3 free apps we love for Earth Day
Today is Earth Day. Of course every day I try to do my darnedest to reduce, reuse and recycle, but when it comes to helping the planet, there’s always room for improvement, and Earth Day is a great time to think about what we can all do make our lives a little...
Gorgeous iArt doesn’t require upgrades
What do you get when you combine art, craft, and an iPhone? Beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork for your wall that transcends all the fads and doesn’t require an upgrade in six months, that’s what. Etsy artist Marisa of Creative Thursday calls it her...
An app that makes it okay to pick your nose
I have a confession to make. While I was checking out the Faces iMake App for iPhone and iPad, supposedly designed for kids, I got absolutely hooked. The create-a-collage premise of the app is simple enough for a four year-old, and even a forty(something), to jump...
PhotoCopier – Making your lame iPhone snapshots look like works of art
I am so reliant on my iPhone for snapshots lately, that I’m becoming slowly addicted to all the great photo filter apps out there that make up for the quality of the photos. No doubt that’s partly why Hipstamatic and now Instagram are so popular–not...
5 picks you might have missed this week
Here are some picks you might have missed this week in the tech world. 1. The 35mm camera is back, better than ever, and cute as a bug. And pink! 2. These Twitter rings put the tweet in sweet. Can you limit yourself to 140 engraved characters? 3. Looking for sheets...
Im in ur museum, ogling ur artz
I’m up way past my bedtime as I write this because I think the internet has finally produced the perfect marriage of art and tech and I can’t stop ogling. Big surprise–it’s from Google. The new Google Art Project uses Google’s...
The adorable scourge of the internet kingdom
He’s faster than the Code Harpy and more more deadly than the Technotroll, yet he also manages to be cuter than your average Linux Lizard. He’s the dreaded Pixel Dragon, and he’s coming to a nursery wall near you–and at a great price too. This...
Doodle 4 Google 4 oodles of cash
My kids love to doodle. Pen, pencil, crayon, whatever the writing implement and whatever the paper surface (yes, even mortgage statements). If they were just a tad older, I’d put that doodling talent to good use for the annual doodle contest put on by Google....
iPhone cases to love
iPhone cases are now nearly as plentiful as iPhone apps, so it’s not surprising that we’ve discovered some super new, super cool, super artful ones. What is surprising however is that they were all designed by children. And all those children are cancer...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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