Cool Mom Staff, Author at Cool Mom Tech

Bugaboo + iPhone = Conspicuous consumerism at its most practical

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby Tech, Strollers and Stroller-y Things

When I found out Bugaboo had come out with a smartphone holder, my first thought was to roll my eyes. What, we can’t stand the idea of being out of reach of our precious phones for the time it takes to fish it out of our jacket pockets in the park? But...

The Hipstamatic app is a photography blast from the past

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Apps

I’m far from a photography expert, and admittedly, the only camera I use anymore is my iPhone. While every now and then I get a great picture with it, I often feel bad that the only pictures of my kids are taken with the sub-par quality of a camera phone. That...

Twitter handle necklaces = Status symbols for the uber geek. Oh yeah.

by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion + Accessories

Previously posted at Cool Mom Picks I shrieked with joy when friend of Cool Mom Picks and kids band The Jimmies lead singer Ashley Albert turned us onto her new collaborative project with Phoebe Jonas, Survival of the Hippest. And by hippest we mean techiest,...

How to use the Animoto app to make videos like a pro

by Cool Mom Staff | Video

With Animoto, you can create your very own free (free!) 30-second video and the results look, well, like you paid a pro. Here’s how it works. Related: Splice is a cool video editing app that we’re loving Just upload photos, add a few text slides, choose...