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Cameras that will never ever take a selfie

I love the idea of putting vintage tech objects to use as decorative bookends in a living room or home office — I have a couple of pastel, original Ericophones I use for just that thing. But should you not have a pair of gorgeous, old-school cameras lying around...

The Okidokeys smart lock is so brilliant, they should change the name to the Okidokeys brilliant lock.

by Julie | Home Security

Last week I went skiing with a friend while our kids were at school, because that’s what you do in Colorado. But when she checked in with her kids, she discovered that neither one of them had a key to the house, and had to scramble to make arrangements. Thanks...

New Luna smart mattress cover tracks sleep, adjusts the temperature, wakes you up, possibly does dishes.

by Nicole Blades | Smart Appliances

It’s clear that sleep tracking is all the rage in 2015. And I get it. Listen. If it were possible to marry one’s bed, I would have been in deep mattressmony (ha) long ago. So when I heard about the Luna Matress Cover, the first one that converts any bed...

Superheroes sleep in an 8 bit bed

by Julie | Art + Decor

I usually stay away from licensed characters when decorating my kids’ rooms, but I might have to make an exception for this awesome pixel duvet cover from Society6, featuring a lineup of cool pixelated superheroes. We’ve raved before about all the artsy...

Smarten up your workspace with 2 great new laptop stands for MacBooks

by Kate Etue | Home Office

All the typing I do during the day has really built up tension in my arms, and probably other parts too. After studying up on ergonomics, I have some ideas about how to change my workspace, starting with a laptop stand for my MacBook. So this week, I’ve been...

7 cool new cord management solutions to get your home office organized. Finally!

by Julie | Home Office

Taming cords is one of my own top tech challenges, so I’m always on the lookout for new ways to get my desk more organized and keep tangles at bay. Because despite what design magazines tend to portray in their perfect home office photo spreads, cords are a fact...

Web Coolness: Awesome Facebook news, the Royals on Twitter, and some really scary Frozen apps for kids

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a bunch of tech links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them as much as we did. We know a few kids who would love this DIY Minecraft rainbow loom bracelet. NYC parents: Mark you calendar for a free afternoon at the National Museum of...

Ditch all the remote controls in your house thanks to Pronto. Cue angels singing.

by Kristen Chase | Around the House

I can barely keep track of the TV remote control, let alone the one for the cable box, the Blu-Ray, the … you get where I’m going, which is why I was pretty enthralled with Pronto at CES 2015, a gadget and app that lets you control all those devices right...

3 of the coolest new sleep gadgets to help you get more zzzz’s

by Kristen Chase | Around the House

There were no shortage of sleep gadgets at CES 2015 this year, and you can bet my interest was piqued. If there’s anything I need more of in my life, other than Bradley Cooper (not entirely joking), it’s sleep. Now we just recently featured some a great...

The new, tech-savvier 4moms mamaRoo infant seat: Prepare for more naps in your future, new parents.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby Tech, Geeky Baby Gifts

I’ve been in Las Vegas for the last few days at the International Consumer Electronics Show, and even though the show doesn’t officially start until today, we’ve already been privy to some amazing CES 2015 press previews that I assure you are coming...

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