An instant Mothers Day gift that doesn’t need to be wrapped
Dear Mom: You worked hard to make opportunities for me. You still do. So I'll honor you this Mother's Day with a gift that helps make opportunities for other mothers and their kids. Bonus: This personalized giving option happens entirely online, which means no...
Piquing Our Geek: Interactive pajamas for kids
Ah, there's nothing more reminiscent of my kids' nightly bedtime routine than bath, teeth brushing, pajamas and of course, scanning their pjs with my QR code reader to read an app-based story. Wait, what? Yes, it's true, someone has actually invented...
A camera for Mother’s day? How about 100.
Why give mom one camera for Mother's Day when she can have an entire wishlist's worth? So it's not actual cameras (unless you're a zillionaire), but rather A Visual Compendium of Cameras poster, which is almost as cool. And less cluttery. The poster features...
The kitchen sink you tap to turn on. Later for you, germs.
You know those things you don't even know you need until you try them? And then you realize they're so great you never want to live without them? That's the new tap technology of this super cool faucet. Though a faucet is a faucet in many ways, my happy new Delta...
Kids’ music download of the week: ¿Que Dices?
Happy Cinco de Mayo cool moms! Along with enjoying some yummy guacamole, a frosty beverage, and maybe even decorating the place with some festive decor, Cinco de Mayo needs some fun tunes too, right? Lucky for us, kids' music favorite Lucky Diaz has just issued a...
Piquing our Geek: Ordering pizza from your Xbox console
Yes, it's come to the world's laziest pizza ordering ever. And boy, are we geekily excited. Come on, admit it, who hasn't wished during a maxed-out gaming session that they would have food magically appear without having to cook it? Evidently, Microsoft and Pizza Hut...
6 colorful and compact Bluetooth speakers that any mom would love
When Mother's Day comes around, spring is most definitely in the air. Ah, thoughts of long days outside, beach trips and picnics. And what is one very important component of all these activities? Music! With eager anticipation for summer ahead, here are a few awesome...
Where can I find the best WiFi? How about in your cuff links.
Just when I was wondering whether cufflinks were starting to disappear, I found these brilliant ones that are way more than just a style statement. Way. These WiFi Hotspot Cuff Links from Red Envelope are unlike anything I've ever seen. All do is install the...
The best free music services. Because why pay when you can get it for free?
The Walkman seems like a lifetime ago, especially now that any kind of music is available at our fingertips through all kinds of music services, plenty of them free. And hey, we don't even need to switch cassettes or push clunky fast forward buttons. With smartphones...
A Cat Lost In The City… or in the ocean, perhaps.
I like bright colors, moving objects and intense battles as much as the next guy, but my favorite incarnation of the virtual world is when it's used for education. Particularly if bright colors and moving objects are part of the learning process. This is why my...
Truly cool tech gifts for mom under $30
While one of you will win the sweet Samsung Galaxy Note on our Mother's Day gift guide this year, we know that not every tech gift comes free. Still, it's nice to know there are some cool tech gifts for moms out there that won't cost you a fortune. -Liz Natural wood...
Put a cap on it
There are some tech gadgets you need, some tech gadgets you want but don't need, and then some tech gadgets you never realized you needed until you saw them and went ooohhh... I'm looking at these beautifully designed wooden USB caps in the Small-Ville collection from...
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Clone yourself with Split Pic 2.0
There are so many fun photo apps that we have covered on Cool Mom Tech--Afterglow, BeFunky and myMosaic, to name a few. But I've recently started playing around with another iOS photo app called Split Pic 2.0 that not only offers fun filters, but lets you magically...
The Gyft app makes gift cards totally mobile. And easy. For real, this time
I admit I've been reluctant to jump on the gift card app bandwagon. I tend to just cram my gift cards into my wallet or stack them on my night table--but then I evidently realize oh hey...I'm at Target spending $90 and shoot, I have a $100 gift card sitting at home...
Get the kids outside by crawling into Ranger Rick’s Tree House
My kids' love of electronics is not going away just because the grass is green again, which is why I really like a new educational iPad app that gets kids excited about the great outdoors---and even asks them to put down the iPad and go outside to experience it. {Keep...
Whoa, mamas. Subscribing can pay off big this month.
We'll cut to the chase: if you want to win this amazingly innovative and techie stroller and bouncer combo from 4moms (value: $1050), you need to subscribe to Cool Mom Tech. But you'll get so much for than the chance to win the coolest stroller around and a bouncer...
Kids’ music download of the week: Oh My Dog
Besides the ushering in of spring, one other reason to love April is that it is the ASPCA's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. I love how this organization helps out our furry, feathered, and scaley friends in so many way. So, in honor of our pets, and...
Truckin’
I have shared custody of my phone... with my daughter. Basically it's mine pretty much everywhere but the car. When I am driving on long trips, I know don't need the tempation of checking mail I know is waiting for me, so I am a-okay to let her at it. In my recent...
Just don’t use it to clean your camera lens!
I love finding interesting gifts for camera lovers that aren't necessarily $500 lenses. The retro camera candles I recently found made me super happy, and now here's one more gift that's doing the same--just in time for Mother's Day. Florida-based Pony and Poppy makes...
The new Springpad 4.0 gives it spring makeover users will love
Having been in the tech industry for a looong time, I'm usually skeptical when companies throw around "faster," "easier" and "better" catchwords when it comes to updates to their products. But in the case of Springpad version 4.0, I can honestly say that the major...
Mother’s Day tech gift ideas: 11 Gorgeous gadget cases for Mother’s Day
There are so many beautiful laptop, tablet and smartphone cases that would make fabulous Mother's Day gifts these days. The plethora of beautiful designer gadget cases out there is a far cry from the two choices that were available when I started out in tech eons ago:...
5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week
Follow us on Pinterest and catch great picks like these every day. 1. Now THAT is the kind of gadget we'd like around our homes. 2. Great tips for greening your tech--so many of them easy. 3. Geek humor socks. Coudn't resist. 4. Another way to give your mom flowers...
The best free clip art for kids courtesy of that awesome world wide web
Free clip art is always one of the hardest things to find online--at least if you're picky about your clip art. But we found a really amazing clip art search engine that you're going to want to bookmark stat. Check out Hippo Paint and you just may kiss your coloring...
Piquing Our Geek: EVNTLIVE
The last time I went to a live music concert was... oh, alright, I can't even remember. I'm sure I'm not the only parent with that answer. And that's exactly why I'm intrigued by EVNTLIVE. The concept is pretty simple. And pretty brilliant. Watch your favorite live...