The 15 coolest new tech gadgets of the year: Editors’ Best Tech of 2015

by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year, Gear + Hardware

We’re always excited to try out all the new gadgets each year and wow, what a long way we’ve come since Cool Mom Tech launched five years ago. Technology like pressure touch screens, the overwhelming adoption of streaming music and media, the desire for...

Cool tech gifts for men and women under $25: 2015 Tech Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts

For our final installment of our 2015 Tech Gift Guide, we’ve got lots and lots of cool tech gifts for men and women under $25. Yes, you read that correctly. And no, we’re not talking about stocking stuffers, folks. These are awesome gifts that would be...

The coolest tech gifts for travelers: 2015 Tech Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Holiday Tech Gifts

We are so happy to present our 2015 holiday tech gift guide, where we get to share with you the coolest, most fun, most gifty of the giftiest tech gifts for everyone you love on your list, starting with some of our favorites: The coolest tech gifts for travelers....

A portable charger for iPhone that’s as practical as it is pretty

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel

I feel like I’ve become the queen of portable chargers around here, which is a good thing since I never leave home without one. Okay, often more than one. I am sad to say that I just can’t recommend  my formerly beloved Mophie charging case any longer,...

Smart luggage from Bluesmart can change the travel game. (Which is different than the game of Are We There Yet.)

by Jeana | Travel

We have smart everything these days, from crockpots you can turn on remotely to get dinner started, to thermostats you turn down while you’re away on vacation. And now we’ve come across another incredible smart gadget called Bluesmart luggage that...

A side table that charges your phone. The future is here and we like it.

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

When Liz sent me a link to Furniqi, I sort of freaked out a little because a table that charges your phone is one of the smartest tech innovations I’ve seen in a long time (and trust me, I see a lot). And yes, while the name is a little tough to say...

The innovative car charger that’s the solution to all your overconnected family woes.

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel

I now have a couple of two-port USB chargers in the cigarette lighter socket, because the idea of running out of batteries in the middle of a Waze nav is terrifying. (And on a totally separate note, when are we going to stop calling them cigarette lighters and start...

Here’s a new one in portable chargers: It backs up your data, too.

by Nicole Blades | Travel

I recently found myself caught out there without portable, backup battery power. I mean, I had a Plan C — my iPhone charger in my purse — which was more like a Plan E, because trying to locate a conveniently-placed wall outlet at a massive blogging...

Peri GoCharge: A mobile charger that’s strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel

When I think of a mobile charger that’s made for a woman I think, why?  What does it do differently? (Don’t answer that question, Kristen.)  And then I checked out the gold GoCharge from Peri and I totally get it. Related: Our 5 essential portable chargers...

A fabulous bracelet that just so happens to charge your phone

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

There’s no shortage of stylish tech these days. Tory Burch FitBit bracelets, cool keychain chargers, and gorgeous USB necklaces, just to name a few. And now, a lightning cable bracelet courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff. Isn’t is fabulous? Hidden inside this hot...