Piquing our geek – OpenBucks
Gift cards tend to get a bad rap because they seem like an afterthought. I'm still of the school that it's the thought that counts, whether it comes after or not. And now, with this new website, gift cards just got a whole lot cooler, especially for you video gaming...
The VTech Innotab Learning Tablet. You know. For kids.
Every parent with an iPad (and that's a lot of us) has at some point asked the same question--something along the lines of man, why can't they make one that's just for kids that doesn't cost a fortune and isn't destined to be broken in the four seconds that I turn my...
Time for a new phone or camera? Well, maybe…or maybe not.
It's become something of a joke around my house that--as kind of the anti-early-adopter--when I finally cave and buy myself a new tech toy, that's the sign to the industry that it's time to come out with something better. I am forever buying a new computer just days...
Breaking news: Netflix cans Qwikster
Just when I had figured out how to spell Netflix's new DVD service Qwikster, Reed Hastings announced today on the Netflix blog that they're going back to their original service after all. In the post, Hastings explained that two websites would be much too confusing...
Revisiting Harold on the iPad, purple crayon optional.
Admit it. When you read those Harold and The Purple Crayon books as a child, you longed to have a magical purple crayon just like his. Though the ideas I'd draw today (a clean house! a remodeled kitchen! a pair of Camper boots in size 10!) are much different than what...
Kids’ music download of the week: I’m a Vampire
I still need to buy the candy, figure out costumes, and drag any spooky decorations up from the basement, but I've already found our anthem for the season. It's from one of our favorite newer kindie-rock voices, Roy Handy and The Moonshot, and I have a feeling this...
The digital baby book for those of us with no time for a baby book
If you find yourself in front of your computer or smart phone more than you are in front of a baby book, you may love how easy it is to record all your pregnancy thoughts onto this brand new digital storybook site, courtesy of the UK mega baby brand Tommee Tippee. And...
Ceci n’est pas une video game
As a fan of both modern art and video games, I had to laugh when I saw this geeky cool print that mashes up Magritte with, of all things, Mario. This geeky cool Ceci n'est pas une pipe print, from an original painting by Arizona artist Laura Best, is a hilarious...
An educational app that may turn on your kids’ love for science
Between our membership to the Boston Museum of Science and frequent viewings of Here Comes Science, my kids are growing up thinking that science is the coolest subject out there. It's a far cry from how I felt about it in high school myself. And now we have Bobo: A...
The Pitch In Card is a new way to give group gadget gifts
So, not to scare you or anything, but I went to my local drugstore today and there was a Christmas display up. Santa Clauses, lights, snowglobes. Oh, how I wish I were kidding about this. But! There's good news--especially if you have a tech-lover in your life. I'm...
Brave Rooney to the iBook rescue!
iPad digital books are so common, my kids have become quite the critics. So I know that we had a hit on our hands when all three of my boys are fighting over one. We are definitely digging Brave Rooney which is absolute fun. Why? This story from Emmy-nominated kids TV...
Goodbye, Steve
This morning we all woke up to a world without Steve Jobs in it. And if our social media feeds were any indication, you don't have to be a techy to be profoundly moved by this loss. Both Kristen and I and so many of our writers are feeling it deep in our souls today....
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Pac-Man fever!
Unite, children of the 80s! Who now have our own children! For you will know exactly why I happen to be loving these new Pac-Man wall decals. Our buddies at Blik are now offering the officially licensed Pac-Man wall decals, so you know you're getting the real Inky,...
7 reasons the iPhone 4S is made for parents
If you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter, then you know we were pretty excited about Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S yesterday. In fact, we weren't the only ones--the news actually crashed the Apple Store site yesterday! Sure, maybe it's not an iPhone 5, but after...
A simple, effective app for little spellers
When it comes to apps for the preschool and under crowd, I appreciate an app that doesn't try to do too much. Kids don't always need to earn gold coins, reach the next level or simultaneously master shapes, letters and numbers; sometimes it's good to just keep it...
New Facebook Features FAQ. Reader Q+A
Well one thing is clear about the new changes on Facebook--none of it is clear! At least according to our community, who bombarded us with questions on our Facebook page and our Cool Mom Picks Twitter account his past week, at our request. In fact, there are so many...
A safe online place for tweens to have their say
My nine year old daughter has a lot to say about everything. She likes to let her opinions be known about what books she's willing to read, what foods she'll eat, what toys she'll play with. Now, with today's release of a very cool new website designed for tweens just...
Can one covet a garbage can? If it’s from simplehuman, it’s likely.
I've always known the simplehuman line of trash cans to be well designed, but it wasn't until I saw a demo of their brilliant new Sensor Can that I actually started coveting it. Coveting. A garbage can. I know. The simplehuman Sensor Can is no mere trash receptacle....
The phone news we’re excited for that isn’t the iPhone 5: the new Windows 7.5 Mango Phones
As much as we're excited about the upcoming iPhone 5 release, we're equally as geeked out over the amazing new Microsoft Windows 7.5 Phone OS, aka Mango, that was just released this week. Here's why we think with Mango, Microsoft is finally going to give Android and...
Kids’ music download of the week: Wake Up Baby!
When it came time for me to pick out my favorite song from Dan Zanes' most excellent, brand new CD Little Nut Tree, it didn't take me long to zero in on the duet between Zanes and Shine, the lead singer of Shine and the Moonbeams which brought down a jaded,...
Smart phone cases that are as pretty as they are smart
We love it when we're scouring the web for cool tech products and up pops the name of a cool indie artisan who we've featured before. That's just what happened when I discovered Atlanta-based designer Jessica Swift's new line of smart phone cases at Case-mate. Given...
Dads Dig This – Yelp app
We're thrilled to welcome Ernest Martinez as our guest Dads Dig This blogger. He's Creative Director of Radio Disney and lead on-air personality, known to both his colleagues and millions of listeners as "Ernie D." You can catch him on-air each weekday afternoon. As a...
3 paper doll apps that take paper dolls into the digital age
I think for those of us moms with fond memories of playing with paper dolls, there's something really lovely about seeing how they're being translated for the tablet age. I love that even on the road, without a pair of scissors, my girls can dress up their digital...
How You’re Using It: Firefox Add-ons
I'm a pretty avid Mozilla Firefox user, but only recently have I entered the amazing world of Add-ons. While we've covered a few that we really love, like PriceBlink (amazing!), this week I asked our Twitter followers for their own favorite Firefox add-ons. Here are...