An upcycled iPad case salvaged from the snail mail era.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

Not every guy wants a slick, board room-ready, fancy European looking iPad case. I know quite a few who would appreciate something a little more rugged. More defiant. More ironically low-tech. For him, consider the Upcycled Mail Sack iPad Case for Father’s Day....

Wood covers for gaming consoles level up your XBOX or Playstation into a work of art

by Delilah S. Dawson | Games + Gaming

Remember back when Ataris, station wagons, telephones, and all machines of power and taste included sexy strips of wood? We’ve covered (heh) wood veneers for iPads and other gadgets, and now we’ve got just the bling for your gaming console. Though...

Relics of technology: Super cool, especially now that you don’t have to use them.

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

Long live my Grandpa’s reel-to-reel, symbol of long, boring vacation films we were forced to sit through for hours on end as children. And now–yeah, I feel a sort of nostalgic longing for that kind of simplicity, pulling down the giant projector screen and...

The most personal way to send a not-so-personal gift card via email

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

I’m all for gift cards as Mother’s Day gifts (or any other gift) when it’s really appreciated and thoughtful. For me: $500 to the shoe department at Saks will do. (There’s a reason it’s in our Mother’s Day gift guide this year, ha.)...

May the Fourth be with you. Along with a really good Star Wars Day gift sale.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

We definitely geek out over Star Wars Day each year with lots of fun picks in honor of May the Fourth..as in, May the Fourth be with you. (If you don’t get it by now, we’ll have another post up for you shortly.) Well we’re not the only ones,...

Photography tees that set the focus on fun

by Nicole Blades | Fashion + Accessories

If you’re looking for a fun gift for a photographer, and maybe a DSLR isn’t in your  budget, check out the Etsy shop IceCreamTees which puts the focus (pun alert) on your camera with photography tees like this fun aperture chart tee. There are plenty of...

Anki Drive review: Racing video games get real

by Kristin | Tech Toys

If you’ve not hear about the wildly hot new tech toy Anki DRIVE, it’s the brain-child of oh, just a few Carnegie Mellon scientists who combined  robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and slot car racing to create an entirely new breed of toy....

A baby journal book that glows as your child grows

by Kristin | Babies

I’m not a scrapbooker, journaler, or preserver of much beyond Instagram and Facebook, but I love the new Highlights of Your Life baby journal book created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Sara Gillingham. In my own  baby books, my children look like they stopped...

5 of our favorite tech Pinterest pins

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these 5 awesome tech pins, plus all our daily picks from our own site and around the web.    1.  Isn’t this IT Crowd shirt the best ever? 2. These Minecraft creations are pretty amazing. Our kids...

Have you tried turning it off and on?

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

As someone who’s become increasingly technically savvy over the years, I can’t tell you how many tech issues I’ve solved by following one simple rule. That’s why I love this shirt–especially for a geeky dad gift.   I’m pretty...