by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
When my second grader asked me to join her to play a new video game that Daddy had downloaded for PS3, I figured I’d humor her for a few minutes. Little did I know that two hours later I would still be playing–and wrestling to pull myself away. Welcome to...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
You’ve got to be intrigued by what looks like an iPhone case, only the packaging begins with the sentence, “Thank you for not buying an iPhone case.” Such is the story with this exceedingly smart new case for an iPhone, just out today, that...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
One of the biggest questions we get here at Cool Mom Tech: What’s the best iPhone 5 case? Of course, our response always depends on what you’re looking for, whether it’s style, protection, or a little bit of both. So here I rounded-up 20...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
If you’re like me and you’ve spent way too long trying to figure out how to cancel your accounts or magazine subscriptions, then you will love this awesome new site I discovered that gives you simple, quick directions in a click. Think of it like...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
When my kids realized they could hand out diamonds to their friends for Valentine’s Day, they flipped. And they are so obsessed with Minecraft that even handing a ready-to-explode Creeper card sounds perfectly logical. If this all makes sense to you, you must...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion + Accessories
The idea of a scented watch doesn’t exactly make me go running for my credit card. But when I got a taste (heh) of these in person at the NY International Gift Show this week, well I’ve now got some kids begging for new watches. And I’m not closed to...
by Cool Mom Team | Travel
I first stumbled upon lomography back in the mid-’90s thanks to a super cool West Village shop that sold these wacky cameras with four lenses on them that I simply had to try. (Okay, so I bought one for a friend’s birthday gift and the party got cancelled...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids
We’re going stir-crazy during this deep freeze of winter, when even my normally-outside-in-anything-kids have retreated to the warmth of the couch.Sound familiar? Well, it’s time to crank up this high-energy song by LA’s super-cool Ozomatli and chase...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
As I find myself stuffing more and more gadgets into my handbag while still carrying everything my kids need, I realize that maybe the gigantic tote bag isn’t the way to go. And these new, swanky laptop cases might have just sealed my brilliant decision to...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks
If you’re like me, you have a love-hate relationship with auto-complete and autocorrect, which have given me giggles and conversely, near heart stops when I see what pops up as I type. Or um, accidentally send. Oops. But my feelings for this geeky...