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Need a special gift for that little gamer in your life? Then check out some must-see room decor that will earn you high scores for sure. Harmonden's "pixel" crochet pieces make great throw rugs or bright wall hangings for the kid obsesse…

Sometimes the simplest tech ideas are the very best. Take for example these Stems laptop stands . Looking more like a pair of chopsticks than somethng you'd find at the Apple store, these handcrafted wooden stands hail from Brooklyn's Va…

If your kid, like so many this year, was lucky enough to score an iPad Mini over the holidays, we've got the very case to protect it. That is, if it doesn't get you first. This felt Zombie iPad mini case from Etsy's Hooby Groovy, who als…

Go on and hate me: I received a new iPad Mini for Christmas. But it looks so naked and fragile, just sitting there. So I've been scouring Etsy for the perfect handmade case, and whether you like feminine and pretty or sleek and solid, tu…

I'm one of those people who is still on the fence about e-readers . While my Kindle app makes it super easy to travel with books always ready for the reading, whether I'm on the subway or a 12 hour flight, I also love the feeling of real…

Not everyone needs mega protection for their devices. If you're getting new tablet or phone this holiday like zillions of other people, a sleeve is all you need for easy access, basic protection, and well, style. And these eco-chic handm…

While we love the OtterBox , maybe it needs a new name. I mean, can you really trust an adorable aquatic mammal to keep your special phone safe? I think what you really need is a ninja. The Angry Ninja iPhone 5 Case from HoobyGroovy on E…

I am intermittently craft-crazy, with bouts of knitting and jewelry-making fever. Unfortunately, my skill set doesn't always match up to my enthusiasm, as evidenced by the sweater I knitted for my son that took two years. (Yes, two years…

I'm all for baby Halloween costumes that are quick, clever, and possibly made by someone else. (Let's face it, you'll be lucky if a baby lets you get one good picture in before melting down.) And that is why I'm all over this awesome R2-…

With Labor Day here, I've got organization on the brain. So when I saw this beautiful, crafty way to make the tangle of electronics by my bedside a little more pretty and a little less "what's behind the displays at Best Buy" I was amaze…

I admit that I hate to think that real books might go away sometime. While I love the convenience of e-readers , I love lying in bed with the kids and turning actual pages at night. That's why I love these bookmarks that merge my love of…

If you have to put your Kindle away at some point, it might as well be in something a beautiful as these handmade to order e-reader cases from this lovely Etsy Shop. The Nimoo Etsy shop makes every one of their beautiful Kindle cases (ta…

As someone who walks around with a Kindle, iPad, or MacBook Air in my bag on a daily basis, I'm a big fan of gadget sleeves, like these stylish ones that are perfect for fall. You'll find a Stash Bag gadget cover for almost every kind of…

While cleaning out the office yesterday, I kept coming upon relics from my not-so-distant past, like some weird archeological dig in my house. This, children, is a floppy disk. We used it to store information on before the Cloud. And her…

You know the drill, bloggers. You have so much going on, with Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter that you include the links. But, then your cool and artsy website looks all buttoned up and corporate. So how do you leave breadcrumbs t…

I admit when I hear the word stylus, I still think of that awful little black toothpick-y thing that came with my very first Palm Pilot. Now, it's so exciting that they've become stylish, comfortable to hold, and more importantly, harder…

File this one under "for the kid who has everything" -- unbelievably, outrageously, way super cool LED hula hoops. If it weren't for the splurgey price, I'd snatch up a few of these rechargeable LED hula hoops immediately. Should you nee…

Behind every great photographer is a great assistant. Okay, so maybe she's actually clinging to your leg and gumming your camera strap. Still, she's awfully cute. And she needs this onesie. The Assistant Onesie from LA-based Amy Tangerin…

I realize this might be faulty logic, but I'd like to believe if I'm going to drop a pretty penny on a MacBook Air , I might as well splurge for a gorgeous case as well. And oh looky here, this is exactly the one I want. The stunning lea…

It's been a long time since I've carried around my SLR, but one thing was certain when I did that I learned from my shutterbug friends: Never use it without a camera strap. With that in mind, just look at these gorgeous camera straps I f…

Plenty of dads would love to receive a box of good cigars for Father's Day. Here's a great way to give the classy dude in your life... well, half that gift. The cigars are missing, but he might not miss them at all. The Sweet Cigar Box S…

For those of you still working with computer mice, like I do from time to time, I love the idea of a mousepad that's not some freebie logo-plastered thingie. (Admit it, too many of of us still have those for some reason.) To me, beautify…

Remember when Marty McFly had to go back to the past to save the future? These blocks don't have the powers of a time traveling Delorean, but they can give you a sweet reminder of a simpler time when phones only had one ring and alarm cl…

You might have noticed that last Tuesday's Google Doodle was a beautiful illustration in honor of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday. But did you know that Valentine's Day marks the great author's celebrated trip to America, where he was fe…