Kristen Chase, Author at Cool Mom Tech

How to make an iPod Touch safe for kids

[This post has been updated as of January 2014 to include new information] I’m pretty sure almost every one of my oldest daughter’s friends got an iPod Touch for Christmas this year. We’re talking third-graders. And while even we here at Cool Mom...

Piquing Our Geek: The Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner

by Kristen Chase | Camera Gear

While I was cleaning out my mom’s house this summer, I found a boatload of old 35mm film negatives and other than send them to a service that develops old photos, I had absolutely no idea what to do with them. Well, with this campaign on Kickstarter (update: and...

The new FitBit One and FitBit Zip: Don’t wait until New Year’s to get in shape

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

I was a big fan of the FitBit back when it came out, a handy little gadget that’s sort of a pedometer on steroids. It’s great for those of us who aren’t super hard core fitness buffs but just want to have something that keeps track of our basic...

Where to print Instagram photos? SnapBox makes the answer a whole lot easier.

by Kristen Chase | Photo Gifts

With everyone wondering where to print Instagram photos, it’s nice there are helpful apps like Keepsy and cool services such as CanvasPop to turn them all into great artwork and gifts. In fact, I think I’m already done with most of my holiday shopping....

The new Evernote smart notebook from Moleskine – Changing note taking forever

by Kristen Chase | Home Office

Considering I never leave home without my Moleskine and am completely addicted to Evernote, you can imagine how excited I was to hear about their brand new collaboration that’s nothing short of amazing. And if you’re not yet using Evernote, an amazing...

How do people make those collages on their Instagram photos?

by Kristen Chase | Photo Apps

I’ve been eyeing up the adorable photo collages on my Instagram feed, wondering how my fellow iPhoneographers were making them. Well, it definitely can’t hurt to ask, because I got the scoop on the coolest collage app that’s super easy to use....

A stylish camera strap? You heard us right.

by Kristen Chase | Camera Gear

It’s been a long time since I’ve carried around my SLR, but one thing was certain when I did that I learned from my shutterbug friends: Never use it without a camera strap. With that in mind, just look at these gorgeous camera straps I found that are so...

Don’t know much about geometry

by Kristen Chase | Geeky Baby Gifts

Even though geometry might have been my worst subject in school, that doesn’t mean I can’t get a kick out of this hilarious onesie that might just be the ultimate gift for your favorite expecting math geek. The I’m Acute Baby onesie from Geekling...

3 ways to support our troops on Memorial Day

by Kristen Chase | Helpful Services

As a military wife, I’ve experienced the benefits of military charities firsthand. And thanks to technology, all it takes is a simple click to get involved. So in honor of Memorial Day, here are 3 worthy military-related charities that help our troops every day...

Plants vs. Zombies on your wall!

by Kristen Chase | Art + Decor

I know I’m not the only one who has wasted way too much time playing my hand at the uber popular Plants vs. Zombies app, so I shouldn’t be surprised that they are now super cool wall decals, available on sale now at Fab.com. I can’t think of a cooler...

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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.