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Web Coolness: Instagram albums, women in STEM art prints, and why you should skip email in the morning

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We are loving these awesome women in STEM art prints. Room service robots! Why you should skip reading email in the morning. (But oof, tough habit to break...

Web Coolness: The new NASA travel poster, a hot Instagram feature, and why people are leaving Snapchat

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We’re loving this gorgeous new, free NASA travel poster. (via Laughing Squid) This device lets dads feel the fetus kicking in utero! Whoa. Ooh, wearable...

Web Coolness: Geeky Valentine’s Day gifts and cards, VIZIO privacy breach, and the end of Facebook?

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. Our favorite Emily McDowell card. Get it for Valentine’s Day! Use the KonMari method with your tech gadgets and digital life. Smart! If you have a VIZIO smart...

Preserve old photographs (yes, real ones) with Google’s new PhotoScan app

by Jeana | Photo Apps

As much as I love my iPhone camera roll and the thousands of photos it houses, I do have a very soft spot for old photographs. The ones where the color is a little faded, the edges are a little worn and the memories come flooding back. Thanks to a new Google app...

Web Coolness: Tech holiday gifts, 10 most popular emoji, and the West World soundtrack

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. 15 of the coolest custom photo gifts for the holidays. Wait, marshmallows? Amazon is about to revolutionize grocery shopping. A very handy website for book lovers....

Google Flights makes booking travel so much easier. Maybe even cheaper, too.

by Jeana | Travel Apps

If you’re booking travel for the holidays, or even next year for spring break or summer vacation, you’ll want to check Google Flights for finding the best flight and rate, straight off the bat. What’s so great about Google Flights is the flexibility...

4 Google Chrome extensions that help you save money on your holiday shopping. So, sure, go ahead and get the new boots too.

by Kate Etue | Shopping Apps

If you’re trying to save some money this holiday season, you don’t necessarily have to nix your coffee spending or skip that new pair of shoes. Here are 4 great Google Chrome extensions that help you save money while you’re shopping online. And the...

Web Coolness: The mini NES Classic, Instagram Live, and the best Alexa hack ever

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. Okay, this new mini NES classic console is the best holiday gift ever. We are loving the new mannequin challenge. This one takes the cake! Would you have recognized this...

A change to the Google Privacy Policy that you should know about

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

I’m sure I’m not the only one who always finds it a little disconcerting when an item I was shopping for on the web pops up as a Facebook ad. Well, get ready to see more of that on Google, unless you opt-out of their new privacy policy. If you were an...

Web Coolness: STEM Halloween costume ideas, a new Instagram feature that could help save lives, and lots more

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. Need some Halloween costume ideas? How about cool women in STEM! A crib that puts the baby to sleep? We’re intrigued. This new Instagram feature could help save lives. A very...

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