How to keep up with your favorite fan pages on Facebook now
We're so appreciative of our Cool Mom Picks community on Facebook, but thanks to recent major Facebook changes the site has made, we're hearing that a lot of you aren't seeing our updates. We feel for you! We're not seeing a lot of our own favorite page's updates now...
Itinerus: Group travel without the hassle
The idea of trips with the girlfriends or big family vacations sound amazing until you actually have to plan and organize them. Then, let's just say the magic disappears pretty quickly. That's why I'm super excited about a new site that is aiming to take all the...
Red Rover app gets even better. If that’s possible.
We were smitten with the Red Rover app even before it came so hugely popular, but even good apps have room for improvements. Which is exactly what we think has happened with their new upgrade that should make a lot more parents take a look. If you're not familiar with...
Kids’ music download of the week: Little Lap-Dog Lullaby
You can really never have too many lullabies, can you? I love lullabies for bedtime, of course, but also to play when we need to calm down after lunch, or on lazy rainy afternoons. And when the lullaby is as pretty as this one from America singer-songwriter Laura...
Holy mother of a gihugic TV, Sharp
For every Superbowl-loving, Housewives-addicted, or Tangled-obsessed person in your household, have we got the answer: An 80-inch TV. No kidding. Billed as the world's largest LCD TV, this recently launched 80-inch sharp Aquos even tops previous WORLD'S LARGEST LCD TV...
Zuzee lets tweens preserve their BFFs 4ever
When I was in junior high, I remember a phase when all I wanted to do was create these photo montages, where I would take a big 'ol piece of posterboard and glue pictures of me and my friends onto them. Where I would get really fancy is when I'd cut out words from...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Sherri Shepherd
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week we're thrilled to welcome daytime Emmy winner and The View co-host Sherri Shepherd to share her favorite. When I eat out with friends, I love being able to use a...
The Joos Orange Portable solar charger: Not just for Al Gore
After we proudly figured out how to compost scraps from our kitchen without decorating the room with fruit flies, I've been looking for other ways to get more eco-friendly. And as a true tech mama, it seems that decreasing my family's dependence on the electricity...
Mario and Luigi, the early years
I've seen no shortage of hilarious twin baby gifts, but if you've got a gaming geek or Nintendo lover who's got two wee ones on the way, these unique onesies definitely take the cake. Or the coin. The Super Mario Brothers twin set might just be the perfect baby shower...
Toca Boca has two more reasons I’ll never get my hands on my iPad again
I've professed my love for the creative and entertaining apps by Sweden's Toca Boca before, and I know I'm not alone in my admiration if our very vocal Facebook fans are any indication. My own kids already have six Toca Boca apps to give them a reason to "borrow" my...
The new Droid RAZR launches and it’s come a long way, baby
Like so many of us, my first mobile phone was a Motorola RAZR. And wow, how cool I thought it was. The slim design, the flip up earpiece and the flat keypad were just so innovative for its time. So when I heard about yesterday's launch of the brand new Droid RAZR, I...
If your stuff could tell its story…
What if the objects around you could somehow tell their own stories? What if you could look at the stuff surrounding you and see it in a completely new way? This amazing new app and interactive website, barcode.tv is a unique experience that combines technology, film...
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Blackberry owners need cool case love too
If you ever tried to customize any kind of product, you probably came across Zazzle.com. We've always loved their mobile phone cases, but now ever more so that Case-Mate's durable cases are available for customization--and not just for iPhone owners either. Having...
Angry Pumpkins!
Want to have the coolest pumpkins on the block? We think we've got you covered this year. Grab this free Angry Birds printable pumpkin templates courtesy of Brenda Ponnay at Alpha Mom, and just trace them onto your pumpkins to create a whole flock including the red...
Kids’ music download of the week: These Are My Friends
My son has adopted everything from a mixing spoon to a couple of russet potatoes as his friends, so I know a thing or two about kids and the oddball company they keep. That's why I love this seriously catchy song about friendship from Massachusetts musician Alastair...
Finding Fair Trade? There’s a map for that!
There's a sea of shopping apps out there to make you a more streamlined, savvy consumer. Coupon generators, barcode scanners, deal finders, list makers, price checkers, parking finders....But there's a great little app out there that enables you to be the most...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar goes digital
Just when I thought it wasn't possible for my kids to love Eric Carle even more, CMP fave Night & Day Studios turns their all-time fave book into a cool iPad counting app that they just can't put down. The Very Hungry Caterpillar app features five levels of...
Turn every kid into the superhero they are with Smilebox
I currently have over 600 photos on my iPhone -- and those are just the shots I love enough to keep. Like so many moms, I've stopped carrying my real camera because I snap the kids doing something totally cute on my phone, then send it off in an email or text message...
Throw your hands up in the air for Just Dance 3
I'm hardly the video gaming type, but after I was introduced to Ubisoft's Just Dance 2 last year, I've been known to pop it in and shake my butt to Ke$ha even when no one's around. So when I heard that they launched Just Dance 3, well, you can bet I was anxious to...
Back in my day, we had to get up from the couch to change the channel!
I definitely have a thing for gadget cases with a bit of old school irony to them. Like the turntable pouch, or the digital camera cases that look like like an old manual. And now there's a fabulous iPhone case I'm adding to my covet list. The felt color TV gadget...
The FitBit Ultra: Now with more fit. Or so we hope.
We raved about the FitBit last year as the perfect holiday tech gift for fitness-obsessed family members, so I was thrilled to learn that they just launched a new, juiced up version this week. Especially with the holiday or what I call "eating" season upon us. The new...
Bam! Wham! Pow! Goes the cell phone case.
I do my best to try to avoid covering my kids and well, myself, in licensed characters as much as possible, but even I have to admit that these vintage cell phone cases are pretty darn cool. The PDP line of Collector's Edition Marvel iPhone cases are just fantastic,...
Ciara wants to give your kids a wakeup call
My kids ask me each and every morning, without fail: "Is it the weekend?" Oh, how they wish and will for perpetual Saturdays and Sundays. But luckily, my kids are about to be woken up in style. By a celebrity. Hit the educational advocacy website Get Schooled and...
Ditch your cord nest with WrapWrap
I'm really not averse to plastic gadgets if they help make my life easier, but I'm always on the lookout for more eco-friendly options. And that's exactly what I found with this handy tool that will help you keep your headphone and earbud cords knot free. Enter...