Today’s tech savvy guest post is by Bettie Colombo, a mother of 3 daughters and the Senior Director, Marketing Communications of Asurion, a company that provides technology protection services for cell phones, home electronics, and digital content. Today Bettie is here to share different ways to protect the many cell phones that were received as…
Hog Bay Letters
Created by father Jesse Grosjean to entertain his daughter and to help her learn the alphabet, Hog Bay Letters is perfect for toddlers who are working towards letter recognition and presents a fun challenge even for older children up to adults. Using the dynamic tile board, Letters provides a fun interactive way for kids to…
Low Tech Toys Provide Cheap Thrills
Are your kids enthralled by those huge air pillows that cushion the contents of packages that arrive at your doorstep? Do they obsess over popping every single bubble on a sheet of bubble wrap? Do they take recycling to a different level by squirreling boxes away for pretend play? Mine do and despite the great…
iPhone/iPod Touch App Month!
These days it seems like more and more companies are developing smartphone applications for edutainment (or educational entertainment) purposes. Smartphones such as T-Mobile’s myTouch, iPhone, Verizon Droid, Nokia, and Palm, have dedicated marketplaces where developers are constantly creating new content available for download. There are some fabulous educational applications that exist and others that look…
TIME’s Top 10 Gadgets of 2009
You already know some of my favorite gadgets of the year based on my reviews and gift guides but TIME’s technology editor, Peter Ha, presents a top 10 of 2009’s coolest gadgets. Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post by Tech Savvy Mama ©2012
Are Thank You Notes Dead?
Now that the presents are unwrapped and I’ve cleaned up the wreckage that goes along with Christmas, it is time to sit down for the post-holiday tradition of writing thank you notes. Even though I love technology, I am a traditionalist when it comes to thank yous. I loved grabbing a pen that feels heavy…
SleepTracker: Putting an End to the Exhaustion
UPDATED: Congratulations to Cindy for winning her very own SleepTracker! The beeping of the alarm clock wakes me every morning and makes me wish for the weekend. Bleary eyed, I roll over, slap it, and contemplate going back to sleep but drag my tired self out of bed and prepare the steady stream of caffeine…
Exhale
That’s the sound of me finally taking a breath. After 9 gift guides, endless product reviews (and even ones that I didn’t fit into December-sorry!), and some great unexpected giveaways thrown in, it is time for a vacation from blogging. I can’t promise regular posts between now and the New Year but I promise to…
Review: HP TouchScreen Web Enabled Multifunction Photo Printer
If you are looking for a fabulous last minute gift, HP’s TouchScreen, Web Enabled Multifunction Photo Printer delivers a full set of features plus web-enabled functionality in a stylish, well-designed unit and if ordered by Tuesday (12/22) from the HP site will arrive before Christmas. Having just received the HP PhotoSmart Premium printer with the…
Dreaming of a Snow Day While Musing About Technology
Here in DC we have had record snowfall that the Captain Computer and Little Miss Techie have been dreaming of. If you are a fellow East Coaster being slammed by this monster storm and are inside waiting it our or between shoveling, I invite you to click on over to read my recent posts on…