by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
Now that temperatures have finally crept beyond 40 (just barely), I am looking ahead to April when I go into total spring cleaning mode. With my home office and workspace area littered with Post-It notes, pens that don’t work and lots and lots of cords,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Raise your hand if you’ve got a cord nest somewhere in your home that looks more like a design magazine “before” instead of an “after.” I am raising my hand. Okay, both hands. So I’m thrilled to find a smart, affordable,...
by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home
Oh Fanimation, where have you been all my life? Well, not like I’m thinking about cranking up the fans around the house just yet, but soon! And when I do, this is what I want on my windowsill doing the job. The portable fans from Fanimation are blowing me away....
by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home
There’s always something fun about high-tech meets low-tech, especially when it comes to art and creativity for kids. So how great is this Pixel Coloring Book? It looks like a great coloring book whether or not your kids recall the joys of 8-Bit Mario...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
We here at Cool Mom Tech are huge fans of Sonos, whose amazing wireless speaker systems are some of our all-time favorites. The awesome sound, the user-friendliness, the fantastic customer service and the gorgeous components all add up to an experience we love. So I...
by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home
I’m one of those people who is still on the fence about e-readers. While my Kindle app makes it super easy to travel with books always ready for the reading, whether I’m on the subway or a 12 hour flight, I also love the feeling of real books in my hand....
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
I’m feeling the need for a little sunshine and happiness right now, both emotionally and physically. And hey, sometimes your mood starts with your surroundings so when I saw this desk lamp at CB2 I perked right up. How could you resist this atomic yellow table...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Now that winter is here in the northeast, at least according to the thermometer, we’ve been turning to our trusty space heaters to compensate for the rooms that neat a little more oomph when the mercury drops. Now there’s one that’s perfect for small...
by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home
I am not the only person who has wished that there were mini LoJaks to put on pretty much everything I own–mainly 5 minutes after I’m supposed to be somewhere and still can’t find my cell phone or my sunglasses. So when I saw this brilliant little...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Kids, Life and Home
I confess, I still have boxes of CDs that may never be sold or donated. As wonderful as MP3s are, there’s something about owning my music in handy CD form that I can’t let go of. So wasn’t I surprised to see a company still making a CD...