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When we teased the idea of the Polaroid Socialmatic camera back in the spring, we could hardly contain ourselves. So you can imagine how amped we are now that you can pre-order the Socialmatic right now. Why all the excitement? Well, fir…

You might think that we'd have all of our shopping finished, but even we keep running out of hours in the day. So we've gathered all the details on holiday shipping deadlines from a bunch of our favorite online retailers -- some techie, …

The holiday season involves some of my all-time favorite things: family, friends, good cheer, giving gifts, and sugary treats. And butter. But one of drawbacks of this time of year, for me, has to be the shipping stress. My family is clo…

Whether he goes for the rugged backpacker look or opts for a hip messenger style, you are sure to find just the right camera bag for your favorite photographer guy from ONA Bags . Actually, any of these finely crafted bags would look out…

Sometimes your camera can help you capture a brilliant moment. And other times, the thing of beauty is the camera itself. Case in point: the special, limited edition Diana F+ Explorer Nocturne medium format film camera. Between the coppe…

As a frequent traveler, I've come to terms with the fact that I carry a big pouch around with way too many cords, accessories, portable chargers , and backups to the portable chargers. Even so, I'm always looking for ways to lighten the …

The photographers in our lives are always trying to capture the fun, inspired, beautiful, worth-a-thousand-words moments. So, this holiday, what do you get the brilliant photographer in your life to let them know you'd like them to keep …

The men in my life don't always see smartphone cases the same way we do -- as accessories that can be updated with the season, or even just on a whim. But since we're all pretty equally impressed with the attractive designs of the i Phon…

Our family Christmas tree is never going to be pictured in a design magazine, and that's not just because I let the kids do the decorating. I like to let my family's personality shine through our ornaments, which means all of those kid-c…

If you're planning on grabbing a new XBox One, PS4 or Wii for the kids for the holidays--or maybe just freshening up your existing one with some hot new video games that the whole family can play, we've tracked down the very best ones. W…

Next up in our Holiday Tech Gift guide series, we've put together some awesome gifts for the fitness fans in your life: The very coolest of the cool fitness tech gadgets to help someone achieve those lofty goals -- even if the first goal…

We've shared our favorite cool tech toys and gifts for younger kids, tech toys for big kids , and cool tech gifts for guys under $50 . Now our Holiday Tech Gift guide series continues with these stylish tech gifts for women. Can we have …

Not every toy we buy our kids has to have some sort of "educational component" to it, though I love when I find a great toy that so brilliantly combines play with learning. Such is the case with Tiggly whose Tiggly Shapes was a favorite …

We've shared our favorite cool tech toys and gifts for younger kids, and now our Holiday Tech Gift guide series continues with the coolest tech toys and gifts for older kids. Whether you've got a grade-schooler who's outgrown a learning …

Our Holiday Tech Gift guide series continues with one of our favorite categories: The coolest tech toys and gifts for kids. This year we're breaking our gift recommendations up into big kids and little kids, since that teen of yours proo…

This time of year, a lot of parents start getting subtle (or not so subtle) hints about what their kids would like to see under the tree on Christmas morning. If you've been hearing I hope Santa brings me a tablet , along with sighs and …

This is a sponsored message from RadioShack With the holiday shopping season officially here, finding the perfect holiday tech gifts doesn't have to be harder than hitting your local RadioShack , where they've stocked their shelves with …

We're so pleased to share our annual Holiday Tech Gift guide with you all, starting with one of the categories you all ask us for the most: The coolest Tech gifts for guys under $50. Of course we'd like plenty of them too--coolness often…

Though I'm sure my kids' teachers, coaches, and other VIP's appreciate the effort that goes into collecting money for a group gift at the holidays, I just dread being the poor person in charge of that thankless job. Bugging people for mo…

These days, you can't swing a USB cable a foot without knocking over at least 40 different Bluetooth wireless speakers . And that's just the good ones. Thanks to Cool Mom Tech, I've been lucky enough to try out a lot of these same speake…

I've logged thousands of miles running and cycling, which is not only a good way to counteract my love for carbs, but also to evaluate how I can comfortably carry all the stuff I need while I'm out. I'm talking about my phone, my keys, m…

If you love designer labels or know someone who does, then you know your favorite items often fall into the never-fulfilled wish list. So it's nice to see affordable headphone makers, Urban Ears , and their collaboration with one of toda…

If you're looking for the spendy kids' holiday gift of the season (and I know, I can't believe I'm thinking about this already either) I think I've found it in the new Razor Deluxe Crazy Cart ride-on car . I spent a few minutes tearing t…

If you're a photography fan or know someone who is, just say the word Leica and watch their eyes light up. First developed 100 years ago in Germany, it's gained cult status around the world, especially with anyone familiar with the work …