by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Holiday Tech Gifts
Our 2013 guide to Holiday Tech Gifts continues with 11 of the coolest audio gifts for audiophiles. There is so much amazing stuff out this year we hardly know where to start. Or wait, actually we do. We start with the Jambox Mini. Jawbone Jambox Mini ($179.99,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware
With holidays coming up, that doesn’t just mean gifts, it means entertaining. So I’m thrilled that one of our favorite portable audio brands, Soundfreaq is doing some extremely cool things to get that home audio system up to par without a huge investment....
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
My husband and I really want our kids to learn to appreciate other cultures, which means we have to actively seek out ways to expose them to other cultures, and here’s a wonderful new one. One Globe Kids was created by a multi-cultural, globe-trotting mom with a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
Back in 2009, when Roku was just a Netflix streaming device, it was pretty forward-thinking. Still, it became obsolete fast as tech often does; the video quality wasn’t fabulous, and over the next few years, streaming movies could be accessed in other ways that...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
Ah, homework. The bane of many parents’ back-to-school existence. With more serious homework comes the requisite serious computer these days, so here are our picks for the best laptops for kids to consider for your student. -Jeana Recently, Kristen wrote a...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
I have 12-year-old and 3-year-old daughters who I’d like to find some good educational websites for. Any suggestions? – Michelle Thanks for your question, Michelle! There are a huge number of educational websites out there geared towards both your...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Preschoolers, listen up! The robotic, cartoony Storybots have joined forces with catchy songwriter (and CMP favorite) Parry Gripp to create 26 little video ditties about the letters of the alphabet. And each one is totally free, so scroll through and pick out your...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
We here at Cool Mom Tech are huge fans of Sonos, whose amazing wireless speaker systems are some of our all-time favorites. The awesome sound, the user-friendliness, the fantastic customer service and the gorgeous components all add up to an experience we love. So I...
by Lexi Petronis | Websites We Love
I’ve been surprising my kids with personalized Santa videos since before they knew holidays equaled presents. It’s so satisfying to watch their faces light up when Santa says their name, and knows key details about their lives, with photos to prove it....