A mobile app for new parents. Nervous, tired new parents.
Remember those first few hours and days after bringing your firstborn home? Elation and terror are two of the many emotions that come to mind. It was a magical time, but one that prompted a lot of questions. A lot. Rather than rely on books like I did in my heyday,...
Free financial advice right on your smart phone
A few months ago, a reader asked us to find some cool budgeting apps for iPad, and many of you tweeted your love for Mint.com. So we decided to give it a whirl ourselves, and let's just say it's confirmed that we do indeed have the smartest readers ever. In my short...
Amazon announces a cheaper Kindle, but you’ll pay in other ways.
There are many e-reader options on the market right now and it's hard to choose which is best for you. If it comes down to price, you may want to jump on the cheaper Kindle that was just announced on Amazon. Dubbed Kindle with Special Offers, it is actually the same...
CinemaSeat turns your iPad into your car’s DVD player
I am always prepared when embarking on a road trip with my kids--and by road trip, I mean anything longer than an hour. That's pretty much their threshold for patience before the "when are we gonna be thereeeeeeeeeee?" whines set in. Since our portable DVD player...
Parents Magazine, now on iPad. And it’s very very good.
Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals that I end up reading cover to cover and then ripping up and tacking to my bulletin board because there's just so many useful tidbits. And don't even try to get me to throw away the back issues that I still find myself...
Leapfrog Tag Maps help kids make sense of a great big world
There's a lot going on in the world these days. Kids are hearing rumblings about so many countries, many of which are new to them. Depending on their ages, there are some good tools to help initiate conversations about friends and foes overseas, like the clever...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Rosie Pope
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, one of our fave fashion designers, maternity concierge and new Bravo! TV star Rosie Pope shares her favorite app. Shape Builder is perfect for your two to...
Breaking News: Flip Cams are going the way of the Betamax
Now that smart phones have become everything to us, including our video cameras, it seems that Cisco is killing the Flip Camera along with their entire consumer division. Interesting considering just this week, there was a scheduled press event around "a new...
Create your own personalized email set-up with Gmail Labs
One huge redeeming quality I find in people is when they can poke fun at themselves and not take the world too seriously. It's even more fun when a technology company can do the same. If you're a Gmail user and haven't taken advantage of that little tab up top that...
5 picks you might have missed this week
Here are some of our favorite picks on Cool Mom Tech from last week. 1. Finding cool new music--the kind that's more hip and alternative and less Fergielicious--just got easier with this wonderful music app recommended by a Grammy-nominated musician and hip dad...
A big kid desk for under $100? Totally.
If you're ready to hook your kids up with their first big-kid desk, it's definitely worth taking a look at some of IKEA's latest offerings. The new IKEA Micke Desk is a nice, simple, but very functional desk at a terrific price--just $79. The white desk looks great...
To cover, to shield, to protect – cases for that coveted iPad 2
If you were one of the lucky ones to snag an iPad 2 before it disappeared from all inventory sources around the globe, congratulations! Hopefully you're protecting your investment with a nice cover. You may have opted for the nifty magnetic Apple Smart Cover, although...
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Uncommonly gorgeous designer iPhone cases
So I finally got my hands on an iPhone 4, and I'm totally enamored with it. Problem is, I've been so overwhelmed by all the case choices out there that my iPhone is still bare naked. But when I got a peek at the incredible cases from This is Uncommon, I was convinced....
iHandy Carpenter – essential tools in your back pocket
We recently re-painted our living room and designated one wall for our arrangement of black-framed photos. In my haste to get the project done, I eyeballed placement--never a good idea. It looked nothing like the spread I saw in Restoration Hardware's catalog. Keeping...
e-Cards that are so moving. Literally
Here's a new twist on the growing market of instant e-Cards--an app that lets you customize an animated message for just about every occasion. Also? It's free The YourCards app has a great selection of video e-cards that your children are going to flip over. Each...
Spaghetti overhead!
One of my big decorating secrets is to find whimsical items that will distract from the clutter and mess that might otherwise be noticed when people come over. I ask you, who's going to notice a pile of disorganized papers all over a desk when you have this Spaghetti...
WordQ makes writing easier
As a writer, there are several tools I have at my disposal to create good content--my computer, my AP Style Guide, and my Roget's Thesaurus. When I recently came across a software solution aimed at helping writers create more eloquent copy, I thought I'd take a second...
Angry Birds break out of the screen. And they’re still angry.
If you made my kids narrow down to the two things they think are really cool about technology, they'd come up with: 1. Making really goofy videos of themselves, and 2. Angry Birds. Yeah, I'd have to agree, though I bet I have more people who will join me on their...
Welcome CBS Early Show viewers!
We're so thrilled that you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner on the Early Show this morning talking about the Babycenter.com Mobile Moms research. Or if you missed the segment, you can watch it right here. We're the first to admit that we love our smart phones,...
Piquing our Geek: evoz baby monitors for plugged-in parents
I can't believe my kids are old enough for me to say things like, "Well...we didn't have that when my kid was a baby," but a mere six years later and I'm already waxing nostalgia about how much different it was before all the advances in technology. Case in point--a...
Skinit: Customized laptop skins, for when flashing those iPhone sized baby photos just aren’t enough
These days, I've taken to sporting pictures of my kids both in and on my gadgets. I get crazy compliments every time someone sees my DIY photo iPhone cover featuring my youngest baby, so you can bet I was curious to try out a new service that lets you create custom...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Katie Couric
Our new feature, Oh Appy Day!, gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week we are thrilled to feature the amazing Katie Couric, one of our all-time idols. I'm a logophile, as my Twitter followers can attest, and I've...
They Might Be Giants YouTube Channel: Schoolhouse Rock for the next generation
Raise your hand if Schoolhouse Rock is the reason you know the definition of a noun, and the preamble to the constitution. (Me!) I'm eagerly awaiting the day that one of the networks picks up the brilliant They Might Be Giants Video and runs them between shows, but...
A prettier power strip
When you're a parent, taming the cords that pile up around the house isn't just a matter of aesthetics, it's a matter of safety. Now there's a new power strip that takes both into consideration. The new Power Pod is a beautiful outlet solution. And yes, I just used...