The kitchen sink you tap to turn on. Later for you, germs.

by Stephanie Slate | Life and Home

You know those things you don’t even know you need until you try them? And then you realize they’re so great you never want to live without them? That’s the new tap technology of this super cool faucet. Though a faucet is a faucet in many ways, my...

6 smart tips for managing your kids’ screen time

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

With a second grader in the house who is increasingly reliant on the computer for homework and projects, I’m finding myself becoming much more vigilant about what he’s doing when online, and researching ways to be better about monitoring screen and game...

The perfect iPad app for new moms with lots of questions. (Isn’t that all of us?)

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Since it has been five years since the last time I was pregnant, this time around feels like my first again, even though it’s my third! Now, everything pregnancy, baby care and newborn-related I come across seems to be motorized, digitized or is a mobile...

10 ways parents can use Spotify

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Kids, Tips and Tricks

I’ve been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can use Spotify, some of which...

The Ringya app is every busy, cluttered, not-so-organized parent’s dream. Really.

by Jeana | Best Apps

If your fridge is like mine, it’s covered with artwork, kids’ papers from school and class lists that I’m just too busy to input into my address book, computer or phone. Well how about an app that can do it all for you? Really. Lo and...

A great to-do list app for iOS (how does swiping away your chores sound?)

by Jeana | Best Apps

Maybe it’s an age factor or the fact that I have a lot in my brain, but I’ve been relying more heavily on making lists to do, well, everything. We’ve covered quite a few great ones here at Cool Mom Tech like Teux Deux, Orchestra and Cozi, but...

Who needs the naughty or nice list when you’ve got this app

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps

Calendars, charts, smiley faces, gold stars–every parent has been there, trying just about anything to get our kids to be responsible for their bad behavior. This time of year more than ever, we want our kids to shine as the little angels we know they really...

The returnguru app makes holiday shopping, actually returning, WAY easier

by Jeana | Best Apps

If there’s one thing I reaaaallly don’t like about holiday shopping, it’s the holiday returns. While I like to think that I’m usually spot on with my gift giving choices (pat, pat), there are times when I don’t hit the target and am faced...

Logitech Washable Keyboard. Washable. As in, washable. Seriously.

by Shari | Gear + Hardware

Being that I’m the creative type (read: messy), I have a tendency to be doing ten things at one time, and that includes eating and drinking and working on my computer. I’ll be frank: I’ve grown a little weary of my fingers sticking to the keys. So...

The new Evernote smart notebook from Moleskine – Changing note taking forever

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

Considering I never leave home without my Moleskine and am completely addicted to Evernote, you can imagine how excited I was to hear about their brand new collaboration that’s nothing short of amazing. And if you’re not yet using Evernote, an amazing...