A clutch Bluetooth speaker that lets you wear your playlist
With our smartphones able to do so many fun things now, it can feel like we're walking around with a party in our purses. Well, AR for Her decided to make that quite literal with this Clutch Bluetooth Speaker. As in, yes, it's designed as a clutch. It's not quite as...
Google and Code School get more women coding with free classes. Oh yeah.
As women in tech, we're big believers that girls can and should succeed in any field they want to go into, including sciences and technology. That's why sought out so many amazing STEM toys for girls over the years, why we've cheered for Google's recent Made with Code...
Lifecake: A new baby app for parents that, unlike any other aspect of parenting, does the work for you.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that it took me about 9 months to print out pictures of my third baby and put them up around the house. When I think back to how diligent I was with baby #1 and (a little less diligent with) baby #2, I have vowed to be more...
New Samsung Galaxy Tablet S vs the iPad Air. Samsung is playing for keeps
Before we begin, I should tell you that I've been on the Apple cart from way back. However, since we're keeping it real, I should also share that I've been impressed with Samsung's overall smart device efforts in the last two or three years. The company has been...
Kidecals: Type the rainbow
Much to my children's delight, my new Macbook meant transferring ownership of the old one. As in the embarrassing old Macbook I've shared here before, the one with missing letters galore. Seeing as how they have yet to master the art of touch typing, we turned to a...
Free download of Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s Unwind: Kids’ music pick of the week
A long holiday weekend here in the states is the best way to usher in the hazy, lazy days of summer which makes the hip-hop, kid-friendly rap of Cool Mom Picks' favorite Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's Unwind track sound so perfect. And for a limited time, you can even...
The new Soundfreaq Pocket Kick is power meets portability (plus, it’s super stylish)
After an award-winning run with the Sound Kick two years ago, our friends at Soundfreaq decided to think smaller. Meet the Soundfreaq Pocket Kick, a portable Bluetooth wireless speaker that puts the party in the palm of your hands. Like, literally. The thing is about...
Plants: The app to not only get your kids outside, but get them learning about that tree they’re swinging on.
Each summer, my kids love to monitor the growth of our backyard garden and keep an eye out for rabbits and deer. This year, we're also watching flora and fauna on the Plants app -- the latest release from TinyBop, maker of the Human Body app that we raved about last...
The Boxed app gets you warehouse club prices, without the trip to the warehouse club
As a mom to three kids, I've often thought that a warehouse club membership would be a good idea. I mean, my kids can put away some snacks. Not to mention the diapers and formula, when we were in that phase of life. But going to the grocery with kids is hard enough,...
A flag iPhone case that’s cool way beyond July 4th
I'm not generally one for festive, holiday-themed cell phone accessories that seem out of date the second that holiday is over, but this American flag iPhone case is subtle enough for me. In fact I could wear it (or my phone could) with pride on the Fourth of July and...
Toca Town app – An interactive, virtual dollhouse that your girls and boys will love
As much as my kids are obsessed with Toca Boca apps, it's really no surprise that they are now in love with their newest, the Toca Town app, which is now available for Kindle Fire users. Whoo! What's so cool about Toca Town is that all of my four kids, ages 3 through...
Duux: The ultimate air purifier for a baby’s room
I invested in an air purifier years ago--a big, huge machine that was noisy and ugly, but sure did work to remove the dust and pollen from the air that makes us so sneezy around here. It never made it to our current home, so I, for one, am pretty excited about the...
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13 photos from children around the world that could actually help change it.
Everyone has a story. And one excellent nonprofit called the 100 Cameras project is using photography to help kids around the globe tell theirs. The organization is made up of a team of volunteers who work with children worldwide, teaching them how to express...
Kid Dad Fun app. Yep, just what it sounds like.
Long before we had kids, I knew my husband was going to be a fun dad. (I also knew I was going to be the uptight mom who shook her head and sighed a lot.) So when I checked out the Kid Dad Fun app, I started cracking up immediately. This app was made for our family,...
A professional photo printing service that makes you want to turn your home into an Instagram art gallery
Instagram photos are fun, but staring at them on your little smartphone or tablet screen can only give you so much joy. That's why we're always on the lookout for cool professional photo printing services and unique photo gifts that let us show off our perfect (to us)...
Here’s one safe way to curb a Candy Crush addiction.
Just this week my 5-year-old son busted me for using my iPhone at the breakfast table. It's a no-no in our house, but I was reading something important. (It was a post ranking the Hot Guys of World Cup. See? Important.) Turns out, this whole incident would have be a...
Wonderblox brings together old school wooden blocks with that newfangled iPad thing.
As much as I embrace technology and consider my iPhone another appendage, I still feel nostalgic for the simpler times when tech didn't rule over everything, especially for my kids. Which is why I find the Kickstarter campaign for a new toy experience...
7 super helpful tech accessories for car rides with kids. Maybe they’ll even let you focus on the road for 40 seconds!
I admire the families that attempt long summer road trips with kids, especially because my kids consider a road trip to be anything longer than an hour. On short trips, relying on technology is usually my last resort, but for the extra long rides (that's 1.25 hours...
Build your summer road trip playlist with Amazon Prime: 12 kids’ music downloads of the week
If you'll be taking a long road trip with the family, now is a great time to start building a rocking kids' music playlist to minimize the are-we-there-yets. And if have Amazon Prime, then you can hear loads of kids' songs for free just by adding them to your Amazon...
Just for shutterbugs: Free computer wallpapers for your gadgets from Photojojo
If you're a fan of quotes and cameras and maybe even quotes about cameras, I found a special treat for you: free computer wallpapers from CMT fave Photojojo. Head over to their site for the first few inspirational wallpapers, all ready to download to a myriad gadgets,...
Wearable blood pressure monitors? Reader Q + A
Over the years, I've appreciated Cool Mom Tech's recommendations for fitness and health trackers that record heart rate, sleep and activity patterns. Have you found gadgets, preferably wearable, that monitor blood pressure? - Karine Hi Karine, thanks for being a...
Old gadgets become conversation pieces with these cool wooden necklaces
I never cease to be amazed by the talent of Etsy artisans, and the same goes for bRainbow, an Australian-based shop with these cool wooden necklaces that are oh-so retro. Made by hand from wood and acrylic, the Super 8 video camera necklace doesn't actually work...
Stylish power strips just got way more stylish. Thanks OKUM.
We've featured some stylish power strips here on Cool Mom Tech but I've never seen one like the oon power outlet from OKUM. In a word: Gorgeous. This beautifully-crafted looks like no power strip you've ever seen. The string of outlets is handmade in Los Angeles from...
7 great math apps for summer review. Don’t worry kids, they’re fun.
My kids are just two weeks into summer break, and they're so happy to have their days to just play outside and swim and you know, not do math. But since I don't want them to lose everything they've learned in just a few months, I've put together some great math apps...