Wearing your social media on your sleeve. Or lapel.
By all accounts, geek is chic, and if there's any doubt then just poke around Etsy these days and see how technology is inspiring design and fashion. Case in point: the handmade felt badges from Sunflower Express. These one-inch wide handmade felt social media pins...
iPads as toddler babysitters: Is technology ever too much?
This past week, Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner talked to the NY Post about iPads as toddler babysitters, one of the hot topics in the parenting world these days. Computer World has even nominated the iPad as the children's toy of the year.Where do you stand on children...
Epiphanie – A revelation in camera bags
Even though I own and love my Canon Rebel XLR, I tend to only rely on my iPhone and save the fancy camera for special occasions. It's mostly because, well, I just don't have the room in my bag. Besides, the last thing I need is for my precious to get covered in snack...
Peace Tech and Harmony
While Cool Mom Tech has now been up and running for a whole month now (whoo!) this past week, we were excited to make things official with a bi-coastal launch party. No easy undertaking, when you consider Liz, Kristen + Beth have 9 children between the three of us,...
Earphones to protect hearing. And possibly, relationships.
Zachary, could you come here please? Zachary...Zach, hello, I'm speaking to you. ZACH! Sound familiar? It can't be just my kid who ignores me for all kinds of reasons, but the last thing I'd ever want as a reason is for him actually being unable to hear me....
Piquing our Geek: The Silly Bandz game for Nintendo DS
Well, it was only a matter of time before our favorite landfill-embellishing cheapo kid pleaser made the licensing rounds. Any day now I expect Silly Bandz bedding, Silly Bandz bike accessories, and a Silly Bandz animated series on Nick Jr. featuring the made-for-TV...
Web Coolness: Autism therapy, digital textbooks, and new old desks
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. Can the iPad help children with Autism? Really fascinating article. Digital textbooks are on their way sooner than you think. And better yet, the first one will be free. Ooh,...
Power Up, baby
If you play as much Mario Kart in your house as we do in ours (I mean uh, when we're not listening to NPR) you will probably weep little animated tears of joy at this Power Up onesie I found on etsy. Made by a doting auntie for her future Luigi-loving nephew, the...
3 tips for new iPad owners of the parent variety
A couple of weeks ago, I took the plunge and purchased an iPad. I'm far from what I would call a gadget geek, but given my husband's traveling schedule and my new job as "homeschool educator," I figured that it would come in handy for our family. And since finally...
Looxcie Ma, no hands!
Having recently armed myself with a video camera packed with the features a mom on the go needs (image stabilization, face capture, full HD, foot rubs on demand) I was ready for every spontaneous moment my kids could dish out. School play? Ready. Winning goal? Ready....
Creating harmony in the home – 6 tips you need, trust us
We have all adored the products from Logitech for a long time. They're cool, stylish, super functional tech accessories are pretty much everything that's right about tech, when tech gets it right. Because they're the makers of the widely lauded Harmony Universal...
C is for cookie. And counting. And cool, Sesame Street just took on video games.
Confession: My husband and I have a Wii, and our 3 year old daughter doesn't even know it exists. I'm not a big fan of little kids who are addicted to video games. I get uncomfortable seeing a family out to dinner with a child who's old enough to sit still and behave,...
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Crayola.com gives you a lot more reasons to want crayons
For the most part, marketers of kids' products have yet to discover smart ways to get folks to their site for any reason besides product info. (Seriously, when was the last time you logged onto your kid's favorite breakfast cereal URL, despite the back panels' hollow...
Long live Alexander McQueen. As a laptop case.
As we've been noticing for some time now, designer fashion is expanding beyond clothes and into technology. If handbag designers can make accessories to hold your keys, then why not your laptop too, right? The latest entry is from no other than late fashion icon...
An iPad app to make math as fun as Bingo
We've only had our iPad for a week now, and already my homeschooled daughter and I are reaping the benefits thanks to so many of the cool, educational games we've discovered. Some of which, like Math Bingo, can be a fantastic addition to what can be a pretty one...
Desk chairs at DWR, now 15% more comfortable
As the old joke about Design Within Reach goes, the name makes no sense at all when you consider the prices. But it's still one of my favorite shops guaranteed to leave my drool marks on my laptop screen, as I imagine the fabulous, perfectly perfect home I'll have....
Angry Birds goes high fashion
This morning I saw a little girl in my building wearing an Angry Birds shirt, and had to laugh. How awesome that the hot iPhone game of 2010 (so hot that the New York Times Magazine did a story on it earlier this month) has infiltrated the minds--and chests--of...
Internet safety tips for parents from a super internet safety expert
As my oldest reaches the age where she can read and potentially search the web on her own, I'm much more vigilant about privacy and safety online than I ever was before. Combine that with the growing use of social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook to share...
Trade up your iPod at Toys R Us
I tend to take an "if it's not broken, don't fix it" attitude when it comes to my gadgets. I'm perfectly happy with my plain old iPod, and really I figure if it's working well for me, then I don't exactly need the newest, prettiest model. But that doesn't mean I don't...
Web Coolness: Wii games for the family, tablets for schools, and a $5000 iPad case for…someone
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. At Cafe Mom, our editor Kristen Chase shares 3 stylish laptop bags that could pass as purses. On Cool Mom Picks, how tech is bringing new life to family game night with a...
Homework by dragon
For some time now, I have been looking for software to help my sixth grader organize his thoughts while writing school essays. I recently complained to a friend that dictation software didn't work well with my son's tween voice. Basically, it was producing written...
Hands free – Music to a busy mom’s ears
I've definitely raised an eyebrow when I've seen what looks like someone talking to themselves at a restaurant, only to notice some giant bluetooth headset stuck in their ear. But with "hands-free" being the only legal option in many states for car cellphone usage,...
Cupcake making without cavity making
To say my girls are obsessed with the range of cake, cupcake, Jell-O mold, and cookie making/decorating iPhone apps out there is an understatement. It's like the EZ-Bake Ovens of the smartphone era: So fun for kids, it doesn't even matter whether they eat the results...
Cocoon Grid-it – Transforming you into an organizational butterfly
I'm one of those moms who could reallllly use one of those purse organizers and would get one then never actually use it; mostly because they contain a set number of pockets of specific sizes, which just doesn't fly for this free spirit. (That's code for "woman who...