A pillow you can really flop down on

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

I definitely get a little too happy over handmade geek-chic accessories that blend technology with craftsmanship. What can I say, I think every home should have a bit of a smile to it, whether it’s a Twitter pillow or this awesome new find. What’s...

How to turn your iPad into a kitchen appliance

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

For a lot of moms, the iPad really is a digital cookbook. It makes perfect sense; with so many awesome cookbook apps and recipe apps, not to mention online recipe help and online meal planners, your iPad can be your lifesaver in the kitchen. So how smart that now...

Piquing our Geek: The Tempdot Faucet

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

Every mom knows that fear of letting a toddler turn the faucet on and off by herself for the first time. I remember loving my daughter’s independence, but being a wee bit panicked that she’d crank the hot water too high and scald herself. Was it a major...

Old school Mac icons, now as artwork. Yes, including Moof.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Life and Home

You can’t frame your beloved Mac, but now you can frame those classic Mac icons in a demonstration of love for your old school Apple computer. Besides, if the Apple logo is au courant, then these prints are more like…an apple seed. Each print is based on...

Gardening for dummies

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

For those of you who want a little more high-tech gardening in your life (and really, who doesn’t?), we’ve been has been a fan of the AeroGarden for years. It’s a boon for those of us apartment dwellers with no outdoor space of our own, sniff, but...

Spaghetti overhead!

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

One of my big decorating secrets is to find whimsical items that will distract from the clutter and mess that might otherwise be noticed when people come over. I ask you, who’s going to notice a pile of disorganized papers all over a desk when you have this...

Internet-inspired pillows for your inner geek

by Jeana | Life and Home

If I ever have a few minutes to flit around on the Internet and do some surfing (who am I kidding, shopping), I always hit Etsy and troll through the millions of creative products I know I’d never be able to come up with myself. I especially love the...

Piquing Our Geek: Scooba goes where no robot vacuum has fit before

by Christina Refford | Life and Home

When I find myself doing the really icky chores around the house, like scrubbing the floor under my kids’ breakfast chairs, or getting on my hands and knees around the toilet, I think: In this enlightened age, shouldn’t there be a button I can push to take...

Gorgeous iArt doesn’t require upgrades

by Delilah S. Dawson | Life and Home

What do you get when you combine art, craft, and an iPhone? Beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork for your wall that transcends all the fads and doesn’t require an upgrade in six months, that’s what. Etsy artist Marisa of Creative Thursday calls it her...

Donkey Kong wall decals have me over a barrel

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

If I had a quarter for every quarter I dumped into that Donkey Kong arcade game in the 80’s…well, I suppose I’d have all my quarters back. And then factoring in interest and rate of inflation, I’d easily be able to by 100 sets of these super...

The Neato robotic vacuum sucks. In a good way.

by Christina Refford | Life and Home

For the past two Christmases, my mother has given me vacuums, a gift I try not to take as a judgment on the state of my house. And while the Dyson was–and still is–great, my little robotic Roomba continues to make me positively giddy as it whirls around my...

Quirky.com: Why didn’t I think of that?

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

As I was looking around the website Quirky, I kept using words like Genius! and Awesome! This web site helps people develop and produce super interesting product ideas. And better–lets those of us who simply appreciate super interesting product ideas, buy them....