Kristen Chase, Author at Cool Mom Tech

How to fix your sticky new MacBook butterfly keyboard

I’ve written a few times here at Cool Mom Tech about my love-hate relationship with the new MacBook, particularly the butterfly keyboard. It makes typing so incredibly fast and easy, but it gets stuck very easily. And it’s not just me! It’s such a...

Facial recognition is the new boarding pass. Privacy, much?

by Kristen Chase | Travel Essentials

If you’ve traveled by plane, you know how much patience you need to have to make it through check-in, security, and finally onto the plane. And that’s not even counting travel with kids. So is the convenience of facial recognition why it’s showing up...

5 podcasts I listened to this month: May edition

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment

It’s time again for my monthly round-up of podcasts that have made my subscribe list. If you’re looking to add some new podcasts into rotation, I hope you find my podcast reviews helpful. And if you’ve got suggestions for great podcasts I need to...

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Here’s a cup of coffee that never gets cold!

by Kristen Chase | Kitchen Tech

We were big fans of Ember when they first launched their smart mug that keeps your coffee at the perfect temperature (with pre-sets, people. Pre-sets!), and so, we just had to share this clever Father’s Day edition. Because really, there might not be anything...

What you need to know about the new iPod touch. Yes, you read that correctly.

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phones

Just when you might have thought Apple was done with the iPod touch, they announced a brand spankin’ new one. You’re not alone in the head scratching because they haven’t updated the iPod since 2015. That’s like 20 years in Apple years! But...

The Two Princes: A new youth and LGBTQ+ fiction podcast we can’t wait to binge

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment

We are a podcast-loving family, with shows we listen to ourselves (hello, To Live or Die in L.A.), and ones, like The Sporkful and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (just to name a few) that we enjoy as a family. But on June 4, we’ll be adding another one...

Skip the nail salon and print your own nail decals at home.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

For the tween or teen in your life, or hey maybe your manicure-loving self, these new print your own nail decals from Canon are pretty darn cool. They work specifically with the PIXMA series printers and let users customize and then print their own nail decals. All...

Apple Watch Series 3 for $199: You won’t want to miss this sale!

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

If you’ve been wanting an Apple Watch Series 3, whether you’re a first-timer or are looking to upgrade, you’re going to be hard pressed to find a price as low as this. We spotted certain models for as low as $199 on Amazon.com right now. But trust us...

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.)

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