The Belkin WeMo Switch and Motion – Money saving, power saving, sanity saving

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

There’s been so much buzz about the Belkin WeMo since its launch last year, and it’s not surprising: this genius eco-friendly device saves you money, electricity, and even a little sanity if, like me, you’re the type who panics that you left the...

You can’t lose with these cool video-game rugs

by Christina Refford | Life and Home

Need a special gift for that little gamer in your life? Then check out some must-see room decor that will earn you high scores for sure. Harmonden’s “pixel” crochet pieces make great throw rugs or bright wall hangings for the kid obsessed with Super...

Open a book and turn on the lights

by Shari | Life and Home

As my husband and our electric bill will tell you, I love light. I’m constantly searching for more ways to bring sunshine/lamps/candles into our home (the last leading to numerous fire alarm activations–oops). The minute I saw this cool new Lumio LED light...

Is it weird that a fan is making me all sweaty?

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

Oh Fanimation, where have you been all my life? Well, not like I’m thinking about cranking up the fans around the house just yet, but soon! And when I do, this is what I want on my windowsill doing the job. The portable fans from Fanimation are blowing me away....

Piquing Our Geek: A robotic window cleaner. Yesssss.

by Jeana | Life and Home

There are household chores that simply must be done, begrudgingly, like laundry, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the bathrooms…some of which can be a little more automated than others. But what if there was something like a Roomba or an iRobot that can take...

My, what beautiful pixels you have there!

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

There’s always something fun about high-tech meets low-tech, especially when it comes to art and creativity for kids.   So how great is this Pixel Coloring Book? It looks like a great coloring book whether or not your kids recall the joys of 8-Bit Mario...

Techy bookends for reluctant e-readers

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

I’m one of those people who is still on the fence about e-readers. While my Kindle app makes it super easy to travel with books always ready for the reading, whether I’m on the subway or a 12 hour flight, I also love the feeling of real books in my hand....

A sunnier desk, even in winter

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

I’m feeling the need for a little sunshine and happiness right now, both emotionally and physically. And hey, sometimes your mood starts with your surroundings so when I saw this desk lamp at CB2 I perked right up. How could you resist this atomic yellow table...

Honey, where’s my keys? And phone? And glasses? And…

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

I am not the only person who has wished that there were mini LoJaks to put on pretty much everything I own–mainly 5 minutes after I’m supposed to be somewhere and still can’t find my cell phone or my sunglasses. So when I saw this brilliant little...

For those of you who refuse to get rid of your CDs, we salute you

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Kids, Life and Home

I confess, I still have boxes of CDs that may never be sold or donated. As wonderful as MP3s are, there’s something about owning my music in handy CD form that I can’t let go of. So wasn’t I surprised to see a company still making a CD...

Best clip-on lamp for reading? Reader Q+A

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

I just got a bunk bed for my kids and was trying to figure out a good clip-on reading light that could just clip onto the sides of the bed. Have you come across anything like that? Thanks! -Maryann Funny enough Maryann, I could have written this question myself about...

Flash Cards for techies, design nerds, and other types due to conquer the world any minute

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

I remember an entire six years ago (whoa) when we discovered this set of Nerdy Baby alphabet flashcards. At the time, there was nothing like them. I mean, who thought of M as anything but Monkey or maybe, if the set was really inventive, Maraccas. But Mandelbrot...