Fund This! Tinkerbots, Self-Directed Learning, and Gender Non-Conforming Kids!
The first Fund This! of May finds Tinkerbots, a book on taking control of your own learning, and a platform for gender non-conforming kids!
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Category: Technology
The 2015 Chrysler 200 Packs Futuristic Tech To Keep Your Family Safe
The 2015 Chrysler 200 packs some impressively futuristic tech that will help keep you and your family safe when you’re on the road.
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The Heartbleed Bug: Which Passwords Should You Change?
GeekMom Sarah pauses for a moment to contemplate steps the everyday user can take in light of the Heartbleed bug.
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WildLeaks: Empowering Everyone To Save Wildlife
Become a whistleblower, save endangered wildlife and their habitat, all thanks to the secure platform offered by WildLeaks.org.
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Twitterpated Kids: Safe Twitter Feeds For Kids to Follow
Have you ever tried to find kid-appropriate Twitter feeds? We have a list for you!
Continue ReadingFund This! Beyond our Boundaries, Geeks & Stitches, and the SeeSpace InAiR
Whether it’s a documentary about a family’s trek along the Appalachian Trail, nature inspired high fashion, or the future of television, GeekMom finds new crowd funding campaigns to tickle your funding fancy!
Continue ReadingFund This! Circuit Stickers, Metal Animal Skulls, and Geeky Stuff for baby and home!
Fund This! Featuring stickers that create circuits, anatomically correct metal animal skulls, and a geeky mom who needs support taking her business to the next level!
Continue ReadingFund This! Chemistry Set, STEM for Girls, and a 3D Printer for Metal!
GeekMom highlights funding campaigns for an Heirloom Chemistry set, a STEM program for girls in LA, and a 3D printer that fabricates with metal clay!
Continue ReadingDiscovering Detroit And The Wonder Of OnStar
General Motors flew me out to Detroit last week for #ConnectedByOnStar to learn about OnStar, drive some snazzy new Buicks, and explore the city.
Continue ReadingIs Facebook My Happy Place?
Every social media user has the choice to post what he/she chooses. Anything can be conveyed. Anything! Apparently I only post the happier stuff. Why worry people, right? Does that make me a fraud?
Continue ReadingGotta Share ‘Em All: The Fun of eBay Collections, Comic Book Style
New eBay collections let everyone curate their wish lists and share them, too. Ours are especially geeky, but of course.
Continue ReadingFund This! 10/31/13: Quidditch, Women Scientists and Makers
GeekMom recommends these awesome kickstarters featuring documentaries on Quidditch and a coffin maker, jewelry featuring lady scientists and a computer learning kit.
Continue ReadingNASA to Launch High School Students' Satellite
NASA plans to launch a small satellite designed by students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Bit by Bit: RoboMind Teaches Text Editor-Based Programming to Kids
RoboMind is a no-prerequisite-required introduction to programming, where the objective is to create programs that allow a robot to perform certain tasks.
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Fund This! Halloween, A Kid Detective, and the Exploratorium
Here are three crowdfunding projects that caught my attention in three very different ways.
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4 Tips to Help Prevent ID Theft
ID theft is a real risk that plagues even the most tech-savvy among us. Here’s four tips to help keep you safe.
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The Tech Packed Into The 2014 Jeep Cherokee
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is loaded with enough tech to make a nerd’s head spin.
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World's Largest Walking Robot is a Dragon
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this fire-breathing dragon is the world’s largest walking robot.
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Why I Chose Windows 8 for My New Computer
I chose Windows 8 over Windows 7 for my new computer. Why? Read on.
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The Future of Cars Could Be As “Mobile Apps,” Says Ford Motor Company
It’s a brave new technological world but not entirely set, especially for something as ubiquitous as motor vehicles.
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Are You My Asteroid-Busting Hero? …Sign in Friday Morning
Kickstarter project ARKYD hosts a Gamer Hangout to combine gaming and space telescope at 10am June 28, and aims for a stretch goal on June 30 of $1.7million.
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Amputees Are Putting Their Best Foot Forward
Gone are the days when amputees felt a need to hide their prosthetic limbs. Now a blank leg socket can be a way to express personality.
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How 3-D Printers Have Given People Fingers
Look what happens when 3-D printers are used to create new options for hand amputees.
Continue ReadingMake Sense of Large Numbers With Dictionary of Numbers
XKCD’s latest blog post showcases Dictionary of Numbers, a new tool that helps put large numbers in perspective.
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GeekMom's Tips for Crazy Weather Outbreaks: Be Prepared For Nature's Curveballs
The 2013 hurricane season continues through November 30th. Severe weather, such as tornadoes and derechoes, are possible all year long. I want to provide you some tips and resources here to help our readers be aware and prepared.
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Win a Samsung Galaxy S 4 To Send Your New Grad Off In Style
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the perfect gift for new graduates and now you can win one from GeekMom!
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Amputee News Roundup With GeekMom Judy
As your resident amputee GeekMom contributor, I like to keep you informed about all the new and exciting things that are going on in the lives of amputees.
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Google Glass Demands Attention Even Though Hands-Free
New research indicates that Google Glass and similar heads-up displays induce sufficient distraction to endanger the user’s navigating or other activities. Google Glass is intended to reduce problems such as trying to walk safely while also glancing down at a smartphone. However, research indicates that diffusing attention is dangerous in several ways that these devices may not address.
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Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture
Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.
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Enter to Win a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
Enter to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 from GeekMom and you’ll have the perfect gift for the Dad on your Father’s Day list!
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