Lyka’s Adventure apps and toys brings earth science to life for kids in the most fun way

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We are so excited about the range of science and technology toys that are being created for our kids these days. I love that my kids are using their minds while they play, learning the whole time without realizing it, and the newest player hoping to make it into this...

The Simkl TV Tracker: Never have to ask again, was that show on Hulu or Netflix?

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

If you’re like me, your movie-going days all but disappeared when you had kids. As a nursing mom, I found it nearly impossible to get away for a few hours without feeling like I was going to explode (TMI?) so we started watching our TV and movies at home online....

Office 365 Personal lets you start a doc on your PC, then pick up where you left off on your mobile phone.

by Jeana | Best Apps

We have covered cloud-based storage in the past like standbys Dropbox and Google Drive, which are today’s easiest way to access important documents and photos from your mobile devices. But Microsoft software users (um, everyone?) can now benefit from Office 365...

Hopscotch app for iPad is a wonderfully fun way to teach kids coding.

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I really appreciate the initiatives in recent years to get young kids involved in STEM and tech-centric activities like coding at younger ages. We’ve covered awesome resources like Tynker and Hello Ruby and now I’ve come across another cool coding tool for...

My Virtual Fashion Show app brings kids’ drawings to life on a virtual runway. Calling Tim Gunn…

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Sadly, my kids’ interest in most drawing apps are growing more and more short-lived. The basic digital coloring pages just don’t hold the interest of a seven and nine-year-old they way they once did. And then we found the My Virtual Fashion Show from...

The baby book app from CanDoBaby lets you chart milestones with so much ease, you can find time to make your own homemade baby food. Maybe.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

I don’t know how moms manage to get their custom, meticulously created scrapbook baby books completed when they have little kiddos at home. I mean, it’s hard enough for me to get dinner on the table sometimes. And that’s exactly what the mom and...

Tunnel Vision app tracks NYC subway movement in real-time and it might just blow your mind

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’ve come across my fair share of cool travel apps, many of which we’ve covered on Cool Mom Tech, but once in a while I come across one that makes me scratch my head in amazement and think, wait, how is that possible, like the Tunnel Vision app. So get...

Dads Dig This: VenMo app

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

As part of our Dads Dig This series, we ask cool dads for their own favorite tech picks.   I like writing checks as much as the next person born during the Eisenhower administration but I think my 20-something babysitter is onto something with the Venmo...

The educational Osmo game: Reinventing what it means to play with an iPad.

by Julie | Games + Gaming

Sure, our kids love to play with iPads like uh, all kids these days, but no matter how educational an app may be, it’s usually a solitary activity. We’ve loved collaborative games made for iPad like Duo Plink  (though the company is sadly no longer) and...

9 cool features in Google Maps that you may not know about

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend–and Memorial Day weekend traffic, whoo!–I was so happy to get a chance to sit down with Google yesterday and learn more about some of the incredible changes they’ve made to the Google Maps app. I for one am an...