7 geek chic accessories to honor Embrace Your Geekiness Day!

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion + Accessories

In every Cool Mom Picks monthly newsletter, we highlight our favorite quirky holidays of the month. (Hey, sometimes any excuse to shop, right?) And now here’s one our tech fans can get behind too: Embrace Your Geekiness Day.Yes, it’s a real thing. Because...

Twig makes charger cables ultra-portable (and bendy)

by Jeana | Travel

The place where I charge my iPhone is on the desk in our kitchen, where mail, bills, kids’ artwork and trinkets always seem to get placed. And every day or so when I need to juice my phone, I always find myself maneuvering the cable around the papers and pens...

Soundfreaq Recharge Review – Music wherever you are, whenever you want it.

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware

Lately, we’ve been spending a lot more time listening to music with the kids when we might be watching TV. And I find that if we’ve got an audio system right in their room or in the dining room where we’re hanging out, we’re more inclined to...

iRetrofone turns your smart phone into a phone, remember those?

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Call me nostalgic, but there’s just something so awesome about the combination of old gadgets and new technology. (Witness: our love for the Pop Phone headset.) And that’s exactly what this fantastic iPhone accessory does, in the coolest way...

Rock out with your Plug Out

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I do my best to remember to unplug my appliances, but boy does those cords wreak havoc on my counters. That’s why I’m tempted to snatch up one of these handy little gadgets for every outlet in my house. The Plug Out outlet organizer is simple,...

What’s up Dock?

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’ve seen my fair share of iPhone docks, and most of them are a little too bulky for my taste and my limited desk space. So as I was doing my weekly scan of Kickstarter (love them), I was so excited to find this new gadget that is exactly what I need....

Earth Day is coming up – 3 ways to power your gadgets a little greener

by Jeana | Uncategorized

I’m so loving the concept behind the SecondWind battery charger that Liz covered a couple weeks ago. We are massive consumers of batteries at our house and I feel the same way Liz does each time one gets disposed of.  With Earth Day just around the corner,...

Finally a way to recharge those regular old batteries.

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

Every time I throw out a used battery, I feel a little pang of eco-guilt. But the investment in rechargable batteries for every remote, ever gadget, every kids’ toy that beeps and boops in our home would be pretty big. So I am absolutely fascinated by this...

Take charge!

by Cool Mom Team | Travel

While our tech is getting smaller (brick phones of 1992, anyone?) it seems like my handbag isn’t. I’m now carrying around chargers, wires, converters…gah. I’ve learned that my best bet is to keep it all organized instead of just tossing it...

Piquing our Geek: A sofa phone-charger

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware

I’ve liked Natuzzi sofas for a while. You get nice modern lines for not too much money–let’s say it’s not IKEA but it’s not Roche Bobois either. But I’m seeing them in a whole new way since catching a glimpse of this cell phone...