4 cool HTC smartphones for Android fans

4 cool HTC smartphones for Android fans

I have a 2 year old smartphone. That’s easily middle age in phone years and with the contract ending in August I’ve starting the research for my next phone adventure. While the logical first step in a mom’s smartphone comparison is the upcoming...
Cover your e-reader in the classics

Cover your e-reader in the classics

If there’s anything to miss about real, live books when you’re using your e-reader, it’s the flip of the pages, the weight of the hardcover book in your hands, and the cool covers. So while I haven’t yet found anything to help with the first...
Zite – your own personalized zine

Zite – your own personalized zine

I recently read some astounding facts about the amount of content on the web. Each day, something like 60,000 new websites are created and 1.5 billion items are uploaded to Facebook alone. Yikes! How to sort through it all? Well for you iPad readers, there’s a...
Orla Kiely laptop bag: Yes please!

Orla Kiely laptop bag: Yes please!

If you frequent Cool Mom Picks (of course you do!), then you know how much we looooove Orla Kiely. So it’s no surprise that I’ve got my eye on her laptop bag, now at a very cool price. Her signature bright bold patterns will encase your precious laptop...
Distracted driving becomes less so with Jabra Freeway

Distracted driving becomes less so with Jabra Freeway

When I started to work at home this year, my husband was ready to outfit my car with a full Bluetooth system to put the kibosh on distracted driving. He wanted some way for me to be able to talk in our hands-free state. I wanted my hands-free phone solution to be...
Wii U – the next generation Nintendo Wii.

Wii U – the next generation Nintendo Wii.

If you are a Nintendo Wii fan (and really, who isn’t?) then yesterday’s announcement from Nintendo is one you won’t want to miss. The next generation Wii gaming system has been announced and it is called (drumroll) Wii U. Think everything cool about...
Piquing Our Geek: Google Wallet

Piquing Our Geek: Google Wallet

I barely carry cash around with me any more, relying solely on my soon to be dubbed George Costanza wallet of credit and debit cards to do the work for me. But it looks as though even those will be obsolete, thanks to a the next release from Google that might just...