gadgets

It's always a good time to talk about how to best clean your phone and gadgets. But especially this time of year. With cold and flu season now meeting Covid-is-back season (again, sigh) it's important to know how to safely clean your pho…

My parents were in the market for a portable car jump starter, (also known as a portable car battery charger), because as city folk, they keep an older model car in the city but don't drive it much. That means they need to have some kind…

I've been a work-from-home mom long before the pandemic was a thing, but it usually translated to "work from cafe" or "work from library" mom. But, I have to say, I'm kind of happy that this past year has created the new habit of actuall…

We love excuses to shop for cool new tech, and we love excuses to shop for the cool dads in our lives. Put them together...and we've got some really creative, fun ideas for cool tech gifts for Father's Day. Whether he's a traveler, an ad…

When school started a few weeks ago, one of my daughter's first homework assignments was to bring in photos of favorite people and things to decorate her daily notebook. I love the idea, but didn't love that I had to email myself photos,…

So, I know the goal of camping is to connect with nature and go off the grid, but sometimes you just need cell service, whether it's to access Google Maps, use a cool app like SkyView or binge watch when the kids are finally asleep. It c…

Most of the tech pitches I receive fall into a few categories: 1) Wow, that's super cool 2 ) Hmm, possibly, I'll take a closer look and 3) Eh, no thanks. But with the proliferation of crowdfunding campaigns and sheer numbers of tech prod…

As I was looking around the website Quirky , I kept using words like Genius ! and Awesome ! This web site helps people develop and produce super interesting product ideas. And better--lets those of us who simply appreciate super interest…