A smart little MacBook cable organizer for those of us familiar with the term, cord spaghetti.
Hi, nice to meet you. I’m one of those people whose cord always somehow slips off my laptop adapter in my bag, making me that person next to you in the airport lounge or the business meeting, pulling out the big, embarrassing handful of cord spaghetti, and...
The Parrot Minikit Neo 2 HD: One smart way to prevent texting and driving.
Like we always say, the safest way to use your phone while driving is to not use your phone while driving. Duh, right? And it’s something that’s really top of mind for us this holiday weekend, when cops are out on the roads full force, and the anti-texting...
Charging on the go just got way more stylish
We’ve featured no shortage of portable chargers here on Cool Mom Tech, in fact, we probably have a couple in our bags right now, but I think the new Vince Camuto portable chargers are definitely the most stylish ones we’ve seen. If you’re like me, a...
BOLT reinvents the travel charger, beautifully
As a frequent traveler, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I carry a big pouch around with way too many cords, accessories, portable chargers, and backups to the portable chargers. Even so, I’m always looking for ways to lighten the load so I really...
Our 5 essential portable chargers: Don’t leave home without one. Or more.
I have become a total battery power junkie, never leaving home without at least two portable chargers. Well, that’s including my charging case, to be fair. Partly it’s the dreaded iPhone battery drain that I’ve experienced more than I’d like,...
One very cool night light
As my kids get older, we are just aging out of the night light market. But sometimes in a new place, like a hotel room or a cousin’s guest room this holiday, it can help. So I started poking around and came across this awesome night light switch at Kikkerland,...
A travel charger you’ll never lose because it’s attached to your keys. Oh wait.
I’ve seen a many a travel charger, but none of them have been as handy–or stylish–as the tassel charging cable keychain I spotted at Cool Mom Tech fave Photojojo. Don’t they look like something you’d find at Coach in the...
Juiceboxx: For your MacBook, not your lunch box
Back in the day — which is, like, basically five years ago — we had to settle for standard-issue grey, black or plain old white when it came down our power cords, accessories and important tech hardware. That was then, and now with things like the...
7 terrific tech gear picks for camping and hiking
Having recently returned from an awesome family camping trip, I was surprised to find how helpful tech could be — even on a trip that was as tech-free as we could make it. Turns out that some technology, when chosen wisely, can make getting in touch with nature...
7 super helpful tech accessories for car rides with kids. Maybe they’ll even let you focus on the road for 40 seconds!
I admire the families that attempt long summer road trips with kids, especially because my kids consider a road trip to be anything longer than an hour. On short trips, relying on technology is usually my last resort, but for the extra long rides (that’s 1.25...
Automatic Driving Assistant: The Jetson’s era car accessory that can keep you safer and smarter on the road.
With the amount of time I spend in my car driving kids to their various activities, a driving assistant sounds awfully nice. While technology hasn’t yet come up with a virtual driver to take over carpooling responsibilities, a system like the Automatic Driving...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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