Cool geek accessories alert: Stylish scarves that are out of this world. (Couldn’t help ourselves.)
So if we were playing word association and I said cool geek accessories you might give me a weird look because that sounds like an oxymoron. Lucky us, it’s not anymore. Because now you can respond with, Shadowplaynyc scarves, duh. There’s not a fall or...
The hashtag necklace: Instagram this.
Whether you’re thinking holidays or just looking to freshen up your fall wardrobe, tech style we’re loving these blingy hashtag necklaces from local NYC jewelry, Electric Picks. Which makes it an Electric Cool Mom Pick, since you’ll find it in our...
A clutch Bluetooth speaker that lets you wear your playlist
With our smartphones able to do so many fun things now, it can feel like we’re walking around with a party in our purses. Well, AR for Her decided to make that quite literal with this Clutch Bluetooth Speaker. As in, yes, it’s designed as a clutch....
Smart Jewelry from Ringly: If you’re smart, you’ll want it.
Well if there was any doubt that wearable tech was blowing up–and getting prettier–you only have to look at these pages where it seems that there’s something new and cool coming out nearly every day now. Recently, it was the beautiful Misfit Shine...
The Bandolier iPhone case: Function meets style meets you need a date night now
When we first came across the crossbody Bandolier iPhone case, I admit that a few on our staff was like…eh…do we really need it? The rest of us however, were completely excited about it. I include myself in that latter group. I suppose it has a lot to do...
Misfit Shine: The prettiest activity tracker in all the land
With the explosion of fitness tech, we’ve seen a ton of cool activity trackers, like the Jawbone UP, FitBit Flex, and Garmin vívofit. Now we’ve found one that looks prettier and does even more than the others: The Misfit Shine. The Misfit Shine not only...
The start of summer means an excuse for a summery new Knomo iPad case
With summer unofficially here (and can I get a big amen to that?) it’s the time a fashion-conscious techie’s mind turns toward other pursuits. No, not getting off the iPad; I mean finding a more summery case for toting that bad boy around. If you’re...
The Power Purse: A cool wallet with a built-in battery pack (and a funny name, but we’re okay with that).
If you’re like me and have ridiculous smart phone battery life issues and always need to have your smart phone plugged into the wall, the car charger, or a battery pack, then you need The Power Purse like yesterday. So ignore the name (sorry, purse makes me...
Griffin ribbon wristbands make your fitness tracker an actual accessory. Awesome.
While I wouldn’t necessarily call my beloved Jawbone UP24 fashionable, it definitely is more so now thanks to these new ribbon wristbands from Griffin–a very cool innovation in the world of wearable tech and something we expect to see a lot more of soon....Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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