Ambidextrous keyboard tray. AKA paper clip keeper. AKA candy keeper.
As much as I try to follow our own working parents' organizational tips, keeping the inevitable piles of paper clips, coins, and other junk continually takes over my desk can seem like an impossible task. That's why when I saw this cool gadget, I think I heard...
Kids’ music download of the week: Connect the Stars
I've never been able to see the real constellations in the night sky, which is one reason I love this new song from The Pop Ups. Instead of talking about Orion or the Big Dipper, it encourages kids to use a healthy dose of imagination to play an outer space version of...
More shows, more movies, more reasons to go Amazon Prime
I was buying printer ink the other day on Amazon and even though my purchase came to $16.99, I found other non-essentials to throw into my cart just so I could raise my total to $25 and get the free shipping. Sound familiar? I contemplate upgrading to Amazon Prime...
Green gadget cases – a far nicer St Patrick’s day treat than a Shamrock Shake
There are certain colors that never go out of style. And with today being St. Patrick's Day, I'd like to call attention to one of my personal faves - green. Celadon, lime, spring, sea foam...whatever shade you prefer, the many sides of green can suit every season and...
Piquing our Geek: A sofa phone-charger
I've liked Natuzzi sofas for a while. You get nice modern lines for not too much money--let's say it's not IKEA but it's not Roche Bobois either. But I'm seeing them in a whole new way since catching a glimpse of this cell phone charging concept sofa. The charger is...
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Two words: Cupcake ATM.
Imagine it's late, you're hungry and all you want is something sweet. Now imagine a fantasy world where you can drive to an ATM that dispenses delectable freshly-made Sprinkles cupcakes. Well hold onto your hats, people, because this fantasy world exists. (Well, in LA...
Get the scoop with Fandango’s new “Movies with Friends” app
The last time I saw a movie that didn't include talking cars, talking parrots or talking swashbuckling cats, was...well, honestly, I can't remember the last time. I do have my eye on Moneyball since the Oscars, but Brad Pitt has nothing to do with it. Well, not much....
If Tim Burton created an app, Sir Benfro’s Brilliant Balloon would be it.
While Tim Burton has yet to get into app development, I'm pretty sure if he did it would be this one. Light Emitting Daves, Timorous Fizzles, mustachioed Brackle McSturdys, and Eggbutt Snaffles sound like things sprung from a beautifully eccentric mind, and they're...
Spring cleaning your tech – Tackling your email inbox
If there's anything that drives me crazy, it's an overflowing, disorganized email inbox. I get upwards of 200 emails a day (and that's just the pitches!), but I do a pretty decent job of keeping everything in order, thanks in part to some of the awesome features in...
Going to camp with Apple
Though my kids generally loathe being dragged along from store to store when I have errands to run, there is one store I have no problem getting them into: The Apple Store. In fact, I usually have to drag them out when I'm ready to leave. So when I read that they...
10 simple tips for taking great pictures of your kids
It doesn't even phase my kids anymore that my camera is always in front of my face like an extra appendage growing out from my nose. And while I give them the occasional photographic direction, "Can you please zip up your zipper before I take some more pictures?"...
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Camera Awesome for iPhone lives up to its name
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Slice – An essential app for the savvy online shopper
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Miffy’s Garden app, just in time for spring
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It’s hip to be square
Now that photo apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic have made square photos more common, it was only a matter of time before someone got into the frame game with options made just for our collective iPhoneography obsession. Hatchcraft is a nifty little company that's...
The new iPad is coming March 16 (don’t call it an iPad 3!)
It's new iPad announcement day! And if you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter, then you know that we're pretty excited about the big Apple iPad announcement that was just made. And very intrigued by the fact that it's not an iPad 3. After hearing about all the cool new...
Holga phone! We’ve got some cool news. (Ha.)
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