The Apple Watch: The best thing ever, or the end of human interaction as we know it?

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories

Today the world was treated to a comprehensive demo of the Apple Watch via the Apple Watch Event live announcement. On one hand, the geek in me is flipping out. Anyone who ever watched Get Smart is probably nodding vigorously right now and thinking, the future is...

The Okidokeys smart lock is so brilliant, they should change the name to the Okidokeys brilliant lock.

by Julie | Uncategorized

Last week I went skiing with a friend while our kids were at school, because that’s what you do in Colorado. But when she checked in with her kids, she discovered that neither one of them had a key to the house, and had to scramble to make arrangements. Thanks...

New Luna smart mattress cover tracks sleep, adjusts the temperature, wakes you up, possibly does dishes.

by Nicole Blades | Life and Home

It’s clear that sleep tracking is all the rage in 2015. And I get it. Listen. If it were possible to marry one’s bed, I would have been in deep mattressmony (ha) long ago. So when I heard about the Luna Matress Cover, the first one that converts any bed...

Piquing our geek: A watch that keeps you awake

by Julie | Fashion + Accessories

I’ve pulled my share of all-nighters, relying on caffeine to keep me alert, or at least upright. But now there’s a new high tech way to stay awake, thanks to the Spark watch. Spark looks like a sleek, modern watch, but it’s what’s inside that...

The Wishbone totally reinvents the thermometer. Parents, rejoice!

by Julie | Babies, Fitness + Health

Confession: I’m not exactly sure where our thermometer is. On the rare occasions that my kids run a fever, I use the same method my mother did: forearm to the forehead. But the new Wishbone thermometer has to be the smartest way to take a child’s...

Piquing our Geek: The GE Cafe Series refrigerator now with a built-in Keurig brewer.

by Stacie Billis | Life and Home

Even people who don’t love to cook seem to get excited about high-tech kitchen appliances. Combine that with people who love coffee, and I’m pretty sure that covers nearly the entire population. Or at least all of us geeks here. If you count yourself among us,...

Aether Cone: Like your own psychic wireless speaker and music player

by Nicole Blades | Gear + Hardware, Kids

I have seen a lot of really cool wireless speakers, but the first thing to catch my eye on the Aether Cone was the shape. It felt like a throwback to the old-timey gramophone, and the copper and black color combo totally amplified the cool factor. (Ha, get it?) But...

Sleep Number’s new Sleep IQ Kids Bed could help keep your child in bed. But is it worth it?

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...

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...

Solpro takes solar chargers to a whole new level. And speed.

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

I’ve seen no shortage of solar chargers, many of which we’ve featured here on Cool Mom Tech. But the new Helios solar charger from Solpro that we discovered at CES 2015 lets you charge smarter and waaaay faster. Yep, the new Helios only needs 90 minutes in...