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TECHTASTIC: Hukkster

Stalking clothing has always been a favorite past time of mine. Well, it was...before I was stalking deals on diapers and toddler dresses. A new shopping tool, Hukkster, tracks your most-wanted items online and alerts you immediately when the price drops.So now someone els is doing the hard work for me. I tried it a few weeks ago on this Halston Belted Dress, a favorite from my Currently Coveting for Closet Pinterest Board , and poof! three weeks later Hukkster sent me this email alert. 

This is a little too easy.

TECHTASTIC: Pinhole Press Memory Game

My girl's love memory games, although I'm pretty tired of looking for Strawberry Shortcake's umbrella and Elmo's balloon and I can't wait to surprise them with their own personal version. Pinhole Press prints 12 photos of your photos on thick cards with graphic black and white backgrounds. I curated the photos from my Instagram account and it's was so easy. Won't these make great gifts?

Thanks to Typepad for Making Me this Week's Featured Blog

Nice surprise when I signed in to Typepad homepage this morning. Thank you.

TECHTASTIC} ArtKive

This App has somehow been eluding me and now that I've found it I'm addicted to it and thoroughly pleased in my little organized heart. ArtKive lets you store, share, and print your kid’s masterpieces without a moment of “I can’t throw this away” guilt.

Simply snap a picture of the artwork and the app automatically tags each image with your child’s name, grade, and date created. Add a title or description and then share the gallery with Dad,  or whomever you invite to your circle.

The real genius of Artkive is once you’ve collected enough artful images you can to turn your digital collection into a customized coffee-table book with just the press of a button. 

TECHTASTIC} Printstagram Calendar

Printstagram Calendar prints 365 of your favorite Instagram photos in a clean white box with hinged lid. The paper is thicker than most tear off calendars so you keep each one as a printed piece. There's three different layouts to choose from for only $40.

TECHTASTIC} Cinemagram App

I haven't mastered it yet, but it's my favorite new App. Cinemagram is a stunning hybrid between photo and video. The girls are becoming little filmmakers, it's easy,fun and addictive to experiment. Send me your favorites.

TECHTASTIC} Super Bowl Apps

 

I grew up with football. My father hosted The Tom Osborne Show (Coach of the Nebraska Huskers) and his TV call name was 'Fearless Dan'. My brother, sister and I spent every Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ahhhh, the smell of the turf, the sea of red, the roar of the crowd, the hot dogs, the nachos, the Pepsi- so many good memories. And now I'm a Creative Director in Advertising. So the Super Bowl is the culmination of two of my passions. I like to celebrate it with friends, but not too many friends (then you can't hear the commercials) and tons of good bar food including our famous Nebraska Queso Dip. 

Here are some Apps to help make your Super Bowl party seamless. Merry Super Bowl!

ADBOWL: Links to TouTubevideos of the commercials and allows you to rank them on a five-star scale. Results are posted later on AdBowl.com. 

PARTY WHISTLE: When the ref misses the call, call it yourself. You can blow your own whistle on your mobile phone. You just blow into the microphone. Free for iPhone.

SEAMLESS FOOD DELIVERY: This culonary app allows you to place orders for delivery or takeout with more than 7,500 restaurants in 35 cities. Free.

 

 

TECHTASTIC} One Laptop Per Child Rugged Tablet

One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit working to bring modern education to children in the developing world, aims to get a low-cost, low-power laptop in the hands of every student on the planet.

They unveiled the XO 3.0 tablet at the Consumer Elecronics Show in Las Vegas Monday. The fully functional tablet is designed to be inexpensive, use little energy and brave extreme weather conditions.Unlike any other tablet on the market, it can be powered by solar energy, other alternative sources or hand-cranks.

Brilliant. To donate click here.

photo via mashable.

 

 

TECHTASTIC} Amazon Mom

I don't know how I just found out about this. Amazon Prime 2-day shipping for FREE! Amazon Mom is a membership program aimed at helping parents in the prenatal through toddler years use Amazon to find all the products their family needs. 

Despite the name, you don't need to be a mom to join. They offer great benefits, including 20% off diaper and wipes, exclusive offers, and FREE Two-Day Shipping on Amazon Prime-eligible products. 

TECHTASTIC} iPhone Credit Card ID Case

It protects from scrapes and scratches and I can carry my debit card. I can leave purse at home, or just add this to my diaper bag. And it's only 7 bucks!