by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware
It’s sleek, lightweight and packing some serious power. Plus, it’s been personalized just for me with a photo I took of my favorite tulips. I’m talking about the PowerSound II, a brand new Bluetooth speaker and portable charger in one. There’s...
by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware
Like a lot of you, I feel like I live in my laptop. But that means I’ve got more than 5,000 pictures and dozens of full-length kids’ movies on my laptop, so I could use a little more storage space to keep everything moving quickly. USB drives are a great...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn’t disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook’s big iOS 8...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
Father’s Day is right around the corner and in addition to the adorable kids’ crafts I know my husband will get from elementary school art class, I’m thinking a waterproof Bluetooth speaker is a pretty cool Father’s Day gift for kicking off the...
by Julie | Gear + Hardware
With Father’s Day right around the corner, I’m thinking the new Orée Pebble 2 smartphone charger and wireless speaker might be the ultimate gift for the techie who’s got everything because absolutely no one has their hands on it. Yet. The original...
by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware
Sometimes you just want pump up your jams and listen out loud for the world to hear instead of keeping it contained to your headphones, which why you need to meet the Tadpole mini Bluetooth Speaker, the mini-est (let’s make this a word) portable music option on...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Link Roundups
Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these cool tech Pinterest pins from this week, along with all sorts of cool tech picks from our site and around the web. 1. These cool science placemats teach while kids eat. 2. A smart way...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But I know that deep down, she will always be committed to NPR and often wants to listen to it in the easiest way possible: from a radio. So it might be time to...
by Kristin | Gear + Hardware
The portable Bluetooth speaker market might be a crowded one, but I found a new one that not only packs a lot of punch into a small package, but does so with a bargain basement price. Playing around with the Anker MP141 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, I loved the sleek...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
Kids are using cell phones now at younger ages, and the options for parent-approved, kid-safe phones are growing, which is why it’s not surprising that Sprint is jumping into the ring with their new WeGo cell phone for kids. While there’s a lot of buzz...
by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health, Gear + Hardware
I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw the Beats Pill bike mount, but then I realized that although I am not the bike rider myself, I remembered the old days of cruising around town with a boom box in the front basket. This is definitely one better. If you love...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Life and Home
If you’re redecorating, considering redecorating, or have even once had a vague dream about redecorating that you kind of remembered in the morning, it’s a pretty exciting time to roll up your sleeves get it done. Especially considering all the tech...
