Kristen Chase, Author at Cool Mom Tech

The Power Purse: A cool wallet with a built-in battery pack (and a funny name, but we’re okay with that).

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

If you’re like me and have ridiculous smart phone battery life issues and always need to have your smart phone plugged into the wall, the car charger, or a battery pack, then you need The Power Purse like yesterday. So ignore the name (sorry, purse makes me...

A custom photo locket necklace like you’ve never seen before

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

I loved the camera necklaces from Strangely Yours we featured last year, but their new custom photo locket necklace is even more awesome. The wood is laser cut to look like a mini Polaroid camera (so cute!) with a blank “film” for your own photo so it...

Thank a Teacher sends a free thank you note to your favorite teacher for Teacher Appreciation Day

by Kristen Chase | Causes and General Do-Gooding

With today being Teacher Appreciation Day (and the whole week being Teacher Appreciation Week), I’ve been trying to figure out how to properly express my gratitude to all the wonderful teachers in my life–both my own growing up, as well as those teaching...

Web Coolness: Facebook anonymous login, travel tips for families, and a sweet Mother’s Day Instagram contest

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did. Aren’t these images of the moon amazing? (via I Freaking Love Science) Facebook adds a major privacy feature to their app and we’re...

5 of the coolest tech Pinterest pins

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

We love Pinterest! You too? Make sure to follow us, then check out these 5 cool pins, and all the tech coolness we find around the web. 1. This geeky baby onesie is cracking us up. 2. Mother’s Day shopping yet? This pretty iPhone wallet happens to be on sale....

Cool Tracy Reese floral iPhone cases, as close as your local Target

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

I really can’t believe how much I’m into the floral trend this season, which would logically include cool floral iPhone cases as a natural extension to my already blooming accessories collection. (And my love for puns.) As if I needed another excuse to...

5 of our favorite tech Pinterest pins

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

Are you following us on Pinterest? Take a peek at these 5 awesome tech Pinterest pins, plus lots more tech coolness from around the web. 1. A pretty iPhone wallet for spring that’s got a pretty sweet price tag too. 2. We know a few kids who love Minecraft that...

How to dye Easter eggs? Martha Stewart Easter egg app to the rescue.

by Kristen Chase | Lifestyle Apps

I’ve seen all sorts of tutorials on how to dye Easter eggs and I’ll be honest, I’ve never really mastered the art myself. But now thanks to the Martha Stewart Easter Egg app, I’m an expert dyer. Is that what they’re called? I’m a...

Web Coolness: Kids reacting to Walkmans, a new safety gadget for kids, and Interrobang

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you like them as much as we did. Find this Minecraft cake on a blog that creates video-game inspired food, drinks, and more. This video of kids reacting to Walkmans is so funny. (Or,...

The Beats Pill bike mount. Because well, why the heck not?

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw the Beats Pill bike mount, but then I realized that although I am not the bike rider myself, I remembered the old days of cruising around town with a boom box in the front basket. This is definitely one better. If you love...

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.