A printable Star Wars coloring book made free: Kindness that gives the world a new hope.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Bless the big-hearted Star Wars fans of this world, for on May the Fourth Be With You Day, they are always an extra-giving bunch. Like Jason Yang, the designer and illustrator behind Invisible Element, who just offered up this wonderful free printable Star Wars...

Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Photography

Nothing says I love you like, please don’t let your phone die when I’m trying to reach you because it really freaks me out.  Which is why I think it’s so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I’ve...

A DIY iPhone case even we can make. Which means your kids probably could too.

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

I’ve seen lots of cool DIY iPhone cases (and yes, Android too), but none were as easy as this fun DIY foil striped iPhone case that caught my eye at The Sweetest Occasion. Probably because of the rose gold but can you blame me? I’m amazed and well,...

The photo series guaranteed to make you smile from Francois Dourlen

by Liz Gumbinner | Photography

This seems like the kind of weekend after which we all need to smile a little. And I’ve found just the thing. The series of ironically placed iPhone photos over real environments by clever French photographer, professor, and cool dad Francois Dourlen are so...

8 cool Mother’s Day gifts for photographers. We’d take all of them.

by Nicole Blades | Mother's Day Gifts, Photography

As we start looking around for cool Mother’s Day gifts, we realize not every mom is into keepsake pendants and baby footprint artwork. So for the photographer mom in your life who is always trying to capture those special moments with her trusty dSLR or...

The coolest geeky jewelry for Mother’s Day: 6 ideas for any tech-loving mom

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories, Mother's Day Gifts

This might be shocking to hear, but some moms just don’t love sentimental jewelry. Insert audible gasp here! I’m actually one of them — or at least the more traditional stuff isn’t quite my speed — and that’s why it makes me so...

Here’s how to follow Cool Mom Tech! Because we are where you are.

by Julie | Meta

Whichever social media site you prefer, we’re probably there, passing on great content from our site, the web and beyond. (Wait, is there anything beyond the web? Well, if there is, we’ll let you know.) Follow us for links to cool articles, breaking news,...

Location Services on smartphones: Why does every app seem to want access to it, and when should you turn it off?

by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks

I’m always a bit leery of apps the moment they ask to have access to my location. Sure, it makes sense with Google Maps, weather apps and certain social apps that help me locate a specific store or get a restaurant review. Those kinds of apps are more useful and...

KidsLink app: A smart alternative to social media oversharenting

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

I didn’t even know there was a term for it, but of course there is. Oversharenting. It’s that thing that so many of us parents do on social media — especially on Facebook — where we share, or overshare, info about our kids that ranges from cute...

Apps parents should know: Meerkat and Periscope now let your teens live stream. Just let that sink in for a second.

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

I’m not even kidding that when I heard the the word Meerkat being tossed around for the past couple of weeks, I thought to myself, Is that Meerkat Manor show back on TV again? But then, when the Periscope live streaming app for Twitter launched this past week, I...