Finally use public Wi-Fi hotspots safely, thanks to Private WiFi. (That’s not a contradiction, promise.)
Having worked with a security company for years on the PR side, I'm super vigilant about what information I put out there, and more importantly, what networks I use to access information. (Those cybercriminals are more sophisticated than you can ever imagine.) I never...
Android cases all you iPhone users will covet. Take that!
As much as I love my Droid, I've always been a bit envious of the bright, cool iPhone cases I see everyone sporting. Why can't we have so many pretty cases too? So I decided to take matters into my own hands and find fun cases for Android users that my iPhone-using...
A safe kids’ browser for tablets? Reader Q + A.
Is there a safe kids' browser that I can put on my iPad or phone for my son? Or do I have to just find a way to block sites on Safari somehow? Thanks! -Ellen K Ellen, we get the need for a safe kids browser for your devices! We also understand the perils of searching...
Geeky Valentine’s Day cards. Or the best kind of auto-complete.
If you're like me, you have a love-hate relationship with auto-complete and autocorrect, which have given me giggles and conversely, near heart stops when I see what pops up as I type. Or um, accidentally send. Oops. But my feelings for this geeky Valentine's Day...
3 really fun iPhone and iPad apps for preschoolers you may not know about
When you hand your precious iPhone or iPad over to someone who still eats Play-Doh, it's a fair bet that he may delete your favorite game or take 100 photos by accident--unless you give him something he can play with on his own. We all know about apps like Cupcakes!...
Try tech before you buy at Gizmo TakeOut. We’re in love!
Imagine a new service which gets you rent the hottest gadgets before you commit to buying. From cool cameras and phones to the latest video game consoles, and even devices like Apple TV or a new tablet if you're not sure which you want. Well, it exists. It's called...
How to make an iPod Touch safe for kids
[This post has been updated as of January 2014 to include new information] I'm pretty sure almost every one of my oldest daughter's friends got an iPod Touch for Christmas this year. We're talking third-graders. And while even we here at Cool Mom Tech have recommended...
The new Epiphanie Camera Backpack is a traveling shutterbug’s dream
My MacBook Pro and my Canon are the only two gadgets I love almost as much as my children. And, since both are pretty permanent extensions of my arms, not bringing them along when I travel is unthinkable. Finding a way to pack a laptop and a camera without stuffing...
We’re Pregnant! Yup, there is an app for that too.
I remember when we were pregnant and pretty much counting down the days until we could announce it to the world. We of course were not together enough to spill the beans in any clever fashion but rather did so in a deluge of texts, emails and phone calls. But if...
High tech hats? Oh yeah.
Baby, it's cold outside--even here in Los Angeles. I'm a wimp when it comes to winter chill. And when your kids play outdoor sports and you're stuck on the bleachers, here's a tip to stay warm and entertained, all at the same time. CMP favorite Aerial 7 has a new hat...
Leave it to Disney to make the history of 44 Presidents (dare I say?) fun
Today's Inauguration gives us a great opportunity to talk to the kids about the role of our President and some of the more interesting and colorful figures to have graced the Oval Office. But, if you slept through history class as much as I did, you may also find it...
Get a closer look with an iPhone Microscope_lens
When it comes to my iPhone, I use it for three main purposes: 1) as a phone, 2) as a computer, 3) as a camera. But with this latest iPhone accessory I came across, I can add scientific experiments to my list of iPhone uses. This crazy little iPhone...
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Kids’ music download of the week: This Land is Your Land
With the Inauguration, the National Day of Service, and Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, I'm feeling like I want ramp up the feelings of patriotism and goodwill towards all in my home this weekend. So in that spirit, we're playing this Woody Guthrie classic, sung...
The coolest trends at CES 2013: Portable power gets seriously innovative
The more our gadgets and smartphones become our lifelines, the more it becomes essential to make sure we don't run out of juice on the road. One of the more practical trends that we caught at CES 2013 was the vast array of portable power sources, from innovative...
The coolest trends at CES 2013: Waterproof Phone Cases
We've featured lots of waterproof iPhone cases here on Cool Mom Tech because they're pretty much genius for parents. But most of them, like the EscapeCapsule and the Scuba Suit, aren't necessarily made for everyday use. That's all about to change with a huge trend we...
Timmy Tickle. Because who wouldn’t want to play with an octopus?
Like most kids, my preschooler likes action. Especially when it comes to apps. Surprisingly, she now counts a mellow octopus among her favorite digital friends, and goes back to his animated storybook time and time again. Less a narrative and more an interactive...
A place to record all those funny things your kids say. Quick, before you forget one!
As parents, I know so many of us keep some kind of record of our funny kid-isms (they do say the darndest things, right?), but a new service called Limetree will now let you record all of them in one place. Limetree is both a website and a mobile app for iOS...
Piquing Our Geek: Tethercell turns your phone into a remote control for anything with batteries
With the onslaught of electronic (aka loud) toys that my kids received from family members over the holidays, the constant drone of high-pitched electronic voices or really loud sounds wore thin by oh...New Year's. Imagine if you had an opportunity to manually turn...
An app to teach kids algebra? And they’ll like it, too?
Ever since my son learned his five multiplication tables before he could even write his numbers correctly (thanks Schoolhouse Rock!), I've found that math is one of those subjects that doesn't necessarily need to be taught in any cut-and-dried order. Which is why...
The coolest trends at CES 2013: The explosion of fitness tech
Everywhere we turned during our time at CES 2013 we saw all sorts of fitness gadgets. And we can't say we're surprised. With the huge popularity last year of products like the Nike+ Fuel Band, Jawbone Up and Fitbit, we expected to discover a lot more in this arena...
Disney Infinity, coming to a screen near you
If you haven't already heard, Disney Infinity is launching this summer. No, it's not the next installment of Toy Story (to infinity and beyond!), but rather a completely new gaming platform that will use cool Disney figurines to launch their digital likenesses on...
Everything you need to know about Facebook’s new Graph Search
With all these Facebook updates coming in rapid succession, including ones to my beloved Instagram app, it can be hard to keep up with all the changes. So when we heard about the new Graph Search announced just yesterday, we had our fingers crossed that it would be...
The coolest trends at CES 2013: Over-the-ear headphones
We recently highlighted some of the best over-the-ear headphones for all that new tech you're going to be wanting to tune into after the holidays. Well it turns out that after having seen, oh, 6,000 (roughly) over-ear headphones at the 2013 CES show and not nearly as...
Holy Holga Case, Batman! Or Android users. (Same thing?)
'Droiders, rejoice! We were jumping with nerdy photo-taking joy when the Holga iPhone lens made it possible to take Instagram-like photos from your smartphone and whatdya know? Now there's a Holga for the Samsung Galaxy i9100. Like the iPhone version we love so much,...