Web coolness: The iPhone Basic, kids on social media, and Father’s Day!
Here are a few cool tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The ultimate product to curb mobile phone addiction. Father’s Day is coming up! Be sure to get him a present that truly represents his age. Heh. Meanwhile teens are...
17 of our favorite geeky Valentine’s cards for your favorite geeky valentine.
We always love looking for the most fun, geeky Valentine’s Day cards every year. After all, some of our favorite valentines are geeks!. Whether they’re our kids or our sweethearts, we’ve put together some awesome geeky Valentine’s Day cards...
Watch Levar Burton read Goodnight Moon to Neil Degrasse Tyson and swoon a little.
We love Levar Burton. Did you ever listen to our podcast interview with him? He’s the best! We love Neil Degrasse Tyson. He’s not yet a podcast guest, but we’re still hoping, because he’s also the best! One thing we’re torn on...
Got internet trolls? Troll Cakes kill them with sweetness.
I can’t stop laughing at this concept: It’s called Troll Cakes and yes, it’s real. The premise is that you send Brooklyn baker Kat Thek any hateful message you’ve received — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat — and they will...
5 geeky baby onesies that are perfect for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s new baby. Or any social media lover’s offspring.
We were thrilled to hear the news that Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, who just announced they’re expecting another baby girl. Yay! And since we’re known for sharing some of the best baby gifts from around the web (Have you seen our baby shower gift...
Emoji Pride and Prejudice. Answer the pressing question, was Mr. Darcy really just a poop?
Well, we’ve seen Pride & Prejudice for zombie fans, Pride & Prejudice for doodlers, and Pride & Prejudice for babies too young to know books as anything besides delicious teething toys. So I can’t say I’m entirely surprised that someone...
Charge your smart phone with poop. Emoji, that is.
I’ve seen a whole lot of portable battery chargers, but this rainbow poop emoji one from WattzUp is definitely a first. I can already hear my tween daughter squealing. These hilarious emoji portable battery chargers work with most smart phones, as well as...
Grammar Snob: The quickest, easiest way to get people to send you a middle finger emoji
One of the funniest new Message apps now available for iOS 10 has to be Grammar Snob, a sticker app that lets you correct the grammar in your friends’ texts. Grammar police, this one’s for you. Does the wrong use of your vs. you’re drive you nuts?...
Web coolness: A texting umbrella, screen time tips from parents, Facebook changes its timeline. Again.
Here are some of the links we’ve been reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. An umbrella made for texting in the rain? Sure, why not. A warning about what you share on Facebook Messenger. Another Facebook timeline change — this one you...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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