We stand for pretty phone stands
If you need a simple and elegant docking station for your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone, we think this one will make you stand at attention. These stylish phone stands from Phonetastique on Etsy are made of laser-etched acrylic and designed to hold your Samsung Galaxy or...
You can’t lose with these cool video-game rugs
Need a special gift for that little gamer in your life? Then check out some must-see room decor that will earn you high scores for sure. Harmonden’s “pixel” crochet pieces make great throw rugs or bright wall hangings for the kid obsessed with Super...
Samsung Galaxy Cases with a handy rotary dial
No, the Samsung Galaxy isn’t walking away from the 21st century touch screen. At least, not on the screen. How great are these Samsung Galaxy rotary phone cases? Available at photographer Kim DeGooyer’s Semi Sweet Studios shop on Etsy, I love that...
Picture perfect papercraft cameras!
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 some cutting and folding...
High tech goes low tech with these gorgeous laptop stands
Sometimes the simplest tech ideas are the very best. Take for example these Stems laptop stands. Looking more like a pair of chopsticks than somethng you’d find at the Apple store, these handcrafted wooden stands hail from Brooklyn’s Valencia...
Always prepared for alien invasions and fine dining
Perhaps at some point, you will be sitting around, wondering what the heck you get for the guy who has everything, including all three major gaming systems, two drawers full of controllers, and an ancient copy of Madden Football for Amiga that he just can’t part...
Long before Google maps…
Old meets new on these awesome iPhone and Android cases that make even the Apple map app look cutting-edge. (Ha, sorry, couldn’t resist.) The Etsy Shop, On Your Case Store, is doing such neat US-made designs for iPhones 4and 5, and the Samsung S2 and S3. Browse...
Emoticon yourself for 365 days
The cold weather and I aren’t the best of friends. If I were to draw my expression from the beginning of 2013, the most predominant would probably be of a face with chattering teeth. And with this adorable emoticon calendar I can do just that, for the entire...
Geeky Valentine’s Day cards. Or the best kind of auto-complete.
If you’re like me, you have a love-hate relationship with auto-complete and autocorrect, which have given me giggles and conversely, near heart stops when I see what pops up as I type. Or um, accidentally send. Oops. But my feelings for this geeky...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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