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Cyborg, wormhole, exterminate…and 97 other first words little geeks need to know.

Geek parent alert: we’ve found the must-have language acquisition book for your offspring. With 100 First Words for Little Geeks, you can skip over the boring words like car and tree, and focus instead on the important additions to your child’s vocabulary....

Baby gamers gonna game

by Kristen Chase | Geeky Baby Gifts

Calling all you expecting video game geeks! We spotted this fun Bumkins Nintendo print baby gear that we just had to share. Seriously, how fun is this? Related: 5 of the coolest geeky baby onesies We’ve been longtime fans of Bumkins’ practical baby...

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...

A cool new pregnancy tracker you might already have in your home.

by Kristen Chase | Baby Tech, Smart Appliances

We’ve been fans of Withings ever since we spotted their fitness tracker at CES a couple of years ago. Since then, they’ve added a ton of very cool new products, like their scale for one, which now allows expectant moms to track their pregnancy every time...

Because it’s a new baby. Get it?

by Kristen Chase | Geeky Baby Gifts

What can we say? We’re suckers for geeky baby onesies, especially when they involve keyboard commands, which is why we had to share this new baby onesie from the folks at TwelveSouth. Command N. Get it? Of course you did. Related: 5 of the cutest geeky baby...

This high-tech baby cot from Ford makes it feel like you’re driving your baby around at night.

by Kristen Chase | Baby Tech, Geeky Baby Gifts

Looks like Ford took a cue from all parents everywhere who have been stuck driving their baby around in their car to get them to fall asleep, and built a baby cot that actually mimics that exact experience. (Well, for the baby that is. Thankfully). The Max Motor...

STEM swaddlers help future scientists know their barium from their boron

by Liz Gumbinner | Geeky Baby Gifts

For a while, geek has been the new chic, and so I hardly know a new mom or dad who wouldn’t totally love this periodic table baby swaddler for their future genius. Designed by toddler mom Lynne Burton to keep herself from going crazy (we feel ya, Kim), the...

Web Coolness: Uplifting news, a Netflix phishing scam, and how kids are making money selling slime

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Loving these science prints by John W. Golden on Etsy (affiliate) Watching movies and TV shows across all your Apple devices just got a whole lot easier. A cool...

5 geeky baby onesies that are perfect for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s new baby. Or any social media lover’s offspring.

by Kristen Chase | Baby Tech, Fashion + Accessories

We were thrilled to hear the news that Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, who just announced they’re expecting another baby girl. Yay! And since we’re known for sharing some of the best baby gifts from around the web (Have you seen our baby shower gift...

Web Coolness: Aristotle, France’s new after-hour email rule, and a shower you can pre-heat from your smart phone!

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby Tech, Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Coming soon from Mattel, an Amazon Echo type gadget for kids called Aristotle. A geeky engagement announcement for Serena Williams and Reddit’s Alexis...

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