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PBS Kids series will now stream exclusively on Amazon: One more benefit of Prime membership.

Being a total Prime junkie who likes getting the most out of my membership (hello, free shipping + Transparent!) I was excited to learn that now Prime members will get exclusive access to free streaming PBS Kids series. Then I realized oh shoot, my kids have outgrown...

11 of the coolest audio gifts for Father’s Day, whatever his style

by Jeana | Audio

With Father’s Day right around the corner, we’ve started thinking about some cool Father’s Day tech gift options — in addition to the kids’ plaster handprints and construction paper ties, of course. The timing of this holiday is perfect...

CINEMOOD brings family entertainment to your wall (or anywhere) in a really cool new way

by Jeana | Entertainment

I love family movie nights, especially on those rare occasions when it takes less than 15 minutes for the kids to agree on what we’re going to watch. So when I heard about a new wireless projector called CINEMOOD that lets you bring family movie night with you...

The touchscreen Ray Super Remote: Consider our minds blown

by Jeana | Smart Appliances

If your household is anything like mine, you’re familiar with the epic battles between kids over the remote control — as in who holds it, what to search for, what to watch and what not to watch. I’m lucky if I ever get my hands on it at all. So when...

Catch those new releases on FandangoNOW (and not two years later on TV)

by Jeana | Entertainment

It’s pretty rare that I watch a new release or an Oscar-nominated movie in any kind of timely manner, but today’s launch of a new service called FandangoNOW may make the impossible possible. We primarily know Fandango for movie listings and advanced ticket...

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Could parents actually get to watch an Oscar-nominated movie this year? Common Sense Media to the rescue.

by Jeana | Entertainment

Every year around this time, I hear the buzz around Oscar-nominated films and roles, and every year around this time, I realize that I have seen, oh…none of them. I know a lot of you feel me. But with this compilation of flicks from the Common Sense Media 2016...

Cutting the cable cord: 5 things that happened when I finally did it

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Tips and Tricks

I’d been considering cutting the cable cord for about a year before I actually took the plunge. My kids and I rarely ever watch cable, and pretty much never use the landline (I don’t think I ever actually learned that phone number!), so it didn’t...

The 15 coolest new tech gadgets of the year: Editors’ Best Tech of 2015

by Cool Mom Staff | Editors' Picks of the Year, Gear

We’re always excited to try out all the new gadgets each year and wow, what a long way we’ve come since Cool Mom Tech launched five years ago. Technology like pressure touch screens, the overwhelming adoption of streaming music and media, the desire for...

Flare Kids: A fun, free educational app that does good for kids in need, too.

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

This is a sponsored message from Flare Kids Parents love good educational children’s apps, even more so when they’re free. And now there’s Flare Kids which isn’t just great for the kids who use it, but for the children of the Atlanta...

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