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24 of the coolest geeky gifts for kids and teens to keep the holidays nerdy and bright | Holiday Tech Guide

by Delilah S. Dawson | Holiday Tech Gifts

Next up in our Cool Mom Tech Holiday Tech Gift Guide, we’ve got two dozen ideas for great geeky gifts for a kid in your life. From little babies just cutting their teeth on Nintendo (literally — you’ll see) to big kids and kids at heart who like...

Two fun, creative, and (mostly) free apps for kids to keep them engaged when they’re stuck indoors.

by Christina Refford | Fun Apps

If you’re tearing through the list of snow day activities to keep the kids occupied when you’re stuck indoors, allow us help you with two beautifully designed, really fun new apps we’ve discovered from Seedling. As in, the same company whose...

Web Coolness: First female Minecraft character, big news from Instagram, and a selfie arm that’s freaking us out

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We’re geeking out over this Star Wars coffee table that also happens to be a pinball machine. What?! Finally, the first female Minecraft character...

Web Coolness: Most popular emoji around the world, Facebook Hello app, and the new Google wireless service

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too! We’re digging this Indiegogo campaign that’s hoping to bring tinkering to more homes and schools. This little girl has her priorities straight when it...

Web Coolness: On being a Minecraft Parent, major iPhone 6 and iOS8 issues, and the dark side of Instagram for parents

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby Tech, Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Need a chuckle? The comments on our Facebook page about the foot hammock are hilarious. On being a Minecraft parent. Isn’t that pretty much...

Web Coolness: a must-follow Instagram account, tech mentors, a cool new cause, and more

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few tech links we enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too. Love this proud father’s story of his two geeky superhero daughters. Looks like Facebook is falling out of favor with teens. See what’s replacing its popularity (Hint:...

The ABCs of Spiderman

by Liz Gumbinner | Cell Phone Accessories

I think as a parent that everything can be turned into a teaching opportunity. For example, one’s iPhone case. We all know the ABCs are an essential skill for young children to master, and identifying animals are a key early learning activity for...

Web Coolness: The big Apple iPhone news, Marvel female super hero, and first rock star in space

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them! Turn one of your old scarves into a camera strap! How neat. We’re fascinated by this family who has decided to only use pre-1986 technology. Whoa. So excited that...

Your life…turned into a comic book

by Eva Glettner | Fun Apps

Ready for one crazy addictive app for you iPhoneographers and world travelers? Halftone lets you iOS users turn your pictures into pages straight out of a comic book. The colors are bright and vibrant, the fonts are straight out of an old Batman episode, and...

Gifts for dads who love superheroes. And are superheroes.

by Delilah S. Dawson | For the Menfolk

The Avengers may be out blowing up aliens and eating Shwarma, but the Justice League is right here, saving the world in a slightly more quiet fashion. If the dad in your life likes being a hero as much as he likes reading about them, we’ve got the perfect line...

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