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While we love all sorts of personalized jewelry, we're especially smitten with keepsake jewelry that has a deeper meaning. So it's no surprise that we were blown away by these waveform necklaces in the shape of your own soundwaves. As in…

Are you following our Cool Mom Tech Pinterest boards ? You should be! Take a peek at all the tech coolness you might be missing. 1. How cute is this DIY earbud case ? 2. This amazing app helps you ditch the annoying junk mail . So handy!…

The coolest new digital camera for the holidays may be one that doesn't even work. Well, not until you put it together and learn a whole bunch about the technology behind a point-and-shoot. And I know more than a couple of kids who would…

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out these 5 popular pins you might have missed this week. We've got our eye on this gorgeous smartphone wristlet from one of our favorite designers. What a cool little stocking st…

We all know STEM is a big deal in schools these days. The combination of science, technology, engineering and math is what kids are living on a daily basis, so a 10-year-old entrepreneur named Ethan Saadia wants to encourage even more ki…

Halloween is made for geeks, as we've said before, and I think these awesome Halloween pumpkin carving ideas prove it. Yes, if you're a professional artist with a shed-full of carving tools you can do some more complex designs, but I lik…

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…

Behold, my actual MacBook Pro keyboard! Most see it and think whoa--she really abuses that S, L, C, and is that an E up there? Me, I try to see the positive side: My kids are going to rock at touch typing. Suddenly I get the benefit of a…

I've decided to spend a little energy styling my home office this summer, and first up, putting my excellent friendship bracelet-making skills (ha) to good use by covering a few of those unsightly cords with this cool tutorial. We've fea…

DIY photography just got more extreme and fun because now you can actually build your own camera. The hip kids at Lomography have piqued our geek with the Konstruktor DIY kit , which includes everything you need to build and decorate you…

Maybe you've never thought about playing piano on a bunch of bananas or turning Grandma into a space bar, but once I saw this cool new gadget that lets you turn (almost) anything into a computer key. Think of it as one Father's Day gift …

I am so not a DIY type. But when it comes to this little bit of crafty tech genius, I'm on it. At Sew Trashy, I was thrilled to find this DIY Washi Tape Apple Charger project. Especially considering I'm in a household where there is much…

Whether you need props for your party photo booth, you're throwing a baby shower for your favorite shutterbug, or you just need an adorable place to store your paperclips, these sweet papercraft cameras are just a click away! Well, and s…

This week I looked at my definitely plugged-in MacBook, and realized it wasn't charging. Surely the entirely frayed wire at the base had something to do with that? Mac users in particular are famiilar with the annoying ease at which the …

Now that I've started posting photos of my family on the Internet, I've been thinking much more about how to watermark my photos. Thankfully, it's not nearly as complicated as I thought, especially with the help of my go-to photo editing…

Starting oh, about now, every news channel and magazine will start promoting their "best of the year" piece. While it's fine and dandy to watch non-stop footage about the 2012 election, Kristen Stewart, and people camping out for iPhone …

I am intermittently craft-crazy, with bouts of knitting and jewelry-making fever. Unfortunately, my skill set doesn't always match up to my enthusiasm, as evidenced by the sweater I knitted for my son that took two years. (Yes, two years…

I'm already a huge fan of Aerial7's Tank headphones : the perfect sound, the comfy fit, and the fun bright colors. The only thing that could make my set of Tanks even more perfect is if I could custom design a pair. And guess what? Now I…

Do you ever have a moment where your kid says something so funny that you think "that would make a great poster?" Or do you have a great picture to display and you want to include the perfect caption? Now you can do both easily through t…

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Here are 5 pins we loved from this week. 1. An awesome camera bag that you can make yourself. 2. A resource that every parent with a camera should have at their finger tips. 3. The best Olympics apps …

Every year during the back-to-school season, I can't help but get nostalgic whenever I see those black and white composition books. Which is probably why I buy a bunch, and now have a stack in my closet. Well, now I can feel that way eve…

If you've got a gadget-loving dad, we imagine he'll appreciate this clever printable Father's Day card that you can DIY with not all that much effort. No hot glue guns, promise! The very creative iDad card just requires printing and cutt…

This month I received several ominous warnings from my ISP, popping up to interrupt my web pages as I was browsing - We are replacing your wireless router! Order now or your service will be interrupted! You have T minus 14 days...13 days…