3 of our favorite Presidential apps for Presidents’ Day

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Along with enjoying a nice day off from school, I want my kids to spend at least some time on Presidents’ Day learning about our Commanders-in-Chief of yore. So I’ve rounded up three great apps for Presidents’ Day that will teach them a few things...

Spoiler Shield app: Blocking spoilers on your social media feed. Because some of us haven’t seen that House of Cards episode yet, okay?

by Jeana | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

All hail the new Spoiler Shield app, a mobile app whose time has come. It’s very rare that I watch TV in real time these days, and for so many of us, it’s all about Roku or DVR–which means we have to dodge all those spoilers on our social media...

Sphero 2.0 brings a whole new meaning to playing with a ball

by Jeana | Tech Toys

Mamas of my generation will immediately recognize the phrase: Mom always said, don’t play ball in the house. Funny how decades after those Brady Bunch days, I am still reminded of that phrase every time I see my kids–yeah. Playing ball in the house. But...

Viking ranges go high tech, as if they weren’t already on every foodie’s covet list.

by Jeana | Life and Home

I’m really excited thinking about my future kitchen. It’ll have cool things like a smart refrigerator, Wi-Fi enabled appliances, and now, I’ve learned, a gorgeous Viking Professional 7 Series Range that will sync with my smartphone. A girl can dream,...

Polaroid is back in app form with the Polamatic App

by Kristin | Best Apps

Did everyone’s aunt have a Polaroid camera? Because that was the coolest thing I had ever seen sometime around 1978. The idea of seeing, capturing, and instantly sharing imagery certainly didn’t start with Instagram — Polaroid was the first to do...

Helpouts by Google: Expert advice that goes beyond “I googled it and some guy said…”

by Jeana | Websites We Love

You’d think that when baby #3 came along, parenting would be old hat. But…nope. Forgot everything. Rather than comb the Internet for hundreds of different solutions (and I use that term loosely) it’s nice to know that expert advice from a live person...

Umano app: A great way to get the news when you feel too busy to get the news.

by Jeana | Best Apps

Remember when you used to sit lazily on a Sunday morning with a huge cup of coffee and read the paper? I call it the BK era (before kids) and clearly some of the developers of the Umano app for iOS and Android feel it too. This app was designed to read the news to you...

Tracking devices get more accessible with Bringrr

by Jeana | Uncategorized

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...

Piquing Our Geek: Facial recognition technology goes from the military to your own smartphone

by Jeana | Internet Safety

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...

The Cal Calendar App makes scheduling your crazy life a little more pretty and a lot less crazy.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

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...