by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Holiday Picks
We’re big fans of Santa around here, as you might have guessed. What, us risk making the naughty list? Never!) So if you’re looking for some fun Santa apps to help bring the big guy to life on your phone, tablet, or laptop and make believers out of any kid...
by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
It may sound a tad hokey, but reading really is fundamental to school and life in general, which is why we’ve worked hard to put together 8 of the very best reading apps for older kids as part of our Back to School Tech Guide 2015. Whether you have an older...
by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech, Best Apps
Next up in our Back to School Tech Guide 2015, we’re happy to share 10 of the best reading apps for little kids. Because as plenty of us parents know, getting kids hyped about reading isn’t always an easy road. So when they’re first starting out, we...
by Nicole Blades | Uncategorized
Last year I told you about the greatest pen that has ever penned: also known as the Livescribe 3 smartpen. Well, this year, kicking off back-to-school season with class, comes the new Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition. Very similar to Livescribe 3, the Echo Smartpen...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year
Over the course of this year, we’ve put together lots of helpful tech tips and tricks, so many of them from your own questions to us. (We love answering reader questions!) Here, 11 of our very favorite tech tips of the year (including lots just for parents or...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
While most people think of big names like Microsoft, Apple, Sony and Nikon when it comes to tech, we’ve always had our hearts with the little guys. Even when it comes to technology. Which is why today, we hope you’ll consider supporting some of your local...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
If you’re shopping for the best Black Friday tech deals, well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded-up them up for you, all in one handy place, and will be updating this post all day long with lots more, and any corrections. So be sure to...
by Christina Refford | Gear + Hardware
Though reading to the kids has always been one of my favorite things to do, it’s not always possible for those of us who travel for work, have a newborn, or just get too busy to drop everything to read a book for the fourth time in an hour. On those days, instead of...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
The holidays are coming—as in, fast—and that means company. While we’re always thinking about organization tips like cleaning off the china or straightening the bookshelves, it’s easy to forget about what a presence tech is in our homes and how it can...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
September always brings two emotional events for me: 1) the kids going back to school and 2) Apple’s annual announcement. Okay, so emotional may be an overstatement on the second event, but the gorgeousness that is the new iPhone 6 actually did bring a tear to...
