by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
We’ve shared all sorts of ways the Amazon Echo can help make your life as a busy parent a whole lot easier, but one we didn’t include was how you can use it to make your grocery list. Turns out, with a simple app download, you can use Alexa to create a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
Like so many of you, I’m like, whoops — 9 days til Christmas and my list is not done at all! So I just clicked over to Amazon and whoa. Deals galore. Here are 10 I think are awesome that you might want to check out too. Just know some of the “last...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here, and if you’re like us, you’ve bought a thing or 20 from Amazon, or at least tried too. The Lightning Deals move so quickly that often times we’ve missed out on items we really wanted. Well this...
by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
We know that parents of teens (us included!) are always searching for ways to help teach them responsibility, and slowly gain more independence. That’s what they want, and well, it’s what we want too, which is why we’re so thrilled to team up...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
If you’re not home to get your packages, Amazon can help with that, thanks to their new Amazon Key service where your courier will leave them right inside your front door. No, we’re not kidding. The service hinges on your purchase (and installation) of a...
by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware
If you’ve been waiting for a killer price on a Kindle e-reader (or want to stock up early on holiday gifts), now is your chance to grab a Kindle on sale! To celebrate the Kindle’s 10th anniversary, Amazon is offering most of their popular e-readers at an...
by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware
We’ve seen (and owned) many iterations of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, but finally, after ten years of Kindle devices, they’ve launched a waterproof model, aptly named Oasis. Now, if you’re like “Wait, there already was a Kindle...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
In case you didn’t hear yet, it’s Prime Day, the day when Amazon deals abound, particularly for those of you shopping for tech gadgets. As you might have guessed, there are way too many deals for us to round them up right here, but we did find a few to get...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
While it was announced on May 30, a lot of parents still don’t know that the FTC announced refunds are now available for unauthorized in-app purchases on the Amazon Appstore. That means you, kids, and your itchy little in-app purchase-happy fingers. This is all...
by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys
We’re big fans of Sphero, as you might guess considering we’ve featured lots of their cool tech toys here on Cool Mom Tech (BB-8 anyone?), so it’s no surprise we’re intrigued by their newest launch, Spider-Man. But unlike their other toys that...