Free kids’ music! 10 songs for summer, ready for download.
Before your next summer road trip or family barbeque, we have a little gift for your ears: Free kids' music! Ready to amp up those playlists? Then you have to check out these 10 Cool Mom Picks approved songs from some of our favorite kindie artists. From the...
A smart little MacBook cable organizer for those of us familiar with the term, cord spaghetti.
Hi, nice to meet you. I'm one of those people whose cord always somehow slips off my laptop adapter in my bag, making me that person next to you in the airport lounge or the business meeting, pulling out the big, embarrassing handful of cord spaghetti, and trying to...
MyBabyD: Not your everyday baby photo sharing app
Over the years, we've found great illustrators who have taken their own baby photos and turned them into fantastic collage drawings. But now we found a sister team out of Barcelona who's attempting to do one better with their new Kickstarter: The MyBabyD app will let...
Piquing our geek: The Light Phone helps keep you off your phone.
Browsing the crowdfunding scene, we're always amazed by the space-age ideas being brought to life out there and making us go, whoa. Now, it's the the Light Phone, an ultra compact phone that totally looks like it's from a sci-fi movie. Billed as "your phone away from...
Father’s Day Tech Gifts: 4 stylish fitness trackers for men that look great out of the gym, too
Wearable fitness tech is super hot right now. (Duh, right?) And with all the rad, new stuff coming down the line, it almost feels as if we're getting a mini workout just trying to keep up. I especially like these cool, stylish fitness trackers for men that don't look...
2 new cord clutter solutions from Bluelounge help you power up while staying organized
Living in these fast tech times means having to pause to power up our devices. It's just part of the deal, right? And when we're on the go, this often means searching for a free outlet, sometimes in strange places. But what about when you have more than smart device...
A security system to protect your house without a monthly fee
A few weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night to noise in my garage. I told myself I was just being paranoid, but when I heard it again I got up to look and saw a man standing right outside my bedroom window, trying to get in our house. I panicked and banged on...
The Instagram fashion hashtag t-shirt. Is it ironic? Or a convenient cheat sheet.
We all know by now that a long list of hashtagged words and acronyms means only one thing: Please look at my Instagram photos. Hey, no judgments. We do it too. So how could we not #LOL #LMAO #smile at this Instagram fashion hashtag tee? Or as they call it, #tshirt....
Sound the alarms! The new game-changing Google Photos app is pure fire.
I am a longtime, shameless, all-things-Apple fan. But that doesn't mean I don't tip my hat frequently to cool, non-iOS products. And, when it comes to this new Google Photos app? I'm basically standing up and doing a slow-clap, because the app is outstanding, says...
Recess Monkey’s Penguinese: Kids’ music download of the week
Recess Monkey's first song off their soon-to-be-released album Hot Air isn't quite as wacky as that song about what the fox says (hallelujah), but if you ever wondered what the penguin does say, you'll want to download Penguinese. You might expect a song from this...
The world’s slimmest iPhone case? Found it.
Let's be honest, one of the best parts about having a new, snazzy iPhone 6 (or well-kept iPhone 5/5s) is nabbing a fun, funky case for it, right? And trust, we know our way around cool cases. It's kind of our jam. Which is I was were eager to try out The Scarf iPhone...
Stylish and protective iPad mini cases: Reader Q&A
I got an iPad Mini for my birthday. I want a protective but stylish case with a stand so I can be hands free when I watch a movie. I want something that is going to protect all the edges of the device and not just the corners. -Jennifer Oooh, what an awesome...
Tech Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way) Easier
Facebook privacy tips: 5 Facebook settings you should double-check
My Facebook activity has dropped off lately because I realized how much time I was spending on it--but also in part because of the confusing Facebook privacy changes that they seem to be making continually, sometimes unbeknownst to their users. With today's...
Android apps for children: A plea from parents
How do I watermark my photos for free? Easy!
Now that I've started posting photos of my family on the Internet, I've been thinking much more about how to watermark my photos. Thankfully, it's not nearly as complicated as I thought, especially with the help of my go-to photo editing site, PicMonkey. Whether...
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Playmobil toys now with electricity. Creative playtime just got way more interesting.
When it comes to build-it-yourself toys for our kids, Playmobil is a classic. There's just something thrilling about opening up a toy kit with 117 pieces, right? But now that there are new Playmobil toys with electricity just launched this year, the sets have turned...
Danny Weinkauf’s Champion of the Spelling Bee: Kids’ music download of the week
Later this week, my kids and I will gather around the television to watch the nail-biting action of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals. But before we start to marvel at the super kids who don't get frazzled spelling words from autochthonous to zenaida , we've...
The Parrot Minikit Neo 2 HD: One smart way to prevent texting and driving.
Like we always say, the safest way to use your phone while driving is to not use your phone while driving. Duh, right? And it's something that's really top of mind for us this holiday weekend, when cops are out on the roads full force, and the anti-texting and driving...
Can baby tech make parenting easier or does it go too far?
I was so happy to sit down with Arielle Duhaime-Ross and Ben Popper of The Verge recently (oh, how we love The Verge) to talk what's new in baby tech for their excellent Verge video series, Top Shelf. You get to see a bunch of cool new innovations we've covered here...
4 of the best free apps to help keep you safe on the road during summer road trips
With an estimated 37 million Americans hitting the road on the Memorial Day holiday alone, it's going to be the biggest travel weekend in a decade. Clearly, after enduring a long, miserable winter, folks are super hyped for the (unofficial) start summer. Instagram,...
The gorgeous new Epiphanie Bags collection: Goodbye synthetics, hello leather.
I've been a huge fan of Epiphanie Bags ever since we featured them here on Cool Mom Tech years ago and it's been so exciting to see this mom-run business grow. So how cool to discover their new spring and summer collection that takes the bags in a huge new direction:...
Simple Machines app by Tinybop: Kids learning physics without even knowing it.
We can hardly believe it that it's only been a month since we featured the launch of The Robot Factory app from awesome app developer Tinybop, but they're back again. This time with another fantastic educational app for kids, Simple Machines, and right in time to...
The New Spotify changes: 3 awesome reasons to become a Spotify Premium member right now
We're huge Spotify fans in my home and on the go (in case you were still wondering whether moms actually know how to use Spotify), and now with the big New Spotify announcement yesterday, I've suddenly got a few more reasons to love this popular streaming music app...
KiDCASE is a clever, new iPad smart case that puts more screentime control in parents’ hands
Watching our kids maneuver their way through all this new tech is a joy. It's just so cool to see how much they're doing and learning on these glowing gadgets. But the other side of that is trying to stay on top of what they're watching, monitoring and managing their...
A card game that teaches kids about women in science. So basically, our kind of card game.
If you've ever looked, then you know how hard it is to find examples of female role models in STEM, which is why these parents decided to create this new card game Women in Science for their daughter, and now, for all our kids. Yeah! Not surprisingly, the creators of...
The new Roku 3: Why you want it.
As an avowed Roku devotee -- a word that's hardly strong enough considering I've convinced most of my relatives to invest in one -- I was excited to check out the new Roku 3 that just came out this spring. Let's just say, they had me at "voice commands." And since...
Sling TV: Is this affordable cable alternative worth considering? A thorough look.
I finally sat down and took a good hard look at my cable bill and...whoa. When I consider that there are probably only 4-5 cable channels I really watch, aside from premiums HBO and Showtime; I do pretty much all my watching on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant Video...