Turning your iPhone into a Leica. (At least on the outside.)
While it’s clear that the smartphone is the new camera (and GPS and address book and pretty much everything else), I kind of love that someone has walked right into it with vinyl iPhone skins that look like actual cameras. At istickercool on Etsy, you can find a...
Red Pop: Never ask “Did I get it?” ever again
There’s really not much I miss about using a real camera since exclusively switching to my iPhone 4. Well, except that decisive click of the button that lets you know that you’ve got the shot. So wouldn’t you know that someone has invented just the...
5 gadgets the iPhone 4 replaces
I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me–something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few years with my newly...
Go ahead, drop your camera in the pool
Summer is just around the corner (finally!) along with fun, sun, and of course, cute little bodies in cute little bathing suits which make for plenty of photo opportunities. But there’s nothing like a big splash of water on your camera (or iPhone) to ruin the...
Turning any bag into a camera bag
One of the most common questions we get from the Cool Mom Tech readers is the request for cool camera bags. I kind of love that so many of you are still employing the SLR and not just getting lazy with the smartphone camera like I often do. Since so many of you...
Breaking News: Flip Cams are going the way of the Betamax
Now that smart phones have become everything to us, including our video cameras, it seems that Cisco is killing the Flip Camera along with their entire consumer division. Interesting considering just this week, there was a scheduled press event around “a new...
Shooting from the heart: Expressive Photography from The Shutter Sisters
I might be aging myself here, but remember when only professional photographers had professional cameras? Now it seems that every other house has a professional level camera, even if most people don’t know how to get the most out of them. Enter the fabulous new...
Couch handmade camera straps turn old into new.
The klutz that I am, a camera strap is an absolute must-have, particularly when it comes to my extra special fancy DSLR. However, I’m not so keen on being an advertisement for it, and I’ve been scouring Etsy to find something a little cooler. Related: 6...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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