Kids’ music download of the week: The Owie Song
I have one child who is incredibly agile and athletic, yet she is also the one to walk into every door jam, trip on the tiniest toy, and---in general---bang herself up about ten times a day. This song goes out to her, and all those kids in the unofficial Frequently...
Store all your addresses in one place with conXt. Thank us later.
With a new online address management system called conXt, I made be able to solve this problem. ConXt makes it easy to organize contact information in one place on the web. You start by signing up for a free account and then can import contact information...
8 of the coolest (and cutest!) e-invites for your Halloween party
It's October -- time to stock up on candy, put a big pumpkin on your front step and ...throw a Halloween party?Yes!It might sound strange, but Halloween is the most popular occasion for throwing parties behind Christmas and Chanukah. And since your house is...
An uncommonly awesome iPhone 5 case
I was definitely among the Apple loyalists and tech geeks around the world who waited with bated breath for the iPhone 5 announcement.And as excited as I am for the hardware upgrade, I'm also really excited about the case upgrade as well. Hey, what can I say? I'm an...
Edible Instagrams? We’ll take it!
At first when I heard about an edible Instagram product I thought...InstaGrahams? But nope. No clever puns. Just beautiful, delicious chocolate. The new service Cocoagraph, from 3D Fine Arts major Rae Vittorelli, merges chocolate and photography--two of our favorite...
When are kids ready for an email account? Now, if you’re using Maily.
It's hard to know when kids are old enough for an email account. As soon as my tween opened her own, my youngest son has been begging for one and I've been stalling about it ever since. But now we've found a brand new and very cool iPad app that makes it so easy and...
TuneIn to 70,000 radio stations and 2 million podcasts. Hopefully not all at once.
Once in a while, my husband and I have been known to make wise family decisions and this was one of our best: we took the TV sets out of the entire first floor of our house, wanting to spend a bit more time in conversation (remember that?) with our kids and a bit more...
3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love: Android Apps, Classic Movies, and Great Recipes
Last week we introduced you to our 3 Springpad Notebooks You're Going to Love series, which included some of the notebooks I think are inspiring, useful, and just plain cool. This week we're back with three more notebooks that you'll totally want to follow on this...
Lap happy
I get some of my best work done in bed. And no, that doesn't mean what some of you want it to mean. (Ha.) The one thing I don't love however, is getting all sweaty with a hot laptop burning red marks into my thighs. The Scribe Laptop Desk at Quirky is a super simple...
Tickle Toy Camera – The Next Tickle Me Elmo, but better. And free.
Kapu Tickle Toy Camera is a new app that is so fun that you just want to laugh out loud. I'm serious. It's weird but watching someone get tickled is funny. Funnier still is when your child has the ability to turn the animated kooky character on the screen into his...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Christina Applegate
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Christina Applegate shares her favorite. I love Oldbooth. You take people's faces and put eighties hair on them. It's awesome. -Christina Applegate Full...
A gorgeous alphabet app for kids from the good old days. No, not 1997.
I love books. I also love lovers of books. And I particularly love book lovers who aren't too "precious" to also enjoy a little modern technology for their books, (all hail Kindles and iPads). Such is the case with this small new company with a mission to bring some...
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Should you upgrade to the iPhone 5?
I've loved my iPhone 4 ever since I got it, but I admit that I've been anxiously awaiting to upgrade to iPhone 5 considering I held off on upgrading to an iPhone 4S. So when my pretty, new iPhone 5 arrived last week, I couldn't wait to try it out, along with the fully...
Piquing our Geek: Ditch the TV remote with nTobeBox gesture control
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Kids’ free music download of the week: Falling
After saying a bittersweet goodbye to summer, I'm ready to embrace autumn and its warm sweaters, crunching leaves, and apple-cider donuts. Especially the donuts. And I am so pleased to share a new song by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights that echoes my love for this...
The power cord with major POW!
That's right, citizen: we've found a powerful power cord that can protect you from surges, outlet insufficiency, and most of all, boredom. Whether you're into comic books, Harry Potter, Zeus, or just brightening up the mundane, this Lightning Bolt Power Strip can help...
Subscribing to Cool Mom Tech gets you to the head of the class!
If you're reading this post, you already get an A, just for showing up. But if you really want a heap of gold stars, we hope you'll subscribe to Cool Mom Tech. This month, three subscribers will each win a back-to-school prize pack worth over $150, including an...
Animoto for Android! At last, at last!
Don't get me wrong, I like photographs of my kids, family and friends, but just looking at pictures doesn't "send me." UNLESS they're in a slideshow with music and text--then I become a blubbering, "Memories"-singing mama. Which is why the new Animoto Android App does...
5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week
Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us, then check out 5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week that you don't want to miss. 1. Will this gadget mean the end of booklights? Maybe. 2. A little speaker that packs big sound for...
We had joy, we had fun, we had Seasons in an app
I adore my iPad. Almost as much as my children adore my iPad. Luckily, I've managed to keep my hands on it enough to prevent them from downloading apps like crazed little tech-monkeys. And since Mommy is pretty selective, they've only been exposed to the best of the...
Bells and belles
I understand the appeal of websites and apps that bring a child's favorite character to life, whether it's Seuss or Dora or Yo Gabba Gabba. But sometimes it's nice to find a world in which your kid can ascribe her own attributes and stories to the characters, because...
5 gorgeous smart phone cases inspired by nature
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Facebook bug posts private messages on your wall
We know that there have been reports by Snopes and TechCrunch over the last few days that the Facebook bug posting your old private messages on your wall is a hoax, but just this morning we found a few of our own very personal messages from 2010 and earlier posted for...
Spookify your photos for Halloween with PicMonkey
Just last week I tried PicMonkey out for the first time myself and let me just say how completely smitten I am. No registration, no editing tools that require manuals -- it's a busy mom's dream. So when I saw that they were launching a few fun Halloween themes...