Kristen Chase, Author at Cool Mom Tech

Apple Event 2019: Here’s the quick and dirty on the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Arcade, and everything else they announced

On Tuesday, Apple hosted their big Apple Event 2019 and announced some pretty exciting new products and services. If you had time to watch it live, this time streaming on YouTube (whoa), then you’ve probably heard all of this before. But if you’re like me...

Parents beware: The Siri 911 prank is going around again.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

My son just texted me: “Mom, Say 18 to Siri, but then watch your screen.” Sure enough, a countdown for calling 911 pops up. Thankfully, I was watching my screen like he told me to and I was able to stop it. Related: The first thing your child should say...

Popsockets, now with Swarovski level bling

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

I’m not sure about you, but my kids are obsessed with Popsockets, so when I spotted these Swarovski crystal Popsockets grips, I knew exactly what I was adding to my daughter’s birthday list. You maybe a seen a few bling-y versions of Popsocket grips (or...

iPhone cases for food lovers. Donuts, anyone?

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

With all the back to school shopping we’ve been doing for our kids, we thought it might be time to do a little for ourselves. Granted, I don’t need a new backpack, but a new iPhone case? That I can definitely rationalize, like these fun Sonix iPhone cases...

Beautiful vintage camera straps for snapping in style

by Kristen Chase | Camera Gear

We’ve been long time fans of Epiphanie camera bags since they launched, so when founder Maile Wilson shared a link to their gorgeous vintage camera straps, I just had to share. For those of you with a DSLR, these are quite the stylish accessory. Related: This...

Keep your eyes safer with these blue light blocking screen protectors

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

As someone who works on a smartphone and computer all day long, I’ve become very diligent about wearing my blue light blocking glasses. I even have a pair for my kids, but no surprise here, they rarely remember to wear them. And well, considering I leave mine at...

iPhone trick: Here’s how to hide photos in your iPhone photo gallery

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like me, you’ve gone into your iPhone to show someone a photo, and as you scroll through the thousands of images, you realize you didn’t delete those photos. Yes, you know what I’m talking about (actually, I’m talking about my...

How to keep your AirPods from falling out? You need EarHooks.

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

I worship regularly at the church of AirPods, but I’ve heard from several of my friends who ask me how to keep the AirPods from falling out. Maybe they need bigger ear holes like me? Or, better, these EarHooks. Related: I tried AirPods for a week and...

Why I’m switching from Chrome to Firefox (and how to do it)

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

I’ve been a longtime Chrome user, but after having some functionality on a few different websites, I’ve decided it might be time to seek other options. And then I did a deep dive into their privacy issues, let’s just say it’s a very good time...

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.

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