Oh Appy Day! featuring Anna Quindlen
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, prolific author and journalist Anna Quindlen shares her faves. It’s lame, but I couldn’t do without epicurious on my iPad. I look in the fridge,...
A mobile app for new parents. Nervous, tired new parents.
Remember those first few hours and days after bringing your firstborn home? Elation and terror are two of the many emotions that come to mind. It was a magical time, but one that prompted a lot of questions. A lot. Rather than rely on books like I did in my heyday,...
Free financial advice right on your smart phone
A few months ago, a reader asked us to find some cool budgeting apps for iPad, and many of you tweeted your love for Mint.com. So we decided to give it a whirl ourselves, and let’s just say it’s confirmed that we do indeed have the smartest readers ever....
Parents Magazine, now on iPad. And it’s very very good.
Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals that I end up reading cover to cover and then ripping up and tacking to my bulletin board because there’s just so many useful tidbits. And don’t even try to get me to throw away the back issues that I still find...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Rosie Pope
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, one of our fave fashion designers, maternity concierge and new Bravo! TV star Rosie Pope shares her favorite app. Shape Builder is perfect for your two to...
iHandy Carpenter – essential tools in your back pocket
We recently re-painted our living room and designated one wall for our arrangement of black-framed photos. In my haste to get the project done, I eyeballed placement–never a good idea. It looked nothing like the spread I saw in Restoration Hardware’s...
e-Cards that are so moving. Literally
Here’s a new twist on the growing market of instant e-Cards–an app that lets you customize an animated message for just about every occasion. Also? It’s free The YourCards app has a great selection of video e-cards that your children are going to...
Welcome CBS Early Show viewers!
We’re so thrilled that you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner on the Early Show this morning talking about the Babycenter.com Mobile Moms research. Or if you missed the segment, you can watch it right here. We’re the first to admit that we love our...
Piquing our Geek: evoz baby monitors for plugged-in parents
I can’t believe my kids are old enough for me to say things like, “Well…we didn’t have that when my kid was a baby,” but a mere six years later and I’m already waxing nostalgia about how much different it was before all the advances...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Katie Couric
Our new feature, Oh Appy Day!, gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week we are thrilled to feature the amazing Katie Couric, one of our all-time idols. I’m a logophile, as my Twitter followers can attest, and...
Dads Dig This: NPR Music app
We’re thrilled to welcome Grammy nominee Brady Rymer as a guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s one of our favorite family music artists whose new album “Love me for who I am” is just out! If you’re on the lookout for a trusted place to...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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.
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* 8 of our favorite online educational resources
* 10 awesome online STEM camps for kids this summer
* Homeschooling 101: Tips for newbies
* 8 ideas for homeschool schedules that may work for you
* Creative ways to socialize online
* 5 audiobook apps keep us entertained and learning
* The best ways to clean and disinfect your phones and gadgets
* 15 awesome podcasts to keep kids engaged
“Are you guys okay with Facebook Messenger for your kids to stay in touch with friends?”
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