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Listen to your favorite music or podcasts through your sunglasses.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

Just when you thought you were super cool with your hot new AirPods, you can now listen to music through your sunglasses thanks to these Bose frames audio sunglasses. For real. Related: The coolest eco-friendly sunglasses we’ve ever seen It’s actually...

12 stylish Apple Watch bands and accessories. Rowr. | Holiday Tech Gifts 2017

by Kate Etue | Fashion + Accessories, Holiday Tech Gifts

The Apple Watch Series 3 is on our wish lists this year (hint, hint), but we know a gift that splurgy may not be in everyone’s budget. So, we’ve collected some of our very favorite Apple Watch bands and accessories that make great gifts for anyone who...

Gadget guy, photographer, music lover or podcast buff, we’ve got Father’s Day tech gifts for every kind of dad

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

We love excuses to shop for cool new tech, and we love excuses to shop for the cool dads in our lives. Put them together…and we’ve got some really creative, fun ideas for cool tech gifts for Father’s Day. Whether he’s a traveler, an adventurer,...

#ShopSmall with some of our favorite stylish, small tech accessory companies.

by Liz Gumbinner | Cell Phone Accessories, Laptop + Tablet Cases

Since we’ve always loved supporting indie makers and small brands, the entire Small Business Saturday effort, and cool tech…well, how awesome that it all comes together today! If you’re supporting the #ShopSmall effort, here are some of our favorite...

The new limited-edition CSA images smart phone cases by Speck: Cool art that keeps your phone safe too

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

It’s really no surprise that Speck smart phone cases are so popular with smart phone users, including us. They’re thoughtfully designed to keep your phone safe. But their new limited-edition CSA images cases just added a whole new feature to the mix:...

The gorgeous new Epiphanie Bags collection: Goodbye synthetics, hello leather.

by Kristen Chase | Camera Gear

I’ve been a huge fan of Epiphanie Bags ever since we featured them here on Cool Mom Tech years ago and it’s been so exciting to see this mom-run business grow. So how cool to discover their new spring and summer collection that takes the bags in a huge new...

The gorgeous new modular leather iPad and tablet case that could finally get you organized

by Liz Gumbinner | Laptop + Tablet Cases

When the small tech accessory company This is Ground first launched the Cordito and the Cord Taco — clever little cord taming leather accessories named for Tex-anything-but-Mex fast food favorites, well we knew we liked these guys right away. Since then, their...

Wood you like a new iPhone 6 case?

by Kristen Chase | Cell Phone Accessories

I feel like everyone around me has the new iPhone 6, while I’m stuck using my little iPhone 5S. Man, it seems so small! If you’re like what seems like all of my friends and are sporting a fancy new phone (lucky you!), here are some cool new handmade iPhone...

Hot CES 2015 trend: Fitness trackers that don’t look like fitness trackers at all

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories, Fitness + Health

It didn’t take long for those of us attending CES 2015 last week to figure out one of the hottest tech trends of the year: Stylish fitness trackers that look absolutely nothing like fitness trackers. And trust me, I’m not complaining. Updated: The Withings...

22 cool tech gifts for guys under $50: Holiday Tech Gifts 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Tech Gifts

We’re so pleased to share our annual Holiday Tech Gift guide with you all, starting with one of the categories you all ask us for the most: The coolest Tech gifts for guys under $50. Of course we’d like plenty of them too–coolness often knows no...

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