics gets relaxing. And addicting.
What is the sound of one hand clapping? I don't know, and I probably never will. Not because I don't wish to reach enlightenment, but because I'm too busy using both hands to play this iOS app. It's pretty amazing that an app can simultenously help you relax, keep...
How do you type accent marks and special characters? Reader Q+A
I've always wondered if there's an easier way to type accent marks if you don't have them all memorized, or stuff like currency symbols. Do you have any ideas? Thanks! -Juliet Oh, the accent marks. The special characters. The symbol for the Euro. Pi. As writers...
Cool Mom Tech, the Yappem app, and a Very Awesome Party
Last week in Chicago, we had the best time working with our partner Yappem, a new shopping rewards website and app, to throw one heckofa party for bloggers. Or really, an awesome party. In fact, it was called the Awesome Party. And you can kind of see why. [After the...
Space: the final frontier. Of fashion.
The Hubble Telescope has given humanity a startling and beautiful glimpse into the wonders of space, from baby stars to colliding galaxies. And now you can carry them near your heart. Or on your purse. Or in your hair. These gorgeous 100% silk scarves from Slow...
Kids’ FREE music download of the week: Having a Blast At the Pool
What happens when you mix the punk-rocking Boogers with the new-wave sounds of Mr. Leebot? A song that sounds great for those hot summer days when donning floaties and doing cannonballs is all that is on the schedule. (Having a Blast) At the Pool is...
Learn with Homer: Not the epic poet, but pretty amazing nonetheless
My five-year-old son heads to kindergarten in two weeks. (Cue sobbing.) While he talks a blue streak and wields a glue stick like a lightsaber, we're still working on his reading skills. So I was absolutely tickled by how quickly he became absorbed in Learn with...
My Muppets Show app: It’s time to play the music. For real.
Miss Piggy, Animal, Kermit, Beaker--your favorite Muppets are all together again in a free musical builder app for iOS and Android devices that's just out--and we think your older kids will have a hard time resisting. To top it off, it's free! Just launched this week,...
Pickie for iPad makes shopping on an iPad way more fun–and way more easy.
There is definitely something to be said for retail therapy. In those few moments I have down time, I find myself perusing shopping sites on my iPad. Even if I'm not buying, it's fun to create a wishlist for myself of items I want to keep my eye on or ones that I just...
Feet for your smartphone
If you're like me and just toss your phone in your handbag or briefcase, then you're probably opening up all your plugs to all sorts of not-so-awesome dust and dirt. And while I've seen USB covers, I can't say I've seen an actual smart phone dust plug. Until now....
The best first laptop for a child? Reader Q&A
My 10-year old son is definitely ready for his own laptop, but I have no idea what to get him! Can you help with a child-friendly option? -Amy Funny you should ask, Amy. I just decided to get a laptop for my 9-year old, which was a lot easier than I expected. Here are...
Samsung Galaxy S cases with a British accent.
So many of you have fallen in love with the Samsung Galaxy S--and we hardly blame you. So I was psyched to see a shop with a ton of cool cases that aren't entirely iPhone centric. Crank Cases on Etsy is a nifty little London shop that fully embraces the motherland....