Delilah S. Dawson, Author at Cool Mom Tech

Sorry, Mario, but your Princess needs some bling.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories

A decade before we fell in love, my honey and I were 3 hours apart, planted in front of 20 inch televisions, blissed out on Mario. When I was pregnant with my first kid, we bought a refurbished Nintendo and fell in love all over again as we saved the Princess...

Im in ur museum, ogling ur artz

by Delilah S. Dawson | Websites Worth a Bookmark

I’m up way past my bedtime as I write this because I think the internet has finally produced the perfect marriage of art and tech and I can’t stop ogling. Big surprise–it’s from Google. The new Google Art Project uses Google’s...

The adorable scourge of the internet kingdom

by Delilah S. Dawson | Geeky Baby Gifts

He’s faster than the Code Harpy and more more deadly than the Technotroll, yet he also manages to be cuter than your average Linux Lizard. He’s the dreaded Pixel Dragon, and he’s coming to a nursery wall near you–and at a great price too. This...

That tweet has a nice ring to it.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories

I’ll admit it. Twitter has me wrapped around its little finger. Now I’m turning the tables. Those of us who can’t go a day without Twitter and spend our life thinking in 140 characters or less will be glad to know that we can finally wear our tweets...

Adorably ironic camera bags ahoy!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Camera Gear

Back in the day, there were two choices for your camera bag: black faux leather or the padded canvas cube meant to hold a $5000 pro camera and lenses. I had to nestle my tiny point-and-shoot in a bed of socks to keep it from rattling around next to all the film...

Let me Google that…for your bum.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

What do Justin Bieber, Glee, iPad, and bankruptcy have in common? They were all the top Google searches between 2005 and 2010. And you can sit on them. Thanks to Etsy store Elasticco, you can now order your own Google pillow showcasing the top Google searches from the...

Got your inbox down to 0? That deserves a badge.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories

If you like to let your nerd flag fly proudly (says the girl with a Hello Kitty Boba Fett on her car), then you’re going to love these LOLrific Nerd Merit Badges we just found. Bonus? You don’t have to sell any cookies or build a fire in the rain to get...

And a very BetaMaXmas to you too

by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment

There was once a magical time. A time when children waited in breathless anticipation for their favorite Christmas Special to play on TV. There was no DVR or Video On Demand; no rewinding or fast-forwarding; no YouTube; no bathroom breaks. You had only one shot to...

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Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.

We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.

We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.

(Answer: It's complicated.)

We're so glad you're here! And we hope we can help you too.