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If Fitzwilliam Darcy gets your bustle in a buzz, you're going to love the way he electrifies your gadgets, too. This gorgeous gadget dock won't get there by Christmas, sadly--but don't let that stop you. Any Jane Austen fan worth her mus…

After we proudly figured out how to compost scraps from our kitchen without decorating the room with fruit flies, I've been looking for other ways to get more eco-friendly. And as a true tech mama, it seems that decreasing my family's de…

I usually charge my iPhone on my desk, but with my laptop cord, my USB cord, my iPad charger and other random plugs and cords, I'm making an effort to streamline and de-clutter. I've been looking around for a cool iPhone charger and I th…

Just because it's back to school time doesn't mean kids should get all the cool gadgets. We're the ones lugging them from soccer to ballet and back home again, so we can sure use all the extra hands we can get to make life a little easie…

If you've ever uttered the words, "my battery is about to die if we get cut off..." then this is for you, mamas. I have no idea why it took me so long to come around on the portable phone charger thing. But it did. And now that that era …

My kids are squarely in the nightlight stage -- old enough to sleep alone, old enough to hit the bathroom themselves at 3 AM, but not beyond waking me up when they need to go anyway. So I definitely get excited when I find creative night…

Last week on a business trip, I realized just how many gadgets I'm traveling with: iPad, phone, camera, laptop...wow. Fortunately, Energizer now makes a couple of handy chargers that do double duty when you're on the go. Literally. The E…

I love that iPads aren't just fun little gadgets anymore. Considering all the accessories for them now, you can really make them work hard for you. Case in point: a beautiful, thoughtful stand for those smitten with the Apple aesthetic. …

With spring in the air, this past weekend presented a perfect time for me to clean out my car. Despite finding enough Goldfish crackers in the seat to feed a small army, I was more dismayed with the sheer number of cords that I had to co…

In every Cool Mom Picks monthly newsletter , we highlight our favorite quirky holidays of the month. (Hey, sometimes any excuse to shop, right?) And now here's one our tech fans can get behind too: Embrace Your Geekiness Day. Yes, it's a…

As the holidays fast approach, I give thanks for having family nearby, especially when I feel myself nodding sympathetically to those endure the many hours-long car rides to get to relatives' houses. For them and for all Cool Mom Tech re…