MonBaby wearable baby monitor: Piquing our Geek

by Jeana | Babies, Best Apps

I am intrigued by all the new technologies and devices coming out that are designed to monitor and track a baby’s sleep patterns and movements. Products like the AngelCare Sleep Monitor and wearable devices like Sproutling are just the beginning of a slew...

Heat Seek NYC: Help turn up the heat this winter

by Julie | Life and Home

While it may still be pleasant and warm — I’m currently wearing flip flops here in Denver myself — winter will soon be on its way. Too many NYC residents live in buildings with inadequate heat, but Heat Seek NYC aims to help change that, thanks to...

Findster GPS tracking system helps you track something more valuable than your keys. Like your kids.

by Julie | Uncategorized

We’ve covered many cool tracking systems and devices that can help you find your stuff, or make sure you don’t leave it behind in the first place. But the new Findster GPS tracking system is actually designed to keep track of something more important than...

SmartWood: Smartphone controlled toys with an old school DIY twist

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

My kids love remote-control vehicles, toys they can build themselves, and playing on my smartphone, so I know they’d go bananas for SmartWood, a new set of smartphone controlled toys which combine all three of their favorite things into one. But before any of...

The Sense sleep monitoring system: It knows when you’ve been sleeping. It knows when someone’s snoring keeps you awake.

by Julie | Life and Home

As every parent would probably agree, sleep is essential but often elusive. So when we heard that the Sense sleep monitoring system had totally blown its Kickstarter goal out of the water, we weren’t surprised. But we were super curious to learn more. Sense uses...

MYBELL is more than a high-tech bike bell, it’s a life saver.

by Julie | Fitness + Health

I may be a fairly serious cyclist, but there are still times when I wish I had a bike bell. (Like when I’m dodging toddlers on ride-on toys on the bike trail. True story.) The new MYBELL bike accessory is one bell I’d be willing to put on my super sweet...

Cool light bulbs get even cooler with the Nanoleaf Bloom

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

Last year we discovered the Nanoleaf LED light bulb which, besides looking super cool, actually is. It’s a safer alternative to CF bulbs, projecting light 360-degrees like a traditional incandescent while saving money and energy. The one drawback, as I noted,...

Kid Lid laptop keyboard cover: Why didn’t we think of this?

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

When I saw the brilliance that is Kid Lid, I couldn’t help but wish I’d had one of these brilliant laptop keyboard covers when my kids were little. And that I had thought of an idea like this myself. Darn. Like dad Matt Mogol, founder of Kid Lid, I’d...

Wonderblox brings together old school wooden blocks with that newfangled iPad thing.

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

As much as I embrace technology and consider my iPhone another appendage, I still feel nostalgic for the simpler times when tech didn’t rule over everything, especially for my kids. Which is why I find the Kickstarter campaign for a new toy experience...

Robot Turtles, the most backed board game in Kickstarter history, is ready for play

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Back in September, I discovered a cool board game on Kickstarter with a lofty goal: To teach kids as young as four the basics of programming. And now that I have a final copy of Robot Turtles, I can say that you parents of preschoolers are about to have a lot of fun...