3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love – Children’s Books, Cool Party Ideas, and a Parent’s Legacy

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

If you loved the cool notebooks we highlighted last week as part of our 3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love series, then hold onto your hats. We’ve put together more awesome smart notebooks that showcase how powerful this website and free...

I’m with the Toca band.

by Pilar | Best Apps

I have no idea what the Swedish word for “awesome” is, but if I did, Toca Boca would be hearing it from my kids (ok, and me) about every five seconds while playing around with their new digital toy. Released today, the Toca Band app gives kids everything...

5 ways to get fit in 2012 using tech

by Cool Mom Team | Fitness + Health

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that after a month full of sweets, I’ve got the perennial “Get in Shape” resolution at the top of my list. I’ve already stocked up on the coolest fitness gear, but now I’m looking to tech to give...

Holiday audiobooks for kids: A good excuse to spend 30 hours relaxing around the fire

by Molly | Best Apps

I tend to get a little romantic around the holidays. Not in the candlelight dinner with my husband kind of way, but more in the drink hot chocolate, nibble on cookies, music playing softly in the background while my pajama-clad children (who never fight over who gets...

Geek holiday card powers: ACTIVATE!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Random Coolness

Do you growl through the holiday card aisle, wishing there was a smart card as geeky as your smartphone? Is your holiday card in another castle? Are you missing out on the 011010100110111101111001? (That’s joy in binary, BTW.)Geeks rejoice! We’ve got...

Azeca takes Bluetooth to a whole new level

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Whenever I open a particular junk drawer in my kitchen, I am confronted with a tangle of cords from the fifteen pairs of earbuds that my husband and I have accumulated over the years. (Yes, for some reason, we’ve kept the ones we’ve gotten on airplanes)....

Buy an app, help a child.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We love apps, and we love books, and we love celebrities. But we really love when all three come together to help kids who really need it. Our friends at Ruckus Media Group are partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for their annual Thanks and...

Dads Dig This – The iPod Touch

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Games + Gaming, Kids

For this installment of our regular Dads Dig This feature, we’re welcoming Kyle Marsh, who’s the cool dad to our own cool mom Julie Marsh. This past Christmas, my wife surprised me with a 4th generation iPod Touch, and let’s just say I had no idea...

The Dell Inspiron duo is a tablet! It’s a netbook! It’s a tablet!

by Beth | Uncategorized

With the holiday shopping rush now over, some of you lucky enough to be on Santa’s nice list may be looking to buy some new technology with those new gift cards, or take advantage of the big after-Christmas sales. For you tablet coveters, one of the most...