We have nieces and nephews, and “adopted” children through our co-workers, friends, and extended family. Moms we are not, but doting “Aunties” suits us just fine (love em’ and leave em’ at someone else’s home).

The demographics of women’s lives have dramatically changed. Most of us aren’t married with 2.1 children. In fact, “childless” (but child-loving) women represent more than 50% of the adult female population. Outside of Jane Austen novels and romantic comedies we’re largely overlooked and underrepresented online, in spite of our buying, recommending, and overall superpowers when it comes to the spoilage of children we love.

These thoughts combined with her own experience of becoming a doting auntie, took Melanie Notkin on a self-described “wild carpet ride” from expert interactive marketing employee to “aunteprenuer.”

Notkin’s perseverance and smarts just gave birth to online community savvyauntie.com. A year in the making, Savvy Auntie, unlike mom and parent-focused niche social networks, finds its place with women who do not (yet) have their own children, but have children in their lives.

My initial reaction to the concept was that the focus on the site would be shopping-centric on what to buy for children, but almost instantly I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Savvy Auntie is a content and community site. Sure, you’ll find lots of information there on what to get and what to give, but you’ll also have the opportunity to connect with other like-minded women.

Source: gadgetsnews.info

Sunglasses to me are what Manolo’s are like to Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker, in case you’ve been living under a rock.) I have the beach “cheapies” (10 bucks) and my stylish Kate Spades (let’s just say over a hundred dollars), but for real performance I always carry my Oakley’s. Simply put, they make the best polarized lenses – no distortion, real colors, and because of the “water sheer” factor, you can even wear them in the pool. (Oakley calls it, amusingly, the Hydrophobic feature, but basically it’s a permanent lens coating that prevents water from leaving streaks and sheens, which can compromise vision. It also works against sweat, skin oils, fingerprints and suntan lotions.)

Now they’ve taken them one step further and improved the fit by enlisting female athletes in the design process. The result? Two sizes of interchangeable nose pieces which come with every frame, adapting for the perfect fit, and a frame made of something called “Unobtanium,” which makes them light. Also, the supple synthetic increases grip with perspiration.

For unbeatable clarity at all angles of vision – even at the sides – the lens contours provide peripheral view and optimize protection against sun and wind, and – god forbid – side impact.

Source: gadgetsnews.info

As much fun as constant sneezing and itchy eyes can be, most of us who suffer from hay fever dream of spending an entire summer symptom-free. British company Health Innovations claims they can now make that dream a reality, thanks to a new gadget called Medinose.

Medinose works by using to photo therapy to inhibit the release of histamine. Insert the prongs of the device into your nose for 4-5 minutes, two or three times a day, and you could apparently see a reduction or even elimination of your symptoms. This has to be worth a try: it’s drug-free, simple, and at ?79.95 ($158) is a lot less expensive than weekly prescriptions…

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Remember when we told you about the Violight toothbrushes which kill 99.9% of germs found on your toothbrush using UV light?

Now they’ve released a travel version which retails for $19.95 vs $49.95 for the bathroom unit, and is prefect for sleep-away camp, the gym, or travel.

Just close the lid and iZap automatically goes to work. Includes a free toothbrush (available in clear, blue or orange) , or works with electric heads and most manual brushes. It takes just 6 minutes to banish up to 99.9% of germs and bacteria.

Uses 2 “AAA” batteries, bulb is guaranteed for life and it’s available now at Violight, Walgreens, and Amazon.
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The garden gnomes at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have built a walkway through the trees nearly 60 feet off the ground. Dang. The exchange rate is probably going to prevent me from treetop walking this summer at least, but it’s got to be an extraordinary experience.

The walkway is also structurally extraordinary. The walkway design, carried out in steel, is said to be based on the Fibonacci number sequence. (Starting with 1, each new number in the

sequence is the sum of the two before it: 2, 3, 5,8,13….. No prize if you can figure out the next one.)

Here’s what the Kew says about it:

The ratio provides a perfectly proportioned growth pattern. This sequence is used for the spacing of the connection points for the diagonals of the walkway trusses. The 12m long trusses are connected to circular nodes which are in turn supported by pylons. It provides a seemingly random, natural appearance that in fact comes from a clear underlying geometry.

A slightly spooky aspect of the Fibonacci number sequence is that it’s not uncommon in nature, for example in plant branching patterns and number of petals on some flowers.

Source: gadgetsnews.info

Eating only half an apple is easy, but eating half a banana isn’t. Well let me rephrase the statement. Preserving a left-over apple is easy, but preserving a left-over banana isn’t.

Which is why the NANA Saver Banana Holder seems like a good idea. The plastic banana holder can be clipped to the exposed end of a sliced banana to minimize air contact. So that the slice remains fresh for a longer duration – just don’t ask how long as it is not mentioned on the site. What the heck, it is definitely innovation at $2.98.

Via Random Good Stuff.

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CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, the companies said Thursday.

The purchase price comes to $11.50 per share, representing a 44 percent premium over Wednesday’s closing price of $7.95.

The acquisition will make CBS one of the 10 most popular Internet companies in the United States, with a combined 54 million unique users per month, and about 200 million users worldwide, the companies said.

The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. CNET’s board has unanimously approved the deal, the company said.

Based in San Francisco, CNET Networks-owned sites include CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, CNET News.com, UrbanBaby, CHOW, Search.com, BNET, MySimon, and TechRepublic.

CNET Networks, News.com’s publisher, recently announced a partnership with Yahoo to provide technology news and reviews to the search company. The companies also agreed to allow Yahoo to sell display ads on CNET properties and for CNET to sell ads alongside the content it provides on Yahoo sites.

CNET has been involved in a fight over control of its board with Jana Partners.

Source: news.com