Cool Mom Team

This past week on Cool Mom Tech, we've been having fun with some of the doodads we don't mind carrying around, now that the scarves and the gloves are safely packed away. 1. Turn your iPhone into a one-handed photo machine with the click…

Since discovering Instagram a few months ago, I've used my photos to make everything from a Keepsy book to an Instagram screensaver , plus a few other special gifts - like some pretty awesome photo coasters for my mom for Mother's Day. S…

When I saw there was a headset coming out made just for gamers, I got super excited. Not because I need one, but because I happened to have made babies with a gaming addict, and occasionally, I would like to mute the sounds of mayhem, mu…

Confession: I have never been an earpiece kind of gal. I still snicker at those people who walk down the street looking like they're talking to themselves. But ever since the announcement last week about the potential hazard of cell phon…

Every time I watch Sex and the City reruns (hold your judgments), I have to giggle at the gigantic cell phone Carrie pulls out of her bag. Technology has come so far since then, that I can only imagine how far it will go. And that's just…

There's really not much I miss about using a real camera since exclusively switching to my iPhone 4. Well, except that decisive click of the button that lets you know that you've got the shot. So wouldn't you know that someone has invent…

This is a sponsored message from DK Publishing It's an amazing feeling to watch your child develop a love of reading and learning, especially if you've always been a bookworm yourself. But if your son or daughter needs a little more coax…

My husband is a pilot by day and budding musician at night, blasting tunes on his collection of electric guitars, amps, and mixers, which is really awesome when you're trying to keep kids asleep. That's why I'm considering picking up thi…

If you've got a thing for retro audio motifs like I do, I think you'll get a kick out of this Etsy shop that also has a heart for boom boxes, turntables, and other relics of the pre-MP3 era. Brooklyn's Abreaka Studios offers a line of ha…

I downloaded the free for iPhone app way back when I upgraded my first generation iPhone to a pretty new iPhone 4 , but it was only recently that I actually decided to upload a book. Now I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner. While …

I admit that when I read about World Health Organization report that cell phone use can possibly cause cancer , I got a little bit worried. Before you panic, it's important to know that no adverse health effects have actually been establ…

I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me--something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few y…

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, author Gretchen Rubin shares her fave. I try not to make a habit of handing my iPhone to my six-year-old, but one app, Pocket Piano…

With a bunch of little kids running around my house, I put a Speck CandyShell case on my iPad the very moment I brought it home. The problem is, that leaves the screen completely unprotected when I want to pack it in my laptop bag or pur…

I barely carry cash around with me any more, relying solely on my soon to be dubbed George Costanza wallet of credit and debit cards to do the work for me. But it looks as though even those will be obsolete, thanks to a the next release …

As much as my little ones love to play with my iPhone, my nearly 7 year-old daughter enjoys her fair share of play time, usually with games that I've downloaded for myself. (Who can resist Angry Birds and Tiny Wings ?) So this past week …

If you've ever wanted to star in a Ron Howard film, you might just have your chance now, thanks to his exciting new collaboration "Long Live Imagination" with Canon. This exciting project and "Project Imagin8ion" photography contest is k…

Yes, I may be the last person in America to discover the awesomeness that is Tiny Wings , now an essential part of my morning commute. The game is every bit as addictive as Angry Birds, only with less anger and more flying. Can tens of t…

Chasing after four kids means that pretty much all my pictures are taken with my iPhone 4 camera. Not such a bad thing if you've seen some of the shots it can take, though I somehow still feel guilty when I see moms whipping out their fa…

I am soooo going to love Listgeeks , a new social site in beta, that lets you read, write, collect, and compare nothing more than user-generated lists. Here's why: 1. I love lists. 2. I love time-sucking websites. 3. I'm still bitter tha…

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone shares her fave. With the Kindle app, you can look like you're working when you're deep in a novel. I…

iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homesc…

Last week, I spent a little time with Jaime Derringer, mom-to-be, and genius behind the uber-popular design blog Design Milk . When she pulled out her custom, handmade iPhone case, I couldn't stop fawning over it. (Seriously. It was a li…

I didn't know until recently that Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree is wrought with controversy. But me? Maybe I'm not quite cynical enough because I love it. I have always appreciated the notion that there's something to be said for fi…