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Light it up Blue for World Autism Awareness Day

As someone who worked with families affected by Autism, I know how much research and awareness is still needed. So aside from donning blue today, I’m doing what I can to contribute to the second annual Light it Up Blue campaign to celebrate World Autism...

Sing your baby to sleep with your smart phone

by Kristen Chase | Lifestyle Apps

Even though I’m the one with a few music degrees, it just so happens that my husband is the bedtime songbird around our house. Only problem is that he travels much of the month, leaving me to try to recreate his original lullabies for each of the kids. And then...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Richard Blais

by Cool Mom Staff | Oh Appy Day! - Celebrity faves

Last week we launched our new feature Oh Appy Day!, which gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Chef Richard Blais, award winning chef, dad of two, and Top Chef All Stars Finalist, shares one of his personal...

Gorgeous baby announcements right from your smart phone

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby Tech, Lifestyle Apps

The joke around our house is that by the time we actually get around to sending paper baby announcements, we might as well just make them first birthday party invitations and kill two birds with one stone. Or card. Too bad I didn’t have this amazing iPhone app...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Laurie Berkner

by Cool Mom Staff | Oh Appy Day! - Celebrity faves

We’re beyond excited to launch Oh Appy Day!, a brand new feature here on Cool Mom Tech that will give you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. First up is one of our favorite kid’s music artists (and really, one of...

Dads Dig This: Amplitube

by Cool Mom Staff | Fun Apps

We’re so thrilled to welcome Lucky Diaz, one of our fave kindie rock artists, as our guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s the father of a beautiful 7 year old daughter and lives in Los Angeles. Like most dads, I usually spend post-bedtime evenings...

An iPhone ecard app that gets it right.

by Betsy | Lifestyle Apps

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that I’m supposed to jot off a thank you note before the wrapping paper hits the ground, but I usually forget. Or worse, I don’t and it just nags at me. Solution: a great instant card iPhone app that looks more fantastic than any...

Angry Birds get lucky for St. Patrick’s Day. Or really, we do.

by Jeana | Fun Apps

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we couldn’t resist passing along the special holiday-themed edition of our favorite time waster–er, app–Angry Birds. Here, our way too familiar friends go green and get lucky with this special St. Patty’s...

Hot Trend Alert: Playdate apps for smartphones

by Jeana | Productivity Apps

The more developers realize that moms are devouring phone apps, the more they’re creating awesome apps just for us. Last week alone, we learned about a whole ton of new FourSquare-style apps just for parents, that help you connect with your social circle for...

An app that motivates my kid to clean his room? I am so in.

by Betsy | Productivity Apps

Sure, in a perfect world my son would make his bed and clean up the minefield of LEGOS without being asked. That would be the same perfect world in which I could eat chocolate cupcakes and lose weight. But in the world in which I actually live getting my son to take...

Budgeting iPad apps? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Staff | Productivity Apps

Although I am enjoying my iPad I miss some of the things my laptop offered, like excel for budgeting. Do you have any budgeting app suggestions? – Steff What? You mean iPads aren’t just for games? I seem to forget that since my kids can’t stop...

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