Indiegogo Alert: CINEMOOD Storyteller Projector Literally Puts Video Into Kids’ Hands
Make using a projector a family activity, with something to appeal to people of all ages.
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Tag: Photos
Upgrade Your Phone’s Camera with MPOW Clip-On Lenses
MPOW’s clip-on lenses add wide-angle, 20x macro zoom, and fisheye capabilities to your phone’s camera at a compelling price. Check inside to see the difference these lenses make in everyday use.
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Family-Friendly ConnectiCon
Watching ConnectiCon evolve in the last ten years from a teen anime crowd, to an event that encompasses all ages. See some photos of the young geeky families this year!
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Try Pictli for Printing, Framing, and Sending Photos (20% off Code!)
We all love to send printed photos of our kids and ourselves to our parents, or our grandparents. Why not make it easy? Pictli is an online service that will do all of that for you.
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Share Pictures With Donate a Photo, Help Worthy Causes
Sharing photos online has become the norm for most of us, and now when you share those photos you can also help a worthy cause with the Donate a Photo app.
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Backup Your Photo Collection Part II — ScanMyPhotos.com
You may have a large collection of photos that you’ve been wanting to scan, but maybe you lack a scanner… or the time… or just the desire to do it. If that’s the case, and you really want to ensure the survival of your photos (and some other things), I’d like to point you to ScanMyPhotos.com.
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Backup Your Photo Collection With Doxie Flip
Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to test many personal scanners. Besides using a scanner to reduce the paper clutter in my house and office, it’s also useful for converting print photos to digital files. I’ve managed to scan just about every photo I have, little by little… a couple dozen here, a couple dozen there. The fact is that I just don’t have any more photos to scan in, and this problem had me scratching my head as I opened the new Doxie Flip scanner and wondered just how I could best put it to the test.
Continue ReadingAdobe Photoshop Elements 11: Simplicity With Style + Giveaway
With time as a very limited commodity, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 makes gift-giving a snap.
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Ion iPics to Go Review
Ion’s iPics 2 Go gives iPhone users the ability to take their cherished photo memories from paper to digital. With the help of a free app and a little black box, you can transfer your hard copy memories into digital treasures.
Continue ReadingPAX Prime 2012: Everything Else
Well, I’ve shared most of my PAX experience in my Kickstarter and Tabletop round-ups, but there were a few other things that didn’t fit into either category, like …
Continue ReadingConvert Your Analog Photos to Digital With Your iPhone and the Ion iPics2go
We test out the new iPics2go photo, slide and negative scanner from Ion, a gizmo that you slot your iPhone into which allows you to take digital photos of your old printed photos and slides/negatives.
Continue ReadingYour #GeekDadDay Instagram Photos
Sunday, June 17 was our first ever National GeekDad Day. Over 180,000 people in 50 states and 22 countries took our challenge to turn Father’s Day into a GeekDad Day extravaganza. And, boy, did you and your families rise …
Continue Reading#GeekDadDay Instagram Challenge
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or not reading Wired (which in our world is pretty much the same thing), you’ll know that this Sunday we celebrate the first ever GeekDad Day. Wired has officially taken over Father’s Day …
Continue ReadingAmazing Collection of Photos From the Sets of Back To The Future
Vintage photo collection website The Retronaut offers up a wonderful collection of behind-the-scenes photos from sets of all three Back To The Future movies, including this great one of Marty with the judge who crushed his musical dreams — a …
Continue ReadingA Wander Around the New Star Wars Miniland at Legoland Windsor
At last, the galaxy far, far away has come to Legoland Windsor. Just over a year after the Star Wars Miniland opened in Legoland California (read Dave Banks’ excellent write up of that one here) the Lego master builders have …
Continue ReadingTime for the Oscars Baby!
