mobile accessories

Considering I laughed out loud when I saw this Chill Pills iPhone 6 case, I figured it was good enough to share. Just like my anti-anxiety please stop screaming about wearing pants pills, right parents? Okay, I'm kidding, mostly, but I r…

There are times when the brightness of my iPhone flashlight is helpful -- like, when I'm helping my kids look for their forgotten shoes outside in the dark, or I can't read a darn menu in a restaurant. Then, there are times when a little…

Moms have gone from the people who needs help getting the VCR to stop flashing 12:00 (remember that chestnut?) to those digital mavens who can help you get your phone to stop making keyboard clicks every time you check Facebook. We're mo…

As I was searching for a cool new unicorn iPhone case for my tween this week, wouldn't you know it --all over the news, a story about an actual siberian unicorn fossil that was discovered. Not that it looks anything like the magical crea…

Look, you and I both know that those cheap-y car chargers we get at the pharmacy, mall kiosk or as free giveaways at conferences have a limited usefulness before they fizzle out on us -- usually at the most inopportune time. So I went lo…

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 the…

Whenever my husband and I manage to squeeze in a date night dinner, I have to be very conscious of my iPhone usage. He does not appreciate the lemme just check this one thing real quick business, not in the slightest. I get it, though. H…

Now that Valentine's Day is just a few days away, we look at it as one more thoughtful opportunity to give a coveted gadget to that special someone. I love any excuse to give (or ahem, get) a tech gift. And it definitely has more longevi…

I've taken hundreds of photos of my kids just in the last couple months. And almost every single one was taken with my phone. Even though I have a nice DSLR camera, it's so heavy, it's just not practical to lug it with me everywhere. Esp…

You know how we like the pretty things, mama. We can't help it, we're suckers for great design, especially when combined with smart tech. So we're excited to share some of our favorite stylish tech gift finds this year for that cool plug…

Next up in our 2015 Holiday Tech Gift Guide series, we’ve put together some of the coolest, gotta-have gifts for photographers. We're talking cameras, gadgets, accessories -- everything a photog would be happy to snap up. (Ha!) Even a fe…

Since we've always loved supporting indie makers and small brands, the entire Small Business Saturday effort, and cool tech...well, how awesome that it all comes together today! If you're supporting the #ShopSmall effort, here are some o…

I feel like I've become the queen of portable chargers around here, which is a good thing since I never leave home without one. Okay, often more than one. I am sad to say that I just can't recommend my formerly beloved Mophie charging ca…

It's really no surprise that Speck smart phone cases are so popular with smart phone users, including us. They're thoughtfully designed to keep your phone safe. But their new limited-edition CSA images cases just added a whole new featur…

When Liz sent me a link to Furniqi , I sort of freaked out a little because a table that charges your phone is one of the smartest tech innovations I've seen in a long time (and trust me, I see a lot). And yes, while the name is a little…

Our editor Liz has been telling me for a while now how much she loves her Bandolier phone case ; she even named it her cool pick of the week on the Spawned podcast . It's the perfect accessory for taking an iPhone or Galazy phone along t…

I made the jump to the much bigger iPhone 6S a couple of weeks ago and let's just say that after holding it and then subsequently dropping it no less than 3 times in the first few minutes, I realized I was never going to be able to leave…

As much as I try to avoid typing long emails on my iPhone, there are times when it's inevitable. And it's those times when I long for the tactile keyboard of my first "smartphone" from eons ago. (Samsung BlackJack, anyone?) Typing has co…

We've gotten to the point where my kids watch most of their shows and movies on our iPad. The sound is fine when just one of them is using it at a time, but when they're trying to share it -- which is a feat in and of itself -- the sound…

I now have a couple of two-port USB chargers in the cigarette lighter socket, because the idea of running out of batteries in the middle of a Waze nav is terrifying. (And on a totally separate note, when are we going to stop calling them…

We have officially entered the "please turn that music off" stage of parenting. Yay. (Sarcasm.) We have been lucky to try various kids' headphones over the years, and I've compared some of the top affordable headphones for kids. They're …

Oh c'mon, I know that emoji are already all over your phone. Is there anyone that can still resist the siren call? I think not! That's why I going all-in with one of these emoji smart phone cases. The question is, which one should I get?…

There's that wonderful moment when you first open up the box of your newest gadget and just smile at it. Some folks even give the new, shiny, and often pricy tech toy its own special name. At no point during this grand unboxing do you en…

With a bunch of Minecraft fans in my house, and a couple of them with gadgets of their own, I'm pretty sure these new Minecraft cases from Think Geek would be a huge hit. You won't find these Minecraft cases anywhere other than Think Gee…