by Esther Chen | Uncategorized
This certainly seems to be shaping up to be the week for emoji. First, Apple announces the new diverse emoji coming out soon, and now we’re seeing emoji gifts popping up all over the place. I get it — sometimes that yellow cartoon face perfectly...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
When people ask me about any tech “wows” I might have caught at the NY International Toy Fair this week, honestly there were a few but not tons. However the first thing I’m excited about is the upcoming Anki OVERDRIVE, and it’s killing me that...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
At Toy Fair this week, I was totally entranced by the Light Stax Electric Light Blocks, sort of a Lite Brite-LEGO mashup that you just can’t stop playing with. They stack on a USB or DC-powered base (or use batteries if you like needlessly spending money) which...
by Christina Refford | Tech Toys
I’m not alone in wanting my kids to learn the basics of coding and am thankful there are so many ways to get them interested in the subject. We’ve covered cool clubs and camps, lots of fun games, as well as apps and websites like ScratchJr and Hopscotch....
by Liz Gumbinner | Games + Gaming
If your kids are as obsessed with Minecraft as mine, you will laugh like I did when I saw this Minecraft Valentines t-shirt. Not laughing? Give it a sec. Take your time. You’ll get it. The raglan tee is just available in men’s and women’s sizes...
by Kristen Chase | Photography
We get asked how to print Instagram photos all the time here on Cool Mom Tech, but of all the ideas we’ve featured before, you’ve never been able to apply them to your arm. Or chest. Or…well, you get the idea. Meet Picattoo, a new service from the...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories
If you’ve got someone on your holiday shopping list that just can’t live without emoji, I’m pretty sure these emoji gifts will get you a fist bump and a round of applause. Ever since I updated my iPhone to iOS8, I jumped on the emoji train and I...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
This is a sponsored message from Gameband + Minecraft Your little Minecraft lovers are going to be able to take their favorite game with them wherever they go thanks to the new Gameband + Minecraft, the first ever wearable for Minecraft. Can you hear the shrieks of...