The kitchen sink you tap to turn on. Later for you, germs.

by Stephanie Slate | Life and Home

You know those things you don’t even know you need until you try them? And then you realize they’re so great you never want to live without them? That’s the new tap technology of this super cool faucet. Though a faucet is a faucet in many ways, my...

Truly cool tech gifts for mom under $30

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Travel

While one of you will win the sweet Samsung Galaxy Note on our Mother’s Day gift guide this year, we know that not every tech gift comes free. Still, it’s nice to know there are some cool tech gifts for moms out there that won’t cost you a fortune....

Just don’t use it to clean your camera lens!

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks

I love finding interesting gifts for camera lovers that aren’t necessarily $500 lenses. The retro camera candles I recently found made me super happy, and now here’s one more gift that’s doing the same–just in time for Mother’s Day....

The best grilling apps, A.K.A. no more “I think you overcooked it, hon.”

by Jeana | Best Apps

One of the many things I love about summer is the enticing and oh-so-summery smell of things cooking on the grill. Mmmm…meat.   My husband is the house-appointed grillmaster, but I’d like to start expanding my grilling horizons beyond hamburgers,...

Cupcake, have we got an app for you!

by Stacie Billis | Holiday Picks

We’ve covered virtual cupcake baking apps and even cupcake ATM machines. But if you love cupcakes (and, really, who doesn’t?), here’s the killer iPad app you’ve been waiting for. The Food Network Cupcakes! is pretty much the best thing since...

One word: Plastics

by Jeana | Life and Home

The other day, I was reading a recipe off my iPad while cooking and while scrolling down, knocked the device from the shallow groove that it was propped on and…anyone have any tips on how to get flour out of an iPad crevice? My iPad case is beautiful yes, but...

The coolest fridge ever comes with markers

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

You can’t write on the walls. You can’t write on the cabinets. You can’t write on the appliances.Or wait. Thanks to Amana, actually, now you can. The Amana Jot is possibly the coolest refrigerator ever. It has everything you need in a smaller...

5 cool apps to help with Thanksgiving

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Even though I’m not cooking the turkey this year (hooray, hallelujah, amen!), I’m preparing a few side dishes and desserts. And because I’m not necessarily known for my kitchen skills, you can bet I’m going to be relying heavily on my smart...

Samsung Flex Duo Oven – It’s two, two, two ovens in one.

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

This past week, I got a first look at an absolute game-changer of an oven: The Samsung Flex Duo Oven, which was announced at CES earlier this year. In short, it converts easily from a single oven to two, with just the insertion of a dedicated insulated tray through a...

Can one covet a garbage can? If it’s from simplehuman, it’s likely.

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

I’ve always known the simplehuman line of trash cans to be well designed, but it wasn’t until I saw a demo of their brilliant new Sensor Can that I actually started coveting it. Coveting. A garbage can. I know. The simplehuman Sensor Can is no mere trash...