Shari, Author at Cool Mom Tech

An easy photo book app to rescue those photos from your iPhone. (Admit it, they’re a little stuck there, right?)

There are two things you should know about me as a chronicler of my kids’ lives: 1. I take lots of photographs of them on various devices. 2. I do absolutely nothing with those photographs. I have a sneaky suspicion that I am not alone in this, however, and now...

Beats Pill Wireless Speaker: Good sounds come in small, medicinal looking packages

by Shari | Audio

We’re always on the prowl for awesome wireless speakers here at Cool Mom Tech, because let’s face it, we’re women and women like things to look clean and sharp. Oh, and when it comes to speakers, sound clean and sharp. You know of our abiding...

Crafting on the go: the new iPad app from Craftsy

by Shari | DIY

I am intermittently craft-crazy, with bouts of knitting and jewelry-making fever. Unfortunately, my skill set doesn’t always match up to my enthusiasm, as evidenced by the sweater I knitted for my son that took two years. (Yes, two years; the second year...

Teaching kids that no, vegetables don’t come “from the supermarket.”

by Shari | Educational Apps For Kids

Let’s face it, most of our children think carrots grow in a refrigerated display case in a grocery store, so any chance to teach them about seeds, soil, sun and watering is a plus. My family and I are urban folk through and through, which means that my...

Tell your life story in photographs with ThisLife

by Shari | Websites Worth a Bookmark

I had one of those moments recently that falls squarely into the category of “modern life.” I was looking for a photograph of my kids that I could visualize in my mind, but couldn’t remember if it was on my phone camera, camera-camera, iPad,...

4 of the best Bluetooth wireless speakers for parents

by Shari | Audio

If you’re on the klutzy side like I am, you’ve no doubt tripped over a wire or two in your life. Bluetooth was made for people like us–and the pleasantly streamlined, portable aesthetics of a wireless system are a very nice bonus (especially when...

Fun children’s books and videos starring: your child

by Shari | Educational Apps For Kids

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a video of your head superimposed on the body of an elf, dancing in a winter wonderland. Such is the magic of Elf Yourself by the hilarious company JibJab, a.k.a. the Spiridelli brothers. Now that the brothers are also...

Meet Bobine: A smart phone charger and tripod all in one

by Shari | Camera Gear

There are two images in my mind right now: one of my husband struggling to keep his Android phone steady in the car while using it as a GPS; the other, yours truly, trying to read a recipe on my phone without dropping it in the pancake batter. Both of these awkward...

TuneIn to 70,000 radio stations and 2 million podcasts. Hopefully not all at once.

by Shari | Websites Worth a Bookmark

Once in a while, my husband and I have been known to make wise family decisions and this was one of our best: we took the TV sets out of the entire first floor of our house, wanting to spend a bit more time in conversation (remember that?) with our kids and a bit more...

A gorgeous alphabet app for kids from the good old days. No, not 1997.

by Shari | Educational Apps For Kids

I love books. I also love lovers of books. And I particularly love book lovers who aren’t too “precious” to also enjoy a little modern technology for their books, (all hail Kindles and iPads). Such is the case with this small new company with a...

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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.