Belkin Mini Surge: The ultimate travel charger

by Kristen Chase | Travel

If you’ve done any sort of traveling, then you know how tough it can be to find enough outlets to charge all your gadgets in the airport and in your hotel room. I’ll have my laptop plugged in at the desk, then my phone and tablet in the bathroom, which...

Camera bags for those who traded their point and shoot for a DSLR

by Molly | Travel

You love your new DSLR and you want to take it everywhere. But between the diaper bag, your purse and holding the littles’ hands while they cross the street, there’s just no way you can take along one more bag or one more thing. And let’s face it,...

Skype wishes travelers a happy holiday with free WiFi

by Jeana | Travel

I recently did a round-up of great videoconferecing options for connecting with family over the holidays. But if you’re one of those families that travels for the holidays, you will be happy to know that Skype just announced it is offering one hour of free WiFi...

Stop the arguments in the backseat with cool car travel tech

by Jeana | Travel

As the holidays fast approach, I give thanks for having family nearby, especially when I feel myself nodding sympathetically to those endure the many hours-long car rides to get to relatives’ houses.  For them and for all Cool Mom Tech readers who are...

Getting a charge out of PlugBug

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

Okay, raise your hand if you’ve ever had to choose between charging your iPad and charging your MacBook? Or uh…fighting with the sigOth in the hotel room about who gets to charge their device in the one outlet available? The PlugBug dual charger from...

What is OnStar? A whole lot of awesomeness for your car, that’s what.

by Eva Glettner | Travel

OnStar and I are getting married. Our courtship was brief–a weekend trial period–but know I know he’s the one for me. If you’re not familiar, OnStar is a mobile concierge connected to your rear view mirror that serves as your copilot while you...

Sol Republic Headphones – good listening for all

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

When I tried on the brand new Sol Republic Headphones at a holiday press preview recently, it was love at first listen. If you like the Beats by Dr. Dre style of headphone but could live without the headphones-or-car-payment price tag, you’ve found your cans....

4 iPad car mounts. a.k.a. 4 ways to avoid hearing “are we there yet?”

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

With holiday car travel hitting its peak this week (oh lord, I’m fearing I-95 on Wednesday), we know that the iPad has become the new DVD player–a good way to keep the kids occupied, happy, and of course, quiet. Here, just a few of the cool gadgets...

CoulVue – a must-have for those long holiday car trips

by Jeana | Travel

When you’ve exhausted the road trip games, the naps ain’t happening and the snacks are all gone, it may be time to whip out the digital entertainment card. Enter, the iPad.  Rather than endure the arguments about whose turn it is, you can make it a...

Be your own car guy

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

Recently on a vacation, we found ourselves with an unfamiliar warning light pop up in our unfamiliar rental car. So when I saw this phone car diagnostic kit, I thought ooh, that’s something that could come in handy. The Kiwi Bluetooth Android Phone Car...

Piquing our geek – Gogo Vision makes flights even smoother

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

With my husband being a pilot, we do our fair share of traveling. However with four kids, you can bet we’re heavily reliant on technology to make the trip as smooth as possible. So when I got wind of a revolutionary change that’s coming to inflight...

Double your power, double your fun

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

Last week on a business trip, I realized just how many gadgets I’m traveling with: iPad, phone, camera, laptop…wow. Fortunately, Energizer now makes a couple of handy chargers that do double duty when you’re on the go. Literally. The Energizer dual...