The Logitech BLOK case for iPad is made to be dropped. Even if your iPad isn’t.
I just checked out Logitech’s survey that reveals 56% of children are “frequently mishandling mobile devices.” That’s a nicer way of saying they’re dropping them down the stairs, grabbing them from your hands and accidentally pushing them...
Best kids’ tablet in terms of security, function, parental controls, and value| Reader Q+A
Hi Cool Mom Picks, I’m looking to purchase the best kids’ tablet for a 3-year-old, and maybe one for an 8-year-old. What do you suggest? – Reader, via Facebook. Oh, to be a kid on Christmas morning opening up a brand new tablet to play with! Lucky....
Stylish and protective iPad mini cases: Reader Q&A
I got an iPad Mini for my birthday. I want a protective but stylish case with a stand so I can be hands free when I watch a movie. I want something that is going to protect all the edges of the device and not just the corners. -Jennifer Oooh, what an awesome...
5 of our favorite Pinterest pins
We’re on Pinterest! Follow us, where you’ll find these 5 cool tech pins plus lots more from our site and around the web. 1. This DIY Star Wars hovercraft bed is amazing. Talk about a kid’s dream. 2. We’re counting down the days until this...
Web Coolness: the new iPads, Apple paying women employees to freeze eggs, and good reasons not to check your email
Here’s a bunch of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did. Will you get to the end of this post? Chances are, no. (via @CharlieCapen) Can you believe that’s an Xbox cake (above)? Talk about...
What you need to know about new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. Besides that they are awesome.
Today’s big Apple livestream announcement, as predicted, heralded the launch of the much anticipated new iPads: the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3. And this is the point at which you kind of secretly hope that maybe your screen on your new iPad Air cracks or...
The ZAGG Rugged Folio for iPad can handle the elements. (And your kids, too)
Call Bear Grylls, people, because my iPad mini is ready for any crazy, backwoods adventure he might be going on. That’s because for the last few weeks my tiny tablet has been rocking ZAGG’s Rugged Folio for iPad. Bring your apple juice spills, your grubby...
The Otterbox Agility System: Turning iPads and tablets into superheroes
If you thought that encasing your tablet in an Otterbox case was like giving it a bulletproof vest, the new Otterbox Agility System is sheathing it in an entire Iron Man style exoskeleton armor system. (However it does not come with Robert Downey Jr. inside, nor an...
What’s your iPad Mini wearing? Burberry, darling
If you’re looking for a sweet Father’s Day gift (you are starting to look, right?) for a cool, stylish, gadget-loving dad I think I’ve found just the thing. Now on sale for a sweet 40% off at Nordstrom, the Burberry iPad Mini case jumped off the web...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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