A cool Mother’s Day gift for your favorite mobile mama.
No, sorry! It’s not an iPhone case with your kids’ photos all over it. Though, look, we love those too. But for the tech-savvy mobile mom who’s happy to show you photos of her kids from her iPhone gallery, she needs this fun, glittery Hey Mama iPhone...
Web coolness: Stranger Things Season 3, Mother’s Day tech gifts, why you’re getting privacy policy updates, and more.
We’re excited that one of our favorite Netflix shows, Stranger Things, is gearing up for its third season. Stricter policy regulations means you’ll be reviewing a lot of privacy policy updates from your favorite apps. And yes, you should talk to your kids...
What’s as easy as a Mother’s Day card but so much cooler? These photo gift boxes.
You know what’s just as easy as buying and send a a card but packs a whole lot more punch? Greetabl, a cool photo gift box that we’re so glad to have discovered, because sending a plain card for a big occasion like Mother’s Day can sometimes feel a...
Give the Mother’s Day gift of tech organization, wrapped in a swanky leather case
If the mom in your life (maybe you?) is like me, then she spends too much time unraveling her earbuds on a daily basis. That’s why I’m secretly hoping someone in my life sees this post and orders me this leather earphone case from Pottery Barn, with a...
A stylus with a particular sense of humor: Yours
I’ve been a fan of the Carbon Crusader for a while — their engraved Hamilton Pencils were a huge hit with our readers over the holidays. So I’m happy to see the fantastic new custom stylus pens. While there are a few R-rated versions (like uh, the...
A pastel phone case pretty enough to eat. But don’t. Because it’s a phone case.
Sometimes I see a phone accessory so gorgeous, I just want to eat it up. Which I know sounds weird, until you see the beautiful ice cream-colored pastel leather wallet-style phone cases for iPhone and Galaxy phones, via UK’s Snakehive London. Take a look at the...
3 helpful group gift websites that make the process so much easier
We’re coming up end-of-the-year gifts for teachers, grads, and coaches over the next month, plus Father’s Day, which often means lots of group gifts. And as you might have experienced, chasing people down and keeping track of everyone’s money (all...
Why yes, you do need this app for free last minute Mother’s Day ecards
I’m a big fan of ecards for holidays, and I have yet to find a better, easier resource for last-minute ecards than the Red Stamp app. With Mother’s Day just a day away, get on it! Surely there’s someone you’ve forgotten — a mom, stepmom,...
Web coolness: Last minute tech gifts for Mom, the airline laptop ban, phishing hits the White House and more
Here are some tech links we’ve been reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. CMP is an rstyle affiliate This is your weekend, mamas! We love this #mom tote from Amalia Lopez of Latte Design on Etsy. Maybe a little gift for yourself…?...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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