15 IFTTT recipes for parents to make life easier. A lot easier.
There are three things you need to know about the productivity app IFTTT: 1) It’s an acronym that stands for If This, Then That. 2) It’s pronounced like the ‘ift’ in the word gift. 3) It’s out here saving lives. Okay, that’s a...
Got an old iOS device lying around? The Presence app turns it into a home security system, free.
We have covered many ways to recycle your tech devices in the past, but if you want to create an amazing new use from an older device, like turning it into a baby monitor, home security system or having a way to see what exactly those kids are doing in the basement...
How IKEA is using Instagram in a very cool way. As in, no selfies.
What happens when 14 young designers put their heads together to figure out how to promote IKEA’s newest furniture collection? The highly-innovative IKEA PS 2014, that’s what. It’s the first fully-functional, interlinked web site on Instagram. Yes,...
PowerSound II: It’s a wireless speaker. It’s a portable charger. And it’s gooooood.
It’s sleek, lightweight and packing some serious power. Plus, it’s been personalized just for me with a photo I took of my favorite tulips. I’m talking about the PowerSound II, a brand new Bluetooth speaker and portable charger in one. There’s...
The big new iOS 8 announcement from Apple: Photo changes, HealthKit, HomeKit and…they did what to texting?
During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn’t disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook’s big iOS 8...
The Gwee Button cell phone screen cleaner: A nice alternative to your t-shirt hem.
When the number of hands and fingers touching my phone on a daily basis, it’s a wonder I can actually see the screen at the end of the day. Which is why I’m digging a new product called Gwee Button that makes cleaning mobile devices possible any time a new...
Is Sprint’s WeGo cell phone for kids worth it? A parent’s perspective.
Kids are using cell phones now at younger ages, and the options for parent-approved, kid-safe phones are growing, which is why it’s not surprising that Sprint is jumping into the ring with their new WeGo cell phone for kids. While there’s a lot of buzz...
A baby journal book that glows as your child grows
I’m not a scrapbooker, journaler, or preserver of much beyond Instagram and Facebook, but I love the new Highlights of Your Life baby journal book created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Sara Gillingham. In my own baby books, my children look like they stopped...
5 of our favorite tech Pinterest pins
If you’re as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, follow us! You’ll find these 5 awesome tech pins, plus plenty more cool techie goodness from our site and around the web. 1. A really terrific resource for helping your kids learn about science. 2....Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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