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Chestnuts roasting over Iron Man’s open fire

No firewood or matches needed, just a TV or computer screen and these videos featuring your favorite super heroes’ fireplaces. You’ll get hours and hours of a crackling fire in various settings, from The Guardian’s space ship to Tony Stark’s...

Last-minute tech gift ideas you can still get. But you know, hurry!

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

So what if it’s the day before Christmas Eve? That’s plenty of time to grab a fabulous gift for anyone still left on your list. (Or, maybe everyone if you’re just starting). We put together a bunch of solid last-minute tech gift ideas you can still...

Christmas Lights Displays: The app that tells you who’s got the best lights in your neighborhood

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

One of my family’s favorite holiday traditions is the night we tuck our kids in bed, sneak downstairs and make hot chocolate to go, then get them up and load in the car to drive around the city looking at Christmas lights. But the worst is loading up and not...

22 fantastic holiday tech deals to reward you last-minute shoppers | 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts

As we get closer to Christmas and Hanukkah (eep!) we thought we’d close out our 2016 Holiday Tech Gift Guide should help you out since it’s all about last minute holiday tech deals and discounts. Yep, those of you procrastinators and busy parents?...

Listen to music through your beanie. Congrats on winning winter.

by Kate Etue | Audio, Fashion + Accessories, Holiday Picks

We love finding swanky, stylish tech gifts for the men in our lives, and this year we’re swooning over this cashmere Bluetooth beanie we spotted at Neiman Marcus. Concealed, wireless headphones are built in to the hat, designed to fit over your ears, so...

5 of the best Santa apps that prove he’s real. Hear that, Virginia?

by Kate Etue | Fun Apps, Fun Apps for Kids, Holiday Picks

We’ve tried a lot of Christmas apps over the years (like, lots), and let’s just say a good Santa app is hard to find. We’ve narrowed it down to these 5 fun Santa apps that we think your kids will love. You can track Santa’s flight on Christmas...

15 awesome travel tech gifts for the frequent flyer or weekend warrior | Holiday Tech Guide 2016

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts, Travel Essentials

Next up in our 2016 Cool Mom Tech Holiday Tech Gift Guide, we’re sharing 15 of our top picks for cool travel tech gifts. Whether you’ve got a business traveler on your list, a college kid coming home on holidays, or just family members who hit the road to...

15 custom photo gifts to make your friends and family swoon | 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts, Photo Gifts

We love finding cool custom photo gift, because hello, we’re moms! We’re sentimental like that. But also, they make great gifts because they demonstrate that some real thought and love went into creating it, even if it doesn’t cost a fortune. Next up...

Personalized, handwritten cards that give the finger to the digital age. Just download the app.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Helpful Services, Holiday Picks

Who ever thought that one day, the fine art of thoughtfully handwritten, artful notes would be considered punk? Well, the husband-wife team behind Punk Post is who. And they are determined to bring handwriting back in the coolest way possible. Even if it’s not...

The best Black Friday tech deals around the web

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

Looking for the best Black Friday online deals? We’ve got them, because we’re all about shopping in our pajamas today and spending a little more time with our families. Or leftover stuffing. Or possibly both. Keep in mind, these Black Friday tech deals are...

Wishing you all a [grinning face] Mother’s Day filled with lots of [sparkling heart]

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

Happy Mother’s Day to all the awesome moms out there, whether you’re fluent in emoji or just happy to get texts from your kids at all. Hope you have the most wonderful day, filled with love, family, and a whole day without the kids stealing your tablet and...

Where to stream or download your favorite Christmas and holiday movies right now

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

Ah, remember the days that you’d run to Blockbuster Video Christmas eve to find there was like one copy of Silent Night, Deadly Night left and that was pretty much it? No more! We asked our staff and our Facebook fans for their favorite Christmas and...

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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.

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