So are you going to watch for the red carpet fashions, the hilarious antics of host Billy Crystal or to find out which of the prospective films will be crowned Best Picture? There is one little girl that has done her research for the past two years, baby Sophia! She is the star of a […]
Continue ReadingSocial Media Etiquette and Copyright
Pinterest is taking off in a big way. The virtual pin board site lets you visually organize favorite projects, wish lists, tips, recipes, and books. Or pretty pictures like this shot of a gerber daisy that my son recently took. With Pinterest, you can use a special little bookmarklet to add the image to one […]
Continue ReadingiPad Photo Frame Is Hit and Miss
We don’t record video of our family all that often, but we do take pictures — a lot of pictures. The problem is that, as with many people, they are locked away on the computer and rarely seen. I’d been …
Continue ReadingThis Geek Mom is now the newest Clickin’ Mom – Plus! Giveaway!
Holy Cats! The anniversary of my very first Geek Mom post is afoot! On January 31st of last year, I wrote about my love affair with my daughter and my camera. So it seems fitting as I approach my GM birthday (cake all around!), that I talk about my latest photography obsession: A community called […]
Continue ReadingBooks and Stickers and Posters, Oh My
Awesome and affordable. Two great words when it comes to an app that lets you get the most out of iPhone photos. Using a free Instagram app, you can store a gallery of photos at Instagrid, share photos via tags, and connect with other Instagram users. You can also make iPhone photos […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom and Kodak Giveaway: Thanks and Congrats to Our Winners!
Thanks to everyone who entered our contest over the last four weeks. What a whirlwind! Last week’s winner is Trishden (and while I’m always team Weasley I can understand that there’s just something about Severus…) With the movie breaking records around the world, we sure hope our lucky winners will be proclaiming their Potter fandom […]
Continue ReadingWicked Fun with the Kodak All-in-One ESP C310 and Design Gallery Software DVDs
You’re likely already read the printing adventures by our own GeekMoms over the course of the week. I am admittedly a bit of a Harry Potter fangirl, so this project seemed like a no-brainer for me. Kodak Design Gallery Software featuring Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ boasted all sorts of wicked good fun, and […]
Continue ReadingYowayowa
A friend of mine just sent me a link to a marvelous photography blog. I’m enchanted with these self-portraits of Natsumi Hayashi- who always photographs herself levitating. That’s right, let me say that again – these are SELF-PORTRAITS! After years of following the Adventures of the Dancing Kids, I guess I’m a sucker for […]
Continue ReadingWeek Four of the Kodak and GeekMom Giveaway is Here!
Wow, it’s hard to believe that we’re already in week four of our Kodak and GeekMom giveaway! We’ve been busy putting our own printers to work (which were given to the four editors, Jenny, Kathy, Corinna, and myself) provided by Kodak (you can learn about my favorite Harry Potter character later this week and the […]
Continue ReadingGeekMom and Kodak Bring You Some Magical Giveaways (Now Ended)
In four short weeks, Hogwarts fans will be lining up to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the last movie in the series based on the great adventure novels of J. K. Rowling, which opens July 15. And in honor of the event, GeekMom has joined with Kodak to give you a […]
Continue ReadingShutterfly’s New “Custom Path” Photo Book — Turning Those Old Prints and JPGs Into Real Keepsakes
When Shutterfly asked GeekDad to review its All New Custom Path photo book service, I figured I was the perfect guinea pig. I have never been good about having nice prints made of my photos and putting them neatly and …
Continue ReadingA Nice Photo Set From Maker Faire 2011
Windell H. Oskay from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories posted up a great set of photos from the Bay Area Make Faire. See them on his Flickr set here: BAMF 2011
Continue ReadingI Am A Camera
Anyone familiar with me knows that I have a camera on my person at all times. If you see me walking down the street, I have a camera. I’m here, therefore I shoot. Wait. My first post for GeekMom and I’ve told a lie. The truth is that I’m usually carrying anywhere from 3 to […]
Continue ReadingThat’s No Moon. It’s a Space… Oh, Wait. Yeah, It’s a Moon. (GeekDad POTD)
Photograph by Steve Loughran, whose website has many more breathtaking space photos.
Continue ReadingTRON Week: Wrap-Up
Well the big day has finally come and gone, TRON: Legacy is now out there in a theatre near you. Have you seen it yet? We’ve had a great week here on GeekDad, bringing you lots of lovely Tron-themed posts …
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