Turn your Instagram photos into art
I've made all sorts of amazing gifts from Instagram photos, like custom coasters even photo books from my iPhone, but I've been hesitant to try the many photo to canvas services because I'm a little worried about how the resolution will translate. Well, a few weeks...
Fun children’s books and videos starring: your child
You haven't lived until you've seen a video of your head superimposed on the body of an elf, dancing in a winter wonderland. Such is the magic of Elf Yourself by the hilarious company JibJab, a.k.a. the Spiridelli brothers. Now that the brothers are also dads, they...
3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love – Holiday Wish Lists, Cool Music, and Party Planning
Each week as part of our ongoing 3 Springpad Notebooks that you're going to love series, we're rounding up some of our favorite notebooks--some pretty, some practical--but all cool enough to catch our our attention and hopefully yours. This week we're sharing three...
Immersion Reading for Kindle? – Reader Q&A
As a mom of a child with a learning disability in reading, technology has been a huge help. But most of the reading apps out there are geared toward young children who are learning to read, not 9 year olds. I just stumbled across the Whispersync and Immersion Reading...
Get your Internet radio without the wires
With SiriusXM satellite radios in our cars, and Spotify on my computer, I can't tell you the last time I listened to the actual radio. But since this sweet little gadget arrived at my house a few weeks ago, I've been making up for lost time. And loving it. The...
A 1912 children’s story meets 2012 technology
I love sharing old storybooks I've saved from my childhood, though brittle bindings and fragile pages mean it's definitely a "look but don't touch" type of story time. But in the case of this charming one-hundred year old, new-to-me story that has just been...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Maya Rudolph
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Maya Rudolph shares her favorite. I love Hipstamatic. Every lens, every case, every film. It actually takes amazing pictures. -Maya Rudolph Hipstamatic is...
Meet Bobine: A smart phone charger and tripod all in one
There are two images in my mind right now: one of my husband struggling to keep his Android phone steady in the car while using it as a GPS; the other, yours truly, trying to read a recipe on my phone without dropping it in the pancake batter. Both of these awkward...
DoubleScoop connects kids and grandparents. (One downside: it has nothing to do with ice cream.)
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about many different ways to connect kids with their grandparents. While I covered the big ones like Skype, Facetime, Google+ and others, I just discovered a new one that is solely designed for connecting your kids with grandma and grandpa,...
iPhone cases that are more fun than some apps
Recently we found 3 cool smart phone cases for foodies (do foodies like ice cream sandwiches?) and since then, I've become a little obsessed with the trompe l'oeil cases that are starting to crop up. Here's an Etsy shop that might just have them all beat with an...
What’s on your bucket list? iWish helps organize dreams for iPhone and Android users
Whenever I think about dreams and goals for my life--often called a bucket list these days--I always think of my 7th grade math teacher who frequently told us, Whatever the mind can believe, you can achieve. (Thanks, Mrs. Buffingto!) It's true, we all have things we...
Facebook Gifts: This time, the gifts are real.
Something new is coming to Facebook. And no, it's not another forced transition to a format you don't really want. Or your private messages on your Facebook wall (heh). This time it's something that may actually be pretty helpful, especially for busy parents. Meet...
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Kids’ music download of the week: The Owie Song
I have one child who is incredibly agile and athletic, yet she is also the one to walk into every door jam, trip on the tiniest toy, and---in general---bang herself up about ten times a day. This song goes out to her, and all those kids in the unofficial Frequently...
Store all your addresses in one place with conXt. Thank us later.
With a new online address management system called conXt, I made be able to solve this problem. ConXt makes it easy to organize contact information in one place on the web. You start by signing up for a free account and then can import contact information...
8 of the coolest (and cutest!) e-invites for your Halloween party
It's October -- time to stock up on candy, put a big pumpkin on your front step and ...throw a Halloween party?Yes!It might sound strange, but Halloween is the most popular occasion for throwing parties behind Christmas and Chanukah. And since your house is...
An uncommonly awesome iPhone 5 case
I was definitely among the Apple loyalists and tech geeks around the world who waited with bated breath for the iPhone 5 announcement.And as excited as I am for the hardware upgrade, I'm also really excited about the case upgrade as well. Hey, what can I say? I'm an...
Edible Instagrams? We’ll take it!
At first when I heard about an edible Instagram product I thought...InstaGrahams? But nope. No clever puns. Just beautiful, delicious chocolate. The new service Cocoagraph, from 3D Fine Arts major Rae Vittorelli, merges chocolate and photography--two of our favorite...
When are kids ready for an email account? Now, if you’re using Maily.
It's hard to know when kids are old enough for an email account. As soon as my tween opened her own, my youngest son has been begging for one and I've been stalling about it ever since. But now we've found a brand new and very cool iPad app that makes it so easy and...
TuneIn to 70,000 radio stations and 2 million podcasts. Hopefully not all at once.
Once in a while, my husband and I have been known to make wise family decisions and this was one of our best: we took the TV sets out of the entire first floor of our house, wanting to spend a bit more time in conversation (remember that?) with our kids and a bit more...
3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love: Android Apps, Classic Movies, and Great Recipes
Last week we introduced you to our 3 Springpad Notebooks You're Going to Love series, which included some of the notebooks I think are inspiring, useful, and just plain cool. This week we're back with three more notebooks that you'll totally want to follow on this...
Lap happy
I get some of my best work done in bed. And no, that doesn't mean what some of you want it to mean. (Ha.) The one thing I don't love however, is getting all sweaty with a hot laptop burning red marks into my thighs. The Scribe Laptop Desk at Quirky is a super simple...
Tickle Toy Camera – The Next Tickle Me Elmo, but better. And free.
Kapu Tickle Toy Camera is a new app that is so fun that you just want to laugh out loud. I'm serious. It's weird but watching someone get tickled is funny. Funnier still is when your child has the ability to turn the animated kooky character on the screen into his...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Christina Applegate
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Christina Applegate shares her favorite. I love Oldbooth. You take people's faces and put eighties hair on them. It's awesome. -Christina Applegate Full...
A gorgeous alphabet app for kids from the good old days. No, not 1997.
I love books. I also love lovers of books. And I particularly love book lovers who aren't too "precious" to also enjoy a little modern technology for their books, (all hail Kindles and iPads). Such is the case with this small new company with a mission to bring some...