


Wii U – the next generation Nintendo Wii.
If you are a Nintendo Wii fan (and really, who isn’t?) then yesterday’s announcement from Nintendo is one you won’t want to miss. The next generation Wii gaming system has been announced and it is called (drumroll) Wii U. Think everything cool about...
Buy a Windows PC and Get a Free XBox 360. We smell grad gift!
If buying an computer for a lucky high school grad this year is part of your plans, then you’re in for an extra bonus of the awesome variety. Starting today, participating retailers are offering a free Xbox with the purchase of a Windows 7 PC, when you show a...
New shopping spree enabler! Call a support group!
I always used to look forward to catalogs appearing in my mailbox. Now that I am more eco-conscious (and busy), catalogs are like paper spam, or at best, something for my kids to cut up for art projects. While I still enjoy the experience of looking through a catalog,...
Smart new tools to help keep kids safe on Facebook
Just when I thought I finally understood the privacy settings on Facebook, my son reminded me that he will be 13 soon–old enough (shriek of terror) to have his own Facebook profile. At that moment, I had a feeling that another “talk” must be added to...
Web Coolness – The scoop on batteries, going green with old tech, and LEGOs you wear
Here are a few things we’ve liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. We’re already walking all over LEGOs anyway. Why not LEGO Stilettos? Looove this tip at ParentHacks for how to use Amazon to help navigate the library with your kids....
Nintendo 3DS: Effects that jump out at you, hold the glasses
As with most families with pre-teens these days, we’ve got those moments when I need something new and cool to keep my boys entertained: that very important phone call, the long wait in the doctor’s office, the never-ending road trip. You know, those times...
Free streaming movies from Amazon. Second only to free ice cream.
This is Oscar day. In other words, the day parents everywhere realize they have seen pretty much none of the movies nominated and vow to do better next year. Just in time, Amazon announced an awesome new offer for free video streaming, available to all Amazon Prime...
5 tips for picking an e-reader that’s right for you
From the rumors we’re hearing, it might not be long before our kids are toting a single e-reader to school in lieu of all those heavy textbooks. e-readers are changing the world, so it’s not surprising that we get a ton of mail from Cool Mom Tech readers...