10 amazing tech gifts at Target. (Do we have to pick? Can we have all of them?

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Holiday Tech Gifts

For years I’ve been a huge fan of Target. I know I’m not alone in saying I walk in needing two things and walk out with a whole shopping cart full of…you know. More things. So what’s super thrilling is that through the holiday season, I’m...

Putting other hula hoops to sad, dark, dismal shame

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

File this one under “for the kid who has everything” — unbelievably, outrageously, way super cool LED hula hoops. If it weren’t for the splurgey price, I’d snatch up a few of these rechargeable LED hula hoops  immediately. Should you need...

Angry Birds break out of the screen. And they’re still angry.

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

If you made my kids narrow down to the two things they think are really cool about technology, they’d come up with: 1. Making really goofy videos of themselves, and 2. Angry Birds. Yeah, I’d have to agree, though I bet I have more people who will join me...

Star Wars collectibles give new meaning to “must-have Droids.”

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tech Toys

As someone who has memorized most of the lines from the original Star Wars movies, I am all about celebrating the original, mint-in-box goodness of those heady Jedi days. And if you’ve got the credits, you can even buy a piece of geek history starting tomorrow...

Using technology to get kids outside to play

by Mir | Tech Toys

Understand that I am happily in the “throw the kids outside periodically and let them figure it out” camp of kids and exercise; I think that for many kids, that’s all it takes to make sure they’re moving around enough. But for some kids, you...

Best Buy Wish List: Gaming (whoo!)

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts

Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature the things we’re coveting at Best Buy–and then give away gift cards so you can buy them yourself.  Whee!It’s no secret that we have a thing for gaming around here. Must be all those...