e-books

Plenty of coolness was rolled out at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference this week, and we're here to share the intel with you that we think parents will care about most. And yeah, non parents too. The biggest news is that Apple iOS …

When the small tech accessory company This is Ground first launched the Cordito and the Cord Taco -- clever little cord taming leather accessories named for Tex-anything-but-Mex fast food favorites, well we knew we liked these guys right…

When I read "Designed and made by perfectionists" at FeelFeltLt , I knew I had landed at the right Etsy shop. And when I perused through their selection of wool gadget covers, I knew they weren't just tooting their own horn. Each gorgeou…

New year, new you. Of course, we've all heard (and probably said) this catchy line each time January 1 rolls around. But instead of promising to completely overhaul our lives with major changes, we're starting small and smart with this r…

Not all kids' magazines are created equal, and one that's risen to the top of our reading list lately is Anorak . The art is modern and cool, the stories interesting, and the jokes witty. And now this British mag. known as "The Happy Mag…

Though reading to the kids has always been one of my favorite things to do, it’s not always possible for those of us who travel for work, have a newborn, or just get too busy to drop everything to read a book for the fourth time in an ho…

Up until a couple years ago, I held on steadfastly to the whole idea of wanting to read with a real book in my hands, as opposed to seeing digitized pages on an e-reader. That is, until I got my hands on a Kindle , and became hooked. So …

It's no secret that kids love farms and animals, and at this time of year many families are making trips to experience hayrides, apple picking and pumpkin carving. But if a drive out to the country isn't in the cards, the new kid-focused…

When it comes to all the photos and videos on my iPhone camera roll (uh, all 5,373 of them), my usual tagline is I should do something with those. That's the party line year after year, and in the meantime, that camera roll just keeps ge…

There's a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I've learned to let go and throw some things away, but the res…

I had forgotten how much I love to read glossy magazines until I started using a Texture digital magazine subscription (formerly NextIssue) which gives me access to more than 140 monthly and weekly magazines all on my favorite device--iP…

As much as my kids are obsessed with Toca Boca apps , it's really no surprise that they are now in love with their newest, the Toca Town app , which is now available for Kindle Fire users. Whoo! What's so cool about Toca Town is that all…

H i Cool Mom Tech, I just got a NOOK for my five-year-old. Any suggestions for inexpensive learning apps? - reader, via Facebook Ooh, lucky kid you've got. Having a fun device like the NOOK is certainly a great way to encourage reading a…

If you're still scratching your head about the perfect gift for a tech-savvy dad, we've got some last minute tech gifts for Father's Day that we hope will do the trick. Things to ask that might help you out: Can I get it in a local store…

Not every guy wants a slick, board room-ready, fancy European looking iPad case. I know quite a few who would appreciate something a little more rugged. More defiant. More ironically low-tech. For him, consider the Upcycled Mail Sack iPa…

The Sesame Workshop just always gets it right, striking a wonderful balance between education and entertainment while keeping it family-friendly. So I've been eager to check out Sesame Street S’More , the new interactive digital magazine…

Considering how popular streaming devices are these days with Apple TV, Chromecast , and the Roku , it came as no surprise when we heard Amazon would be launching their own streaming service , which they finally did today with Amazon Fir…

Riddle me this, Miss Drew: what looks like a book and feels like a book but is actually thousands of books? Oh... you already solved it by reading the title. Well, you'll never guess how pretty this handmade e-Reader cover is on the insi…

I love my Roku 3 . Love. I've tried Apple TV and like it just fine. But hey, I'm all for more choices for streaming video content, and if Amazon comes out with a TV box as predicted, then I hope it's as good or better than anything else …

If you're an Amazon Prime member, then you might be wondering how to borrow a book from the Kindle library--one of the excellent benefits you get with your membership. Now granted they're probably not all books you actually want to read …

All hail the new Spoiler Shield app , a mobile app whose time has come. It's very rare that I watch TV in real time these days, and for so many of us, it's all about Roku or DVR--which means we have to dodge all those spoilers on our soc…

It's Valentine's Day, and for a bibliophile like me there's no better gift to celebrate romance than a great love story. Since these days, love stories are more likely read from a Kindle , Nook or the Kindle app on iPad than a hardcover,…

What do you get when you marry soft German wool felt, smooth Italian leather, and sophisticated design? A handmade gadget case that looks like Tom Hiddleston sounds when taking a break from The Avengers to read She Walks in Beauty by Lor…

We're excited to launch our annual Editors' Best of the Year series, featuring our very favorite tech picks we've come across in 2013. There was no submission process, no "vote for me" component--just the stuff we love. And so we start w…