The new Polaroid CUBE+ is super cool, wifi-ready, and still cute as a button
As you may have guessed, we’re officially smitten with the new Polaroid CUBE+. It all started last year, when we first laid eyes on the 1.0 version of this bite-sized, lifestyle action camera. Back then, we were totally impressed with the 6 megapixels pics and...
First camera recommendations for kids? Reader Q+A
My daughter is turning 6 and I’d like to get her a camera. We gave her an old Canon point-and-shoot for Christmas and she is so responsible with it – she’s ready for a new one of her own. I love the Fujifilm Instax Mini (especially Hello Kitty), but...
Capture the action of summer with the new VTech Kidizoom Action Cam for kids
Ever since my husband showed the kids the GoPro videos he took while mountain biking, they’ve wanted to take the same kind of cool action videos, even if all they’re doing is riding a scooter down the driveway. And since we’re not so keen on handing...
The Lily Camera is the first throw-and-shoot drone. Whoa.
We’ve seen a lot of cameras around here, and we’ve tested them out under some pretty extreme conditions. (Ask Kristen and me about our kayaking adventure at the GoPro Mountain Games sometime.) But we were all blown away when we learned about the Lily...
The new silicone GoPro camera cases: Like bubble wrap for your camera.
If you’re planning to give a GoPro camera to your favorite daredevil this holiday season, we found just the accessory to go along with this awesome gift. These silicone GoPro cases from Photojojo can help keep your GoPro from slipping out of your hand while...
Two truly fantastic new baby monitors for very lucky new parents
With a baby in a more predictive sleep pattern (finally!), I’m thankful that I’m not spending my evenings and wee hours sitting on the edge of my bed staring down the baby monitor, as fun as that was. But for the climbing-out-of-the-crib stage of life,...
7 creative video ideas to help preserve family memories in cool ways
It’s hard to believe that when our first children were born, capturing them on video meant getting out a clunky camera, hoping the batteries were good and that the card still had some memory left, then finding the right cords to connect it to a computer so we...
Web Coolness: A clever geeky birth announcement, hilarious TV awards, and a guilty pleasure Instagram feed.
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A geeky birth announcement that’s so clever, it crashed a site. Research about kids and screen time: As you can imagine, too much is not a good...
5 of our favorite tech pins on Pinterest this week
Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these 5 awesome tech pins, plus lots more techie coolness from our site and around the web. 1. Loving these cool printable typography posters. (Type geeks unite!) 2. One of the coolest new...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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