Drink nerdy with me

by Julie | Tech Toys

For me, the greatest Valentine’s gifts are the ones that show how much you really get the person you love. And if you love a geek, we’ve got four awesomely nerdy mugs that could send exactly the right message on Valentine’s Day. Package it with your...

Bitsbox: A cool website and subscription box for aspiring young coders

by Julie | Tech Toys

If last week’s Hour of Code got your kids fired up to learn more about computer science, then we’ve got an awesome gift recommendation for you. Bitsbox is a cool free website where kids can learn and practice code, and now they’ve launched a fun...

Tiggly Math: One of the best preschool tech toys of the year.

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Not every toy we buy our kids has to have some sort of “educational component” to it, though I love when I find a great toy that so brilliantly combines play with learning. Such is the case with Tiggly whose Tiggly Shapes was a favorite toy for us in 2013....

Ozobot: A smart robot that gets your kids more intelligent too

by Jeana | Tech Toys

The concept of intelligent robots taking over the planet used to be something you’d only see in sci-fi movies but I’m starting to wonder whether a robotic takeover may not be so far-off. Okay, maybe not in our immediate future, but highly-programmable...

Razor Deluxe Crazy Cart: This is not your father’s Big Wheel

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

If you’re looking for the spendy kids’ holiday gift of the season (and I know, I can’t believe I’m thinking about this already either) I think I’ve found it in the new Razor Deluxe Crazy Cart ride-on car. I spent a few minutes tearing...

Classic game controllers you can eat

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

I’ve seen these game controller chocolates at all the fancy chocolate shops in my ‘hood, so how cool is it that you can save yourself a fortune and make your own thanks to our pals at Think Geek. This game controller chocolate mold features three different...

How to save your lunch with science!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tech Toys

Whether it’s the mean kid on the school bus who’s constantly trying to snag your kid’s cookies (I’m watching you, Logan!) or the office lunch thief who’s never been caught, the average lunch box isn’t up to the job of keeping out...

How to fix earbud tangles? Yarn bomb them!

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

We’ve featured tons of no-tangle earbuds and cool organizers to help fix tangled headphones here on Cool Mom Tech. Even a cord taco which was a new one for us. but I’ve never ever seen earbud sweaters. Until now. I had to chuckle when I saw these perfectly...

Cool USB drives: Chanel for your lips. And now, your digital files.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

We’ve featured all sorts of cool USB drives here on Cool Mom Tech, from stylish USB necklaces to personalized flash drives, even vintage toy usb drives, but these lipstick flash drives from PointsAndPlaces on Etsy take the face. Er, cake. Crafted by Toronto...

When the T in STEM stands for tat

by Nicole Blades | Tech Toys

You may already know we are big fans of Tattly, the way cool temporary tattoos we first told you about at their launch three years ago. (See? Ear to the ground over here.) Well, they’ve grown hugely since then with literally hundreds of designs, and now just in...

SmartWood: Smartphone controlled toys with an old school DIY twist

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

My kids love remote-control vehicles, toys they can build themselves, and playing on my smartphone, so I know they’d go bananas for SmartWood, a new set of smartphone controlled toys which combine all three of their favorite things into one. But before any of...

iPhone stands that rescue dinosaur toys from extinction

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

And the award for best use of half a used plastic toy goes to…the dinosaur iPhone stand! Not that there was a ton of competition, mind you, but how can you not totally love these upcycled toys-turned-gadget stands? From the look of it, the premise is pretty...