Dropbox and Android sitting in a tree

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

My love for Dropbox runs deep, but now with a new exciting feature, I’m completely head over heels–and a little envious of you Android users. The newest version of the Dropbox Android app allows you to upload photos and videos directly from your phone...

iPad SD and CF card readers. Hooray!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

After discovering the iPad USB flash drive that our readers went wild for, I thought I had nabbed the holy grail of tech gadgets. But then I spotted the new card readers at Photojojo and now I know there’s more grail to be found. The iPad CF and SD card readers...

Piquing our Geek: Lytro Light Field Camera

by Christina Refford | Photography

As a casual photographer whose muses are three never-stop-moving children and one wiggly black lab, I am constantly frustrated by the shot that almost was. In the second or two that it takes my camera to focus on the image I want, it’s gone, and I’m often...

Send an Instagram valentine with Lovestagram

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

The geek love story of 2012 goes like this: Kaitlyn Trigger, the girlfriend of the wildly popular Instagram app co-founder Mike Krieger, decided to surprise him with an app of her own for Valentine’s Day. So she taught herself HTML, CSS, and a slew of other...

Motorola Digital Video Baby Monitor – helping you both sleep more peacefully

by Cool Mom Team | Babies

I’m a new video baby monitor convert ever since I tried the Philips video baby monitor a couple of years ago. But with a few expecting friends and family members asking me for other options, I was interested in checking out the Motorola Digital Video Baby...

Red tech gifts for Valentine’s Day and beyond.

by Jeana | Uncategorized

For some people in our lives, there is no better way to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day than with an awesome new gadget. (Of course for some people, jewelry is preferable, but for them we have Cool Mom Picks.) For those gadget fans in your...

Webstagram makes Instagram users very happy indeed

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re a regular reader of Cool Mom Tech, you know what big fans we are of Instagram, the ultra-cool iPhone app/social network (coming soon to Android!) that lets you edit, add effects to and share your beautiful photos. If you’re an Instagram fan too,...

Alternatives to Picnik? Reader Q+A

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Now that Google is closing down Picnik, any suggestions for what I can use to edit my photos? -Delilah We were definitely surprised to hear that Picnik is shutting down. I’ve used it many times to quickly and easily edit photos, and while it’s a bonus to...

Goodbye Picnik, hello Picnik Premium

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated this post with new information we received regarding the changes to Picnik. You might have been as surprised as I was to learn the news that Google will be closing down Picnik, the go-to photo editing site for thousands of...

5 simple tips to get your digital photographs organized

by Molly | Tips and Tricks

I love digital photography for the ability to take 500 pictures of my daughter eating her first birthday cupcake, knowing that the perfect shot will be in there somewhere. But this also means my computer gets bogged down with tons of photo files, often with no label,...