The outrageous, high-tech marriage proposal that required Google Earth, GPS, and 4500 miles of travel over 6 months
We have shared a ton of clever pregnancy announcement ideas and sex reveal (FKA gender reveal, inaccurately) ideas over the years, and surely you’ve seen Pinterest boards packed full of creative marriage proposal ideas. But having just watched this video about...
50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know
We recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts for parents — that don’t have to be about parenting at all — and wow, we scored big. And well, so did you. If you’re looking for new...
Web coolness: The iPhone Basic, kids on social media, and Father’s Day!
Here are a few cool tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The ultimate product to curb mobile phone addiction. Father’s Day is coming up! Be sure to get him a present that truly represents his age. Heh. Meanwhile teens are...
17 of our favorite geeky Valentine’s cards for your favorite geeky valentine.
We always love looking for the most fun, geeky Valentine’s Day cards every year. After all, some of our favorite valentines are geeks!. Whether they’re our kids or our sweethearts, we’ve put together some awesome geeky Valentine’s Day cards...
Watch Levar Burton read Goodnight Moon to Neil Degrasse Tyson and swoon a little.
We love Levar Burton. Did you ever listen to our podcast interview with him? He’s the best! We love Neil Degrasse Tyson. He’s not yet a podcast guest, but we’re still hoping, because he’s also the best! One thing we’re torn on...
Got internet trolls? Troll Cakes kill them with sweetness.
I can’t stop laughing at this concept: It’s called Troll Cakes and yes, it’s real. The premise is that you send Brooklyn baker Kat Thek any hateful message you’ve received — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat — and they will...
5 geeky baby onesies that are perfect for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s new baby. Or any social media lover’s offspring.
We were thrilled to hear the news that Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, who just announced they’re expecting another baby girl. Yay! And since we’re known for sharing some of the best baby gifts from around the web (Have you seen our baby shower gift...
Emoji Pride and Prejudice. Answer the pressing question, was Mr. Darcy really just a poop?
Well, we’ve seen Pride & Prejudice for zombie fans, Pride & Prejudice for doodlers, and Pride & Prejudice for babies too young to know books as anything besides delicious teething toys. So I can’t say I’m entirely surprised that someone...
Charge your smart phone with poop. Emoji, that is.
I’ve seen a whole lot of portable battery chargers, but this rainbow poop emoji one from WattzUp is definitely a first. I can already hear my tween daughter squealing. These hilarious emoji portable battery chargers work with most smart phones, as well as...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.
We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.
(Answer: It's complicated.)
We're so glad you're here! And we hope we can help you too.
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