Last minute gift idea: 6 great video editing apps that let you easily send something more sentimental than a card

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

One of our favorite last-minute suggestions for sentimental Father’s Day gifts (and any gift really) has been to make a short, shareable video that you can create easily. While video editing used to reserved for professionals with zillions of dollars worth of...

The Pictli photo framing app yields one sweet, sentimental Father’s Day gift if you hurry.

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps

I have always loved giving photos as gifts for everything from Father’s Day to birthdays. Really, what’s better having the luck to capture a perfect moment, then having someone special enough to share it with. So I am crushing on Pictli, a service with a...

Father’s Day cord taco is an awesome little tech gift. No hot sauce required.

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

When I think Father’s Day gifts, I don’t necessarily think tacos. Not that there’s anything wrong with tacos. But I do think tech gifts, and while it’s hard to find affordable ones, I am so happy to have discovered our friends at This is Ground...

Father’s Day Tech Gifts: 4 stylish fitness trackers for men that look great out of the gym, too

by Nicole Blades | Fitness + Health

Wearable fitness tech is super hot right now. (Duh, right?) And with all the rad, new stuff coming down the line, it almost feels as if we’re getting a mini workout just trying to keep up. I especially like these cool, stylish fitness trackers for men that...

The gorgeous new Epiphanie Bags collection: Goodbye synthetics, hello leather.

by Kristen Chase | Photography

I’ve been a huge fan of Epiphanie Bags ever since we featured them here on Cool Mom Tech years ago and it’s been so exciting to see this mom-run business grow. So how cool to discover their new spring and summer collection that takes the bags in a huge new...

Need an excuse to get a Sonos system? Thank your dad for this discount.

by Julie | Entertainment, Kids

If you haven’t heard us gush over the Sonos audio system yet, you must be new here. (Welcome!) We’re huge fans of their smart wireless audio system that only gets better with every app upgrade, so we’re really excited to pass along a super sweet deal...

Photo wall decals: A Father’s Day photo gift that saves the need to dig up the hammer and nails

by Kate Etue | Photography

For the dad who has everything, you can’t go wrong with Father’s Day photo gifts, especially when they come from the kids. Lately I’ve gotten completely hooked on photo wall decals as the best new way to display my photos, because they don’t...

The Lily Camera is the first throw-and-shoot drone. Whoa.

by Julie | Tech Toys

We’ve seen a lot of cameras around here, and we’ve tested them out under some pretty extreme conditions. (Ask Kristen and me about our kayaking adventure at the GoPro Mountain Games sometime.) But we were all blown away when we learned about the Lily...

Personalized battery chargers blend practical with sentimental for Mother’s Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Photography

Nothing says I love you like, please don’t let your phone die when I’m trying to reach you because it really freaks me out.  Which is why I think it’s so clever that Shutterfly has launched the first personalized battery chargers that I’ve...

Earth Day 2015 picks: 5 cool tech gadgets to get you excited about solar power

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

It’s Earth Day 2015, and this is always the time we stop and think of ways that we can save energy — and money — in our everyday lives. One of the trends we’re really starting to see blow up, at last, is the use of solar power. There are so...