Social media, meet wrapping paper
If you're a social media geek like me, you'll understand why I cracked a smile the second I saw the #WhatIWishIGot / #WhatIGot wrapping paper. The outside represents "hope" (or greed, depending on the recipient) in which you can imagine your every dream fulfilled. The...
Intel Ultrabooks – Light as air laptops, only for PC users
If you are a PC user who has been coveting a laptop as light as a MacBook Air - then the wait is over with a new offering from Intel that weighs less than 3 pounds. Intel Ultrabooks are not only lightweight, they're less than 1 inch thick, and I'm so glad to see other...
A great LeapFrog gift that isn’t the Explorer Tablet. (Yes, there are others!)
Everyone knows by this point that the LeapFrog LeapPad has become the must-have tech gift for the holidays this year. We love it so much that we included it as one of our 10 hottest holiday tech gifts in 2011. It's a great toy--but the truth are, so are some other new...
Getting a charge out of PlugBug
Okay, raise your hand if you've ever had to choose between charging your iPad and charging your MacBook? Or uh...fighting with the sigOth in the hotel room about who gets to charge their device in the one outlet available? The PlugBug dual charger from twelvesouth...
Kids’ music download of the week: Dan Zanes’ Christmas in Concord
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here, and it's starting to sound that way too. Consider freshening up that tired holiday playlist with a lovely new collection of classic Christmas carols from none other than Dan Zanes himself. Our family has adored...
Now add waterproof to that list of iPhone features
When my kids kept going on and on about "Daddy's new waterproof phone," I had no idea what they meant. Didn't he just get a brand new iPhone 4S? Then he showed it to me--and indeed, it's a new waterproof phone. Thanks to the case. The Lifeproof iPhone...
Hand warmers go high tech
I remember discovering those little packs of disposable chemical hand warmer packets on a ski slope years ago and thinking aweeeeesome. I also remember wondering just what that stuff was, and what it was doing to the planet. Leave it to some techies to reinvent the...
Last minute holiday tech steals at Target
Starting tomorrow, December 11, Target is trying to make it pretty hard for you to buy your gaming and tech gifts anywhere else. So we went through the press release and the circular pretty thoroughly and while some of the "low prices," especially on games, are...
Dell and Threadless sitting in a tree
I love that buying tech these days doesn't mean you're relegated to a plain silver or black gadget that looks exactly like every other. (Or wow--remember when they were all beige?) Now that there are so many ways to express our personalities through our technologies,I...
Eco-batteries, your savior on Christmas morning
After the mountain of wrapping paper I find myself beneath on Christmas morning, I am usually bombarded by kid requests for one thing - batteries. And of course, of the thousand things I've gotten to prepare for C-Day, batteries are usually the one very important...
Heavy metal for your iPhone: it costs how much??
With a bunch of kids pawing at my iPhone more than I'd like to admit, I'm always on the look out for a case that might stand the test of eight grubby hands that might accidentally drop it. And so, if you're like me, this iPhone case might just give you the protection...
Frosty the Snowman, now on your iPhone
Confession: My handbag addiction has now extended to iPhone cases. And since I don't wear much holiday garb, I figured that a holiday smart phone case might be a better option. So while I was perusing my favorite shop Case-Mate, I stumbled upon Jessica Swift's new...
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2 cool new bluetooth headsets you should know about
Chasing four kids around all day long means I need both my hands as much as possible, which is why a Bluetooth headset has become a staple gadget in my growing arsenal of mom tech helpers. But as I've learned, not all Bluetooths are created equal, which is why I was...
So smart! Brain, Child magazine goes digital
Those of us who love smart-parenting magazine Brain, Child, The Magazine for Thinking Mothers know that we're in for a treat whenever another funny, tender, intelligent and quirky quarterly issue shows up in our mailbox. However, I don't leave home without my iPad, so...
Rejoice media junkies! 3 great streaming media devices you might not know about
The other night, I was flipping through the channels and stumbled upon the very end of one of my absolute holiday movie faves, It's a Wonderful Life. (You too?) While I'm sure it will be on again soon, many times, I'd like to be able to watch the movie whenever the...
Paying for things from your wristwatch? Yes, the future is now
A future world I envision involves zipping around on hovercrafts, seeing holographic billboards and never having to carry a purse or wallet. (Fine, my futuristic images were greatly informed by Back to the Future). We're probably not at the hovercraft/hologram stage...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that this dock kicks bustle
If Fitzwilliam Darcy gets your bustle in a buzz, you're going to love the way he electrifies your gadgets, too. This gorgeous gadget dock won't get there by Christmas, sadly--but don't let that stop you. Any Jane Austen fan worth her mustard (get it, mustard? Because...
The Cool Mom Tech Holiday Gift Guide is here!
It's here, it's here! Our spectacular, technofabulous 2011 Tech Holiday Gift Guide! For our second year, we've scoured the web for the best tech gifts ever -- almost 100 this year -- at every price point for everyone on your list. [Don't miss the amazingly huge...
Piquing our geek – Recyclable cornstarch headphones
As much as I try to avoid plastic toys for my kids when I can, it's pretty tough when it comes to technology. So that's why these headphones caught my attention, well beyond the fact that they look pretty cool. The Noisezero O+ Eco headphones are made out of...
NOOK Tablet vs. Kindle Fire – A tablet smackdown
I've been waiting to get my hands on both a NOOK Tablet and Kindle Fire since the news of their release hit the Internet. I'm definitely smitten with my first generation iPad, but the new tablets have been getting a lot of buzz--not just because they come priced well...
The best Kindle Covers on Etsy? – Reader Q&A
I was so glad to see your post about Kindle cases, but I am wondering if you have any recommendations for stylish practical ones on Etsy. There are so many on there, but I need to narrow them down! Any that have caught your eye? - LisaThere are loads of unique,...
Fingerless gloves for 24/7 smartphone access
The best thing that could have happened to the resurgence of the fingerless glove phenomenon is (no, not a Madonna comeback) the popularity of touch screen tablets and phones. There's nothing worse than having to remove a glove in sub-zero temps to be able to answer...
Kids’ music download of the week: Sunny Christmas
I'm holding onto my Christmas cheer with two hands, refusing to let it be sullied by the endless ads and 1,000th version of Dominick the Donkey. And I've also got the prettiest and, yes, sunniest Christmas song on heavy rotation from one of our favorites, Renee &...
What happens when a designer mom creates a preschool app
When Alma Loveland, well-known and uber-talented illustrator from Ollibird Designs created an education app for preschoolers the results were nothing short of amazing. This new learning app features 5 games that help your littles with their numbers, letters, shapes,...