Liz Gumbinner, Author at Cool Mom Tech

1:Face Watch: Watches that do more good than getting you up on time

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories

File this one under tech being used for good and not evil: watches designed to change the world. And look pretty sweet doing it. In the spirit of Toms Shoes, Sevenly, Wink Bags, and other businesses created in order to donate products or significant money for products...

Monsters University Storybook app: A whole lot more than a storybook

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps for Kids

If you’re a Pixar fan, a Monsters Inc. fan, or one of the millions of new Monsters University fans, have we got the app for you. The Monsters U Storybook Deluxe app for iOS and a more limited version, the Monsters U app for Android, are the companions to the...

The Wahoo Swim Monitor: A high tech solution to keep kids safe in the water

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel Essentials

Now that we’re fully immersed in swim season, as parents we’ve always got safety on the brain. Recently we discovered The SEAL System, a really clever gadget and companion app to help you monitor your kids in the water. Now, there’s another inventive...

Family friendly movie recommendations from OK.com: How good are they?

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites Worth a Bookmark

If you’re going to use the holiday weekend to catch up on some movies (i.e. free air conditioning), there’s a new family movie guide that’s definitely worth checking before you spend $140 on two tickets. (That’s close to the actual price,...

Shopping for tech for less through Luvocracy

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites Worth a Bookmark

This week, we became tastemakers on an awesome new site called Luvocracy–basically it’s like Pinterest, only you can shop directly through the curated recommendations we make on site and get the guaranteed best price on any item. We even have a category...

Modern desktop wallpapers ready for downloading and daydreaming

by Liz Gumbinner | Computers

Every so often I go ahead and swap out the photo on my desktop for some soothing, cool illustrated desktop pattern. Often because I have so much crap on my desktop I stop being able to find it. I mean…because I have awesome style and want to make sure the guy...

A cute camera satchel with all of the Scotch plaid, none of the haggis

by Liz Gumbinner | Camera Gear

I am definitely having a thing for plaid lately. Not sure if it’s a pining for my Preppy Handbook phase or somenew Scottish friends, but every time I see it on boys’ swim trunks, a beach blanket, or a men’s summer tie I get happy that the...

Using keyboard decals to refurbish your Mac keyboard. Or uh, mine.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Behold, my actual MacBook Pro keyboard! Most see it and think whoa–she really abuses that S, L, C, and is that an E up there? Me, I try to see the positive side: My kids are going to rock at touch typing. Suddenly I get the benefit of a product like adhesive...

Swanky designer tech accessories for 50% less? Yes, please.

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel Essentials

When Cole Haan tells me they’re having a sale, I jump. And when they have some swanky tech accessories on sale, I jump here to tell you all about it too. Hurry over and find this awesome Hermitage Kindle Fire Case down to just $39.95 instead of the...

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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.)

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