10 cool Mother’s Day tech gifts for your favorite mobile mom.
As much as we love flowers and chocolate for Mother’s Day (seriously, bring it on) we’d never say no to a an awesome Mother’s Day tech gift. Especially one that recognizes we are basically insane on-the-go multi-taskers who manage our entire lives...
12 practical tech gifts that are still pretty darn awesome | Holiday Gift Guide 2019
There are some folks on our lists who love tech gifts, but prefer the more practical tech gifts to the gaming systems or the entertainment consoles. Or hey, maybe they love both but just have some specific needs this year. If that’s the case, I’ve got you...
Postagram makes sending camp letters a snap. Or, a click.
If you’ve got kids in summer camp, you may know that each day they don’t get a letter from home is another reason they grow up to resent you. Kidding. But they do like to get lots of letters — and I admit, I am not the best daily letter writer. At...
Dagne Dover makes tech organization easy and stylish.
Ever since the Dagne Dover backpack converted me into a backpack person, I’ve kept my eye on them, hoping that they’d launch a tech collection. Well, apparently their ears were ringing because they’ve finally launched the Dagne Dover tech capsule...
Facial recognition is the new boarding pass. Privacy, much?
If you’ve traveled by plane, you know how much patience you need to have to make it through check-in, security, and finally onto the plane. And that’s not even counting travel with kids. So is the convenience of facial recognition why it’s showing up...
Why this screen-free smartphone alternative for kids is perfect for summer | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Relay So many parents want their kids to have the safety and security of a phone, especially over the summer when kids have a little more freedom, and a little more run-around-outside time. And yet, those kids aren’t necessarily...
The outrageous, high-tech marriage proposal that required Google Earth, GPS, and 4500 miles of travel over 6 months
We have shared a ton of clever pregnancy announcement ideas and sex reveal (FKA gender reveal, inaccurately) ideas over the years, and surely you’ve seen Pinterest boards packed full of creative marriage proposal ideas. But having just watched this video about...
6 ride sharing safety tips that parents should know
As someone who uses ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft pretty frequently (and is often distracted by what’s happening on my phone), I know how easy it can be to just hop in a car that pulls up in front of me without checking everything out. But as many of us...
5 apps I started using that changed my life this year
Yes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially on iOS, though Android is doing a little better keeping up these days. Over the past year, there are a few apps that...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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