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Web coolness: A big week for social media changes that you’ll want to know about (and lots more)

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Art in the age of Instagram. [Photo above] Twitter is making some big changes, and so is Instagram. Social media is collecting much more data on you than you think....

Web coolness: A record-breaking Game Boy, an 8-year old entomologist you need to meet, and a new Star Wars comic. Yaassss!

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. This student built the world’s largest Game Boy (above). Yes, it works! (via Fatherly) Alexa-owners got pranked by South Park. A new app that’s like...

A first look at the new Star Wars drones from Propel. Get ready for the holiday tech gift of the year.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Each year, there’s one tech gift that we see and go…yup. That’s going to be the one everyone wants. And this year it’s the new Collector’s Edition Propel Star Wars Drones that I got to check out at a top secret press preview event this...

Web Coolness: Fun new Android emoji, origami robots, and the new gaming system we can’t wait to get our hands on!

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of the coolest tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. New Android emoji from the new Oreo OS! The mermaid is killing us. Amazing solar eclipse photographs captured Monday. Ready for the next one? Bookmark the paths of...

Web Coolness: a Nintendo-themed game room, LED eyelashes, how to make your own smart speaker, and more

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Hands up: how many of you wish you had this Nintendo-themed game room in your home? This manufacturer will only sell electric cars starting in 2019. Here’s...

The top-rated gaming headsets for teens in price ranges to suit every allowance

by Kate Etue | Games + Gaming

Forget Snapchat, Facebook, or even Instagram. Teens these days are often connecting with friends online by gaming together on their Xboxes and I find the key to good communication for them is a great gaming headset for teens. So my almost-teen son has spent a ton of...

Web Coolness: Sleep goggles for insomniacs, Star Wars fidget spinners, and more fun tech links

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Here’s where women in science are making a name for themselves. {Photo via Emily Calandrelli} This Back to the Future fan got a ticket after hitting 88 mph in...

Where to find a Nintendo Switch in stock.

by Kristen Chase | Video

If you’re like me, you’ve been trying to track down the Nintendo Switch since it was released last week, and well, let’s just say it’s been no easy feat. Unfortunately, my search has been pretty unsuccessful as of yet, but in the process,...

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...

NES nerds, this chart’s for you.

by Kristen Chase | Art + Decor

If you were hoping to gift that amazing mini NES Classic Edition that everyone’s drooling over and won’t get it in time for the holidays, here’s a fun idea: wrap this super cool Nebula of NES Games poster as preview of what’s to come in a few...

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