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Ditch your keys with these 3 cool smart locks for families (or anyone with a door)

Ditch your keys with these 3 cool smart locks for families (or anyone with a door)

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

Home security has gotten really high tech lately, and we’re not talking about cameras. Smart locks are helping families stay safer. Whether you want to be able to check on the kids getting home from school alone, or let a neighbor in to water the plants while...
The most perfect tear-jerker gift for teachers (or anyone on your A+ list)

The most perfect tear-jerker gift for teachers (or anyone on your A+ list)

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

When I’ve served my turn as room parent for my kids’ classrooms, I’ve really tried to give the teachers what they’d actually like as a gift from the group. But, a completely sentimental, tear-jerker gift is always a nice touch too. Because...
A stylus with a particular sense of humor: Yours

A stylus with a particular sense of humor: Yours

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

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...
The Sparkr flashlight is your zombie apocalypse must-have

The Sparkr flashlight is your zombie apocalypse must-have

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

If you’re an Amazon Prime member that survived Prime Day 2017 without spending all your money on vitamin supplements and Hummel figurine knockoffs, take a breath, clear your palate, and be sure to check out the new Amazon Exclusives page. The program feels like...
The top-rated gaming headsets for teens in price ranges to suit every allowance

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

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

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

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...
9 creative kid portrait ideas that make genius Father’s Day gifts. Just add a frame!

9 creative kid portrait ideas that make genius Father’s Day gifts. Just add a frame!

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Tips and Tricks

If you missed the boat on photo gifts for Father’s Day or Mother’s Day…no, wait! You didn’t! We all live in the land of the smartphone cam, after all, and if you’ve got a camera  — especially that dandy iPhone 7S — and a place...
Gadget guy, photographer, music lover or podcast buff, we’ve got Father’s Day tech gifts for every kind of dad

Gadget guy, photographer, music lover or podcast buff, we’ve got Father’s Day tech gifts for every kind of dad

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Gear + Hardware

We love excuses to shop for cool new tech, and we love excuses to shop for the cool dads in our lives. Put them together…and we’ve got some really creative, fun ideas for cool tech gifts for Father’s Day. Whether he’s a traveler, an adventurer,...
Hot home tech design: 7 devices you never knew could be gorgeous

Hot home tech design: 7 devices you never knew could be gorgeous

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

It’s amazing how far home tech design has come, even since we started this site six years ago. What once may have looked sleek and amazing — a baby monitor, a humidifier, even a lawnmower — now looks clunky and dated compared to what’s...
3 helpful group gift websites that make the process so much easier

3 helpful group gift websites that make the process so much easier

by Kate Etue | Websites We Love

We’re coming up end-of-the-year gifts for teachers, grads, and coaches over the next month, plus Father’s Day, which often means lots of group gifts. And as you might have experienced, chasing people down and keeping track of everyone’s money (all...
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