3 free apps we love for Earth Day
Today is Earth Day. Of course every day I try to do my darnedest to reduce, reuse and recycle, but when it comes to helping the planet, there's always room for improvement, and Earth Day is a great time to think about what we can all do make our lives a little...
Turning home movies into Sundance contenders. (Well, almost.)
I have so many adorable video clips of my kids scattered among my iPhone, laptop, Flip Camera (RIP) and removable hard drive. I dare to dream about turning this jumble of clips into longer movies with real Hollywood-like transitions and effects. The problem is, I...
Lojack for your cell phone – that’s TekTrak
How many of you have you misplaced your phone and had to call your mobile number? My hand is raised over here. But for the times that I've called my number and my ringer has been off, and I've spent a good 30 minutes retracing my steps to find it, well, as fun as...
The iPhone 5: Coming this fall. Maybe.
Just when I was feeling all cool with my fancy new iPhone 4, Reuters is reporting that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 in September. Now while I'm perfectly happy with my 4th generation, for those of you who have been waiting or are in need of an upgrade from your...
Bing Travel takes (some of) the guesswork out of booking online
There's nothing more frustrating than checking out airline fares in the morning, then re-checking in the afternoon and seeing that the cost per ticket has gone up $50. Highway robbery! Doing a desperate search on all the major travel sites to find the original rate is...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Anna Quindlen
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, prolific author and journalist Anna Quindlen shares her faves. It's lame, but I couldn't do without epicurious on my iPad. I look in the fridge, figure out what...
Share and edit your videos with the new Vimeo iPhone app
Like many moms, I now almost exclusively use my smart phone video camera for rolling footage on the kids. And while I'm a huge fan of the video quality and convenience of my iPhone 4, I'm finding that it's tough to figure out what to do with the videos after I take...
Piquing our Geek: The Cosmonaut is ready for take off
Now that I'm about to get my hands on a shiny new iPad2 (yay!) I've been on the lookout for cool new accessories for my tablet, like the PadPivot that I saw on crowd-funding site Kickstarter a little while back. Now Kickstarter has introduced me to yet another...
Wrapping your gadgets in love and eco-leather
In New Orleans this past week, I happened into a beautiful little stationery shop in the French Quarter called Papier Plume. I was immediately drawn to this line of eco-friendly, modern accessories cases from an Italian company called San Lorenzo. The new iPad case...
Babiekins – The next big children’s magazine is on your iPad
In those blissful few quiet minutes to myself, I love to curl up on the couch and flip through a magazine. So I am happy to have found a cool online magazine for parents that features loads of drool-worthy photos of stylish kids, decorating ideas for their rooms, plus...
Gardening for dummies
For those of you who want a little more high-tech gardening in your life (and really, who doesn't?), we've been has been a fan of the AeroGarden for years. It's a boon for those of us apartment dwellers with no outdoor space of our own, sniff, but who want fresh basil...
4 cool phone cases just for Android users
We know that there are a lot of iPhone apps and accessories out on the market and sometimes Android users may get a little bitter over the lack of attention their equally smart smartphones are getting. (We know! We see your posts on Facebook!) It's true that the...
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A mobile app for new parents. Nervous, tired new parents.
Remember those first few hours and days after bringing your firstborn home? Elation and terror are two of the many emotions that come to mind. It was a magical time, but one that prompted a lot of questions. A lot. Rather than rely on books like I did in my heyday,...
Free financial advice right on your smart phone
A few months ago, a reader asked us to find some cool budgeting apps for iPad, and many of you tweeted your love for Mint.com. So we decided to give it a whirl ourselves, and let's just say it's confirmed that we do indeed have the smartest readers ever. In my short...
Amazon announces a cheaper Kindle, but you’ll pay in other ways.
There are many e-reader options on the market right now and it's hard to choose which is best for you. If it comes down to price, you may want to jump on the cheaper Kindle that was just announced on Amazon. Dubbed Kindle with Special Offers, it is actually the same...
CinemaSeat turns your iPad into your car’s DVD player
I am always prepared when embarking on a road trip with my kids--and by road trip, I mean anything longer than an hour. That's pretty much their threshold for patience before the "when are we gonna be thereeeeeeeeeee?" whines set in. Since our portable DVD player...
Parents Magazine, now on iPad. And it’s very very good.
Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals that I end up reading cover to cover and then ripping up and tacking to my bulletin board because there's just so many useful tidbits. And don't even try to get me to throw away the back issues that I still find myself...
Leapfrog Tag Maps help kids make sense of a great big world
There's a lot going on in the world these days. Kids are hearing rumblings about so many countries, many of which are new to them. Depending on their ages, there are some good tools to help initiate conversations about friends and foes overseas, like the clever...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Rosie Pope
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, one of our fave fashion designers, maternity concierge and new Bravo! TV star Rosie Pope shares her favorite app. Shape Builder is perfect for your two to...
Breaking News: Flip Cams are going the way of the Betamax
Now that smart phones have become everything to us, including our video cameras, it seems that Cisco is killing the Flip Camera along with their entire consumer division. Interesting considering just this week, there was a scheduled press event around "a new...
Create your own personalized email set-up with Gmail Labs
One huge redeeming quality I find in people is when they can poke fun at themselves and not take the world too seriously. It's even more fun when a technology company can do the same. If you're a Gmail user and haven't taken advantage of that little tab up top that...
5 picks you might have missed this week
Here are some of our favorite picks on Cool Mom Tech from last week. 1. Finding cool new music--the kind that's more hip and alternative and less Fergielicious--just got easier with this wonderful music app recommended by a Grammy-nominated musician and hip dad...
A big kid desk for under $100? Totally.
If you're ready to hook your kids up with their first big-kid desk, it's definitely worth taking a look at some of IKEA's latest offerings. The new IKEA Micke Desk is a nice, simple, but very functional desk at a terrific price--just $79. The white desk looks great...
To cover, to shield, to protect – cases for that coveted iPad 2
If you were one of the lucky ones to snag an iPad 2 before it disappeared from all inventory sources around the globe, congratulations! Hopefully you're protecting your investment with a nice cover. You may have opted for the nifty magnetic Apple Smart Cover, although...