Fun Valentine’s Day tech gifts for $75 or less

by Jeana | Gear + Hardware

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 longevity than flowers. So in...

Shop through apps, get Valentine’s deals. Nice!

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

If you’re an iOS user, check out iTunes and you might be interested to see a new category called Valentine’s Deals with Apple Pay. Well, at least I was interested so I took a closer look. And it seems that as an incentive to use Apple pay through your...

The cutest geeky DIY Valentine’s Day card mailbox

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

We recently put together a really fun collection of 11 DIY Valentine’s crafts for preschoolers and young kids, and in the process of hunting, Kate tracked down this option that deserves its own space. If your kids need to bring their own mailboxes to school for...

Kids’ music for Valentine’s Day: Heart Beats is ultimate cool compilation, nothing sappy.

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

One of the sweetest things you can share with your kids on the 14th, well, in my opinion, is this brand-new compilation album of kids’ music for Valentine’s Day called Heart Beats, featuring a whole bevy of artists whose music we’ve loved for years,...

Star Wars bouquets! Can we say this is the Valentine’s gift you’ve been looking for?

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Roses are red, violets are blue, but neither will put a smile on your Star Wars-loving valentine’s face like one of these quirky Star Wars Valentines bouquets from our favorite geeky shop, Think Geek. Just imagine handing your beloved a bouquet that includes...

With the Felt greeting card app, your kids will be begging you to let them write their thank you notes

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

If you haven’t quite gotten around to having your kids write out their thank you notes for all those Christmas and Hanukkah gifts they got last month, you might want to check out the new Felt greeting card app which just launched. By letting you design your own...

Windy’s Valentine Delight helps kids feel the love all year

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

If you’re looking for a way to entertain your kids so that you and your Valentine can have a little alone time today, we’ve got just the thing. The adorable new Windy’s Valentine Delight is a charming interactive story from Loud Crow, makers of the...

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the lovers, and all the tech lovers

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion + Accessories

Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine’s Day with people you love. Maybe you can even unplug a little. Or hey, if the people you love are long distance? Don’t even think about unplugging for one minute. Yay for technology. -Liz, Kristen, and the Cool Mom...

Funny emoji messages for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day: An eggplant is never just an eggplant.

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

With an average of 300 emoji reportedly tweeted each second, it’s time to give into our graphical language overlords; our long-standing means of written communication has officially reverted back to the days of hieroglyphics and cave drawings. We succumb! So...

Paperless Post makes sending cool Valentine ecards easier. The magic of the Internet!

by Julie | Holiday Picks

If you’ve got a valentine or special person who deserves a card but isn’t spending the day with you this year, Paperless Post is always one of our go-to destination for the best ecards online. They’ve got thank you notes, invitations, and holiday...