Around the House Archives | Page 5 of 25

A cool new pregnancy tracker you might already have in your home.

by Kristen Chase | Baby Tech, Smart Appliances

We’ve been fans of Withings ever since we spotted their fitness tracker at CES a couple of years ago. Since then, they’ve added a ton of very cool new products, like their scale for one, which now allows expectant moms to track their pregnancy every time...

Hot home tech design: 7 devices you never knew could be gorgeous

by Liz Gumbinner | Around the House

It’s amazing how far home tech design has come, even since we started this site six years ago. What once may have looked sleek and amazing — a baby monitor, a humidifier, even a lawnmower — now looks clunky and dated compared to what’s...

The Echo Look: Now you can ask Alexa if your butt looks good in those jeans

by Kristen Chase | Smart Appliances

Well, well, Amazon’s Echo (aka Alexa) is now your own personal Anna Wintour thanks to the newly launched Echo Look. Think Alexa, now with eyeballs and a fashion sense. With this new gadget, you can actually take full-length photos of yourself (even video) so you...

Making your own baby food just went from crunchy to swanky

by Kristen Chase | Baby Tech, Kitchen Tech

I’m not sure the new Rose Gold Beaba Babycook will make your homemade baby food taste more expensive, but it’s certainly very easy on the eyes. Let’s just say this new, limited edition baby food maker will let you steam and blend in style. It’s...

These rad prints celebrate badass women in STEM through art. Yeah, we said badass.

by Kristen Chase | Art + Decor

We are pretty freaking thrilled that women in STEM are getting much-deserved attention finally, from fantastic story books to card games, and yes, amazing Oscar-nominated movies. Now add these amazing art prints for a cause to the ever-growing list. Related: The...

The Lofree looks like a keyboard, but sounds and feels like a typewriter

by Cool Mom Staff | Home Office

We had such a wave of nostalgia after seeing this super cool Lofree keyboard on Design Milk that we just had to share it with you. You fellow Gen X-ers who used typewriters and word processors to write high school and college papers might appreciate this modern take...

The MagicBridge brings your wireless keyboard and trackpad together like … magic.

by Kristen Chase | Home Office

If your hands fumble back and forth between your wireless keyboard and trackpad 2, Mac users, you will be thrilled about the new MagicBridge from the smart folks at TwelveSouth. This handy new gadget allows you to connect the two devices in one larger keyboard, making...

The Instant Pot: What’s all the hype about this hot kitchen gadget?

by Cool Mom Staff | Kitchen Tech

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about The Instant Pot. It even recently got coverage on NPR. (We knew you when, Instant Pot). But a lot of people don’t really know exactly what it does, and if they really truly need it...

12 of the coolest products and tech gadgets for parents from CES 2017. Holy cow, the future is here!

by Jeana | Baby Tech, Kitchen Tech, Smart Appliances, Tech Toys and Random Fun

This year at CES 2017, family and baby tech each had its own summit (wow!) and bevy of exhibitors sharing some of the hottest new gadgets for parents. Seriously, where were all these incredible gadgets when my kids were babies? While there were tons incredible...

6 new baby monitors that do way more than just monitor | CES 2017

by Jeana | Baby Tech, Home Security

These days, the baby monitors available to parents are a huge departure from the scratchy audio monitors from the newborn days of yore (i.e. my first child). This year’s CES conference served as an exciting stage for the types of innovation in technology and...

8 cool gadgets to make your smart homes even smarter | CES 2017

by Jeana | Smart Appliances

We saw a ton of new smart home products launch last year, with offerings from Nest, WeMo, smart doorbells and much more. But wow, after walking the floors at the CES conference last week, it’s clear that 2017 will bring even more integration between products,...

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