retro

Did everyone's aunt have a Polaroid camera? Because that was the coolest thing I had ever seen sometime around 1978. The idea of seeing, capturing, and instantly sharing imagery certainly didn't start with Instagram -- Polaroid was the f…

Remember when buttons actually clicked, dials actually twisted, and packaged cupcakes were actually made out of food? We do, and we love to see the past recreated beautifully on retro phone cases as our readers might have noticed. Here a…

It sometimes appears that my kids' devotion to Minecraft borders on fanatical. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was their screentime of choice tonight even over the Super Bowl. Rather than fight the love, I'm choosing to embrace it…

Thirty years ago, a sledgehammer flew across our television screens during the Super Bowl, heralding the birth of the Apple Macintosh personal computer on January 24, 1984. Today, many of us will celebrate the Macintosh anniversary by sh…

Whether you like the newer songs or the old classics, we asked our Cool Mom Tech writers to pick out their favorite coolest Christmas music to play with their families and wow, what a variety we got! From Johnny Mathis to Ella Fitzgerald…

Has the audiophile in your life been very, very good this year? One more to add to our coolest audio gifts list: a beautiful, compact portable sound system and alarm clock that's beautiful inside and out, thanks to sustainable wood and h…

Our latest post in our Holiday Tech Gifts 2013 Guide is a fun one! We love looking for affordable little stocking stuffers to make our lives more fun, more interesting, or just a little more silly. Here are some of our very favorite geek…

We're so excited to launch our 2013 Holiday Tech Gift Guide with the very coolest tech gifts for kids. Boy, this was a tough year to pare down our very favorites, but pare down we did, leaving you with 16 tech gifts for kids of all ages …

If you remember the days that a Viewmaster was the ultimate in high-tech toys, you'll probably love this retro inspired poster as much as I do. The Viewmaster print from the Handz Etsy shop (makers of one of our very favorite Star Wars p…

Star Wars fans will be happy that that cheap plastic R2D2 wrist watch you might have had as a kid (Happy Meal prize perhaps?) is all grown up just like you. Holiday gift alert! At Think Geek, there's an amazing selection of designer Star…

Did you ever think you could have as much fun playing with what's on the back of your iPhone 5 as what's on the screen? The Mood Series iPhone Skin is like a mood ring...but for your iPhone 5. As we all know by now, it's not actually pre…

Astute readers of this site will know that I can't pass up a retro inspired iPhone case, from vintage book covers to vintage maps . Maybe it's a longing for simpler times, when we had to memorize phone numbers, and never knew who was cal…

Every year we get excited to see what our friends at Think Geek are cooking up for Halloween. After all, geekery and Halloween go together like...well, like two things that go together so perfectly it's ridiculous. Nintendo fans will lov…

I have found there tends to be extra excitement around toys for kids that light up or glow- even with simple items like a plain old hardware store flashlight or a glow stick from the auto shop. Something about turning off the lights and …

Ever wonder what happened to all those forgotten joysticks, Atari paddles, and Nintendo controllers left over from the 80s and 90s? Cry not for the games of yore. They've been upcycled to charge your Apple devices. Though sadly, the Kona…

Even though it came out before my time, I still remember a few leftover princess phones at the homes of friends. They always seemed so...pretty. And this is at a time that pretty was not a word ever used to describe technology. I'm thril…

I am a total lomography geek--I love everything about it from the quality of the photos taken with real film, to the fun lenses, and even the funky cameras themselves. And now there's a lomocam to bring your favorite storybook world-trav…

It's been so long since I've worn a watch, it's hard to believe that I ever used to use the expression, "it's like leaving home without a watch on!" And yet I'm totally drooling over this number from a top fashion designer. The Karl Lage…

I still remember spending hours on end playing Simon, that awesomely fun hand-held eletronic game which had you imitating the light patterns as they got increasingly hard. Get it: Simon Says? I cannot even believe it's back. I still cred…

If you're as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, make sure you're following us . Then check out our 5 favorite pins from this week. 1. A cool app for iOS and Android that's a dream for parents like us who take tons of smartphone photos. 2…

Every time I look at my camera roll, I cringe a little bit thinking about the huge inventory of photos I have. (Don't judge me for being a year behind on updating our family album, all you organized parents!) Luckily, now that I've disco…

It's affordable, it's adorable, it's truly useful in your office, and it makes a great gift. But it doesn't actually take pictures. So why's this camera so sharp? Have you figured it out yet? Here's another hint. What appears to be an ad…

My whole pre-kids life is documented on 35mm film prints and backed up on photo negatives, which is pretty hard to believe now that we're so firmly ensconced in an era of digital smartphone pictures. I get motivated to transfer all those…

What appears to be a retro-cool mix tape is actually a high-tech gadget capable of stealing your honey's heart. Also with music. Continuing our undying (and, yes, stubborn) love for the mix tape, this super cool mix tape thumb drive from…