Mommy's little helper.
"DON'T buy a video monitor for your nursery! You'll be addicted to watching it and will never sleep again." These warnings from experienced mothers were ones I wish I ignored. After spending $100 on a regular monitor, it took me a year to realize the error of my ways. While some mommies find monitors useless or at least expendable, I rely on mine to keep tabs on my snoozing babies. In Read more
Celeb moms were busy wielding their cameras this week — taking pictures of everything from their kids to their latest family-friendly creations — and sharing them over Twitter and Instagram. Find out the baker of this awesome Ninjago cake, which mama was spying on her tot on the video monitor, and why Cash Warren is envious of his lil garden princess! Read more
It's amazing just how much stuff a person as tiny as a newborn baby needs. But as anyone who's gone through it before can tell you, babies are high-maintenance little people! If you're lucky enough to have friends and family who want to gift the new addition, they'll likely be looking to rely on your registry. Consider registering at a larger, all-inclusive baby store, like Giggle or Buy Buy Read more
Serious camera enthusiasts have a new toy: the high-end Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera. Canon promises strong image quality with the 22.3 MP CMOS full-frame sensor and low-light boosts with a standard ISO adjustable from 100 to 25,600 and extended ISO settings that reach 102,400; never fear a dim lighting situation again. An inclusion in the camera that iPhone 4S users have grown accustomed Read more
As we get overwhelmed with work, kids, school, extracurricular activities, and social events, it's easy to forget about the maintenance and health of our tech . . . and ourselves. Since Spring is the time to refresh your home, it's also the perfect time to refresh your habits where your tech is concerned. Are you guilty of these 10 bad habits? Find out what they are, and how to turn things around Read more
This week, the White House announced a framework to protect consumer privacy in the digital age of smartphones and constant Internet access. The voluntary corporate guidelines called the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights "give consumers clear guidance on what they should expect from those who handle their personal information, and set expectations for companies that use personal data." For now, Read more
Nike introduced the Nike+ FuelBand ($149) into the competitive fitness gadget arena today. Like Striiv, Motoactv and Jawbone Up did before it, the Nike+ FuelBand will come with some familiar tracking features that monitor your steps, calories burned, and time, but introduces a game-like point system (called FuelPoints) to keep you motivated. FuelPoints are a metric to measure your overall Read more
Baby monitors have come a long way from the crackly, static-filled intercoms that filled store shelves just a few years ago. Today, they not only allow parents to hear if their lil one wakes up in the middle of the night, but they also offer video and temperature monitoring and can even be shared with family and friends. The Lorex Live Wireless Video Home Monitor ($170) offers all of this and Read more
If you thought the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week was about products for geeks, you were right — geeky moms, that is! The integration of technology and parenting is more exciting than ever before as programmers and engineers are setting their sights on moms who can't put down their smartphones. From wireless video baby monitors that you can view on your Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Kristina Sauerwein about outgrowing the baby monitor. My friend posed this question on Facebook: “At what age did you detach yourself from the monitor with your child?” She was wondering if she Read more
