Gorgeous baby announcements right from your smart phone

by Cool Mom Team | Babies, Best Apps

The joke around our house is that by the time we actually get around to sending paper baby announcements, we might as well just make them first birthday party invitations and kill two birds with one stone. Or card. Too bad I didn’t have this amazing iPhone app...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Laurie Berkner

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids

We’re beyond excited to launch Oh Appy Day!, a brand new feature here on Cool Mom Tech that will give you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. First up is one of our favorite kid’s music artists (and really, one of...

The Eric Carle app: Your children’s very first books become their Very First app.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My gadgets overflow with cool apps for my older kids, but when it comes to my toddler, it’s tough to find ones that are engaging and educational, but not overstimulating. So leave it to the talented folks at Night & Day Studios (makers of the...

Dads Dig This: Amplitube

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

We’re so thrilled to welcome Lucky Diaz, one of our fave kindie rock artists, as our guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s the father of a beautiful 7 year old daughter and lives in Los Angeles. Like most dads, I usually spend post-bedtime evenings...

The British are coming! And they’re here for your children.

by Betsy | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Today there are tons of toddler apps that not only keep kids entertained, but also teach basic concepts like, colors, shapes and counting in ways that are a lot more engaging than my method of repeating over and over: Green ball. Three Cheerios. Hey, that’s how...

Unraveling the new New York Times online subscription fees

by Jeana | Uncategorized

If you’ve been anywhere online in the last 24 hours, you’ve probably heard that the New York Times is going to begin charging a fee as of March 28. Interesting–thought not necessarily bad–news for those of us who rely on the Paper of Record for...

3 reasons why I love my iPad

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

When I brought home the first generation iPad, I admit that I actually knew very little about its capabilities. But as a co-founder of a tech site being bombarded day after day with new iPad apps, I knew that I needed to take the plunge for work’s sake. (Ahem.)...

Kindermusik Radio: Like Pandora for kids

by Betsy | Entertainment, Kids

Back in the day, if you wanted to sing silly kids songs while banging a tom-tom and moving to the rhythm you had to sign up for an expensive kid’s music program. Today, well, you still have to do that. But in the age of apps like Pandora and Slacker radio,...

Angry Birds get lucky for St. Patrick’s Day. Or really, we do.

by Jeana | Best Apps

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we couldn’t resist passing along the special holiday-themed edition of our favorite time waster–er, app–Angry Birds. Here, our way too familiar friends go green and get lucky with this special St. Patty’s...

The Sandra Boynton app that makes going to bed cuter, if not easier

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Since I finally (finally!) got my beloved iPhone, I’ve been reluctant to share with my kiddos. It’s not like they don’t have umpteen other opportunities to get their allotted screen time. But when I got a peek at the new ebook app for Sandra...