Tips For Recycling Your Electronics


Updated 04/02/12 8:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Where to Recycle Electronics and Gadgets

We talk all year about properly recycling your gadgets, but since we officially kick off Earth month today, it's the perfect time to remind you about the different ways to recycle, donate, and get some cash back from your old gadgets. It only takes a few minutes to help others and Mother Earth, so read on! Find a location near you — To ensure electronics don't end up in landfills or Read more

31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Go on a Digital Diet


Updated 03/28/12 9:38 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Internet Addiction Prevention Tips

Who says you have to stay connected 24/7? Taking some time off to detox from your digital life may be hard, but it could also be good for your health and well-being. While some people use Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social media to stay in touch with friends, others can't step away for five minutes without losing their minds. Are you one of them? Daniel Sieberg, author of The Digital Read more

Equipment Lab: Hurom Slow Juicer


Updated 02/29/12 5:16 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Appliance Review: Hurom Slow Juicer

I've never been much of a juicer. Perhaps it's the intimidation factor of learning to use a new appliance or the ugh factor of sticky, pulpy cleanup when I'm done, but I've resisted the juice movement despite the amazing health benefits its proponents espouse. So when we received a Hurom Slow Juicer as a Christmas gift from my in-laws, I was awfully skeptical about its future as a kitchen Read more

12 Clever Yet Pretty Media Storage Ideas


Updated 02/06/12 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Clever and Pretty Media Storage Ideas

Thanks to the rapid proliferation of media technology, it can feel as though new gadgets are determined to overthrow our homes. We shove them in cabinets only to find cords sprouting from every hinge; we cringe at the futuristic flat screen looming over Louis XVI chairs. Make peace with your televisions, DVRs, game systems, and DVD players with these pretty and functional storage ideas that will Read more

5 Tech Must Haves From GeekBeat.tv's Cali Lewis


Updated 01/30/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

GeekBeat.tv Cali Lewis Tech Must Haves

As host of GeekBeat.tv and tech expert extraordinaire, Cali Lewis spends close to 75 percent of her time on the road. It's fitting that during a recent Macworld panel when asked to name five technology innovations she can't live without, she didn't give a coveted spot on the list to just any fad. Cali's list of life-changing tech is a combination of the practical for someone always on the go and Read more

Geeks We Love: Susan Orlean Shares Her Tech Secrets


Updated 01/27/12 6:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Susan Orlean Geek Tech Tips and Interview

As a New Yorker staff writer, author of nonfiction books on subjects ranging from Rin Tin Tin to orchids, and woman with an all-around awesome job, Susan Orlean spends a lot of time alone writing from home on her latest reporting venture. So when she wanted to find all the camaraderie of an office no matter where her travels took her, guess where she turned for comfort . . . Twitter. In an event Read more

6 CES Gadgets We Didn't Know We Needed


Updated 01/19/12 5:00 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

CES Gadget Roundup

CES is the gadget addict's Disneyland, with miles of shiny new technology you never knew was always needed in your life. A refrigerator that keeps your health goals in mind, the crispest TV display ever seen, and a phone that will never need to be soaked in rice again after a water encounter — these six electronics and accessories are the new must haves we didn't know we were missing. Read more

Catch Up With Our 2012 CES Coverage So Far


Updated 01/16/12 8:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CES 2012 Roundup

We've left Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean we're done with CES. Missed any news, releases, or photos? Catch up with all of our CES coverage so far, and stay tuned for lots more gadget goodness! Cameras Polaroid adds WiFi to its new SC1630 Smart Camera. Speaking of WiFi, the Sony Bloggie Live can livestream your videos with a connection. Like Instagram? You'll love the new Panasonic Lumix Read more

Holiday Wish Lists: Practical or Tacky?


Updated 12/16/11 11:21 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Holiday Wish Lists: Practical or Tacky?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Ah, the wish list. It made a lovely debut when we were little, often addressed to a certain Mr. Claus. It had a good run for a few years, but retired itself in adulthood as the stuff of kids and dreams (with the exception of weddings and babies, when they take on the adult guise of “registry”). And now that we are adults, Read more

10 Gorgeous Gifts For the Technology-Obsessed Mom


Updated 12/10/11 6:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Gadget Gifts For Moms

Go, gadget, go! For technology-lovin' mamas, nothing says "I love you" like a modern new gadget designed to make life easier, better, or simply cooler. Whether she's a digital music buff, is never without her iPhone, or simply must have the latest kitchen gadget, keep reading for a selection of gifts sure to delight the techie mama on your list. Read more