by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
I have a thing for simple, smart design, which is probably why I’m such an Apple fan. It’s also why I love so many of the Apple accessories designed with the same sensibility. So all it took was the silhouette of this Ray Tablet Stand handcrafted by...
by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys
With all these new LEGO sets coming out, like Scooby Doo LEGO and Doctor Who LEGO, I’ve got total LEGO envy. Why should the kids get all the cool stuff? Well, this new My Old Basement LEGO kit is all mine. Designed by artist Chris McVeigh (a.k.a. Power Pig) who...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Maybe it’s the start of the holiday toy pitches that are starting to pop into my inbox, or maybe it’s just nostalgia for the toys of my own childhood for no good reason, but I’ve been entranced with the retro toy iPhone cases I’ve been seeing...
by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware
We’ve covered a lot of audio speakers here over the years, but none have been quite like the exquisite custom built speakers made from vintage luggage by Case of Bass. (Not to be confused with Ace of Base which you may or may not want in your home.) I mean,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
I am so excited to stumble across SUPERSOCK in my daily (or hourly) Etsy browsing, because wow, what a great idea for making cool flash drives: They’re all upcycled from your favorite toys from your own childhood. Eco-consciousness + ingenuity + kitsch + tech:...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Not every guy wants a slick, board room-ready, fancy European looking iPad case. I know quite a few who would appreciate something a little more rugged. More defiant. More ironically low-tech. For him, consider the Upcycled Mail Sack iPad Case for Father’s Day....
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
Long live my Grandpa’s reel-to-reel, symbol of long, boring vacation films we were forced to sit through for hours on end as children. And now–yeah, I feel a sort of nostalgic longing for that kind of simplicity, pulling down the giant projector screen and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But I know that deep down, she will always be committed to NPR and often wants to listen to it in the easiest way possible: from a radio. So it might be time to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Okay so yes, we’re obsessed with retro phone cases. Images of VCR tapes, vintage telephones and old library cards are adorning our phones, making us certain that there’s a collective yearning for simpler times. Even as we would shrivel and die without our...
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
If you’re old enough (or cool enough, ahem) to recognize a good Thompson Twins lyrical reference you’re also probably old enough to have a nostalgic longing for the Polaroid cameras of yore. This Polaroid poster from the Handz Etsy shop (makers of one of...
