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Need an excuse to get a Sonos system? Thank your dad for this discount.

If you haven’t heard us gush over the Sonos audio system yet, you must be new here. (Welcome!) We’re huge fans of their smart wireless audio system that only gets better with every app upgrade, so we’re really excited to pass along a super sweet deal...

Photo wall decals: A Father’s Day photo gift that saves the need to dig up the hammer and nails

by Kate Etue | Photo Gifts

For the dad who has everything, you can’t go wrong with Father’s Day photo gifts, especially when they come from the kids. Lately I’ve gotten completely hooked on photo wall decals as the best new way to display my photos, because they don’t...

2 super easy new photo book apps for iPhone that will have the dad or grad in your life smiling

by Nicole Blades | Photo Gifts

We’re very pro-photo book around here. Actually, we support any service or app that helps us get all the digital pics we snap off of our devices and on display for all to enjoy. And with Father’s Day and graduation season officially underway, here are two,...

The Lily Camera is the first throw-and-shoot drone. Whoa.

by Julie | Tech Toys and Random Fun

We’ve seen a lot of cameras around here, and we’ve tested them out under some pretty extreme conditions. (Ask Kristen and me about our kayaking adventure at the GoPro Mountain Games sometime.) But we were all blown away when we learned about the Lily...

Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Gifts

Nothing says I love you like, please don’t let your phone die when I’m trying to reach you because it really freaks me out. Which is why I think it’s so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I’ve...

The new Lomo’Instant: The fun of lomography meets the immediate gratification of instant film.

by Liz Gumbinner | Cameras

If you want to combine what’s satisfying about manual dSLR shooting, with what’s fun about an instant film experience, then add in the unlimited creativity of lomography, you’ve got the new LOMO’INSTANT which is like my new favorite thing. This...

A custom laptop sleeve that’s the perfect gift for the modern mom

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Photo Gifts

If you’ve got a mom-on-the-go to shop for this Mother’s Day, we’re so excited that in curating our favorite personalized Mother’s Day gifts, we found these cool custom photo laptop sleeves at Snupped. You can choose standard MacBook Air or...

21 cool, tasteful photo display ideas beyond just framing them.

by Kate Etue | Photo Gifts

I have spent the last I-don’t-know-how-long searching for the coolest photo display ideas for my own snapshots. Because there are so many pictures I love, but getting my photos off my phone and printed seems to be a major feat for me these days. Even when I...

Cameras that will never ever take a selfie

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

I love the idea of putting vintage tech objects to use as decorative bookends in a living room or home office — I have a couple of pastel, original Ericophones I use for just that thing. But should you not have a pair of gorgeous, old-school cameras lying around...

You were big enough for me, Pluto. And I’ve seen a lot of … planets.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

If you’re like me and are still peeved about Pluto being demoted from planet status due to its size, then you will appreciate this hilarious Dear NASA Pluto planet t-shirt from Look Human. Granted, I’m not generally a fan of “your mom” jokes,...

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