Turn your Instagram photos into art

by Cool Mom Team | Photography

I’ve made all sorts of amazing gifts from Instagram photos, like custom coasters even photo books from my iPhone, but I’ve been hesitant to try the many photo to canvas services because I’m a little worried about how the resolution will translate....

Oh Appy Day! featuring Maya Rudolph

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Maya Rudolph shares her favorite. I love Hipstamatic. Every lens, every case, every film. It actually takes amazing pictures. -Maya Rudolph Hipstamatic is...

An uncommonly awesome iPhone 5 case

by Jeana | Uncategorized

I was definitely among the Apple loyalists and tech geeks around the world who waited with bated breath for the iPhone 5 announcement.And as excited as I am for the hardware upgrade, I’m also really excited about the case upgrade as well. Hey, what can I say?...

Edible Instagrams? We’ll take it!

by Liz Gumbinner | Photography

At first when I heard about an edible Instagram product I thought…InstaGrahams? But nope. No clever puns. Just beautiful, delicious chocolate. The new service Cocoagraph, from 3D Fine Arts major Rae Vittorelli, merges chocolate and photography–two of our...

Animoto for Android! At last, at last!

by Shari | Uncategorized

Don’t get me wrong, I like photographs of my kids, family and friends, but just looking at pictures doesn’t “send me.” UNLESS they’re in a slideshow with music and text–then I become a blubbering, “Memories”-singing...

5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Link Roundups

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us, then check out 5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week that you don’t want to miss. 1. Will this gadget mean the end of booklights? Maybe. 2. A little speaker that packs big...

Dropbox and Facebook – a match made in heaven. Or the cloud.

by Jeana | Social Media

If you’re an avid Facebook user (is there any other kind?), you’ll be thrilled to hear that Facebook and Dropbox have teamed up to enable you to share files from your Dropbox account right inside Facebook groups. That’s pretty big. Basically,...

Piquing Our Geek: Turn your iPhone photos into Polaroids. Remember those?

by Liz Gumbinner | Photography

I still fondly remember my Polaroid camera. Like so many photo buffs, I was devastated when Polaroid went the way of the Betamax. Well, with this new gadget, you will get almost the same effect with your very 21st century iPhone. And the story is pretty...

Wearing a camera around your neck: It’s not just for tourists

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion + Accessories

If you’ve got a thing for photography or know someone who does, how great is this camera necklace? You can find the shoot me camera necklace at Etsy’s Make Pie Not War, or if you’re an Uncovet member, you can grab it there for a limited time for just...

One of the coolest, easiest, free photo editing apps we’ve found

by Jeana | Best Apps

Just like you, we rely on trusted sources to pass along tips for great apps. So when a strong reco came in to try out Pixlr-o-matic, we had to check it out. Yes, we know, there are tons of photo editing apps already out there for both Android and iOS, but it turns out...