A travel charger you’ll never lose because it’s attached to your keys. Oh wait.
I've seen a many a travel charger, but none of them have been as handy--or stylish--as the tassel charging cable keychain I spotted at Cool Mom Tech fave Photojojo. Don't they look like something you'd find at Coach in the accessories department? If you're anything...
Eat It and Like It! family brunch event with Cool Mom Picks and LiveHealth Online
Recently, we were introduced to LiveHealth Online, a smart new Internet-based service and mobile app from WellPoint that allows you to choose from a list of board-certified doctors and get medical care and advice right from your home. Seriously, you can show a doctor...
How to talk to your kids about 9/11
If your kids are like ours and asking questions about 9/11, you're looking for appropriate sources to help you explain it to them rather that some network keeps replaying plane crash video footage over and over again. That's why year after year we turn to BrainPop and...
Juiceboxx: For your MacBook, not your lunch box
Back in the day -- which is, like, basically five years ago -- we had to settle for standard-issue grey, black or plain old white when it came down our power cords, accessories and important tech hardware. That was then, and now with things like the...
The new Apple Watch: Is it right for you?
Yesterday, we shared a ton of big Apple news with you - the advancements in the iPhone 6, iOS 8, Apple Pay, namely - but that wasn't all of it by any means. The other huge buzz: Apple is finally hitting the wearable device market and there's no doubt they're...
New HP Instant Ink replacement service saves you up to 50% on ink. Plus the hassle of running out of ink when you need it most.
This is a sponsored message from HP Even though so many of us try to go paperless when we can these days, with online party invitations, printables, mobile boarding passes, and homework, we still requires paper. Lots of paper. And that means lots of ink too. Which...
The big Apple announcement: iPhone 6 (in two sizes!), iOS 8, and Apple Pay
September always brings two emotional events for me: 1) the kids going back to school and 2) Apple's annual announcement. Okay, so emotional may be an overstatement on the second event, but the gorgeousness that is the new iPhone 6 actually did bring a tear to my eye....
Artkive Concierge: Like a personal assistant for storing your kid’s artwork digitally.
The Artkive app has been one of my back-to-school lifesavers ever since it launched a couple of years ago. And even if you don't have four kids like I do, you're probably swimming in artwork that is oh so painful to toss. The ability to store it digitally through an...
Gmail auto-advance: The best time-saving feature of Gmail, ever
As someone who gets literally hundreds and hundreds of emails a day (note to everyone I know: sorry I haven't gotten back to you yet), I have been going absolutely nuts figuring out if there was some sort of Gmail shortcut to allow me to simply delete the message,...
14 of the coolest geeky crochet patterns on Etsy for the coolest geeky baby gifts
There's nothing more special than a handmade baby gift, and thanks to Etsy and pop culture, crochet patterns have come a long way from whatever traditional baby blankets we received as babies ourselves. Check out these 14 absolutely superb geeky crochet patterns that...
Story Bug App helps you read to your kids when you aren’t in the same room. Or even in the same country.
Even though my two older kids aren't as tied to a specific bedtime routine as when they were younger, reading in bed together is something that we still all love doing. And with a husband who travels frequently, it's so neat that the Story Bug app lets them get in...
What’s Instagram’s new Hyperlapse app? It adds a cool fast-forward button to your life (should it not be going fast enough for you)
Have you ever been somewhere, sitting through an event or activity, and just wishing you could hit the fast-forward button on it all? Well, last week Instagram released a new video app that is as close as we're ever going to get to that. It's called Hyperlapse, and...
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A free kids’ music download to celebrate the birthdays our favorite kids’ music sites
If you like great kids' music as much as we do, then you should be sure to follow our friends Stefan Shepherd via his website Zooglobble, and Bill Childs through his hugely popular weekly radio show, Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child. Not only will you be exposed to...
How to manage donations to your kids’ classroom more easily. Because parents are busy people.
More and more classrooms are going digital with volunteer signups these days, which means room parents get to avoid the hassle of collecting rounds of paperwork from all the students in their class. Not to mention the environmental impact of saving all that paper. I'm...
Boomf Marshmallows make your Instagram photos delicious
Is there anything more royally British than marshmallows? Yeah...no. Those two things have never existed in the same sentence together that I know of. Until now. Enter Boomf Magic Mallows. The delicious start-up out of the UK that allows you to print your Instagram...
Soundfreaq Double Spot wireless speaker has us feeling doubly stylish. Even if we’re just rocking out to Let it Go. Again.
We're not ashamed to let our Soundfreaq fan flag fly. We definitely dig what they're doing over there, matching style with audio substance, and its latest wireless Bluetooth speaker delivers on that promise. The new speaker is called the Soundfreaq Double Spot and...
15 IFTTT recipes for parents to make life easier. A lot easier.
There are three things you need to know about the productivity app IFTTT: 1) It's an acronym that stands for If This, Then That. 2) It's pronounced like the 'ift' in the word gift. 3) It's out here saving lives. Okay, that's a bit dramatic; but big social media...
The Four Seasons music app: Vivaldi was never so appealing to kids
When I'm trying to decide whether to spend money on an app for my kids, I want to be sure it's something they'll return to again and again. But I also want my kids to learn something while they're having fun. All of this is true of the new iPad app, The Four Seasons:...
How to fix earbud tangles? Yarn bomb them!
We've featured tons of no-tangle earbuds and cool organizers to help fix tangled headphones here on Cool Mom Tech. Even a cord taco which was a new one for us. but I've never ever seen earbud sweaters. Until now. I had to chuckle when I saw these perfectly named...
ThisLife from Shutterfly: A new photo storing and management service that’s blowing us away
When it comes to all the photos and videos on my iPhone camera roll (uh, all 5,373 of them), my usual tagline is I should do something with those. That's the party line year after year, and in the meantime, that camera roll just keeps getting bigger. But with the...
Reader Q+A: Good computer recommendations for students going back-to-school?
We need to purchase a computer for our two older children to use for homework. They frequently have assignments that involve the use of Google Docs, as well as PowerPoint and Excel. I’m a Mac user, but we’re thinking we’ll go with a PC for them (due to cost). Can you...
5 of our favorite Made in the U.S.A. tech gifts
We're always thrilled to find American-made tech products, many of which we've stocked in our Cool Mom Picks indie shop at Great.ly. In honor of Labor Day, we've rounded-up some of our favorites, whether you're looking to add a little something to your home office or...
Saving money shopping online at today’s big sales? Don’t mind if we do.
We've learned over our years of online shopping that the number one rule is never hit "buy" without first searching for a discount code. Even if the item is already on sale, let's say today, for Labor Day. And while there are a number of great online coupon sites, we...
Yellow Bus by Justin Roberts: Kids’ music download of the week
'Tis that time of year again, when kids everywhere hop on the big yellow bus that whisks them away for a day of learning, friendship, and sometimes questionable lunches. And I can't see that familiar vehicle drive down my street without immediately starting to hum a...