A s part of our Dads Dig This series, we ask cool dads for their own favorite tech picks. I like writing checks as much as the next person born during the Eisenhower administration but I think my 20-something babysitter is onto something…
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend--and Memorial Day weekend traffic, whoo!--I was so happy to get a chance to sit down with Google yesterday and learn more about some of the incredible changes they've made to the Google Maps app. I f…
I may have a bunch of races under my hydration belt, including a full marathon [ ed note: whoo, Julie!] , but I still rely on rockin' playlists to keep me going, which is why I'm absolutely loving the Rock My Run app (iOS and Android) an…
We've covered the Snapchat app extensively since its launch, and it's grown to be extremely popular with tweens and teens, and now even brands are jumping into the app, finding new ways to promote to users there. Now that Snapchat has an…
With all the photos we take at kids' parties, sports events, vacations, and this week, Mother's Day celebrations, I'm so glad to have found Adobe's brand new GroupPix app , which lets you round-up, store, and share everyone's photos with…
Though I live in New York City, with its world-class public transportation system (mostly), I must admit that I'm more of a car person which means I drive, I taxi, I Uber and now I uberFAMILY . And I bet lots of other parents will too, c…
I'm all for gift cards as Mother's Day gifts (or any other gift) when it's really appreciated and thoughtful. For me: $500 to the shoe department at Saks will do. (There's a reason it's in our Mother's Day gift guide this year, ha.) For …
I'm a triathlete and a data geek, so as you might imagine, I keep my eye on cool new innovations in fitness technology. Which is why I was intrigued when I discovered the Lumafit fitness tracker , now on Kickstarter. The Lumafit uses som…
If you're like me and have ever tried to pop that perfect picture onto Instagram only to discover it just sucks as a square, you need to try InstaSize , a cool app that will show you how to resize a photo for Instagram. Well better, it w…
Just when I thought I had seen all the selfie apps and selfie gadgets out there, I stumble upon selfie360 , an easy to use app that lets you take animated selfies or panoramas. The free iOS and Android app is ridiculously easy to use and…
Back when I discovered the Jabra Stone , it was my first experience with a bluetooth headset. And yet...it looked like a headset. Meaning I could walk down the street taking hands-free phone calls, and looking a crazy person talking to m…
We've used the cool virtual map Google Earth to get a bird's eye view of our house, Disney World, and my mother's tiny hometown in Europe. And now there is a really neat history book for kids, History of the World with Google Earth , tha…
As we well know, Pinterest can be a wonderful source of information and inspiration; we provide lots of it ourselves. But the lack of great search functionality can make it a tad overwhelming, especially if you're not entirely sure what …
T his is the first in a new series of posts about apps that kids are using, that parents should be aware of. And there are lots. Hope it helps. Last week brought the announcement the new Facebook Nearby Friends feature in the Facebook mo…
I'm seeing no shortage of Wi-Fi baby monitors popping up and for good reason. The ability to check on your baby with your smartphone or tablet is super convenient. I recently tested out the new D-Link HD Wi-Fi Baby Camera, which gives yo…
For the past few weeks, New York City has been awash in giant Easter eggs, in a brilliant (if a little time-consuming for me) social-media-meets-installation-art campaign for Fabergé called The Big Egg Hunt . It brought eager New Yorkers…
Editor's note : Unfortunately, Carousel by Dropbox is no longer available. I'm a big fan of Dropbox , especially for sharing photos. From trips to parties to big games, Dropbox is such a smart way to get pictures out to everybody without…
With the plethora of cool camera apps out there, it can be tough to know which ones to download. And if you're like me, then you're taking a lot of photos (and sharing them on Facebook and Instagram ) and you want them to look amazing. N…
I cannot say enough awesome things about my Sonos wireless speaker system . I am convinced that now friends want to choose my house for dinner parties, specifically so they can play with it. However if I have had any complaint, it's thei…
If you're redecorating, considering redecorating, or have even once had a vague dream about redecorating that you kind of remembered in the morning, it's a pretty exciting time to roll up your sleeves get it done. Especially considering …
One of the most common requests we get from our readers lately is our recommendation for the best Instagram collage apps that are easy to use. There seem to be a million apps out there that provide the basic functions of creating a photo…
If you're anything like the sports lovers in our lives, you've got the game on the big screen and your smartphone in your hand, flipping through Twitter, Facebook, and other cool Android apps for sports fans to help bring the game to lif…
I've seen my fair share of funny pet apps over the years because let's face it, pretty much every kid we know loves pets, or even just the idea of a pet -- especially for kids with allergies or parents who prefer to enjoy other people's …
When my oldest was newly sporting big girl undies, my greatest fear suddenly became, What if she has to go, and I can't find a bathroom? Now multiply by a factor of 10 for our trips into New York. Modern city parents, have no fear. Way2G…
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