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Dagne Dover makes tech organization easy and stylish.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

Ever since the Dagne Dover backpack converted me into a backpack person, I’ve kept my eye on them, hoping that they’d launch a tech collection. Well, apparently their ears were ringing because they’ve finally launched the Dagne Dover tech capsule...

Back to School Tech: Stylish laptop backpacks your teens will actually want to carry.

by Kristen Chase | Back to School Tech

With my daughter starting high school this year (hold me!), carrying a laptop is one of her requirements, which means she needs a laptop backpack. But, um, have you looked at laptop backpacks? They’re not necessarily the most stylish, and I get it. They’re...

3 best laptop bags for teens that will last longer than a single semester | Back to School Tech 2017

by Kate Etue | Back to School Tech, Laptop + Tablet Cases

Since more and more upper and middle schools are requiring laptops or iPads in the classroom, we wanted to take a look at the best laptop bags for kids. Our requirements: They have to offer good support for our kids backs with all that heavy tech in there, and enough...

28 seriously cool tech stocking stuffers for everyone on your list | Holiday Tech Guide 2016

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Tech Gifts

Now for one of our favorite posts in our 2016 Cool Mom Tech Holiday Tech Gift Guide, we’re sharing the coolest tech stocking stuffers that won’t cost you a fortune. Okay so some are a little spendier than others but let’s be honest, often, the...

10 stylish holiday tech gifts for the fashionista | Holiday Tech Guide 2016

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Tech Gifts

Our tech holiday gift guide continues, this time with stylish holiday tech gifts. Whether she just loves her smart phone, or considers herself a tech geek with style, we’ve rounded up 10 of the coolest gifts that we bet she’d love to have under the tree...

Manga madness! The outrageous new animé laptop sleeves from Tokidoki and Ju-Ju-Be

by Kate Etue | Laptop + Tablet Cases

As moms who sometimes want options beyond floral designs or mod prints on our baby gear, we loved the awesome anime-inspired diaper bag collaboration between Ju-Ju-Be and Tokidoki. So when we found out that they’re launching a new collection of tech bags —...

A new contender for the best wireless Bluetooth earbuds around

by Liz Gumbinner | Audio, Travel Essentials

Last year, after spending way too long researching the category, I bought a pair of NuForce BE6 Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds by Optoma, and soon after, declared them best wireless Bluetooth earbuds thanks to their sleek look, lightweight construction, and very decent...

4 laptop backpacks from Speck, just in time for back to school

by Kristen Chase | Back to School Tech

I’m all for getting a jump on back to school shopping even though my kids don’t start back for another month or so. And with one kid entering middle school (eep!), I’m thinking a laptop backpack might be the way to go. We’re big fans of Speck...

The backpack that will make you a backpack lover, if you’re not already.

by Kristen Chase | Laptop + Tablet Cases

I admit that I was never really a backback as a handbag kind of person, even after having kids which tends to convert a lot of people. But then I moved into this cute little town where I could walk everywhere and needed a backpack. Lucky me, I was introduced to...

6 super cool Star Wars Rey laptop sleeves. For May the 4th or any day

by Liz Gumbinner | Laptop + Tablet Cases

If you’re using Star Wars day as an excuse to snag a little something fun, be sure to check out all the awesome Star Wars themed fan art on Society 6. Because my girls are begging for more Rey merch — and frankly, a lot of their boy classmates too —...

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