by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
We are always looking for ways that we can live a greener lifestyle with our families, but trust us, we know how overwhelming it can be. As we’ve discovered over the years, it’s the small things that can really add up — in effort and attention...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
I was definitely fascinated by the smart home trend at CES back in January, and particularly the smart light bulbs. Though they do seem more like a fun special effect rather than a necessity for your home. But after playing around the the energy-efficient LED LIFX...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
I’m not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed by my selfie technique, which involves doing a 360 degree turn to find the best light. But with Vany, (yes, as in “vain”) which is a new ring light for smartphones, I just might be able to nail selfie...
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
At the CES show this month, there was a lot of buzz in my social feeds around a new technology from Sleep Number Bed made just for kids called SleepIQ Kids that launches later in 2015. Looking more closely at the myriad tweets, it seems the company had enlisted the...
by Kristen Chase | Kids, Life and Home
There were no shortage of sleep gadgets at CES 2015 this year, and you can bet my interest was piqued. If there’s anything I need more of in my life, other than Bradley Cooper (not entirely joking), it’s sleep. Now we just recently featured some a great...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts
Next up in our Holiday Tech Gift guide series, we’ve put together some awesome gifts for the fitness fans in your life: The very coolest of the cool fitness tech gadgets to help someone achieve those lofty goals — even if the first goal is just to get...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
As fans of the planet–and yeah, humanity in general–we’re always looking for ways to live more sustainably and to help our kids be more aware of it too. And as we’ve all discovered over the years, it doesn’t have to be about massive life...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Last year we discovered the Nanoleaf LED light bulb which, besides looking super cool, actually is. It’s a safer alternative to CF bulbs, projecting light 360-degrees like a traditional incandescent while saving money and energy. The one drawback, as I noted,...
by Kate Etue | Fitness + Health
When it comes to safety with our kids, we don’t mess around. And that’s especially true when it comes to bike riding. We’ve found some fantastic bike helmets over the years, but one area that’s been seriously lacking in both safety and cool...