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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 sh…

I'm not sure about you, but in my house, Minecraft is pretty much all my kids talk about. They play it on the PC, on the iPad, and yes, even in real life. Hold the real pick axe. If your kids already have tons of Minecraft toys like mine…

If you're old enough (or cool enough, ahem) to recognize a good Thompson Twins lyrical reference you're also probably old enough to have a nostalgic longing for the Polaroid cameras of yore. This Polaroid poster from the Handz Etsy shop …

If you remember the days that a Viewmaster was the ultimate in high-tech toys, you'll probably love this retro inspired poster as much as I do. The Viewmaster print from the Handz Etsy shop (makers of one of our very favorite Star Wars p…

My second grader is crazy into made up games he creates and customizes himself. Everything from blueprints for Star Warsian buildings to trains crafted from Toca Builders blocks are on his roster of perpetual projects, and creating his o…

I'm all for kids getting to use my iPad to color and create. But I love getting them offline to do the same with old-fashion crayons and markers too. (Remember those?) Here's an app company that's doing both. The Silly Aliens Supercrayon…

At a time that babies are just as likely to learn that I is for iPad as Ice Cream, it makes perfect sense that parents would decorate their kids' rooms to prime them for tech mastery. The techie baby art prints from Niko + Lily are beyon…

If you're as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, make sure you're following us . Then check out our 5 favorite pins from this week. 1. A cool app for iOS and Android that's a dream for parents like us who take tons of smartphone photos. 2…

And in one of the more impressive--or insane, depending on your perspective--DIY projects, may we present this very creative craft-meets-tech tutorial? On the Etsy blog this week, Swedish crafter Lova Blavarg of Sweet Paul Magazine offer…

Every so often I go ahead and swap out the photo on my desktop for some soothing, cool illustrated desktop pattern. Often because I have so much crap on my desktop I stop being able to find it. I mean...because I have awesome style and w…

Even since I was a kid, gifts with batteries were somehow considered higher on the Awesome Gift Continuum™ but still, I get that not every parent wants a child's head buried in a screen. So this is one gift that fulfills all the techy fu…

While we adore Instagram , we still approach the Facebook takeover of Instagram with a healthy dose skepticism. Still, the network only seems to be growing, and the fact that there are so many cool things people are doing with their feed…

Whether you spent your youth glued to a Gameboy, know a dude who keeps his NES on a pedestal, or have kids digging on Mario for Wii, these pixelated sweatshirts might be worthy of a one-up. The Drew Wise (The Pixel Artist) Collection fea…

We love personalized iPhone cases , whether they've got photos of your kids, an illustration your children scribbled, or a stylish monogram. But honestly, a lot of them seem sort of generic or cheesy, which is why I happen to love these …

Why give mom one camera for Mother's Day when she can have an entire wishlist's worth? So it's not actual cameras (unless you're a zillionaire), but rather A Visual Compendium of Cameras poster , which is almost as cool. And less clutter…

Every year when Earth Day comes around, I have this sudden urge to recycle everything in my house and start wearing hemp clothing. OK, maybe not that extreme, but there are many things I could be doing to be a little more energy efficien…

There's no sound more beautiful than your baby's laugh, or your significant other saying your name, or that favorite song that always brings a tear to your eye. The only problem is that sounds only last so long before they're gone foreve…

There's always something fun about high-tech meets low-tech, especially when it comes to art and creativity for kids. So how great is this Pixel Coloring Book ? It looks like a great coloring book whether or not your kids recall the joys…

With Instagram blowing up, we've had a great time finding ways to turn Instagram photos into art. There are photo gifts like albums, photo pillows , photo coasters and even chocolate . But one of the most obvious uses for your favorite s…

With a crew of budding artists in my home, I've often thought about investing in a 3D printer so I could turn their drawings into sculptures. But now with these new amazing gadget, doodles can become a piece of art all at the same time. …

By far one of the most fascinating booths at the Consumer Electronics Show this week was not in fact, home of booth babes who seemed to forget to put all their clothes on in the morning. Actually, it was a genius new device that will be …

If you're looking for a fun way to mix up the tens, hundreds (or thousands in my case) photos in your camera roll, this cool new photo app is an inexpensive way to take your bevy of pictures and turn it into a work of art, Chuck Close st…

We're so excited to present the first in our Holiday Tech Gifts series! Starting with . . . cool games and tech toys for the kids. Yeah, we know that big kids and teens probably want shoot-em-up games for their consoles but hey, we're st…

My five year old has spent the half hour or so playing around with a new free kids drawing app called Kid Van Gogh, and I'll do the best job I can explaining it, considering I can't get my iPhone out of her hands. What seems to different…