The Honest Company has a new mobile app that will make parents as happy as their organic baby products
The Honest Company, Jessica Alba and Christopher Gavigan's awesomely pure baby company we've loved featuring on Cool Mom Picks has gone from organic to high-tech with its new mobile app. And it is as good as we expected. The new HonestBaby mobile app provides new...
Geneva offers a sleek audio alternative for homes that need it. Like uh, ours.
While we've got spring cleaning and organizing on the brain, that extends to my audio system options too. If you've got unwieldy woofers or cord nests polluting your otherwise clean (okay, sometimes clean) space, here's a beautiful, simple idea from Geneva that might...
Robotics + Easter Egg Decorating = What will they think of next?
When we discovered the EggBot, we were like uh, wow. (Actual quote.) You have to be pretty into Easter Egg decorating to invest in that thing. But, I admit sheepishly, it's been on my brain all this time. And hey! Now there's a deluxe version which...ooh. ...
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Cool Mom Tech subscribers are already ahead of the curve, thanks to our newsletters with techy tips, cool deals, and all the hottest free apps. But this month, five lucky CMT subscribers will win a new way to stay on track, especially in regards to staying fit and...
It’s not easy being red on Zoe’s Green Planet
I had moved three times by the time I was eight, so I totally understand how it feels to be a strange kid in a strange land, a topic that is explored in a lovely new app for both iOS and Android users. Even kids like my own who have never had to be "the new kid" will...
Net Nanny goes mobile, because our kids are too.
As parents, we're huge proponents, obviously, of Internet safety and the many tools and services to help us out in that arena. We've recommended the Net Nanny software previously, and phew, we are finally glad to see that it has caught up with a new iOS version to...
Fantastic products for spring cleaning + organizing your home office
Now that temperatures have finally crept beyond 40 (just barely), I am looking ahead to April when I go into total spring cleaning mode. With my home office and workspace area littered with Post-It notes, pens that don't work and lots and lots of cords, that's the...
Cord management brilliance. Affordable brilliance.
Raise your hand if you've got a cord nest somewhere in your home that looks more like a design magazine "before" instead of an "after." I am raising my hand. Okay, both hands. So I'm thrilled to find a smart, affordable, nice-looking solution in the Bluelounge...
Strollers go way high-tech with the Origami stroller from 4Moms
Recently, I had the pleasure of stopping by The Better Show to share our favorite tech gadgets and gear for new parents. While I love all of them, I have to say the runaway hit on the set--even among the non-parents on the crew--was a truly amazing, high-tech...
6 of the best ABC apps for iPad. Says our kids.
If you've got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to have the...
An awesome messenger bag courtesy of Italy and that big glowing star in the sky.
I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to suggest that anyone is thinking about Father's Day yet, but should you be (in which case, standing O), there's a super deal worth grabbing now on a really amazing tech case. You've just got another couple days to grab the Solar...
Kids’ (free) music download of the week: Here Comes Peter Cottontail, like you’ve never heard it
Easter hops into the picture in one week, and I've got a great song for this bunny-filled holiday. Though you probably know the lyrics to Here Comes Peter Cottontail, I'm pretty sure you've never heard it sound so cool. With one of our favorite kindie trios, The...
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Amazing speakers from G-Project at price points that rock too.
Music makes up a huge part of my life. This family is known for our regular sing-a-longs, dance parties, and impromptu performances of all sorts. But occured to me recently though that as important as music is here, our home is not properly set up for quality...
3 great resources for kids who want to learn how to code
For the last few months, my oldest daughter has been designing a website and online game in her paper journal. But now she's decided that she's ready to bring it to life, which presents a bit of a technical challenge, and a possibly expensive one at that. But with a...
The perfect iPad app for new moms with lots of questions. (Isn’t that all of us?)
Since it has been five years since the last time I was pregnant, this time around feels like my first again, even though it's my third! Now, everything pregnancy, baby care and newborn-related I come across seems to be motorized, digitized or is a mobile app. ...
Preserve those precious kid memories with the Notabli app
As a sentimental parent and one who loves to remember all the little things, I've been turning more towards my phone for digital assistance so I don't miss a thing. Which is why I love checking out apps that are designed to record memories, like One Second Everyday...
Piquing Our Geek: An energy-generating soccer ball. Whoa.
I'm always telling my kids that I wish I could harness their energy and put it to use around the house. While that kind of tech innovation may be years away, I just came across the unlikeliest of objects that is taking that very idea and using it to power everyday...
High tech goes low tech with these gorgeous laptop stands
Sometimes the simplest tech ideas are the very best. Take for example these Stems laptop stands. Looking more like a pair of chopsticks than somethng you'd find at the Apple store, these handcrafted wooden stands hail from Brooklyn's Valencia Design--also...
How do I get my kids started on Minecraft? A parents’ primer.
Over the weekend, my two older kids plunged head first into the world of Minecraft, and save the couple of desperate tweets and Facebook posts asking for help, I was pretty much on my own getting them started. If you've got a kid who wants to play Minecraft, here's a...
Jawbone UP: Now for Android!
It's been a couple of exciting weeks for Android users, with the new LifeProof Android case announcement just last week. And now, this great news from Jawbone. Starting today, Android users will now be able to use the Jawbone UP, one of our favorite fitness gadgets...
littleBits help create big minds
When my son was younger, one of our favorite activities together was his Snap Circuits set. It gave him an opportunity to explore his creative side and gave me a chance to think that I was a whiz at electricity and physics. It's these types of activities that I think...
Need alternatives to Google Reader? Here are 5 good ones.
You may have heard the unfortunate news that Google Reader will be shutting down after July 1. Like so many of you, were shocked to hear that this popular RSS reader is getting the axe, especially after building a loyal fan base over the past five years. Fortunately,...
What’s the temperature? Hey, I know!
I have a confession: I have a habit "shopping" for weather reports--I tend to click around the various networks and web channels until I find the one I like. No rain, high of 72? I'll take that one! But now there's a device that can keep me honest--and prepared--all...
How to turn your old TV into a gorgeous new one…with your cell phone.
Most of my TV watching is done on the weekends and I love using the downtime to catch up on all the high-quality programming I DVR through the week. (And by high-quality, I may possibly mean Bravo). While we are not planning to replace our 7 year-old Samsung TV...