15 new iOS 15 features that parents will get (very!) excited about: FaceTime, ScreenShare, Focus, Health, and more

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware, Tips and Tricks

Each time there’s a live streaming Apple Event to announce the new products and updates, we watch diligently to see what’s new for parents and families, or which advances and improvements will actually make our lives a little easier, more organized or more...

6 smart ways to use tech to help your teen get better sleep at night. They need it!

by Kate Etue | Fitness + Health

Has anyone else’s teens struggled with interrupted sleep since the pandemic? My kids’ slower social lives and reduction in extracurricular activities certainly plays a part, but turning to tech to connect with friends is making an impact too. The American...

7 cool features of Apple’s Health app you probably didn’t know about

by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps

Since the new year started, I’ve been digging into the Apple Health app to try to do a better job of managing my health. What’s cool is that it gathers data from multiple apps to give you a comprehensive picture of your health in one place, so that...

The top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2020

by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups, Tips and Tricks

Every year, we share our top 10 most popular posts on Cool Mom Tech. From the best podcasts for kids to customizing your iPhone 14 home screen, here are the posts we wrote this year that resonated the most with our readers in 2020. Also check out: The top 10 Cool Mom...

Small but powerful: Baby Yoda face masks for the win!

by Caroline Siegrist | Fashion + Accessories

By now we’ve covered Baby Yoda speakers, pajamas, and Funk POP! figurines, and now I’ve really hit the jackpot with these Baby Yoda face masks from Etsy shop Nerdy Bird Co. I’ve been on the hunt for cheerful face masks to counter all the heaviness of...

How the Apple Watch 4 is helping me stay healthy, be more mindful, connect with my kids, and disconnect from my phone

by Liz Gumbinner | Fitness + Health, Fashion + Accessories, Gear + Hardware

I had an original Apple Watch way back when it first came out, and I really liked it. I also ended up feeling like it was “another thing” — another thing to charge, another thing to take care of, another thing to buy accessories for. Sometimes...

quip for kids: A grown-up toothbrush that’s made for tiny mouths.

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

I have been a hard core fan of the quip electric toothbrush, long before you probably heard their ads on podcasts (though not on Spawned just yet!) or could find them at your local Target. I have even bought them for my kids, though that was before they decided to...

Our favorite electric toothbrush is now at Target. Be still our clean-teeth loving hearts.

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

I’ve been in love with my quip electric toothbrush ever since I tried it out a couple of years ago. Not only is it sleek and stylish, which okay, I get it, not the highest things on your list for a toothbrush, but it’s got built-in timers, and they send...

Always cold or hot? This new gadget might be exactly what you need.

by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health

If you’re like me, you’re the person who’s always cold when everyone is comfortable, or always hot when everyone is perfectly pleasant. It feels like I just described menopause, but that’s actually not it. Yet. Either way, I’m still super...

Target’s new AR Beauty Studio lets you try make-up on at home. But does it work?

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

I’m always a little hesitant to shop for make-up from home, because unless I’ve tried something on at a store, then waited to go home to order it, I have absolutely no idea how a certain color is going to look on me. Plus, even when I’m in the store,...