gifts for moms

There are any number of baby books and memory journals out there for new parents, but none I couldn't put down, before it was even filled in. Until I saw The Geek Baby Book by Tim Mucci. Right from the first chapter, in which the author …

When the small tech accessory company This is Ground first launched the Cordito and the Cord Taco -- clever little cord taming leather accessories named for Tex-anything-but-Mex fast food favorites, well we knew we liked these guys right…

This week, I had the pleasure of joining the Meredith Vieira Show (I love her!) for a quick segment on one of our favorite apps: Waterlogue , which transforms your photos into gorgeous watercolor paintings. If you haven't tried it, check…

The growing options for making photo books right from our phones makes a lot of sense, since that's where so many of us keep most of our photos anyway. And the new Photolane photo book app makes it so simple, you can design a couple of t…

Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine's Day with people you love. Maybe you can even unplug a little. Or hey, if the people you love are long distance? Don't even think about unplugging for one minute. Yay for technology. -Liz, Kristen, …

If you're looking for a special Valentine's photo gift that goes beyond a photo in a frame, the Heart Photo Poster at Minted could be so special for the right person. 30 of your favorite photos are arranged in a heart shape and beautiful…

If you're like me, and you heart Valentine's Day and all of the red and pink and sweetness that comes with it, you can spread that love everywhere -- even to your iPhones. Here are three fun Valentine tech gifts to help you wear your hea…

For me, the greatest Valentine's gifts are the ones that show how much you really get the person you love. And if you love a geek, we've got four awesomely nerdy mugs that could send exactly the right message on Valentine's Day. Package …

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 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 …

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 …

I always love popping over to ModCloth and checking out their accessories section because it changes so frequently (like every hour, it seems). That's how I discovered this kitschy Betsey Johnson Photographic Charm bag that I think is su…

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…

Seeing as how our friends at Think Geek are having a big sale right now, I was poking around for what must-have (I use that term loosely) I'll come across, and wouldn't you know it? I found a contender in this set of stackable Star Wars …

So if we were playing word association and I said cool geek accessories you might give me a weird look because that sounds like an oxymoron. Lucky us, it's not anymore. Because now you can respond with, Shadowplaynyc scarves, duh. There'…

The Novogratz family is back, and since I'm a fan of their accessible but eclectic decorating style , I like that they're continuing their quest for colorful world design domination with a new line of modern custom photo gifts that shoul…

I've seen these game controller chocolates at all the fancy chocolate shops in my 'hood, so how cool is it that you can save yourself a fortune and make your own thanks to our pals at Think Geek . This game controller chocolate mold feat…

Is there anything more royally British than marshmallows? Yeah...no. Those two things have never existed in the same sentence together that I know of. Until now. Enter Boomf Magic Mallows . The delicious start-up out of the UK that allow…

If you have checked out our recent post on the Kid Lid Keyboard cover (and why we're all pining for one), then you well know of our foibles of balancing a world of children in a world of technology. So I had to giggle when I came across …

Instagram photos are fun, but staring at them on your little smartphone or tablet screen can only give you so much joy. That's why we're always on the lookout for cool professional photo printing services and unique photo gifts that let …

We obviously have a thing for geeky baby gifts around here, probably because we have a growing number of friends who are proud to let their geek flags fly. And now we've found an adorable baby gift for gamers that we can add to the list:…

When I saw the Baby Brezza Formula Pro on Cool Mom Picks awhile back, I wished that the Keurig-like formula maker had been around when my littles were still hitting the bottle. And clearly so do thousands of you! Well, now it's available…