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10 stylish tech gifts for the techie with impeccable taste | Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2018

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts

For our next Tech Holiday Gift Guide, we’re sharing our favorite stylish tech gifts. Admittedly, they’re some of our favorites to give, and receive. Hint hint. We’ve rounded up 10 stylish tech gifts that are perfect for someone who loves designer...

12 delightfully geeky gifts under $20 | Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2018

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts

If you’re like us and have an abundance of geeks to buy for this holiday season, you’ll appreciate these awesome, affordable geeky gifts under $20 for the holidays. Whether they’re into Star Wars, Stranger Things, Dr. Who, or just losing themselves...

Geek game strong for back to school with these glow-in-the-dark DNA TOMS

by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness

Calling all science nerds, chemistry teachers, and biology lovers. We have found your new shoes — these glow-in-the-dark DNA TOMS — and they are awesome. Related: Let’s all drool over the new spring and summer TOMS, shall we? Not only do they scream...

Tech organization just got a whole lot more stylish

by Kristen Chase | Travel Essentials

These days, most of us are walking around with at least a charging cable and a pair of earbuds in our bag. Add in a portable battery charger, and a charging block, and you’re got a whole lot of tech rolling around in there. That’s why I’m digging...

A cool Mother’s Day gift for your favorite mobile mama.

by Kristen Chase | Mother's Day Gifts

No, sorry! It’s not an iPhone case with your kids’ photos all over it. Though, look, we love those too. But for the tech-savvy mobile mom who’s happy to show you photos of her kids from her iPhone gallery, she needs this fun, glittery Hey Mama iPhone...

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...

Bitmap Textiles for geeks or anyone with great taste.

by Kristen Chase | Around the House

Every year, we look forward to the NY Now show, where we discover some of the coolest new gifts and home decor on the market (or soon to be), like this gorgeous Bitmap Textiles line from Susan Kare. We’re thinking these would make a fabulous addition to any...

12 fun holiday iPhone cases. Oooh, festive! | Holiday Tech Guide 2017

by Cool Mom Staff | Cell Phone Accessories, Gift Guides, Holiday Tech Gifts

We do pretty crazy things during the holidays. Like decorate outdoor trees, indoors. So we think it’s perfectly reasonable to spread the holiday cheer to the everyday device that is quite literally, closest to us. Here, 12 fun holiday iPhone cases that will keep...

21 of the coolest iPhone X cases. Because a new case is a must-have for this phone!

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Cell Phone Accessories

The Apple iPhone X has hit retail shelves at the price of $999, which should be reason enough to slap a case on it stat. So, we put together this helpful list of iPhone X cases, to keep your new phone safe and stylish. Cool Mom Tech is a reward style affiliate. An...

11 geeky Halloween costumes for kids. Parenting done right.

by Kate Etue | DIY

My kids still haven’t made up their minds about their Halloween costumes this year. Hello, kids! Time for a decision! And now that I’ve been scouring Pinterest for ideas, the geek in me is coming out. I’m hoping at least one of mine will choose one...

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