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With Labor Day here, I've got organization on the brain. So when I saw this beautiful, crafty way to make the tangle of electronics by my bedside a little more pretty and a little less "what's behind the displays at Best Buy" I was amaze…

I cannot tell you how many iPhone docking stations we have gone through since my husband first bought me that first generation iPhone. With all that money wasted, I could have easily bought this new one that's not only super stylish but …

Now that the school year has started for nearly all of us, we're starting to realize, whoa, we really need better organization around here. Getting organized at the start of the school year is one of the keys to staying organized--and no…

Our tweens and teens heading back to school aren't satisfied with cute erasers and personalized pencils anymore. They want tech! Aside from all those tablets and phones and laptops they've got 400 good reasons they need, here are a few l…

I've seen plenty of MP3 speakers but most of them are covered in plastic. And while I'm pretty sure I don't need to worry about my kid chewing on them, it's always nice to find more eco-friendly options, like this new speaker made from, …

The place where I charge my iPhone is on the desk in our kitchen, where mail, bills, kids' artwork and trinkets always seem to get placed. And every day or so when I need to juice my phone, I always find myself maneuvering the cable arou…

Lately, we've been spending a lot more time listening to music with the kids when we might be watching TV. And I find that if we've got an audio system right in their room or in the dining room where we're hanging out, we're more incline…

Call me nostalgic, but there's just something so awesome about the combination of old gadgets and new technology. (Witness: our love for the Pop Phone headset.) And that's exactly what this fantastic iPhone accessory does, in the coolest…

I've seen my fair share of iPhone docks, and most of them are a little too bulky for my taste and my limited desk space. So as I was doing my weekly scan of Kickstarter (love them), I was so excited to find this new gadget that is exactl…

I'm so loving the concept behind the SecondWind battery charger that Liz covered a couple weeks ago. We are massive consumers of batteries at our house and I feel the same way Liz does each time one gets disposed of. With Earth Day just …

Every time I throw out a used battery, I feel a little pang of eco-guilt. But the investment in rechargable batteries for every remote, ever gadget, every kids' toy that beeps and boops in our home would be pretty big. So I am absolutely…

While our tech is getting smaller (brick phones of 1992, anyone?) it seems like my handbag isn't. I'm now carrying around chargers, wires, converters...gah. I've learned that my best bet is to keep it all organized instead of just tossin…

I've liked Natuzzi sofas for a while. You get nice modern lines for not too much money--let's say it's not IKEA but it's not Roche Bobois either. But I'm seeing them in a whole new way since catching a glimpse of this cell phone charging…

We are so excited that Cool Mom Tech is partnering with Motorola this month to bring you this series that provides tips to help make the lives easier of busy working parents. One of the things we really like about Motorola as a company i…

With iPhones, iPads, e-readers and video games coming out of our ears, my house is being overrun by cords. Aside from labeling them with a Sharpie (Tip: silver works great on black cords), I've decided that since I'm cleaning and organiz…

If you live in an iPhone household like I do, then you're probably up to your ears in those white charging cords. Well now that I've discovered these bright alternatives, there will be no question which cord is mine. The brightly colored…

You might have noticed that last Tuesday's Google Doodle was a beautiful illustration in honor of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday. But did you know that Valentine's Day marks the great author's celebrated trip to America, where he was fe…

To help you be large and in charge, or at least awake and charging up--here are five electrifying picks you might have missed on Cool Mom Tech from the last week. 1. A pretty bird alarm clock ? Tweet! 2. Is your child ready for a cell ph…

If you've done any sort of traveling, then you know how tough it can be to find enough outlets to charge all your gadgets in the airport and in your hotel room. I'll have my laptop plugged in at the desk, then my phone and tablet in the …

A house full of gadgets means lots of chargers, so any way that I can cut down on the wires and the energy bill will get my attention. And that's exactly what happened when I saw what SolarFocus is launching at the CES Conference this we…

W e have two iPod Touches and two iPhones in our home which results in hanging cords in nearly every outlet in our kitchen. Can you recommend a multiple device docking station that will charge all four devices in one place? - Renee We fe…

Okay, raise your hand if you've ever had to choose between charging your iPad and charging your MacBook? Or uh...fighting with the sigOth in the hotel room about who gets to charge their device in the one outlet available? The PlugBug du…

I remember discovering those little packs of disposable chemical hand warmer packets on a ski slope years ago and thinking aweeeeesome. I also remember wondering just what that stuff was, and what it was doing to the planet. Leave it to …

After the mountain of wrapping paper I find myself beneath on Christmas morning, I am usually bombarded by kid requests for one thing - batteries. And of course, of the thousand things I've gotten to prepare for C-Day, batteries are usua…