10 of the hottest holiday tech gifts: Cool Mom Tech + CNET
Last week, we were so thrilled to team up with the editors of CNET to host a pre-holiday meetup at the CNET Gotham Pop-Up Store. We let some top bloggers and members of the media in on a sneak preview of ten of our favorite holiday tech gifts for 2011. [Cool Mom Tech...
Spoon me up, Scotty
Space: the final frontier. A mysterious place filled with giant monsters and noxious clouds of gas. Get ready to steer the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 straight into the uncharted reaches of the most terrifying place in the universe, a gaping maelstrom of darkness. Your...
Web Coolness: iPhone 4S, iOS5, and naked Paypal shopping
Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! It’s here, it’s here! The iPhone 4S. If you’re headed out to get your hands on one, here’s a great round-up of where you can purchase an iPhone, other than...
The VTech Innotab Learning Tablet. You know. For kids.
Every parent with an iPad (and that’s a lot of us) has at some point asked the same question–something along the lines of man, why can’t they make one that’s just for kids that doesn’t cost a fortune and isn’t destined to be broken...
7 reasons the iPhone 4S is made for parents
If you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter, then you know we were pretty excited about Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S yesterday. In fact, we weren’t the only ones–the news actually crashed the Apple Store site yesterday! Sure, maybe it’s not an...
Reader Q&A: What’s the difference between Pandora and Spotify?
I feel a little embarrassed not knowing this, but can you explain the difference between Pandora and Spotify? – Shelley You’re not the only one who’s asked us this question, Shelley, so you shouldn’t feel embarrassed! Now that there are new...
MSN Offers (was Bing Deals) puts money in your teacher’s pocket
It never failed when I was an elementary school teacher, that I dropped my whole first paycheck on classroom supplies. Not only was the classroom budget never quite enough, but it was often necessary to lean on the wallets of parents to pick up the slack as...
Would we recommend a $50 app for kids? This weekend, we might.
Please see updated information below As a homeschooling mom to three, one of whom visits an Occupational Therapist for fine-motor skills help, I spend a few minutes a week checking out new educational apps. This isn’t a very expensive pastime, since many...
Web Coolness: Demise of books, Angry Birds addiction, and female hockey avatars
Here are a few links we’ve been enjoying this week. We hope you like them too. Does IKEA’s redesign of their classic bookshelf foreshadow the demise of books? If you’re addicted to Angry Birds, you’ll love this hilarious infographic. University...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.
We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.
(Answer: It's complicated.)
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At-Home Learning Help
* 14 very cool virtual summer camps for kids
* 8 of our favorite online educational resources
* 10 awesome online STEM camps for kids this summer
* Homeschooling 101: Tips for newbies
* 8 ideas for homeschool schedules that may work for you
* Creative ways to socialize online
* 5 audiobook apps keep us entertained and learning
* The best ways to clean and disinfect your phones and gadgets
* 15 awesome podcasts to keep kids engaged
“Are you guys okay with Facebook Messenger for your kids to stay in touch with friends?”
Parents have questions, we have answers
So they want to get a smartphone…
Work with us!
