The best over-the-ear headphones for all that new tech in your life
In searching for the very best headphones, I'm never able to find earbuds that produce good sound and stay in my ears, the latter being kind of an important requirement. When Apple announced the newly designed ear buds for its iPhone 5, I was hopeful. But lo and...
New Year’s Resolution: Read more, thanks to tech
Near the top of my New Year's resolutions list is to read more books. Admittedly, I was pathetic in that department in 2012, unless you count the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy. Heh.But in 2013, I'm determined to read more, and I'm looking to technology to help make this...
Piquing Our Geek: 1 Second Everyday creates a priceless recording of your life
Recently, I wrote about Animoto's Best of 2012 Facebook video feature allowing you to create a montage of major highlights in 2012. A cool way to look back on big moments, but what if there were a way to compile all the small moments that make up life and put it into...
Happy 2013, Cool Moms!
Our wishes for you: May your gadgets stay charged, your iPad screen stay free from small fingerprints, and your email inbox stay at zero. At least for a few hours, anyway. Thanks so much for making 2012 so amazing for us and here's to a tech-fabulous 2013.-Kristen,...
Our most popular tech posts of 2012: From privacy tips to strange gadgets, the best apps for kids and more
Looking back through our archives from 2012, it's amazing how far tech, gadgets and social media have come. Just think: how many of you were on Instagram or Pinterest a year ago? And look how many times Facebook has changed their terms of service since then! By number...
The 11 best tech New Year’s resolutions worth keeping
Yes, we all make New Year's Resolutions to eat better and work out more and blah blah blah. Cue the leftover cheesecake entering my mouth at 10AM on January 1. But if you're online at all (hi there) I've put together a few tech resolutions you should definitely...
Top kids music singles of 2012 for download: Editors Best Tech Picks of 2012
Before we ring in another year, I'm looking back at some of my favorite kids' music tunes of 2012. With a little something for every taste, here are some great songs to upload into your family music mix. 1. Thousand Star Hotel from The Okee Dokee Brothers'...
The coolest new gadgets for parents: Editors Best Tech of 2012
There are so many cool new tablets, cameras, speakers and gadgets out these days we're overwhelmed by the options. But we think all of these are worth a look--and maybe even an "add to cart." Liz Samsung Galaxy Camera I think this camera really will reinvent the idea...
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All we want for the New Year is to keep bringing you all the hot tech tips and cool deals. Also, health, happiness, world peace, and maybe a really pretty laptop bag. And if you're a Cool Mom Tech subscriber, you're on our Nice list meaning we have something for you,...
The coolest gadgets and games for family fun: Editors Best Tech of 2012
This was probably one of the biggest years for kids' gadgets, but we definitely had our top favorites, and ones that we'd want in our own kids' hands. Kristen Nabi 2 With so many kids' tablets on the markets, I'm going to have to pick the Nabi 2, which is the...
The best apps and websites for getting organized: Editors Best Tech of 2012
Getting organized is not easy as a parent. At least according to us. But tech can definitely make getting organized easier--or make being disorganized harder? Here, some of our favorite apps and websites of the year to help you out. Liz: Pinterest for iOS and Android...
5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins this week
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us and find fun pins like this every day. 1. A roundup of the very best apps for preschoolers. 2. The holiday movie our followers will be streaming this weekend according to them! 3. Really smart trick for storing kids'...
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The most chic tech accessories: Editors Best Tech of 2012
We've come a long way from the days that our laptop cases came in black or uh...a different black. This year saw so many gorgeous laptop bags, camera bags, and other fun techcessories it was hard to narrow down to our very favorites. Hard but fun! Kristen Knomo Alice...
The coolest online shopping helpers to save you time and money: Editors Best Tech of 2012
It's become ridiculously easy to shop on a budget thanks to the plethora of apps and websites aimed at saving you money. We narrowed them down to our favorites, all of which will make life easier and put a little money back in your wallet. Liz Honey Extension for...
The coolest apps for tweens and big kids: Editors Best Tech of 2012
The older our kids get, the more picky they get about their apps. For kids in the 7 and up range, we love these Android and iOS apps for their ability to keep fickle kids engaged with a minimum of the gunplay and stuff parents get squidgy about. FOR IOS Liz: Geography...
The best photo editing and sharing resources: Editors Best Tech of 2012
Whether you take all your photos right on your smart phone, or you carry your trusty DSLR wherever you go, there are so many photo editing and sharing services now (a must for parents!). Here are our very favorite from this past year. Kristen Snapseed Since I...
The coolest apps for little kids and preschoolers: Editors Best Tech of 2012
One our favorite things to do is really pare down the best apps for kids, keeping an eye out for red flags like in-app purchases and safety concerns. In fact, it's amazing how many apps for kids we try and delete compared to those we can truly recommend. So here, our...
The best gadget cases we’re coveting: Editors Best Tech of 2012
We saw tons of amazing gadget cases this year, but there were definitely a few stand-outs. Let's just say, we're clamoring to get these on our own devices because we just love them that much. Kristen GelaSkins When our own website designer raved about GelaSkins, that...
We wish you a techie Christmas!
Merry Christmas cool techie mamas and papas! May your families be happy and healthy, may your home be magically cleaned by fairies tonight, and may all your tech gifts come with batteries pre-installed. Enjoy your day, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow when...
Twas the Night Before Christmas, web 2.0 style
It's the home stretch for us Christmas revelers, and if you're anything like me, 'Twas the night before Christmas" is a holiday tradition. And if you're like me, you still have a check list of "to do's" that rivals Santa's tonight. That's why I'm so thankful that our...
TisBest to finish your holiday shopping with this charitable-giving website
Waking up on Christmas Eve with the stress of needing a couple more gifts for those "hard to buy" people is no fun at all. So, let me play Helpful Elf by telling you about a great last-minute, charitable gift that will fill your recipients with the warm fuzzies a lot...
Kids’ music download of the week: John Denver and the Muppets
We know that many of you are gearing up for Christmas, getting ready to kick back and enjoy the fun that comes after all the work of these past few weeks. Here, a link to a little tune from way back in our own childhoods that your kids will love too. After all:...
Dude, Where’s My Holiday?
Presents are wrapped, eggs are nogged, kids are on Christmas break, and two of this year's biggest game stars have come together in one app filled with underground sewers and transportation tubes. How merry! Especially considering it's free. The resulting Disney...
Flayvr gets those iPhone photos organized. Hurry! Before you add 10,000 more this week!
As much as I love the iPhone camera, I don't tend to pare down as much as I should, meaning I'm scrolling through 2,000+ photos to try and find that shot from that time that my son was feeding that horse on that school field trip. And now with the holidays here, that...