The iPhone is coming to Verizon. For real!
I've been coveting an iPhone ever since their launch, but as a Verizon wireless customer, I didn't want to switch providers. Every year I held my breath and crossed my fingers that this would be the year that my device of choice would come to my provider of choice....
The joy of underwear
If you've enjoyed nice quiet family dinners with your toddler without anyone daring to yell fart or underwear, well enjoy it while you can. You've got a few short years, and then those very things will be pretty much the funniest things in the entire world. (Of...
Got your inbox down to 0? That deserves a badge.
If you like to let your nerd flag fly proudly (says the girl with a Hello Kitty Boba Fett on her car), then you're going to love these LOLrific Nerd Merit Badges we just found. Bonus? You don't have to sell any cookies or build a fire in the rain to get one. Nerd...
9 video calling options beyond Skype. Very Jetsons!
Video calling has become pretty much a necessity for those of us traveling moms who want to read the kids bedtime stories from our hotel rooms at a conference, or keep in touch with deployed military spouses or family overseas. Wow, remember when we were kids and...
Tech resolutions for the New Year
We're still in the throes of New Year excitement, at the beginning of January when resolve is still strong, gyms are packed and old habits haven't reared their ugly heads. Yet. Although certain resolutions may lose their luster, we've got a few tech resolutions that...
Web Coolness: Tips for tech owners, Nooks for kids, FourSquare for Snooki fans
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. If you want to know what's going on at CES this week, follow our own Beth Blecherman on Twitter at @techmama. She seems to be everywhere at once! Smart tips at Real Simple for...
Bed trays as laptop trays. Why not!
Embarrassing confession: I spent so much time with my laptop on my lap one summer, I have permanent, if faded, dark marks on my thighs. Now I'm always telling myself that one day, I'm going to invest in a laptop tray of some sort. In looking around I realized hey,...
The Apple app store is open! Yippee!
Judging from comments on the posts here, and pithy reports from our Facebook fans, I'm not the only Mac fan that frequents these here pages. And this week, at last, you've finally got a central spot to download all those excellent apps in the brand new Apple App...
Attention travelers: Word Lens app es muy bueno
It's not often that I come across an iPhone app that makes me stop and marvel. Of the hundreds I've had the opportunity of reviewing, I can count a handful that I continue to be amazed by. I just found one more to add to the list. It's called Word Lens and it's...
Recycle your tech. It’s a good resolution! Especially when it’s free.
I'm not a big resolutions maker, but am a proponent of out with the old and in with the new. I spent the first day of 2011 cleaning out months of accumulated clutter in my kitchen cabinets and drawers and already feel less hoarder-ish. I should return the old phones I...
Barnes & Noble launches NOOK kids iPad app, parents rejoice.
With all the discussion here on Cool Mom Tech about the best e-readers (you sure are passionate about your e-readers!) you might have forgotten about the iPad, which does a pretty awesome job showcasing all sorts of cool books. If you are looking another reason to get...
Piquing Our Geek: Refrigerators without the HFC
We're all for greening up our homes and lives wherever we can, and sometimes that comes from the manufacturers, who give us better options in the first place. We read this week that General Electric plans to introduce the first HFC-free refrigerator for US households...
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Colorful iPad cases with a stand? Reader Q+A
I'm the happy new owner of an iPad and I actually like the Apple case for its simple design, small form and the ability to flip it completely open or close it to cover the screen. However, I am not excited about the boring black. Have you found any you love that...
Dads Dig This: The typewriter turned computer
Look at what Scott Adler aka "The Dadler" on Babycenter's blog Momformation (where you can find us too!) thinks is cool. He's our next guest dad blogger in our Dads Dig This series. As if I thought size equated with cool, I've populated my life with collections that...
5 cool ways that tech can get you organized for 2011
Since so many of us add "get organized" to those (sometimes pointless) New Year's Resolution lists, we've found a few great tools and apps to help you out. On our weekly column on Momformation, the Babycenter blog, this week Kristen has rounded up 5 cool ways that...
A laptop bag worth showing off
I used to travel with this huge, ugly, black leather laptop bag, primarily because it was given to me and I felt bad not using it; but also because there weren't many other options on the market. I'm so glad that gadget accessories have taken a huge turn for the...
The Samsung Galaxy Tablet. AKA yes, there’s another tablet besides the iPad.
With everyone having iPad fever (myself included), I've been anxious to check out competition--the new Samsung Galaxy Tablet, which is the first android tablet on the market across all four phone carriers. I agree with most of the reviews that I've read in that...
Kindle Books now for loan. Yay!
When I put together our Nook vs. Kindle e-reader comparison, one of the major differences between the two was that the Nook allows you to borrow books from the library--a nice feature if you're a fast reader or don't necessarily need to own every single one of Kurt...
Hone your techorating sense in the New Year with tips from Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
With the influx of devices that we all seem to be accumulating, our homes have started to be overrun with wires, cords, chargers and the like. Not a good problem to have when you've got kids running around. As such, design guru to all of us, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan,...
Happy 2011, cool moms!
We can't thank you enough for joining us over here at Cool Mom Tech, and making our first few months amazing. Truly, your support and readership allows us to continue doing what we love. And for that, we're incredibly grateful. (And if you haven't added us to your...
Make those midnight new year calls with Skype. On your cell phone. In full video.
For so many of us, it's a tradition to pick up the phone at midnight on New Year's--okay, maybe 12:03 after we've done our kissing a those with us in person and made fun of Snooki--and wish our loved ones a happy New Year. Obviously Skype has revolutionized what it...
Web Coolness: Angry Birds gingerbread house, green tech, email snooping arrest.
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week, to round out 2010. We hope you will too. The Angry Birds GingerbreadHouse by gaming blogger and brand new dad--congrats!-- Zero-Lives ( will blow you away, right down to the green apple gumball pigs....
The best Beatles songs for kids
While there are some awesome kindie rock bands out there that we've featured both here and on Cool Mom Picks, there are plenty of awesome "adult" tunes out there that work just as well for our kids. Now that the Beatles are on iTunes (whoo!), I've pulled together a...
Readeez, now for your mobile viewing pleasure
If you're not familiar with Readeez, and you have a child who's starting to read, then you're in for a treat. This series of adorably-designed videos are paired with songs, poems and written words to help kids associate letters with their accompanying sounds. And...