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Ditto: A wearable tech device to keep smartphone alerts on the QT and your phone off the dinner table

by Nicole Blades | Cell Phone Accessories

Whenever my husband and I manage to squeeze in a date night dinner, I have to be very conscious of my iPhone usage. He does not appreciate the lemme just check this one thing real quick business, not in the slightest. I get it, though. Having my face washed in that...

The coolest new wearable fitness trackers: 7 fascinating picks from CES 2016

by Jeana | Fitness + Health

I’m still trying to parse through the gads of incredible tech I saw at the International CES 2016 show last week, but one thing is for certain, wearable fitness trackers, those hot tech accessories that really blew up over the last couple of years, still take...

The Garmin Vivofit by Jonathan Adler: Ooh, fitness trackers are getting fancy.

by Jeana | Fitness + Health

A few years ago, you could spot someone wearing a big, black, rubber band-looking fitness tracker a mile away. I’m so happy that fashion has integrated its way very nicely when it comes to wearable tech, and I’m especially thankful for designers who are...

Bandolet: A fashionable phone clutch alternative that requires no clutching at all.

by Kate Etue | Cell Phone Accessories

Our editor Liz has been telling me for a while now how much she loves her Bandolier phone case; she even named it her cool pick of the week on the Spawned podcast. It’s the perfect accessory for taking an iPhone or Galazy phone along to parties or on dates, or...

The big Apple announcement highlights you’ll actually care about: iPhone 6S, Apple TV, a keyboard, and whoa Siri!

by Jeana | Gear

The annual Apple announcement always marks the passage of yet another year for those of us in tech — and is also a reminder of the new, shiny iOS features that my current iPhone now lacks. Each September, we come to expect a flurry of new products, features and...

Web Coolness: Lego Facebook stickers, hipster barbie on Instagram, and Marissa Mayer’s pregnancy announcement

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. Hope you enjoy them too. Lego Facebook stickers are here. Fun! How to send stuff from your browser right to your Kindle. Why Marissa Mayer’s pregnancy announcement is causing such a huge...

The LG GizmoPal phone wristwatch for kids: It could change the way you get in touch. Or yell for them to come home, at least.

by Kate Etue | Cell Phones

Unless you are a parent who just doesn’t use a cell phone yourself — which, huh? — we guarantee your kids will be begging pretty much by the time they get to kindergarten, and see one classmate who already has one. We don’t entirely think that...

Web Coolness: Moms love Snapchat, Star Wars planes, and a must-see Harry Potter themed classroom

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them! The phone-brella is genius. (via swiss miss) Looks like Snapchat has a new user base: Moms! Interesting piece on why they love it. And psst: We’re on it too,...

YONO is the first in-ear wearable to help track fertility. Whoa.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fitness + Health

With so many wearables on the market to track everything from health to sleep, it was only a matter of time before we saw something like YONO, the first in-ear wearable made just for tracking your fertility. Pop the tiny, silicone encased thermometer in your ear and...

The Misfit Flash Link: Track your activity, control your music, take a selfie. Yes, you read that correctly.

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

There are no shortage of activity trackers on the market, with new ones like the Misfit Flash Link being added every day. It’s hard to keep up! But unlike the other wearable tech devices we’ve seen, this one appears to go beyond tracking your steps and...

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