Father's Day gifts Archives

10 father’s day gifts for gamer dads that will impress the heck out of him

It’s not just kids who are gaming more courtesy of the quarantine. We know lots of grown-ups are doing it a lot more too, which is why we decided to put together a Father’s Day gift guide just for the gamer dads. We scoured the web for the coolest gifts...

Sugarfina x Nintendo makes the tastiest gift for the gamer in your life

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Tech Gifts

My Facebook ads have been on-point lately with a fancy mascara (hello!), a super cool pantsuit (yes please!), and just yesterday, this new collab between Sugarfina and Nintendo (heck yeah!). You know I clicked right through and boy, am I glad I did. Related: The...

Wear your emotions on your rear window with Mojipic

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys and Random Fun

I’m not much of a bumper sticker person, although I do love a clever quip on someone else’s car in traffic. But when I saw the new Mojipic mount for a car’s rear windshield, I thought maybe they were on to something. This small LED screen displays...

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Here’s a cup of coffee that never gets cold!

by Kristen Chase | Kitchen Tech

We were big fans of Ember when they first launched their smart mug that keeps your coffee at the perfect temperature (with pre-sets, people. Pre-sets!), and so, we just had to share this clever Father’s Day edition. Because really, there might not be anything...

5 practical Father’s Day tech gifts you can still get before Sunday.

by Kristen Chase | Father's Day Gifts

For the practical dad in your life, tech is a smart go-to gift. Luckily, you can snag all of these gifts well before Father’s Day on Sunday. So happy shopping, and while you wait for your order to be delivered, have your kids make a handmade card, to pair with...

Celebrate Father’s Day like it’s 1996

by Kristen Chase | Cameras

If the dad in your life likes to reminisce about phone books, floppy disks, and cassette tapes, we have found the ultimate Father’s day gift: this new funky Polaroid 600 96 cam that’s ready to snap some instant pics. Related: 9 creative kid portraits that...

These Nintendo water bottles are S’well. Literally.

by Kristen Chase | Father's Day Gifts

Aren’t these water bottles such a clever collaboration from our friends at Nintendo and S’well? We love S’well bottles, and we love Nintendo, so it’s no surprise we’re loving these new bottles. Sure, they’re fun for Father’s...

Emoji: A history book about our kids’ favorite way to communicate. Okay, ours too.

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

Little history lesson for you: did you know that the emojis designs we use today — and communicate almost exclusively with our tweens in — originated way back in 1999? Like, before we even knew what a smartphone was? Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita...

A stylus with a particular sense of humor: Yours

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

I’ve been a fan of the Carbon Crusader for a while — their engraved Hamilton Pencils were a huge hit with our readers over the holidays. So I’m happy to see the fantastic new custom stylus pens. While there are a few R-rated versions (like uh, the...

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Now with AI. And a sense of humor.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

We’re big fans of Sphero, as you might guess considering we’ve featured lots of their cool tech toys here on Cool Mom Tech (BB-8 anyone?), so it’s no surprise we’re intrigued by their newest launch, Spider-Man. But unlike their other toys that...

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