ColorBlast!

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

As a self-proclaimed iPhoneographer, I use my iPhone 4 camera for everything. Even editing, which is a far cry from anything I used to do with a point and shoot. And since discovering this fantastic app, I’m able to turn my regular old photos into funky...

Go back in time with a Photojojo Time Capsule

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

While I’m pretty proud of myself for actually getting my photos uploaded to Flickr, I tend to just let them sit there collecting digital dust. But now with this cool new service from Photojojo, I can get my old photos sent to my inbox every month as a fun,...

Postcardly turns emails into actual postcards.

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

My kids have wonderful grandparents in Florida, but they have one major flaw: None of them will make my life easier by joining Facebook or even using email to communicate. That means I have to make sure to send hand-written letters and take the time to actually print...

Turning your iPhone into a Leica. (At least on the outside.)

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

While it’s clear that the smartphone is the new camera (and GPS and address book and pretty much everything else), I kind of love that someone has walked right into it with vinyl iPhone skins that look like actual cameras. At istickercool on Etsy, you can find a...

Publishing nerds go all James Bond, and it’s awesome

by Delilah S. Dawson | Websites We Love

Remember last week, when I said I wanted to live in NYC so I could see some real, live yarn bombing? Still true. But now I’ve got another reason on my (very long) list of why I need to go to the Big Apple. I want to be caught reading on the CoverSpy blog. See,...

Okay, ladies. Who needs an Epiphanie?

by Delilah S. Dawson | Meta

You don’t have to go to an ashram or take up Bikram yoga for this sort of Epiphanie, the hottest camera/gadget bag of the year. All you have to do is be a Cool Mom Tech subscriber and invite three friends who would enjoy all the techy goodness in their inboxes,...

PhotoRocket: Photo sharing doesn’t get any easier than this

by Jeana | Best Apps

Maybe I’m just getting older, or maybe it’s the fact that I’m a busy working mom with two kids. But lately, my mantra has been keep it simple. It’s probably the reason we’ve been having one too many breakfast-for-dinner meals lately....

Red Pop: Never ask “Did I get it?” ever again

by Cool Mom Team | Photography

There’s really not much I miss about using a real camera since exclusively switching to my iPhone 4. Well, except that decisive click of the button that lets you know that you’ve got the shot. So wouldn’t you know that someone has invented just the...

Photogram [STOP] makes sending photos [STOP] fun [STOP]

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’ve lamented many times in previous posts the sheer number of photos I have on my phone, and the many ways I attempt to organize, manage, fancify and distribute. There are so many apps and services available to help with this process, but a brand new one I...

Making Instagram photos into a screensaver? Yes, please

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re an Instagram devotee, you’re going to love a super fun new API that turns your (and your friends’) Instagram feeds into probably the coolest screensaver you’ve ever had. By downloading the Screenstagram file onto your Mac OS (Snow...