mobile accessories

The first thing I said after carefully freeing my new iPhone 6 out of its white box was: I'm going to need a case for this. Moving up from a 4s, I'm still getting used to this larger version. Making things slightly trickier is the slippe…

A long time ago, on an iPhone far, far away... It is a time for playing after school. Rebel children fight with sticks, making whomp-whomp noises. One child swears she's Darth Vader, the other claims to be a farm boy who wants more blue …

I've seen a many a travel charger, but none of them have been as handy--or stylish--as the tassel charging cable keychain I spotted at Cool Mom Tech fave Photojojo . Don't they look like something you'd find at Coach in the accessories d…

We're always thrilled to find American-made tech products, many of which we've stocked in our Cool Mom Picks indie shop at Great.ly . In honor of Labor Day, we've rounded-up some of our favorites, whether you're looking to add a little s…

Usually the new cell phone cases that I find fall into two categories-- super stylish or super protective . I'm not exactly sure where that puts my new Loopy Case , which was invented to make it easier for you to hold your phone. But hon…

Since launching this site, I am slowly becoming something of a headphone snob. Let's just say I was at one time able to buy the cheapie earbuds from the airline and be perfectly satisfied. Now? Not so much. If you're like me, and care mo…

These days, I feel like my phone is as much an accessory as my earrings or bracelets I mean, I have the thing with me All. The. Time. And I hate to admit it (please don't fire me, Cool Mom Tech editors!) but I still use a cheap plastic c…

Call Bear Grylls, people, because my iPad mini is ready for any crazy, backwoods adventure he might be going on. That's because for the last few weeks my tiny tablet has been rocking ZAGG's Rugged Folio for iPad. Bring your apple juice s…

From what we're hearing from our readers, more of your kids are heading back to school with gadgets in hand. While we'd always recommend a case like an Otterbox for pure protection, my kids also have my old iPhone hanging around the hous…

If you're starting to think back to school shopping (we sure are), you have to check out this cool Composition book iPad Cover that combines the traditional with the future. Honestly it's more like a sleeve, but I love how it looks, how …

I'm always looking for good, affordable earbuds since I find that most of the ones I come across are either one or the other. So I'm happy to discover the new Pocket earbuds (though they call them "headsets") from Sweden's Degauss Labs w…

The idea makes perfect sense: a portable, high performance solar charger for my smart devices that -- best part -- is actually compact enough to carry around. That's the gist behind the Solarpod Buddy solar charger . It sounds kind of ne…

I do not play Candy Crush. Hear that, Facebook friends who keep sending me invites? Not going to happen. But that doesn't mean I'm against playing games on smartphones. In fact, just last week I was playing something fun on my husband's …

And the award for best use of half a used plastic toy goes to...the dinosaur iPhone stand ! Not that there was a ton of competition, mind you, but how can you not totally love these upcycled toys-turned-gadget stands? From the look of it…

I am one of those people who runs to my closet, dragging out every single piece of linen the second Memorial Day hits. Then when labor day comes, I don't exactly stash it all in the back of the closet, but keep wearing it and hoping the …

Yes, we take photos of basically everything in the known universe with our smartphones. It's how we roll these days, and best to just accept it. But the one persistent drawback with this is trying to get a good pic at night or in low lig…

Update: It seems a future proof charging dock wasn't future proof after all; now you can check out the Dual Charging Dock for iPhone and Apple Watch if you like the look of DODOCase. So we're already fans of DODOCase (the mere mention ge…

It's been a big week for Otterbox around here. First they wow us with their new Agility series of iPad cases and accessories, and now they add to their Otterbox Symmetry Series high-style cases with a new design from Nina Garcia who is p…

My iPhone and iPad chargers seem to disappear into the same oblivion as loose socks. Between my kids moving them and my husband borrowing them (and then losing them on business trips), I can never keep track of my own. So I love the hila…

With my kids finally out of diapers and off of sippy cups (hooray), that means a smaller bag for me, or in some cases no bag at all. That's why I'm a huge fan of the smartphone wristlet, and in particular, the Fossil Sydney zip phone wal…

When I can manage to wrestle my iPad out of my children's hands (shaking my fist at you, Minecraft), it is often because I need it as my cookbook. While I've liked products like the iPad cutting board for propping up the tablet right whe…

I am always impressed, a little fascinated, and sometimes scared by some of the DIY tech projects that we are increasingly seeing around the web. I dentifying your phone charger with washi tape ? Good! Turning a used remote control into …

If you thought that encasing your tablet in an Otterbox case was like giving it a bulletproof vest, the new Otterbox Agility System is sheathing it in an entire Iron Man style exoskeleton armor system. (However it does not come with Robe…

I'm not generally one for festive, holiday-themed cell phone accessories that seem out of date the second that holiday is over, but this American flag iPhone case is subtle enough for me. In fact I could wear it (or my phone could) with …