Music to your ears
It's very rare in the car with my kids to be able to listen to a song I like the whole way through without interruptions. Whether there are relentless questions like, "Mommy, what's this song called?" or "Mommy, what is the name of the person who sings this?" or...
Best Buy Wish List: Gaming (whoo!)
Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature the things we're coveting at Best Buy--and then give away gift cards so you can buy them yourself. Whee!It's no secret that we have a thing for gaming around here. Must be all those years of dropping...
Photo gifts for the terminally hip. Or eh, not so hip.
This year we're making an effort to be more mindful holiday consumers. I'm trying to fill stockings with a few quality gifts (and yeah, a lot of mini Reeses cups in the holiday wrappers) instead of a whole lot of junky stuff. Since I've got a few shutterbugs in my...
FREE Shipping Day – What do you know. It’s today!
I love to shop online. It's quick, it's easy and best of all, it eliminates having to go to the mall with two kids. The one thing about online shopping though, is that you can be happily adding things to your cart, excited about all the great deals you're getting, but...
Get your nerd on
We all know (especially here at Cool Mom Tech) that geek is the new chic. So you've gotta love these new nerd life shirts made just for kids. [don't miss a fun giveaway after the jump!] The Nerd Life T-Shirt by awesome indie designer Robert True incorporates Penne the...
Never question a woman’s Intuition
Nary a day goes by when I don't think about how great it would be to have a personal assistant. And personal chef, chauffeur, and trainer for that matter. The iPhone, as many of you may know, is my trusted sidekick, and although I can't ask it to pick up my dry...
The Talk on CBS is listening. To us. Neat!
On the new CBS daytime show, The Talk, they're doing a lot more than just talking, and we think it's how well they are listening to moms like us that is worth applauding. On first glance (or watch) it may seem that the likable hosts including Sharon Osbourne, Leah...
Custom videos from Santa that make me a believer too
This weekend on Cool Mom Picks, we uncovered an awesome custom video from Santa, and our readers are going nuts for it. As are our own children. So much so, it would be gross holiday negligence for me not to share it here so even more children can wake up their...
Dads Dig This : Crosley Revolution Portable Turntable
Curious about what hot tech dads are digging these days? Here's our next installment of Dads Dig This featuring Andy Blackman Hurwitz, aka Disco Daddy, who is the co-founder of Baby Loves Disco and dad to three adorable boys. While analog technology might be old...
Turn your photo into an iPhone case
I'm always on lookout for creative ways to display photos of my kids, and if took a peek around my house and in my jewelry box, you'd see everything from bags to jewelry and probably everything else in between. So when I saw the custom phone cases with photos of the...
Best Buy Wish List: Home Computing
Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature all the things we're coveting at Best Buy--and then give you gift certificates so you can buy them yourself! Whee!Best Buy has a selection of computers to swoon over and going through it, we're kind of...
A digital camera for the littlest shutterbugs
Holiday time is of course a photographer's paradise for capturing family memories. I encourage the kids in our family to take pictures, which provides a great "kid's eye view" into own traditions and activities--and the fact that my own favorites aren't necessarily my...
Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way!) Easier
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Colorful iPad cases make me happy
I'm hoping to get an iPad for Christmas. And by hoping, I mean I have this sneaking suspicion that when the sigOth said "don't buy yourself anything right now, like an iPad" that that was some kind of subtle hint.So I'm already scouting out beautiful iPad cases so I...
Herman Miller does it to me again
When holidays roll around, I definitely start thinking about how I can wrangle the chaos in my home to something, shall we say, a little more guest-friendly? Piles of papers away, cords hidden, bookshelves prettied up.One of the things that needs a shot of new around...
Piquing Our Geek: Twitter and Facebook Shoes
Purchasing an expensive pair of sneakers from the Van store for my tween son because, as he said "everybody wears Van," I'm well aware of the power of social influence on kids fashion. So when I saw the picture of the Adidas Twitter and Facebook sneakers designs by...
Tony Hawk: Shred – both cool and utterly terrifying
My own sigOth devoted much of his misspent youth to life as a skaterboi. Me? I had a strong sense of self-preservation. I liked sticker collecting. So I couldn't resist the chance to try out the new Tony Hawk Shred Game for XBox 360 which I thought might let me...
Happy Googledays! Enjoy the eggnog and some free wi-fi.
Google has a present for you. No, it's not the lyrics to that song you just heard on the radio or coupon codes for that cute new pair of boots.Well, okay, it is. But you get it on a plane.If you're flying Delta, AirTran, or Virgin Atlantic between November 20 and...
Parenting Magazine goes all 2.0 with an iPad mag
I tend to catch up on my magazine reading when I'm working out at the gym, getting a pedicure, or sitting in the doctor's office, and I admit that I've been tempted to rip out a few pages here and there. You know, for the great recipes, cool crafts, and compelling...
Web Coolness: Tech shopping ideas, an iPhone baby quilt, and intentional acts of kindness
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. Still plowing through the holiday shopping? The Cool Mom Tech Gift Guide has you covered with more than 75 ideas. Don't miss it!More help at My Life Scoop from our editor...
Free smart phones at Best Buy. Oh yes they did.
With all the smart phone choices out there these days, deciding on the right one can be a bit overwhelming. And as busy moms, we don't have enough time (or lollipops) to lug our kids from store to store, especially this time of year. It just so happens that Best Buy...
Fitbit – The perfect combination of tech and fitness
Even though I enjoy working out and do so almost every day, I'd still raise an eyebrow if someone gave me a sports bra for Christmas. Let's just say fitness gifts can be tricky. That wouldn't be the case, however, if Santa happened to score me a Fitbit, a very cool...
Organizing the chaos. And the neverending artwork
If your fridge is anything like mine, it's covered from top to bottom in artwork. These kids are like little art factories, pumping out masterpieces by the dozen. With the 15 years of schooling ahead of me and many more fridge-worthy pieces to display, I'm thinking I...
Dads Dig This – Samsung PICO Projector
Wondering what sorts of tech dads are into? Here's one of our fave dad bloggers, Pierre Kim, aka MetroDad, sharing his current obsession in our next installment of Dads Dig This. When I was a little kid, I spent my summers at a gorgeous sleep-away camp up in Maine....
The Bing One Million Dollar Giving Challenge needs your help!
If you're anything like me, you cringe every time you hear about the state of the American public school system and how our education stacks up against other countries. Given the power and wealth of our country, our schools should be much better, but they're failing...