7 important tips for giving tech gifts, to make sure Christmas morning is more fun than frustrating
If you're giving a tech gift, here are 7 basic tips to add to your checklist, to make sure kids (and eager adults) can just rip open those packages and start playing. Not that we remember them ourselves all the time. Which is why we're making a list that you can check...
The Cool Mom Tech Coolest Christmas Music Playlist
Whether you like the newer songs or the old classics, we asked our Cool Mom Tech writers to pick out their favorite coolest Christmas music to play with their families and wow, what a variety we got! From Johnny Mathis to Ella Fitzgerald to the Muppets. Download each...
CamMe Selfie App: A cool way to take group photos and actually be in them too
Why would a parent consider a selfie app? Let us count the ways. First off, the eleventy bazillion visitors you'll want to capture memories with this holiday. However, unless you have a camera shutter remote for your DSLR or phone (hint hint, Santa), that group shot...
Giving last minute gift cards with Gyft. Could this be any easier? (Spoiler: No, it can’t.)
When I discovered the Gyft app for Android and iOS earlier this year, it fast became one of those apps I was always showing my friends as one they need to download. I adore that I can save all my gift cards right there, protecting my poor leather wallet from the...
Last minute Christmas shipping deadlines from your favorite online stores. (It’s okay, we’re not done either.)
Whether you've been busy with a million other demands or you just realized that Great Aunt Martha is coming to Christmas dinner and you don't have a gift for her, we've got all the last minute Christmas shipping deadlines from lots of our favorite stores right here...
5 cool techie Pinterest pins – Last minute holiday edition
We've got you covered with all sorts of last-minute holiday awesome on our Pinterest boards. Follow us for all the fun now, into New Year's, and long after the holidays are over. 1. These cool Santa apps are keeping our kids busy. Plus, no more "When is Santa...
3 ways to save money shopping online – even last minute.
Featured Partner Just because Christmas is on Wednesday doesn't mean I'm done shopping online. With rush shipping and ship to store options, I can continue to avoid the crazy last-minute holiday crowds. And hey, if I can save money while I'm doing it, I'm all for it....
Write a letter to Santa, watch it print and end up right in his hands. Magic? No, Pixma.
If your kid loves the magic of Santa apps, and how cool it is when Santa seems to interact with them, then we've got another one for you: the quirky but very charming Letters to Santa app from the Canon USA Pixma printer. If your kid has yet to write to Santa yet--or...
Shadow Puppet: The app Steven Spielberg would have loved as a kid
If your kids are budding creative types, but they still love to get techy with their masterpieces, you'll want to check out this cool new app that allows them to add voiceover narration to their photographs or artwork. Because next Spielberg or Scorsese or Soderbergh...
6 of the best ways to send cards online, or from your phone or tablet. Let’s hear it for shortcuts!
If you have been so busy decking the halls that you haven't gotten around to sending Christmas cards, have no fear! Time is ticking, but you can send cards online using your iPhone, Android phone, tablet or computer, with help of these 6 very cool websites and apps,...
The coolest last minute tech gifts. (Is it last minute yet? Yikes!)
I'm not sure about you, but Christmas really snuck up on me this year. It's only a week away! (Eep!) But that's one of the reasons I love tech--when you're scrambling to find great gifts, they're available to ship now, or even to pick up at the store with just a few...
The best Santa apps for kids: 4 magical ways to connect your kids with the big guy right through your phone or PC
Kids already bubbling over with excitement that Santa will be on his way in just a few more days? Santa apps for kids can be a really magical way to bring the story to life, only we've tried out plenty and sheesh, some of them belong on the naughty list. So here are 4...
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Polish My Pics: The quickest way to edit your photos into things of beauty is to have someone else do it for you.
Sometimes I scroll through my camera roll and find lots of semi-okay options that would be great for photo book gifts if it were brighter, if the pile of laundry wasn't in the background or if Sam's face didn't have those gobs of chocolate on it. Let alone, if I had...
Turning your family into LEGO minifigures. Free, and less painful than it sounds.
If you have some serious LEGO appreciators in the house or you never got around to the perfectly posed group family photo for the annual holiday card, we have you covered. With the DIY LEGO minifigure family holiday ecard. If you--and your kids of course--like the...
Monoprice: The cheapest source for cables because really, who wants to spend a lot on cables?
I was recently turned onto Monoprice and all I can say is, bookmark immediately. What a nice way not to spend money on all your tech cables you'll need for all your fun new holiday gifts, that you would rather spend elsewhere. Take for example the 6-foot lightning to...
Easy photo book gifts for all! Mosaic goes Android
I wrote last year about where to print Instagram photos, considering my penchant for taking adorable photos of my kids on my phone and then...doing absolutely nothing with them. Has anything changed for me in a year? Of course not. That's why I'm happy to tell you...
The Sonos Play 1 – A great price for a seriously awesome wireless speaker
You know how for kids, the most popular house for playdates is the one with the best snacks or the most video games? Well for adults, I'm starting to feel like my home is becoming a gathering spot because of my Sonos audio system. And now, with the much awaited Sonos...
Free kids’ music downloads of the week: great Christmas music from some kids’ music favorites
We've wrapped up some free Christmas music for you to download from some of our favorite kids' music artists who also happen to be pretty great at singing Christmas songs too. If you love what you hear, go ahead and grab the entire collection and add something new to...
The eco-friendly radio from Vers that plays great music and plants trees too.
Has the audiophile in your life been very, very good this year? One more to add to our coolest audio gifts list: a beautiful, compact portable sound system and alarm clock that's beautiful inside and out, thanks to sustainable wood and high quality stereo components...
batteryPOP: A safe online entertainment network for kids that they can customize themselves.
If you have kids old enough to play on the internet on their own, but not quite so old to do it without you wanting to be over their shoulders the entire time, you'll be as happy as I am about batteryPOP, a new online entertainment network where your kids get to be...
Geography Drive Arcade: Is this app your ticket to a happy road trip this Christmas?
The Geography Drive USA app is one of our favorite fun ways for kids to learn about geography, and so we were excited to see the release of their newest educational kids' app—Geography Drive Arcade. This is a mini-arcade version of the main app, with four...
The indestructible, waterproof and too-good-to-be-true nabi Square HD camera
We haven't been shy about professing our love for nabi products, especially the nabi 2 and nabi Jr. kids' tablets. So naturally, when we heard about the nabi Square HD camera, a new waterproof, rugged, digital HD camera and video recorder (think GoPro for kids), we...
5 of the coolest techie Pinterest pins this week
Make sure you're following us on Pinterest because you might be missing pins like these, all of which are perfect for holiday giving. (Only 12 days until Christmas--but no panicking!) 1. A thoughtful gift for a shutterbug. And one we bet they don't have yet. 2....
Kindle FreeTime gets even smarter for parents with new features.
If you've been eyeing a tablet as a gift for a very special someone, especially someone who has kids, new changes to Kindle FreeTime may just seal the deal for making that Kindle Fire purchase. When the service first launched, we thought it was a genius way to keep an...